Paul D. Irving

Days before the violent insurrection at the US Capitol, the then-US House Sergeant at Arms sent a memo to members of Congress banning tours of buildings on January 6, the day lawmakers gathered inside to certify Joe Biden's victory, according to a copy of the memo obtained by CNN.

About one minute after the vice president was hustled out of the Senate chamber and into a nearby room, members of the pro-Trump mob arrived at the top of a nearby landing.

House, Senate sergeants-at-arms have also been ousted

Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi announced they called the vice president on Thursday — but stop short of impeachment

WASHINGTON — A day after his department failed to protect Congress from rioting by a violent, pro-Trump mob that left five dead, many injured and lawmakers terrified, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund announced that he will resign, effective Jan. 16. Sund submitted his resignation letter to the Capitol Police Board

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday night announced the resignation of Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger after pro-Trump rioters easily stormed the Capitol a day earlier. "Toda…

"There was a failure of leadership at the top of the Capitol Police," Pelosi said Thursday.

Nancy Pelosi will likely be reelected House speaker when the new Congress convenes Sunday. It could take a high-wire act for her, largely due to the pandemic.

Several lawmakers flouted new recommendations and did not wear face marks on the House floor - disregarding guidelines meant to stop any spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. Capitol.

Furious lawmakers voiced serious concerns on Capitol Hill late Thursday that a Republican House member could "go rogue" and possibly scuttle a vote on the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, and potentially endanger other House members in the process, Fox News has learned.

House Democrats rushed through a botched process and then complained bitterly and endlessly that Senate Republicans wouldn't do their work for them.

Starting on Wednesday, seven members of the House of Representatives will try to...

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called for unanimous consent on a series of measures that set the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in motion.

Greg Gutfeld slammed House Democrats for the pomp and circumstance of Wednesday's formal impeachment "engrossment ceremony," saying that the entire affair was an "emotional tantrum."

During their rampage, marauders came perilously close to penetrating the inner sanctums of the Capitol while lawmakers were still there, according to a reconstruction of the events.

The rampage that has shocked the world and left the country on edge forced the resignations of three top Capitol security officials over the failure to stop the breach.

Two top officials who are responsible for safety at the Capitol are also expected to step down following Wednesday's chaos.

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Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Irving is resigning over the massive security breach of the Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

There's little doubt that Nancy Pelosi will be reelected House speaker when the new Congress convenes Sunday. It could take a high-wire act for her to get there, largely thanks to the pandemi…