Federal law enforcement is on high alert Thursday in the wake of an intelligence bulletin issued earlier this week about a group of violent militia extremists having discussed plans to take control of the US Capitol and remove Democratic lawmakers on or around March 4 — a date when some conspiracy theorists believe former President Donald Trump […]

US Capitol Police have requested a two-month extension of National Guard troop support at the US Capitol which is now under review at the Department of Defense, according to two defense officials. National Guard support was previously scheduled to end on March 12. The Associated Press was first to report the request. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), a member of […]

US officials on Wednesday alerted lawmakers to a potential threat against the US Capitol on March 4, for which security has been enhanced as a precaution, less than two months after the Capitol complex was stormed by protesters. The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI sent a joint intelligence bulletin to state and local […]