Capitol Hill

The hero cop who lured a violent group of white supremacists away from the corridors that safely hid lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection is now being sought after by Vice President Mike Pence. Too bad he's not interested in hearing what the VP has to say.

Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley said she "realized our 'safe room' from the violent white supremacist mob included treasonous, white supremacist, anti masker Members of Congress who incited the mob in the first place."

Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley said she "realized our 'safe room' from the violent white supremacist mob included treasonous, white supremacist, anti masker Members of Congress who incited the mob in the first place."

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who has died, was "reportedly bludgeoned with a fire extinguisher during the siege of the Capitol."

Prayers for our nation were extra loud when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress gathered to count Electoral College votes. 

Prayers for our nation were extra loud yesterday (January 6) when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress gathered to count Electoral College votes. 

Hundreds of pro-Trump rioters turned domestic terrorists illegally broke into the US Capitol Building on Wednesday afternoon as Congress was in the midst of the now-halted Electoral College vote count.

Donald Trump supporters, in this case also terrorists since they're on in the same, were able to stroll into the Capitol in Washington as Congress was confirming the electoral votes that mean Joe Biden will take office on Jan. 20. THE double standard in policing was glaring.

Hundreds of pro-Trump rioters turned domestic terrorists illegally broke into the US Capitol Building on Wednesday afternoon as Congress was in the midst of the now-halted Electoral College vote count.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The debate over reparations catapulted from the campaign trail to Congress on Wednesday as lawmakers heard impassioned testimony for and against the idea of providing compensation for America’s history of slavery and racial discrimination. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, the sponsor of a resolution to study reparations, put a fine point on […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade’s absence, the case for reparations is returning to Capitol Hill, this time amid a growing discussion in the Democratic Party about what the country might owe to the descendants of slaves in the United States. Actor and activist Danny Glover and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates are among the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t hire someone you can’t fire, like the son of a campaign donor or the child of the mayor. No matter what you may have said during the campaign about changing Congress, hire enough Hill veterans to make the office run smoothly. And make sure the person answering the phone sounds like […]