Machete-wielding man arrested at Capitol ahead of Trump visit
U.S. Capitol Police on Wednesday detained a man accused of trying to slip a machete and three knives into the Capitol Visitor Center hours before President-elect Donald Trump was scheduled to visit. The suspect's potential motive is not yet clear, but Capitol Police captured the armed suspect through an X-ray scan at the entrance to […]
Live coverage: Carter honored at Capitol; Trump fields smattering of questions ahead of inauguration
Former President Carter will be honored at the Capitol, where he will lie to rest until his funeral Thursday morning at the National Cathedral. Senators, Supreme Court Justices, and other officials gather in the Capitol Rotunda. Vice President Harris, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-La.) are scheduled to speak […]
Trump, GOP senators to huddle at Capitol, weigh strategy on budget, taxes and border
President-elect Trump will meet with Republican senators in the Senate on Wednesday, preparing to take office later this month and get serious about his policies. President Trump's transition team confirmed to Fox News Digital that they have met with Senate Republicans, who currently control the Senate. The president-elect's rally will be hosted by Sen. Shelley […]
Physician governor lobbies against RFK Jr’s nomination on Capitol Hill
Josh Green, the Democratic governor of Hawaii and a practicing physician, is at the Capitol this week to lobby lawmakers who oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services. In a Tuesday op-ed in the New York Times, he argued that “our children's lives depend” on preventing Kennedy from leading […]
Former Proud Boys leader asks Trump for January 6 pardon | US Capitol attack
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, has formally asked Donald Trump for a pardon. A jury convicted Tarrio of helping orchestrate an insurrection. At the time of the attack, Tarrio prohibited In December […]
President Carter’s body to lie in state at US Capitol Rotunda and more top headlines
good morning. Welcome to Fox News First, Fox News' morning newsletter. And here's what you need to know to start your day… family circumstances – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman met with several members of the Menendez family last Friday to discuss possible convictions for brothers Eric and Lyle. For more information on […]
Four years after Capitol riot, Harris oversees calm certification of Trump win
Congress's move Monday to certify Donald Trump's presidential victory marked the return of a mundane ceremony. This ceremony will be remembered primarily for its absence. The insurrection four years ago was when a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in a failed effort to overturn Trump's defeat. . These events on January 6, 2021, were largely […]
Former Capitol Police sergeant rips Trump over Jan. 6 pardons pledge
In a new op-ed, former Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell criticized President-elect Trump's promise of pardons for the supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, calling it “devastating.” in New York Times editorial Gonell, who was released Sunday, the day before the fourth anniversary of the attack, spent the day trying to keep […]
DOJ considers charging 200 more people 4 years after Jan. 6 Capitol attack
The Justice Department is considering indicting up to 200 more people for their alleged involvement in the incident. January 6, 2021, Riot at the U.S. Capitol, the report says. New figures released on Monday, four years after the incident, include 60 suspects of assaulting or obstructing police officers. According to Politico. President-elect Trump is scheduled […]
Pelosi says violence of Jan. 6 Capitol attack 'didn't end that day'
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that the violence of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “didn't end that day.” Pelosi: “It's not over that day'' told CBS News Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation'' “You know… [President-elect Trump] “I called on these people to continue their violence. My husband […]