
D.C. mayor asks feds to boost security for inauguration
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said she is asking the federal government to extend a perimeter around the Capitol for the inauguration.
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said she is asking the federal government to extend a perimeter around the Capitol for the inauguration.
Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri says the president should "be very careful" in the last 10 days of his term.
Today on "Face the Nation," Washington is still reeling from Wednesday's deadly siege at the Capitol and America is on edge as the clock ticks down the last days of the Trump administration.
As a landmark and an institution, the U.S. Capitol Building is more than just the seat of our government; it's provided a stage upon which the drama of our country has played out.
At least eight administration officials have resigned, including one Cabinet member, after President Trump's supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Weijia Jiang reports.
Top Democrats are calling for President Trump’s removal from office with less than two weeks left of his term after his supporters attacked the Capitol. Nancy Cordes has more.
Some of the rioters involved in the Wednesday attack on the Capitol may be planning new attacks. Jeff Pegues reports.
From 2013: It’s hard to imagine America without the Capitol Dome, but when you hear how it was created it becomes hard to imagine it exists at all.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser criticized the federal Capitol Police for their response to the violence Wednesday that disrupted a joint session of Congress to count Electoral College votes. "Obviously it was a failure, or you would not have had police lines breached and people entering the building by breaking windows," Bowser said at a Thursday press conference. Watch the update from officials.
"Obviously it was a failure or you would not have had police lines breached and people entering the building by breaking windows," Bowser said.
The chaos erupted shortly after President Trump gave a speech once again falsely claiming to have won a second term.
One woman was fatally shot and three others suffered "medical emergencies," police said.
Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss Wednesday's violent protests on Capitol Hill.
Pro-Trump protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The National Guard, FBI, D.C. Police and officers from surrounding states descended on the Capitol to help de-escalate the violence. Charles Marino, CEO of Sentinel Security Solutions, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the events and the security breach.
More law enforcement, including the National Guard, responded to the pro-Trump riots at the U.S. Capitol. Jeff Pegues reports from the scene.
HuffPost politics reporter Igor Bobic was inside the U.S. Capitol when it was stormed by pro-Trump protesters Wednesday afternoon. He filmed a single Capitol Police officer attempting to hold them back as they pushed into the building. Bobic spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about what he saw.
Protesters backing President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol in violent clashes with police.
A swarm of President Trump supporters intent on blocking President-elect Joe Biden's victory stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, forcing a lockdown and a large police response. Kris Van Cleave has the latest.
CBS News' chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe join Norah O'Donnell to recap the day's events.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke with CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell about the ongoing protests at the Capitol, calling for an end to the violence after Trump supporters stormed the building and clashed with police. Watch his full interview.
Demonstrators were seen on social media scuffling with officers. Mike Flynn and Roger Stone were among those addressing the crowd.
A leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys was arrested in Washington, D.C. Monday night. Enrique Tarrio is charged with carrying illegal weapons and allegedly burning a Black Lives Matter banner ripped down from a church during a previous demonstration. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has more.
Enrique Tarrio's arrest comes just 48 hours before his pro-Trump group is planning a rally on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
California Governor Gavin Newsom will name Secretary of State Alex Padilla to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate. Padilla will be the first Latino senator to represent California, the nation's most populous state, which also has the largest Latino population in the country. CBS Los Angeles has more.
Attorney General Bill Barr announced Monday that he will not be appointing special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden or President Trump's claims of voter fraud. Meanwhile, the president continues to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN's Tom Hanson to discuss the latest from Washington, D.C.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into custody Monday by immigration authorities and the Department of Homeland Security said he is being processed for deportation to Uganda.
SpaceX hopes to pick up the pace with Super Heavy-Starship test flights amid concern the rocket may not be ready in time for a planned 2027 moon landing.
President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to go after people who burn the American flag.
President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War, calling its current moniker "too defensive."
Lil Nas X has been charged with three felony counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting arrest after he was arrested last week on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subpoenaed estate of Jeffrey Epstein, seeking over a dozen categories of documents.
"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.
Cracker Barrel badly misread its own customer base — and our culturally sensitive times — in trying to spruce up its image, experts say.
The U.S. military on Sunday intercepted a Russian spy plane flying in international airspace off Alaska, marking the third such instance in less than a week.