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ReportingJul 1, 2026

Staffer For Democratic Rep Arrested For Carrying Ammunition Onto Capitol Property

Michael Hopkins, a communications director for Democratic New York Rep. Joe Morelle, was arrested Monday for carrying ammunition inside the Cannon House Office Building. Officials with the United States Capitol Police…

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ReportingJul 1, 2026

Nearly 60 People Arrested for Pro-Gaza Protest in US Capitol Rotunda

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) arrested nearly 60 people on Tuesday for staging a protest in the U.S. Capitol’s rotunda, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the agency confirmed to the Daily…

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ReportingMay 16, 2024

Capitol Police Investigating After Drug Discovery at Headquarters

Once again in President Joe Biden’s Washington, cocaine has been found where it does not belong. Only months after the scandal of cocaine being found in the Biden White House, the United States Capitol Police said it…

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ReportingFeb 1, 2024

Capitol Police Make Charging Decision in Senate Sex Video

The United States Capitol Police have reached a decision on whether to bring charges in the case of a video of two men having sex in a Senate hearing room. In a statement on Thursday, the Capitol Police said, “For now…

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ReportingJan 31, 2023

Secret Service Catch Suspected Law Enforcement Impersonator Carrying Knives

A man was arrested after he allegedly impersonated a police officer. Congressional correspondent for Fox News Chad Pergram tweeted Tuesday, “The United States Capitol Police (USCP) caught a suspected police impersonator…

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ReportingAug 27, 2021

Capitol Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Ashli Babbitt Speaks Publicly for the First Time

“My name is Michael Byrd. I’m the lieutenant for the United States Capitol Police,” the officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt during the January 6 Capitol riot said in an interview with NBC News, speaking out about…

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