WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Capitol Hill residents and others are reacting to a recommendation that the fencing currently surrounding the U.S. Capitol Complex be replaced in the long term by “retractable ...

New “mobile fencing” and a “quick reaction force” are among the security enhancements a special task force recommended on Monday to House lawmakers. Last month, Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed retired ...

A review of US Capitol security in the wake of the January 6 insurrection is set to recommend a series of sweeping changes next week intended to better protect lawmakers while they are in Washington, ...

WASHINGTON — The retired Army general who oversaw U.S. Capitol physical security recommendations after the January 6 insurrection said fencing encircling America’s citadel to democracy would not come ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday narrowly approved $1.9 billion to fortify the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, as Democrats pushed past Republican opposition to try to harden the complex ...

WASHINGTON — The first section of fencing installed after the Jan. 6 insurrection started being removed Friday afternoon, shortly before 4 p.m. Workers moved up and down both sides of the fence to ...

Police announced on Wednesday that they have completed the removal of fencing around the outer perimeter of the Capitol, but the building itself remains protected by fencing. “All of the fencing that ...