Examples of the Capitol in a Sentence
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The justices heard arguments this week in the case against Joseph Fischer, a former police officer from Pennsylvania who was indicted by a grand jury in 2021 for entering the Capitol and charging at police officers.
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
But the proof of citizenship proposal itself hasn’t attracted as much attention inside the Capitol, which is consumed with the House’s efforts to pass foreign aid bills and the Senate’s impeachment trial of the Homeland Security secretary.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
State representatives were ushered out of the chamber shortly before 2 p.m. and moved to a lower floor in the Capitol Building but were allowed back into the chamber by 2:30 p.m., officials said.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024
House impeachment managers deliver articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate at the Capitol on April 16, 2024.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
The Supreme Court hears arguments today that challenge a statute used to prosecute hundreds of defendants charged with invading the Capitol on Jan. 6.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday, the articles will be ceremoniously walked across the Capitol, led by the House clerk and the House sergeant-at-arms and followed by the House impeachment managers.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
What happened — or more accurately didn’t happen — in the Senate committee typifies the Capitol’s struggles over housing in recent years.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Yes, but Trump was not charged with insurrection after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Will Carless, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
But the proof of citizenship proposal itself hasn’t attracted as much attention inside the Capitol, which is consumed with the House’s efforts to pass foreign aid bills and the Senate’s impeachment trial of the Homeland Security secretary.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
State representatives were ushered out of the chamber shortly before 2 p.m. and moved to a lower floor in the Capitol Building but were allowed back into the chamber by 2:30 p.m., officials said.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024
House impeachment managers deliver articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate at the Capitol on April 16, 2024.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
The Supreme Court hears arguments today that challenge a statute used to prosecute hundreds of defendants charged with invading the Capitol on Jan. 6.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday, the articles will be ceremoniously walked across the Capitol, led by the House clerk and the House sergeant-at-arms and followed by the House impeachment managers.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
What happened — or more accurately didn’t happen — in the Senate committee typifies the Capitol’s struggles over housing in recent years.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Yes, but Trump was not charged with insurrection after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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