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Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. The Public Information Office also activates afterhours for major breaking news.
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December 17, 2012
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012, the U.S. Capitol Police will host its 13th Annual Holiday Party for sixty children (grades K through 3rd) from Savoy Elementary School in Southeast DC.
December 17, 2012
Today, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) welcomes its new chief of police, Kim Dine, to the Department. Chief Dine was sworn in today as the new USCP chief of police by members of the Capitol Police Board.
November 8, 2012
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) announce today that effective November 13, 2012, Officer Shennell Antrobus will be appointed to the position of Public Information Officer (PIO).
August 29, 2012
The Labor Day Capitol Concert will take place on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, September 2, 2012 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
June 27, 2012
On Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the Capitol Fourth Concert will be broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
May 22, 2012
On Sunday, May 27, 2012, at 8:00 p.m., the National Memorial Day Concert will be broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
May 11, 2012
The 31st Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service will be held on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
March 8, 2012
This morning, Christopher Lee Carlson, age 39, was arrested at a home in the Portland-Vancouver metro area. Carlson, who lived at the home, faces charges related to the mailing of a threatening communication and threatened use of a biological weapon.
February 17, 2012
On Friday, February 17, 2012, members of the U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI arrested an individual in the area of the U.S. Capitol. This arrest was the culmination of a lengthy and extensive operation during which the individual was closely and carefully monitored.
January 21, 2012
On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address will take place in the U.S. Capitol at approximately 9:00 p.m.