Much of the Capitol campus will be closed to the public on Wednesday as thousands of people are expected to descend on the Hill to protest a visit from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Capitol Visitor Center and Library of Congress will be closed to tourists, and the U.S. Botanic Garden will shutter, right as plant lovers are enjoying the bloom of its iconic corpse flowers.
House and Senate office buildings will be open only to members, staff and “official business visitors” for much of the day, according to guidance circulated by the sergeants-at-arms, as Capitol Police are bracing for large-scale demonstrations.
