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Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitol

Suspect Benny Caldera Jr held on bond as officials say they received ‘credible’ information about Austin threat

The Guardian - US · 3h ago

Texas man arrested for allegedly plotting to attack state capitol

Authorities say a 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of plotting to attack the Texas State Capitol

The Independent UK · 5h ago

Suspect tied to credible threat of Texas Capitol attack arrested

The Department of Public Safety arrested a 40-year-old Converse resident after receiving credible information about a “violent attack” on the state Capitol, the agency said.

The Texas Tribune · 5h ago

D.C. Circuit Rejects Limits on Capitol Steps Demonstrations

Regulations limiting demonstrations on the Eastern Steps to those sponsored by members of Congress are unreasonable.

Reason · Sep 22

Court rejects Capitol Police rules on demonstrations on Capitol steps

A federal appeals court in Washington on Tuesday threw out rules restricting protesters from the steps of the U.S. Capitol, finding that they violated the free speech rights of demonstrators. The 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that U.S. Capitol Police…

Roll Call · Sep 22

'Elder Abuse' Claims Erupt as Mitch McConnell Is Caught 'Freezing Up' Before Missing Senate Votes

Mitch McConnell cast one Senate vote before missing two later roll calls, days after returning to Capitol Hill following a three-month absence and June hospitalisation.

International Business Times UK · Sep 19

Capitol Lens | Pipes of peace

From left, former Reps. Tim Roemer, D-Ind. (behind the piper), Jane Harman, D-Calif., and Charlie Dent, R-Pa., walk in procession to the House steps of the Capitol on Friday for a ceremony with the Association of Former Members of Congress to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.…

Roll Call · Sep 11

Former House members reflect on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

Former Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., stood on the House steps of the Capitol under silver clouds on Friday morning, remembering how she had gathered outside with colleagues 25 years ago, unsure of what to expect after planes hijacked by terrorists attacked the Pentagon and World Trade Center. Harman also paid…

Roll Call · Sep 11

‘What happens if we do die?’: Congress still stalled on continuity plan after 9/11

Brian Baird has spent a lot of time thinking about death over the last 25 years.  Not just his own, but also his former House colleagues’.  Making his way through the Longworth House Office Building on 9/11 and urging people to evacuate after seeing smoke rising from the Pentagon out…

Roll Call · Sep 9

Photos of the week | August 28-September 3, 2026

The House returned to Washington for a brief bit of work this week before heading out for another recess. Two new members were sworn in, and the clouds returned to the sculpture in the Hart atrium. Here are photographs of the action captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.

Roll Call · Sep 4