The Latest Breaking News from Capitol

The Nationals’ pregame ceremony inadvertently triggered an evacuation at the Capitol

That is so D.C.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 20, 2022

Parachute demo causes brief evacuation of US Capitol

The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police said they were tracking an aircraft “that poses a probable threat,” but the plane turned out to be a military aircraft with people parachuting out of it for a demonstration

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Baseball game’s military demonstration prompts brief panic as Capitol Police orders evacuation

US Capitol evacuated ‘over an abundance of caution’ as Washington Nationals hold ‘Military Appreciation Day’ event with parachute team

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Opposition mounts against Newsom's plan for court-ordered treatment of homeless people

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six weeks after California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a far-reaching effort to push more people into court-ordered treatment for severe mental illness and addiction, homeless advocates are calling it legally misguided and immoral as the proposal's first public hearing at the state Capitol has been delayed.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2022

Judge OKs bid to disqualify MTG

Voter groups are trying to disqualify GOP "insurrectionists" — and the effort could soon threaten Trump in 2024

Salon · Apr 19, 2022

Mark Z. Barabak: ‘It’s not as bad as it looks.’ Alex Padilla on life in the Senate, and spicing up Capitol Hill

SAN FRANCISCO — Less than a year and a half in office, Alex Padilla has already made his mark in the U.S. Senate.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2022

Heroes of the Fourth Turning: how theatre can serve as a mode of inquiry into right wing ideas

Why did 46.8% of Americans vote for Donald Trump in the 2020 election? Why did approximately 2,000 of them attack the Capitol building? Why do 54% believe Joe Biden to be one of the worst Presidents in US history? They can’t all be “deplorables”, all ill-educated bigots or self-interested cynics.…

The Conversation · Apr 19, 2022

Trump fundraiser Kimberly Guilfoyle meets with Jan. 6 riot committee

WASHINGTON — Kimberly Guilfoyle, a Trump campaign fundraiser and Donald Trump Jr.’s fiance, was re-interviewed in-person Monday by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

AP source: Kimberly Guilfoyle meets with Jan. 6 committee

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of former President Donald Trump’s eldest son, met with the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Monday

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022

Feds say Jan. 6 defendant held old secret military documents

TAMPA, Fla. — A retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier who is among those accused in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol faces new charges that he held onto secret national defense documents from his time in the service.

Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2022