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  The United States Capitol was placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon following reports of shots fired in the vicinity of the chamber. A Capitol Police officer was injured. The FBI was responding to the scene. A message from the Capitol Police ordered anyone in a House office to “shelter in place.” “Close, lock and stay […]

National

  The 24th annual U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon began Sunday evening as a way to celebrate First Amendment freedoms, encourage Americans to read their Bibles and prepare for the National Day of Prayer later this week. Pastor Michael Hall, who has co-directed the event with his wife, Terry Shaffer Hall, for the last 20 […]

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  The late civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who broke racial barriers in 1955 when she would not move to the back of a segregated bus in Montgomery, Ala., will be posthumously part of another barrier-breaking moment on Feb. 27.The office of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced Tuesday that a statue of Parks will […]