Category: Capitol

NTD News Today (May 12): Analysis: How to Stop Businesses From Fleeing Chicago; Republicans Question Granholm on Biden Budget

Chicago mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is set to take the helm on Monday. He will inherit a city with many challenges—one of which is businesses fleeing. NTD spoke with an expert about what Johnson should do after taking office. Republican lawmakers sought answers from Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Capitol Hill Thursday. The focus was nuclear energy and…


Navy Veteran Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

A Navy veteran has been sentenced to four additional years in prison for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Justice announced. Virginia resident Hatchet Speed was sentenced on May 8 in the District of Columbia by U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee. The 42-year-old was convicted on misdemeanor charges for obstruction of…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (April 21): Senate Republicans Grill Biden Labor Nominee; First ‘Smart Gun’ to Hit the Market This Year

President Biden’s nominee for Department of Labor Secretary was in the hot seat on Capitol Hill yesterday. Senate Republicans grilled Julie Su over the massive fraud that took place under her watch in a previous post. The first so-called smart gun is set to hit the market by the end of this year. The Biden…


Maryland Man Arrested Near the Capitol For Possession of Rifle

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) who are in charge of protecting the U.S. Capitol buildings, parks, and thoroughfares, arrested a Maryland man on April 14 near the Capitol buildings for possession of a rifle. USCP say they prevented the rifle, which had an extended magazine, from reaching the Capitol. Although the driver, 57-year-old Michael J….


Veteran Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Silencers He Argued Were Solvent Traps

A Navy veteran was sentenced to three years in prison for unlawful possession of unregistered silencers that he argued were legal purchases of “solvent traps,” an accessory that can be fashioned into a suppressor. U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, an appointee of President Joe Biden, handed down the sentence on April 13 after Hatchet Speed was…


Tennessee Lawmakers Face Expulsion After Joining Pro-Gun Control Protest at State Capitol

Three Democratic lawmakers in the Tennessee House of Representatives who took part in pro-gun control protests in the state capitol have reportedly been stripped of their committee assignments and now face being removed from the legislature. Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville), Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis), and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) participated in demonstrations for tighter gun control laws in…


Police: Aaron Hernandez’s Brother Arrested in ESPN Incident

BRISTOL, Conn.—The brother of the late New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is facing criminal and motor vehicle charges in Connecticut, accused of throwing a brick onto the ESPN headquarters campus and eluding police during brief pursuits in other towns. Dennis John Hernandez, 36, who also has been known as D.J. and Jonathan, was given…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (March 24): Parents testify on ‘Domestic Terrorist’ label; ‘Moms against TikTok’ stage protest outside Congress

Fed-up parents gave heated testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday. They want the Department of Justice to stop labeling them as domestic terrorists. ‘Moms Against Tiktok’ staged a protest outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday. They are calling for an immediate ban on the app. A former transgender teen is suing her doctors. She says medical experts…


NTD News Today (March 24): Parents testify on ‘Domestic Terrorist’ label; ‘Moms against TikTok’ stage protest outside Congress

Fed-up parents gave heated testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday. They want the Department of Justice to stop labeling them as domestic terrorists. ‘Moms Against Tiktok’ staged a protest outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday. They are calling for an immediate ban on the app. A former transgender teen is suing her doctors. She says medical experts…


Ex-Capitol Police Officer Says Supervisors Went Silent During Jan. 6

A former U.S. Capitol Police officer on Tuesday evening said in a new interview that that his Capitol Police supervisors went silent during the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. The former officer, Tarik Johnson, was spotted wearing a red “Make America Great Again” baseball cap during the Capitol breach, but he told Fox News‘…