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News Articles: Capitol Police

The Republican National Committee logo is shown on the stage as crew members work at the North Charleston Coliseum, Jan. 13, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C.

RNC headquarters were locked down over vials of blood sent to the building

The U.S. Capitol Police later issued an all-clear. USCP noted that the source of the package and its contents will be further investigated.

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  • Franco Ordoñez
Police hold back supporters of US President Donald Trump as they gather outside the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.

Former Capitol Police officer on Jan. 6 says leadership ignored him

Former US Capitol Police officer Tarik "T.K." Johnson spoke to NPR's Leila Fadel about his experience of protecting fellow officers and Congress members from rioters on January 6, 2021.

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  • Leila Fadel
President Biden awards the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor, to U.S. Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards during a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol in the East Room of the White House on Friday.

Biden honors police officers and election workers 2 years after the Capitol attack

President Biden issued medals to some of those who defended the Capitol and election officials who resisted pressure to overturn the results.

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  • Elena Moore
U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger will speak on behalf of his department at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for his officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 failures 'largely' fixed but extremism threat persists

USCP Chief Tom Manger says problems that led to the Capitol riot have been addressed, and he is focusing on expanding field offices to be better prepared for rising threats to congressional members.

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  • Deirdre Walsh

Here's how Stephen Colbert says his staff members got arrested on Capitol Hill

Some of Colbert's production staff were detained on Thursday while filming a puppet segment in a congressional building. He said it was a "simple story" that conservative media twisted.

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  • Wynne Davis

Here's how Stephen Colbert says his staff members got arrested on Capitol Hill

Some of Colbert's production staff were detained on Thursday while filming a puppet segment in a congressional building. He said it was a "simple story" that conservative media twisted.

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  • Wynne Davis
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, listens to a speaker at a press conference, May 4, 2021, in Marietta, Ga. Police have determined a House Republican who led a tour of the U.S. Capitol the day before the Jan. 6 attack was simply showing his constituents around and not suspicious. The tour by Loudermilk had drawn scrutiny from the congressional panel investigating the insurrection.

Police: Republican's tour of Capitol complex not suspicious

Police have determined there was nothing suspicious about a tour of two Capitol office buildings that a House Republican gave to about 15 people the day before Jan. 6, 2021, when rioting supporters of then-President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol. The tour by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, a Georgia Republican, had drawn scrutiny from the congressional panel investigating the insurrection.

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People gather in a park outside of the U.S. Capitol to watch the Jan. 6 House committee investigation in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022, as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol holds the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings.

Opinion: After Jan. 6, what's next for our democracy?

NPR's Scott Simon shares his thoughts on watching the first public hearings of the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection.

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  • Scott Simon
Animal control has caught what the U.S. Capitol Police believes is the fox responsible for biting people near the Capitol.

Fox responsible for biting people at the U.S. Capitol has been captured, police say

The U.S. Capitol Police says animal control has captured the fox responsible for biting at least one lawmaker and a journalist.

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  • Fernando Alfonso III
Heavy vehicles, including garbage trucks and snow plows, are set near the entrance to Capitol Hill at Pennsylvania Avenue and 3rd Street NW in Washington on Tuesday.

National Guard will help D.C. control traffic for truck convoys

The move comes in response to anticipated trucker convoys that aim to stage protests against pandemic restrictions.

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  • The Associated Press
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger was sworn in on July 23 after a nationwide search.

A year after the darkest day for Capitol Police, its new chief focuses on rebuilding

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger has been on the job less than six months. He hopes to lead a new chapter at the embattled agency.

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  • Claudia Grisales
Rioters try to break through a police barrier at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Capitol Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Rioter Ashli Babbitt Will Not Be Disciplined

The Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 has been cleared of wrongdoing, the department announced on Monday.

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  • Alana Wise
A pickup is parked Thursday on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building, as seen from a window of the U.S. Capitol. A man sitting in the truck told police he had a bomb. He later surrendered.

Man Who Claimed To Have A Bomb Near The U.S. Capitol Surrenders

A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in his truck in front of the Library of Congress gave up after an hours-long standoff with police and is now in custody. No bomb was found in the truck.

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  • Brian Naylor
GPB News NPR

Senate Unanimously Votes To Award Congressional Gold Medal To Jan. 6 Officers

"I cannot imagine more worthy recipients than the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend this temple of democracy," Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says.

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  • Claudia Grisales
U.S. Capitol Police Pfc. Harry Dunn testifies Tuesday during a House select committee hearing about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Capitol Police Officer Testifies To The Racism He Faced During The Jan. 6 Riot

Capitol Police Pfc. Harry Dunn noted in testimony before Congress about the U.S. Capitol insurrection that he was called the N-word after he said he voted for President Biden.

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  • Domenico Montanaro