Capitol Hill

Ahead of New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s vote on Tuesday calling on Vice President Mike Pence to activate the 25th Amendment, the Democrat claimed she witnessed lawmakers giving “reconnaissance” tours just a day before last week’s attack on Capitol Hill that left five people dead. Speaking in a Facebook Live video, Sherrill detailed her account of what occurred on...

Bus loads of Trump supporters from New England traveled to the nations Capitol last week for the controversial pro-Trump rally.

After the historic attack on the U.S. Capitol, a new poll shows the majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump incited the violence. The PBS New Hour-Marist poll reveals 63-percent of Americans think the president is to blame – making up that number is nearly all Democrats and a third of Republicans. “Really the partisanship is slightly leaving Trump,” explained…

The PBS New Hour-Marist poll reveals 63 percent of Americans think the President is to blame – making up that number is nearly all Democrats and a third of Republicans.

After Wednesday’s attack on Capitol Hill, House Democrats are preparing to move forward with articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump if he does not resign from office.  Democratic Massachusetts Congressman Stephen Lynch says he signed onto the articles of impeachment days ago. Lynch said the resolution will be introduced to the House on Monday and he expects a...

Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) discusses second impeachment of President Donald Trump. This after Wednesday’s violent attacks on Capitol Hill.

Rep. Andy Kim was walking amid the mess shortly after a long, harrowing day at the Capitol when he noticed police officers putting pizza boxes in trash bags, so he asked for one, too, and began cleaning up

The woman who was fatally shot Wednesday by law enforcement when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol has been identified as a San Diego resident.

Lawmakers are vowing an investigation into how police handled Wednesday’s violent breach at the Capitol.

Some lawmakers have called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office using the 25th Amendment after the breach of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters on Wednesday. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker breaks down how the constitutional provision that deals with the transfer of presidential power would work.

A day following mayhem created by President Trump’s supporters, the streets around the U.S. Capitol were quiet but traces of blood still marked the pavement. NBCLX’s Chase Cain walks us through the Capitol grounds stained by the violent events.

A day after violent pro-Trump rioters stormed Capitol Hill, Suffolk University professor Rachael Cobb discussed the feasibility of removing President Trump from office.

Images few Americans imagined they might ever see flooded the airwaves Wednesday, as what was being described by some as nothing short of a coup attempt on behalf of the sitting president of the United States of America led to a lockdown and evacuation at Capitol Hill.

As the sun set on Washington D.C. Wednesday evening the sounds of flash grenades and the smell of tear gas filled the steps of Capitol Hill as law enforcement struggled to clear away a mob of Trump supporters that forced the U.S. Capitol into lockdown Wednesday.

Multiple members of Congress, including the Dean of the U.S. House and the Senate Pro Tempore, third in line to the U.S. presidency, have announced they have tested positive for COVID-19 in November.    But it’s not just high-ranking leaders who are contracting the virus on Capitol Hill. The News-4 I-Team has learned dozens more civil servants — including...

Most coronavirus safety measures on Capitol Hill are advisories, not requirements, the News4 I-Team reports.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke at a ceremony on Capitol Hill on Monday honoring the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis. D-GA. Lawmakers in the audience later gave Lewis a standing ovation when a recording of the late congressman was played.

Congress wants its voice back

Lawmakers have reached a deal on a massive stimulus package aimed at blunting the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. After five days of negotiations, an agreement was reached overnight on nearly $2 trillion to help workers and businesses affected by the coronavirus.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says he was tested a week ago for the novel coronavirus, but continued working at the Capitol because he “felt that it was highly unlikely” he was sick since he had no symptoms of the illness