The exercise, held Friday at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, Maryland, drew officers from more than a dozen state, county and city agencies, with other federal partners including National Guard and Homeland Security observing the drills -- an effort formed by the security concerns of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

With 2025 on track to bring more threats against members of Congress than any year in history, law enforcement agencies are bracing for a volatile era defined by surging political violence, swelling protest movements and a more muscular federal role in local communities.

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund warned that the homicide rate in the nation's capital is five to six times higher than other major US cities.

WASHINGTON -- Police briefly evacuated the U.S. Capitol and its visitors' center on Tuesday as alarms sounded in both buildings. Kimberly Schneider, a spokeswoman for U.S. Capitol Police, said officers investigated the cause of an audible alarm and had ...

WASHINGTON -- The veteran US Capitol Police officer who killed pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt went public Thursday, revealing his identity and defending his actions on January 6. "I know that day I saved countless lives," Lt. Michael Byrd said in an ...

The U.S. Capitol Police announced Friday that Yogananda Pittman would become the department's new acting chief, making her the first woman to serve in that position. The department announced the news on its website. Pittman succeeds former Chief Steven ...

The Get the Facts Data Team compiled a timeline of recent high-profile and targeted instances of political violence in the country. The list is not exhaustive of all acts of political violence and begins with the 2011 shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords.

Capitol Police arrested 14 housing protesters in the Dirksen Senate Office Building cafeteria on Wednesday afternoon. Capitol Police confirmed to The Hill that the protestors, who reportedly