Capitol fences highlight delicate dance over safety, access
WASHINGTON (AP) — The terrace on the west side of the Capitol used to be a popular...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The terrace on the west side of the Capitol used to be a popular...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who has followed the QAnon extremist ideology and has...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene endorsed the execution of Democrats in old Facebook posts, report says Reis Thebault, The Washington Post Jan. 26, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a booster of conspiracy theories with a track record of making racist statements, repeatedly endorsed violence against Democratic leaders and federal agents, according to a CNN review of her Facebook activity. Greene filled her feed with extremist content for years before she was elected in November, becoming the first open supporter of QAnon, an extremist ideology baed on false claims, to win a s...
Senate ends standoff, agrees to start Trump's impeachment trial on Feb. 9 Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post Jan. 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WASHINGTON - The impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump will begin Feb. 9 under a deal reached Friday by top Senate leaders - delaying by two weeks the high-stakes proceedings over whether Trump incited the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The agreement was made by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., following a standoff over the timing of the trial, which could permanently ...
Off-duty U.S. Capitol Police officer dies; officials cite suicide Allison Klein and Rebecca Tan, The Washington Post Jan. 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WASHINGTON - U.S. Capitol Police on Sunday announced the death of off-duty officer Howard Liebengood, the son and namesake of a former Senate sergeant at arms, lobbyist and Hill staffer. Two law enforcement officials told The Washington Post that Liebengood, 51, died by suicide over the weekend, days after being on the scene of Wednesday's violent siege of the Capitol building by a pro-Trump mob. Statements released Sunday by the Capitol Poli...