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When Ohio lawmakers return to the state capitol today and Tuesday, they will see a heightened security presence following the weekend shooting of two Minnesota legislators. In the wake of the shooting that killed Minnesota House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounded Sen.
John Hoffman has resurfaced longstanding concerns about lawmakers’ security. The attacks have prompted heightened police protection for some state and federal lawmakers and raised questions about the relatively open Minnesota Capitol building.
All those arrested outside the U.S. Capitol will be charged with unlawful demonstration and crossing a police line, authorities said.
The names of some congressional officials from the state were listed in the suspected shooter’s papers.
Protesters began gathering early on the west steps of the state Capitol in Sacramento as a so-called “No Kings” protest against Trump administration policies, part of a nationwide day of demonstrations meant to coincide with a military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.
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Two police officers who defended the US Capitol building during the January 6, 2021, attack by a pro-Donald Trump mob are suing to have a congressional memorial installed to honor law enforcement caught in the attack.
People from across the state showed up at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines to protest against President Donald Trump on "No Kings Day."
The rally outside the Capitol will feature music and speeches on the same day as a military parade in Washington, D.C. — and Donald Trump’s birthday.
Residents in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood will soon need to venture farther out to shop at Whole Foods.
A group of veterans and their families gathered at a courthouse a few blocks from the Washington, D.C., parade route Saturday to support protesters who had been arrested the previous evening. Roughly