Category: Capitol

Capitol Hill Locked Down After Vehicle Rammed Into 2 Officers: Police

The U.S. Capitol Police confirmed that someone rammed their vehicle into two Capitol Police officers on Friday near an entry point to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. “USCP is responding to the North Barricade vehicle access point along [Constitution] Avenue for reports someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers,” said a tweet from the…


Capitol Hill Locked Down After Vehicle Rammed Into 2 Officers: Authorities

The U.S. Capitol Police confirmed that someone rammed their vehicle into two Capitol Police officers on Friday near an entry point to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. “USCP is responding to the North Barricade vehicle access point along [Constitution] Avenue for reports someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers,” said a tweet from the…


$5,000 Metal Detector Fine for Republican Congressman Upheld by Ethics Committee

The House Ethics Committee has rejected an appeal made by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) over a $5,000 fine for evading metal detector screening in violation of the House’s new security rules. According to a Feb. 4 memo (pdf) by Capitol Police, Gohmert “deliberately avoided” the screening when he entered the House chamber that day, and…


Sergeant-at-Arms Says Some of Capitol Fence to Come Down

Acting House of Representatives Sergeant-at-Arms Timothy Blodgett said Monday parts of the barbed-wire fence erected around the U.S. Capitol complex following the Jan. 6 incursion there will be coming down soon. Blodgett said parts of the fence that are manned by about 2,500 National Guard troops and backed by dozens of heavy military vehicles will…


Two Men Arrested for Assaulting Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, Who Died After Jan. 6 Breach

Authorities on Monday confirmed two suspects were arrested and charged for assaulting Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who reportedly died after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, although his cause of death has not been disclosed. In a news release from the Department of Justice, Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios,…


Two Men Arrested for Assaulting Capitol Police Officer Sicknick, Who Died After Jan. 6 Breach

Authorities on March 15 confirmed that two suspects have been arrested and charged with assaulting Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, although his cause of death hasn’t been disclosed. Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, West Virginia, were taken…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (March 12)

George Floyd’s family reaches a massive settlement with the city of Minneapolis, a memo reveals the national guard chief advised against extending the troops’ deployment at the Capitol, and the family of the January 6th Capitol protester, who was shot and killed, has hired an attorney.


House Committee: National Guard No Longer Needed at Capitol as Costs Increase

The top Democrat and top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee both said they want to see National Guard troops who were deployed at the Capitol return home in the near future as deployment costs have increased to more than $500 million so far. “As the U.S. Capitol Police continues to build its personnel…


At Least 100 More Expected to Be Charged in Capitol Breach Investigation: DOJ

The Department of Justice said in a court filing Friday that it expects to charge at least 100 more people in connection to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6. “The investigation and prosecution of the Capitol Attack will likely be one of the largest in American history, both in terms of the number of defendants…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (March 11)

Senate Republicans criticized President Joe Biden’s massive spending bill after Congress passed it without GOP support. How will the administration pay for the stimulus? Another controversy at the Capitol. The National Guard ordered to stay on, despite doubt about whether they’re really needed. Top Republicans say it’s time to move on. The Senate has big…