Capitol

Sen. Tim Sheehy forcibly removes anti-war protester who shouted, ‘No one wants to fight for Israel’

The protester, Brian McGinnis, a Marine veteran running as a Green Party candidate in North Carolina’s Senate race, disrupted a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing on military readiness.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Brian McGinnis gets stuck in a door, injuring his arm, as Sen. Tim Sheehy and US Capitol Police officers attempt to remove him from a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026 in Washington, DC.
A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.

Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

Albert Garih, a French Jew who survived the Holocaust, is set to speak about the rising antisemitism worldwide during the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
A member of the National Guard mounts guard near the US Capitol building, as the House of Representatives debates impeaching US President Donald Trump a week after his supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, US, January 13, 2021

US National Guard troops in Washington to begin carrying weapons, officials say

Hundreds of unarmed National Guard troops have been in Washington's streets for the past two weeks after Trump declared a crime emergency in the district.

|ByREUTERS
Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former national chairman of the Proud Boys who was sentenced to 22 years, talks to the media following his release from prison after U.S. President Donald Trump made a sweeping pardon of those charged in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Miami, Florida, U.S.

Former Proud Boys head arrested after accusations he assaulted female protester outside US Capitol

Enrique Tarrio was granted clemency by US President Donald Trump - freeing him from a 22 year sentence.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS

Jimmy Carter to receive US Capitol tribute before funeral service

Both Biden and Trump are expected to attend Carter's funeral service on Thursday.

JANUARY 7, 2025ByREUTERS
Funeral bunting on a portrait of former US President Jimmy Carter

'Netanyahu not above the law:' Palestinian, Jewish Americans gather near Capitol to protest speech

Thousands of other protesters opposed to Israel's war in Gaza, some carrying Palestinian flags, gathered near the US Capitol on Wednesday hours before the speech.

JULY 24, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN, REUTERS
A banner depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is displayed with the Capitol dome in the background as pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather on the day of Netanyahu's address to a joint meeting of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.

Trump speaks at Capitol Hill for the first time since January 6 riots, calls Milwaukee 'horrible'

Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, fueled by his false claims that his defeat was the result of fraud.

JUNE 14, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the media following meetings with Republicans on Capitol Hill, at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) headquarters in Washington, U.S., June 13, 2024.

'What happened to your legs?' Anti-Israel activist invokes Hamas to mock Brian Mast's war injury

"What happened to your legs," an activist operating under the handle The Palestine News Network asked Mast as he was walking in the halls of the US Capitol. "Did a red triangle go over your head?"

MAY 27, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
US Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) nominates Rep. Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker prior to an 8th round of voting on the third day of the 118th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, January 5, 2023.

US Congress averts government shutdown, passing $1.2 trillion bill

Senate leaders spent hours on Friday negotiating a number of amendments to the budget bill that ultimately were defeated.

MARCH 23, 2024ByREUTERS
The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, US, November 16, 2021.

Roundtable on Hamas use of sexual violence held on Capitol Hill

Congress is expected to vote on a resolution "Condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against Israel."

FEBRUARY 14, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
Former special envoy for combating antisemitism Noa Tishby at a roundtable discussion at the Capitol about the sexual and gender-based violence Hamas perpetrated on Oct. 7.

Protests at US Capitol for ceasefire in Gaza leads to dozens arrested

Capitol Police said that the protesters went through a security check at the entrance to the building, but when the protest began, they were arrested immediately.

DECEMBER 20, 2023ByGADI ZAIG
People display signs, chant, and sing as they await arrest during a protest in the US Capitol rotunda to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and oppose a military aid package for Israel, in Washington, US December 19, 2023.

Republicans have failed to govern in the House - opinion

Republicans ran last year promising to show voters they could govern. But once they got the chance, they proved they weren’t up to the job. Maybe not even interested.

NOVEMBER 30, 2023ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
House Speaker Mike Johnson walks through the US Capitol, this week.

Democratic Congressman: No ceasefire until Hamas is eliminated

"Ultimately, we have to do the job - to see the Middle East without Hamas," said Congressman Brad Sherman, co-chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus. 

NOVEMBER 15, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman (Calif.) at the Israel Allies Foundation, Jerusalem Post event on November 14 on Capitol Hill

Close to 300,000 march for Israel in Washington, decry antisemitism

According to the organizers, this has been the largest pro-Israel rally in the history of the United States.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023ByMARCELA HOMSANY, AMY KLEIN
Thousands attend the March for Israel, National Mall, Washington DC, November 14, 2023