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D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is one of many locals who hope the unsightly fencing is only a temporary measure. She told The Washington Times that she wants “to keep the People’s House open to the people.” “Permanent fencing would send an un-American message to the nation and the world, by transforming our democracy from one that is accessible and of the people to one that is exclusive and fearful of its own citizens,” she told fellow members of Congress on Feb. 11, when she introduced the United States Capitol Complex Act to block permanent fencing. “It would tell the world...

Photos: 11 people are now facing murder trials in Baxter County Circuit Court. Pictured are: (top row, from left) Ryan James Lindsey; Allison Cunningham, Skyler Brazil, Ashley Hendricks, James Tyler Davis; Jeffery Shepherd, (bottom row) Savannah Wren, Baxter Stowers, Amber Runau, Jonathan Mauldin and Robert Dean Penny. There will be no jury trials in Arkansas until May 1, according to a ruling issued Friday by the Arkansas Supreme Court. The action to extend the prohibition of jury trials was taken due “to a continued high level of COVID-19 positive tests and hospitalizations,” the court�...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The day after the mob attack on the Capitol, Capitol Police sealed the area off from the public with a three-mile-long fence topped with razor wire. As Jordan Pascale from member station WAMU reports, some lawmakers and residents are worried the fence will become permanent. JORDAN PASCALE, BYLINE: You can't get anywhere near the Capitol right now thanks to an 8-foot-tall fence that went up on January 7. CHARLES ALLEN: Things that began as temporary sure have a habit of becoming permanent pretty fast in this town, and we can't allow that to happen here. PASCALE: That's D...

More than five weeks after the U.S. Capitol riot, the fence topped with razor wire creating a three-mile perimeter around the Capitol grounds is still in place and Capitol Police said Thursday there was no timeline to take it down.

A difficult balancing act at the US Capitol Fencing and razor wire reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington. Permanent fencing should be used to protect the building, according to the Capitol police force’s acting chief. (Eileen Putman/The Associated Press) By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The terrace on the west side of the U.S. Capitol used to be a popular place for tourists and Washingtonians alike to watch the sun dip behind the Lincoln Memorial at the far end of the National Mall. Then came the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The terrace has been closed t...