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**FILE** Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in the U.S. Congress. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Norton Chides Slow U.S. Capitol Reopening for Tourists

by WI Web Staff March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says the partial reopening of the U.S. Capitol to tourists has been unnecessarily slow.

**FILE** The protest on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol where domestic terrorists disguised as protestors sought to overthrow the government. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Community, National

D.C. Residents Remember U.S. Capitol Riot of 2021

by James Wright Jr. January 5, 2022January 6, 2022

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COVID Cases Jump at U.S. Capitol

by WI Web Staff January 4, 2022January 4, 2022

Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Local, Federal Police Steel for J6 Rally at U.S. Capitol

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 17, 2021December 21, 2021

Capitol Hill Standoff Ends After Bomb Suspect Surrenders

by Stacy M. Brown August 19, 2021December 21, 2021

Metropolitan Police Officer at Capitol Hearing: ‘A Hitman’ Sent Rioters

by Stacy M. Brown July 28, 2021December 21, 2021

Security Fencing Removal Draws Tourists To U.S. Capitol Grounds

by Hamil R. Harris July 21, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** Yellow police tape on the East Plaza with the Capitol dome in the background on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Street Closures and Restrictions for Biden’s Address to Congress

by Stacy M. Brown April 28, 2021December 21, 2021

U.S. Capitol on Lockdown after Noah Green, Indiana Man, Rams Barricade

by Hamil R. Harris April 7, 2021December 21, 2021

Police on High Alert for Possible Attack on U.S. Capitol

by WI Guest Author March 4, 2021December 21, 2021