United States Capitol Police
The US Capitol Police is the federal police force that protects Congress.
118 linked stories in all years we hold
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The earliest story we hold is from Oct 5, 2021.
Stories involving United States Capitol Police0 named stories in 2026
No named arcs in 2026 yet.
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Feb 16, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026
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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 0 left, 1 center, 0 right, under 1% of the sources that published that week · 1 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 11% |
| Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3% |
| Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 14% |
| May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 4% |
| Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | under 1% |
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 45 | 4% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 27 | 45 | 52 | 324 | 22% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 4% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 68 | 8% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | under 1% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 21 | 42 | 15 | 129 | 16% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 160 | 15% |
| Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1% |
| Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | under 1% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
78 left · 80 center · 73 right: 231 sources on the spectrum, across 118 linked stories.
Everything else15 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about United States Capitol Police that are not part of any story yet
- Aug 25– 30Working Guillotine Seized Steps From Capitol69 articles · 40 sources6 left, 24 center, 9 right
- Jul 13– 14Capitol Police arrest man with a handgun at north barricade of the US Capitol39 articles · 24 sources0 left, 20 center, 4 right
- Feb 25– 26Ilhan Omar guest arrested after allegedly disrupting State of the Union10 articles · 7 sources0 left, 1 center, 5 right
Stories that name United States Capitol Police
- Oct 21– 24ISIS-Inspired Teen Allegedly Plotted To Murder GOP Congressman Behind Sharia-Free Caucus18 articles · 17 sources0 left, 3 center, 14 right
- Oct 17– 23Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration status was reviewed before: What happened?150 articles · 74 sources13 left, 26 center, 32 right
- Oct 15– 17Authorities investigate letters with ‘suspicious substances’ sent to congressional, election offices127 articles · 79 sources20 left, 41 center, 15 right
- Aug 18– 19Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison21 articles · 20 sources5 left, 7 center, 7 right
- Jul 29– Aug 2Dr. Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing on COVID pandemic330 articles · 129 sources27 left, 45 center, 52 right
- Jul 2– 3Air Force major arrested after calling for Trump impeachment on Capitol steps34 articles · 22 sources2 left, 15 center, 5 right
- May 20– 21Jan. 6 officers sue to block payouts from Trump’s new ‘Anti-Weaponization’ fund43 articles · 29 sources11 left, 12 center, 4 right
- Feb 17– 18Man arrested after running toward US Capitol with loaded shotgun, police say31 articles · 20 sources5 left, 9 center, 5 right
Local coverage
- Oct 26– 27Judge rejects AG’s bid to permanently end case against ex-Capitol Police officer5 articles · 5 sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Oct 16Tindell to step down as public safety commissioner. Gov. Reeves appoints Capitol Police chief to succeed him2 articles · 2 sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Aug 18Capitol Police search for suspect who fled after Jackson pursuit7 articles · 2 sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Jul 9– 10Police investigating after two people shot on East Northside Drive10 articles · 2 sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right