The Latest Breaking News from Capitol

Bryan Steil on the importance of doing the 'homework' - Roll Call

Steil's agenda includes reviewing the composition of the Capitol Police Board and holding legislative agencies more accountable.

Roll Call · Mar 2, 2023

House Administration Democrats vexed by decision on Jan. 6 footage - Roll Call

Democrats on the panel possessing Jan. 6 Capitol attack records are angered Speaker Kevin McCarthy shared footage with Fox's Tucker Carlson.

Roll Call · Mar 2, 2023

Bill Torpy: Jan. 6 ‘Kid’ faces prison due to a lapse from reality

Through the decades, I’ve sat in many courtrooms watching teary-eyed families stand before judges to beg for mercy on behalf of a convicted defendant.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

Families of Uvalde victims confront Texas' police chief

Family members of victims killed in the Uvalde school shooting have confronted Texas’ police chief in an emotional end to a day of protests at the state Capitol over gun laws

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

McCarthy defends giving Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 trove access

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is defending his decision to give Fox News’ Tucker Carlson “exclusive” access to Jan. 6 security footage of the Capitol attack

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Watchdog report pans Capitol Police over Jan. 6 threat sharing - Roll Call

The agency says it is taking steps to implement the recommendation from the Government Accountability Office.

Roll Call · Feb 28, 2023

GOP pushes to give Capitol security footage to Jan. 6 defendants

"Everyone accused of a crime in this country deserves due process."

Axios · Feb 28, 2023

Jan 6 suspect known as ‘Sedition Panda’ is arrested

‘He was among the first approximately twenty rioters to enter [Parliamentary door] after it was breached,’ FBI affidavit states

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Editorial: The House speaker plays a dangerous game by providing Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 surveillance footage

What does Kevin McCarthy think he’s playing at? The House speaker has given Fox News polemicist Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of U.S. Capitol security footage during the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021. To anyone who believes in honest transparency and the safe functioning of our legislative branch,…

Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2023

Editorial: McCarthy gave Capitol footage to Carlson. Real journalists must have access too

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is supposed to work for the American people first and his party second. Fox News conspiracy-monger Tucker Carlson isn’t supposed to be anywhere on that list. McCarthy’s outrageous decision to give Carlson exclusive access to thousands of hours of Capitol security camera data that is generally…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 27, 2023