Topic - U.S. Capitol Police

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States with nationwide jurisdiction charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories. It answers to the Capitol Police Board and is the only law enforcement agency appointed by the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. - Source: Wikipedia

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U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan speaks to reporters during a training exercise involving local and federal law enforcement, organized by the U.S. Capitol Police, at the U.S. Secret Service James J. Rowley Training Center, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

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Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, walks out of a meeting with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of La., on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

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A law enforcement officer trains his rifle towards a house as the officers search for shooting suspect, Vance Boelter, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Belle Plaine, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Congress’ lawmakers clamor for more security in the wake of Minnesota killings

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Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, center, speaks outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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The U.S. flag at the U.S. Capitol is at full height on the day of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. Flags are supposed to fly at half-staff through the end of January out of respect for former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Officer suspended after police arrest gun-toting man who toured Capitol

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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) **FILE**

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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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

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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)

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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**

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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 **

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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)

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