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United States Capitol Police
Arcs in the news about United States Capitol Police from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Organization · 56 stories · 335 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 19, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Mar 31, 2024.
All arcs1 named arc in 2024
Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.
Gone quiet · 1
- The Israel-Hamas war: the protests in the US over the warOct 8, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024 · 41 stories
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every arc in 2024 at its own dates · opens on month
Jan 1 – Dec 31, 20241 arc shown
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- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
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| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
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| Oct 16, 2023 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 56 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 62 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 33 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| May 13, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| May 20, 2024 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 63 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 51 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 39 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 40 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| May 12, 2025 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| May 18, 2026 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 41 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 45 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 26 | 33 | 48 | 329 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 71 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else18 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about United States Capitol Police that are not part of any arc yet
- Dec 11Rep. Nancy Mace says she was ‘physically accosted’ on Capitol grounds18 articles · 17 independent sources2 left, 7 center, 5 right
- Dec 2Capitol Police arrest Democratic staffer who says he forgot he was carrying ammunition in his bag7 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 1 right
- Aug 12Wisconsin Capitol Police decline to investigate leak of state Supreme Court abortion order7 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- May 21Protesters against war in Gaza interrupt Blinken repeatedly in the Senate5 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 2 right
- May 16Capitol Police find bag of cocaine at their headquarters6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 5 right
- Mar 9Officers arrest man trying to enter Capitol with a hammer, US Capitol Police says9 articles · 9 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Feb 1Capitol cops refuse to file charges in congressional sex tape scandal5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 0 center, 5 right
- Jan 5Former Capitol Police officer outspoken about Jan. 6 launches run for Congress24 articles · 18 independent sources2 left, 8 center, 3 right
Stories that name United States Capitol Police
- Nov 5Man arrested at Capitol had torch, flare gun and smelled like fuel, police say18 articles · 12 independent sources1 left, 7 center, 3 right
- Aug 27– 28First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack is sentenced to over 4 years in prison41 articles · 24 independent sources2 left, 6 center, 2 right
- Jul 24Police deploy pepper spray as crowd protesting Israel's war in Gaza marches toward U.S. Capitol11 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Jul 23– 24Netanyahu visit sparks wave of protests in DC, with all sides criticizing the Israeli PM42 articles · 30 independent sources7 left, 8 center, 7 right
- May 22Republican National Committee's headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to Trump17 articles · 17 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 4 right
- May 22RNC headquarters lockdown prompted by suspicious package containing 2 vials of blood41 articles · 17 independent sources2 left, 8 center, 4 right
- Apr 9Dozens of anti-Israel protesters arrested after storming cafeteria in Senate office building: cops6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 0 center, 6 right
- Mar 2613 protesters arrested near Supreme Court ahead of abortion pill arguments6 articles · 3 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Mar 8Gold Star dad arrested after heckling Biden during State of the Union5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 0 center, 5 right
- Jan 6Lawsuit alleges fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 was wrongful death7 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 4 right