Capitol Police

While many watched in horror as the assault on the U.S. Capitol unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021, some have taken it upon themselves to convert that horror into action.

The Department of Justice has released new video from the U.S. Capitol showing protesters attacking police as they tried to secure two doors to keep people out of the building. 

A U.S. Capitol Police officer charged with obstruction of justice in the Jan. 6 riot investigation has resigned from the force, his attorneys said Friday. The officer, a 25-year veteran named Michael Angelo Riley, was placed on administrative leave earlier this month after he was arrested for allegedly encouraging a pro-Trump rioter who’d stormed the Capitol to delete incriminating Facebook posts. Riley has...

A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a rioter’s involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

A Capitol Police whistleblower sent a letter to Congressional leaders late last month accusing the agency’s two senior leaders of mishandling intelligence surrounding the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The North Carolina man accused of a bomb threat that shuttered Capitol Hill last month pleaded not guilty to federal charges, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, as a judge ruled him competent to proceed in the case after adjustments were made to his medication regimen.

The Justice for J6 protest in D.C. this weekend is set to bring supporters of Jan. 6 defendants amid heightened security around the U.S. Capitol.

Law enforcement leaders from Capitol and Metro police and Homeland Security issued warnings on Friday ahead of the Sept. 18 protest planned at the U.S. Capitol: “Our mission tomorrow is as our mission everyday, and that is to protect everyone’s rights to free speech and to allow them to lawfully demonstrate… [but] we’re not going to tolerate violence and we...

Tall, black fences reinforced with concrete barriers are encircling the U.S. Capitol, a key security measure before a rally that has law enforcement on high alert. The Justice for J6 rally is planned for Saturday outside the Capitol. The rally is in support of the rioters who violently stormed the building on Jan. 6. Trucks carrying concrete barriers and tall…

The former CEO of a data analytics firm, who was arrested during the U.S. Capitol riot and subsequently fired from his company, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the charges against him.

U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot are suing former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right extremist groups

An inspector general’s report says U.S. Capitol Police did not properly respond to officers’ use of an emergency notification system on Jan. 6,  and there are no records that most calls were simulcast over the radio or that a watch commander was even aware of at least some of them

The Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt outside a door of the U.S. Capitol has been formally exonerated after an internal investigation, according to a department memo obtained by NBC News. The officer, whose name has not been released, opened fire on Babbitt as she and a mob of other Trump supporters tried to forcefully enter the Capitol on Jan....

What to Know A man in a pickup truck parked outside the Library of Congress on Thursday and said he had explosives, prompting a five-hour-long standoff with police.  Floyd Ray Roseberry, of North Carolina, was arrested. He was charged Friday with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and of an explosive device.  Roseberry’s wife said in an...

A man drove a pickup truck onto a sidewalk outside the Library of Congress Thursday morning and claimed he had explosives, leading law enforcement to evacuate government buildings and nearby homes as they negotiated with the suspect. Floyd Ray Roseberry, of Grover, North Carolina, surrendered without incident after an hourslong standoff, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said at a news…

A New Jersey gym owner and a Washington state man have become the first people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the deadly siege.

The Senate has voted to award Medals of Honor to the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department for protecting Congress during the Jan. 6 insurrection, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden for his signature.

Congress has overwhelmingly passed emergency legislation that will bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of visas for allies who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war

“They got within inches of that chamber. If they got that ballot box from the states, think what they could have done to the country.” NBC News terrorism contributor and former ATF Special Agent in Charge Jim Cavanaugh talks about the Jan. 6 hearings and proper terminology when referring to people who stormed the Capitol that day.