Tag: U.S. Capitol Police

Watchdog Says Capitol Police Need ‘Culture Change’ for Better Threat Response

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) internal watchdog will testify before lawmakers Thursday about the shortcomings of the law enforcement response to the Jan. 6 Capital breach, with a prepared statement indicating he will broadly recommend a “culture change” of moving USCP away from a police department towards a “protective agency” better poised to prevent and…


Gohmert: Pelosi’s Capitol Police Bill Gaslights America

Commentary Democrats have solidified their effort to act as an Orwellian Ministry of Truth with the passage of Speaker Pelosi’s H.R. 1085 in the House of Representatives. This bill rewrites the historical facts from Jan. 6 under the guise of “honoring” the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) who bravely protect Congress. Pelosi’s goal, of course, isn’t…


Pelosi’s Capitol Police Bill Gaslights America

Commentary Democrats have solidified their effort to act as an Orwellian Ministry of Truth with the passage of Speaker Pelosi’s H.R. 1085 in the House of Representatives. This bill rewrites the historical facts from Jan. 6 under the guise of “honoring” the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) who bravely protect Congress. Pelosi’s goal, of course, isn’t…


Capitol Police Suspend Officer After Anti-Semitic Reading Material Found

The U.S. Capitol Police suspended an officer on Monday after anti-Semitic reading material was discovered near his work area the day prior, the agency confirmed to The Epoch Times. The officer, who was not named by the force in charge of protecting the Capitol building in Washington, will remain suspended pending the outcome of an investigation by…


Capitol Police Asks for National Guard Troop Extension to March 12

The U.S. Capitol Police announced on Thursday that it has requested the Department of Defense to have the National Guard’s support at the Capitol extended until March 12. The formal request came from Yogananda Pittman, the Capitol Police acting chief. “The Department takes its mission seriously and will do whatever is necessary to achieve that…


Capitol Police Asks for National Guard Troop Extension to Beyond March 12

The U.S. Capitol Police announced on Thursday that it has requested the Department of Defense to have the National Guard’s support at the Capitol extended beyond March 12. The formal request came from Yogananda Pittman, the Capitol Police acting chief. “The Department takes its mission seriously and will do whatever is necessary to achieve that…


Video: John Solomon: Capitol Attack Security Failures; What Crossfire Hurricane Declassified Docs Will Show

Days before the shocking events of January 6, the Pentagon chief expressed concerns about potential violence at the Capitol and offered to deploy the National Guard, says investigative journalist John Solomon. “The fundamental question is not: did someone see this coming? Because the NYPD, FBI, Pentagon, Capitol Police all believe they saw something bad coming….


Virginia Man Arrested at DC Checkpoint With Unregistered Firearm, Says It Was ‘Honest Mistake’

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) on Saturday announced that it had arrested a man at an inaugural security checkpoint the day before, who had presented a non-government issued credential. Authorities said the man, Wesley Allen Beeler, 31, of Virginia, was arrested at around 6:30 p.m. Friday, when he was carrying a handgun in plain sight in…


Outgoing Chief of Capitol Police Says Efforts to Summon National Guard Were Thwarted: Report

Steven Sund, outgoing chief of the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), says House and Senate security officials rejected or slow-walked multiple requests by the agency to call in the National Guard for assistance on Jan. 6. Sund told The Washington Post in an interview published on Jan. 10 that, in the days leading up to the…


Outgoing Capitol Hill Police Chief Says Efforts to Summon National Guard Were Thwarted: Report

Steven Sund, the outgoing chief of the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), said that House and Senate security officials rejected or slow-walked multiple calls by the agency ahead of the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol to call in the National Guard to assist. Sund told The Washington Post in an interview published on Sunday that,…