News Releases
On Monday, January 6, 2025, the counting and certification of the electoral vote for the 2024 election will be held in the U.S. Capitol.
Security is enhanced across Capitol Grounds, including enhanced physical security measures, increased patrols, additional officers, and coordination from outside partner agencies.
This morning United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers arrested a man after he drove onto the sidewalk along Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, and parked in the grass near Constitution Avenue and Third Street, NW. The incident happened just before 9:50 a.m.
After the USCP bomb squad cleared the car and USCP investigators interviewed the driver, it was determined not to be a threat to the Congress or Capitol Grounds.
A team of United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers arrested a man who was trying to get into the U.S. Capitol with a flare gun, torch lighter and bottles of fuel.
The United States Capitol Police’s (USCP) new Rapid Response Team (RRT) stopped an armed and wanted felon, while the bicycle officers were proactively patrolling the area near the Senate Office Buildings. The armed felon also has extraditable warrants related to gun charges from Maryland and the District of Columbia.
On Sunday, September 1, 2024, the annual Labor Day Capitol Concert, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra, will be held on the West Front of the United States Capitol at 8:00 p.m. The gates will open to the public at 3:00 p.m.
Today, in United States District Court in Washington, D.C., 37-year-old David Dempsey was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the January 6, 2021, violence at the United States Capitol. Dempsey had previously pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a deadly weapon on January 4, 2024.
On Wednesday, July 24, at 2:00 p.m., the Prime Minister of Israel will deliver an address to a Joint Meeting of Congress.
On Thursday, July 4, A Capitol Fourth -- an Independence Day concert -- will be live from the West Front of the United States Capitol. The concert will be broadcast on PBS at 8:00 p.m. EST and streaming online to honor our country’s birthday.
There is also a dress rehearsal on July 3. Both events are free and open to the public.
On Sunday, May 26, the National Memorial Day Concert will be broadcast live from the West Front of the United States Capitol on PBS and streaming online to honor our servicemen and women, their families, and all of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is investigating a roughly one-inch by one-inch zip lock bag with a small amount of a white powdery substance, which field tested positive for cocaine.