The Latest Breaking News from Capitol

A U-haul truck, a Nazi flag and threats to kill the president: What we know about the White House crash

The incident will no doubt be setting off alarm bells around Capitol Hill – coming at a time when lawmakers and government officials have faced growing threats and just two years after Donald Trump supporters succeeding in storming the US Capitol in the January 6 riot. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Debt limit talks halt as Republicans, White House face 'serious differences'

Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the US Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default.

France 24 · May 20, 2023

Texas man who knocked out officer during Jan 6. Capitol riot learns his sentence

FORT WORTH, Texas — A North Texas man was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Friday for assaulting law enforcement resulting in bodily injury during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia announced.

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2023

Flanked by moon mission astronauts, Kelly calls NASA the ‘Dolly Parton’ of government

WASHINGTON — News conferences outside the Capitol don’t always attract a crowd of visitors and tourists — but most also do not feature astronauts in flight suits.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023

Charlotte FBI, Bank of America dragged into congressional dispute over Capitol riot

A suspended FBI employee from Charlotte, North Carolina, who gave whistleblower testimony Thursday to a Republican-led congressional subcommittee had his security clearance revoked over his handling of a Jan. 6-related investigation, and amid questions from his superiors about his “allegiance to the United States.”

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023

Rep. Jamaal Bowman calls out Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for racist tropes after she claims to ‘feel threatened’ by him

NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman Thursday accused Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of promoting racist tropes about Black men after she claimed to have felt “threatened” by his “physical mannerisms” during an argument on the steps of the Capitol.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023

A frail Sen. Dianne Feinstein continues to vote as new details emerge about her health

WASHINGTON — It's police week here at the nation's Capitol, and, with law enforcement officers flowing through the halls, the Senate Judiciary Committee took up several bills meant to support the police.

Los Angeles Times · May 18, 2023

Debt ceiling negotiators rushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

Negotiators from the White House met over the debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s emissaries at the Capitol

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

FBI pulls "rug out from under" Jordan

FBI revoked security clearances for Jordan's witnesses over damning Jan. 6 allegations

Salon · May 18, 2023

Couple from Quincy gets two years probation in U.S. Capitol riot

Jason and Christina Gerding were arrested on Jan. 28, 2021, just a few weeks after the Capitol riot. They pleaded guilty last January.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 17, 2023