The United States Capitol Police (USCP) said an armed man who took a U.S. Capitol tour and visited the Library of Congress was arrested on Tuesday. USCP said it received information about a man in the area with mental health issues and suicidal thoughts who was allegedly armed.

The U.S. Secret Service and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police found the man in a Washington hotel early Tuesday morning and interviewed him, sources said. They searched for a gun and found no weapon and no further action was taken at that time, they said.

We are severely disappointed in the security failure,” House Administration leaders said, vowing to scrutinize screening procedures.

An armed Massachusetts man was apprehended by Capitol Police near the Library of Congress after taking a tour of the Capitol the day following the inauguration, authorities revealed.

A Massachusetts man who went on a tour inside the U.S. Capitol Building carrying a gun was arrested on Tuesday, police say.

A Capitol Police officer has been suspended after a man with a gun was able to get past a security check at the Capitol Visitor

President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only president inaugurated in an unusual location.

A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At 2 p.m., Washington recited the constitutionally mandated oath on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, the fledgling nation’s temporary capitol.

The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate's median age is 64.7 years.

Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle the lawsuit filed following his suspension from Facebook and Instagram. The settlement comes

According to a court document, Donald Trump will receive 25 million US dollars from Meta. The reason for this financial settlement is a legal dispute concerning the blocking of Trump's accounts on Meta's platforms. Mark Zuckerberg had initiated this after the storming of the Capitol. The then outgoing US President was furious.

The 119th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. New members were elected on November 5, 2024. The 119th Congress convened on ...