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A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands watch as lawmakers leave the House of Representatives after voting on an interim spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Man smelling like fuel, carrying torch and flare gun arrested at Capitol

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

United States Capitol Police stand near protestors, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Washington, during of a scheduled visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Police deploy pepper spray as crowd protesting Israel’s war in Gaza marches toward U.S. Capitol

By Ashraf Khalil and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

A U.S. Capitol Police officer closes a barricade around the U.S. Capitol on the the second year anniversary of the violent insurrection by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

Capitol Police find bag of cocaine at their headquarters

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A large group of police arrive on a bus at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington. Thomas Smith, a U.S. Capitol Police officer, was indicted on federal civil rights charges after he was involved in an unauthorized high-speed chase, crashed into a motorcycle and then tried to cover it up, prosecutors said Friday, June 3. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

U.S. Capitol Police decline charges against Cardin staffer who filmed Senate sex video

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

U.S. Capitol Police stand outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington. U.S. Capitol Police said about 150 people were "illegally and violently protesting" near the DNC headquarters building in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Anti-war demonstrators clash with police at DNC headquarters in Washington

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The Capitol is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (File, AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Man with gun arrested near Senate office buildings, police say no ongoing threat

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, file photo, a U.S. flag flies on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

U.S. Capitol Police officer charged with possession of child pornography

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 6, 2021, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington. Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday, March 2, 2023, in an ongoing federal court case testing the limits of executive power. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

DOJ: Police can sue Trump over Jan. 6 riot

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., look at vote totals during the roll call vote on the motion to adjourn for the evening in the House chamber as the House meets for a second day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Speaker McCarthy breaks with MTG over Ashli Babbitt killing, defends officer

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands watch on Independence Avenue before dawn as the House and Senate prepare to convene a joint session to count the electoral votes cast in November's election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Accused police impersonator arrested with ‘stash of knives,’ chainsaw blade in downtown D.C.

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A U.S. Capitol Police officer closes a barricade around the U.S. Capitol on the the second year anniversary of the violent insurrection by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

U.S. Capitol Police warn there are too many threats against lawmakers

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Craig Sicknick, left, brother of slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, is greeted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and Gladys Sicnick, right, the mother of slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The members of the Sicknick family declined to shake hands with McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Family of fallen Capitol Police officer snubs Republicans during Congressional Gold Medal ceremony

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Secret Service notified Capitol Police of prior threat against Pelosi on Jan. 6, 2021

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

U.S. Capitol Police officers stand at an intersection near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement investigate a report of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated have evacuated multiple buildings on the sprawling Capitol complex. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Capitol Police: Man kills himself after ramming barricade

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Louie Gohmert, D-Texas, discusses the infrastructure bill making its way through congress during a news conference held by the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert has joined the crowded field of Republicans mounting primary challenges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The East Texas lawmaker is the latest prominent Republican seeking to unseat his party’s incumbent in the wake of Paxton’s top deputies reporting him to the FBI last year for alleged corruption. Gohmert announced his candidacy on Twitter Monday, Nov. 22, with a fundraising request that highlighted “the latest ethical, moral, and criminal allegations&quot; against Paxton.(AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

House Republicans demand Capitol Police turn over full tapes from Jan. 6

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., joins abortion-rights activists as they demonstrate following Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years, a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AOC, Omar fake being handcuffed in protest outside Supreme Court

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

In this March 16, 2019, file photo, Stephen Colbert attends the 36th Annual PaleyFest "An Evening with Stephen Colbert" at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Los Angeles. Now Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may have found the perfect spokesman to embrace all of the above and more: American comedian Stephen Colbert. In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Dec. 5, she talked about the boost to the country’s vital tourism industry that Colbert appears to have singlehandedly orchestrated.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Feds decline to prosecute Stephen Colbert staffers in unlawful entry case

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this video grab issued Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, by the Television Academy, Stephen Colbert presents the award for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series during the Primetime Emmy Awards. (Television Academy via AP)

Democrats put in ‘awkward position’ as Stephen Colbert staffers charged with illegal entry

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Stephen Colbert attends the CBS Network 2018 Upfront at The Plaza Hotel in New York on May 16, 2018. Colbert will return to doing live shows before a studio audience on June 14. CBS said Monday that audience members at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York will be required to show proof of vaccination before being admitted, and face masks will be optional for them. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

7 linked to Stephen Colbert show arrested in House office building

By Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

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. (AP Photo/Ron Harris) **FILE**

Police refute Jan. 6 committee’s allegation GOP lawmaker led reconnaissance tour before riot

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times