The U.S. Capitol Police said that it learned of a possible threat against members of Congress and the Capitol complex by “an identified militia group.”
Capitol
The U.S. Capitol Complex is the home of the Legislative Branch of the United States federal government, and seat of the United States Congress. It is commonly referred to as Capitol Hill and houses all U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate office buildings, the Library of Congress, and the symbol of democracy, the U.S. Capitol.
Capitol
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- 《the ~》米国の国会議事堂◆同the Hill ; Capitol Hill ; the House of Parliament
- 《the ~》〔古代ローマの〕カピトリウム[カピトル・カピトリヌス]神殿◆カピトリヌスの丘の南に、紀元前509年に建てられたローマ最大の壮大な神殿。形も規模もギリシャのパルテノン神殿に似ていたとされる。ローマ帝国の滅亡とともに破壊された。◆同the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus
- 《the ~》=Capitoline
Former Vice President Mike Pence wrote his first op-ed after leaving office, saying Democrats’ push for election laws is an “unconstitutional power grab.”
Members of the National Guard are seen on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 2, 2021. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)