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Chilling new video captures suspected Saudi spy filming US Capitol, national monument before 9/11
Newly unsealed video reveals that a suspected Saudi spy was filming the US Capitol and National Monument just months before al Qaeda officials decided what targets to hit during the...
Former GOP congressional candidate accepts plea for destroying Satanic display
Michael Cassidy, a Navy Reserve veteran from Mississippi, pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor criminal mischief as part of a plea agreement to have the felony hate crime charge dropped.
Cocaine found on floor at Capitol Police headquarters in 'heavily trafficked' area
Capitol Police is looking to crack the case as to how a small bag that tested positive for cocaine wound up in its headquarters.
Charges dropped against Gold Star dad arrested after heckling Biden at State of the Union
Charges against the Gold Star father arrested after heckling President Biden during his State of the Union address were dropped Tuesday by Washington, DC’s Democratic attorney general, Republican lawmakers have confirmed. House...
Man tased and arrested after trying to sneak a hammer into the Capitol Building
A man was tased and arrested by police Friday after he tried to get inside the US Capitol Building with a hammer, according to authorities. An X-ray machine at the...
5 crucial questions Congress is asking Hunter Biden right now
In 2016, Hunter Biden and his father Joe Biden gave an interview in which he declared that, "The single best thing is, family comes first."
Biden speaks of 'hell' at the National Prayer Breakfast — his speech certainly was
It’s one of Washington’s most hypocritical rituals, where politicians gather to silently pray that the Lord will destroy all their enemies — or at least get them indicted on multiple...
Capitol cops refuse to file charges in congressional sex tape scandal after finding 'no evidence' of a crime
US Capitol Police declined to press charges after wrapping up its investigation into two men who allegedly filmed a brief sexual escapade in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room last year.
House panel investigating Capitol riot wants access to files deleted before GOP took control
A digital forensics team employed by the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight discovered the data deletion occurred on Jan. 1, 2023, and were able to recover the password-protected files.
Gov. Hochul eyes removal of 'offensive art' of Native Americans from NY Capitol
Hochul inserted herself into a culture controversy Tuesday, saying she's considering banishing artwork of Native Americans in the state Capitol that are deemed offensive to tribal people.
Bomb threats that lead to evacuations, lockdowns in multiple state capitols a hoax: FBI
Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Montana and are among the states that evacuated statehouse offices or buildings on Wednesday morning.
Police bust homeless man with machete, knife outside US Capitol
Capitol Police arrested a man who allegedly lugged a knife and machete outside the US Capitol on Tuesday.
Another House staffer sex tape filmed in Capitol was probed a year before Senate aide's explicit video surfaced: report
The House discreetly probed explicit footage filmed inside the Capitol by a lawmaker's staffer in June 2022 — more than a year before alleged video of Senate aide Aiden Maese-Czeropski...
Sex in the Senate is bad enough, but claiming you're the victim is truly shameless
Aidan Maese-Czeropski turned a hearing room into a porn set — but no, he's not the one to blame.
Ex-Senate staffer in alleged sex tape snafu may have exposed himself to legal trouble: expert
A former Senate staffer who allegedly participated in a sex tape escapade in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room may have also exposed himself to legal peril.
Comically bizarre Russian calendar shows beefy Putin and soldiers attacking US Capitol
For a mere $50, you can have a beefy Vladimir Putin gracing your walls and desks in 2024.
MIT blasted for failing to act on antisemitism as Jewish students say 'bounties' are offered for their IDs
A blistering letter signed by hundreds of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumni has rebuked the school for fostering a "national reputation for antisemitism" as Jewish students claim "bounties" are offered...
Dave Chappelle poses for selfie with Reps. Lauren Boebert, Anna Luna on Capitol Hill
Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) spotted comedian Dave Chappelle wandering the halls of Congress Thursday, and he obliged the starstruck lawmakers with a selfie.
'Delirious' driver arrested after car rams barrier near Capitol ahead of Santos expulsion debate
A “delirious and combative” driver was arrested Thursday morning after ramming his car into a security barrier outside a House of Representatives office building, authorities said.
Capitol Hill hopped up on Celsius energy drinks amid weight-loss claims: 'It's everywhere'
"Congress would probably go into a government shutdown without Celsius," Axios reporter Victoria Knight said.