US Capitol Police detained a man Wednesday who allegedly tried to slip a machete and three knives into the Capitol Visitor Center hours before President-elect Donald Trump's expected visit.

Machete-wielding suspect at US Capitol granted pre-trial release days before Trump inauguration Suspect Mel Horne told Capitol police the blade was for landscaping – a day after a snow emergency.

Massive spike in violent threats made against lawmakers, Capitol police say 04:06. Washington — A man arrested with a machete and other knives on Wednesday afternoon at the Capitol Visitor ...

The man charged with trying to bring a machete into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday says he meant no harm and simply forgot he had the large blade in his bag. That man, Mel Horne, told police he is ...

A Washington, DC man was detained Wednesday after he allegedly tried to slip a machete and three knives into the US Capitol Visitor Center hours before President-elect Donald Trump was due to arrive.

US Crime Machete suspect nabbed before Trump Capitol visit allegedly ranted about president-elect online X account under Mel J Horne's name shared many anti-Trump posts ...

U.S. Capitol Police said a man with a machete and three knives was arrested Wednesday during a security screening for people waiting in line to view former President Jimmy Carter as he lies in ...

According to Capitol Police, a 44-year-old D.C. man was stopped at the north doors to the Capitol Visitors Center. Officers spotted the machete in the man's bag, at which point they stopped the X ...

Police said the incident involving the fire occurred shortly before 5:30 p.m. on First Street NW, near the Grant Memorial at the Capitol Reflecting Pool.

Authorities stopped a man with a machete from entering the Capitol, the U.S. Capitol Police said Wednesday. In a thread on the social platform X Wednesday afternoon, Capitol Police said a man ...