WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts woman arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Monday told police she was there to kill a newly confirmed member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, federal investigators say.

A Massachusetts man who went on a tour inside the U.S. Capitol Building carrying a gun was arrested on Tuesday, police say.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order Riley Jane English, of Massachusetts, detained without bond while she awaits trial.

The man, identified as Ryan English, turned himself into Capitol Police on Monday and admitted to transporting knives and two Molotov cocktails.

US Capitol Police arrested an unhinged man with knives and Molotov cocktails who allegedly intended to murder House Speaker Mike Johnson as well as Trump cabinet appointees Pete Hegseth and Scott

The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man with Molotov cocktails and knives who was allegedly attempting to kill House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and President Trump’s two recently confirmed

A man was discovered to be carrying a gun after attending a tour of the U.S. Capitol and leaving the nearby Library of Congress.

A Massachusetts man stopped shortly after taking a tour on the U.S. Capitol grounds Tuesday was found with a gun in his waistband and had been experiencing mental health issues, according to U.S. Capitol Police (USCP).

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WASHINGTON D.C. (WSAU) – New details are being made public surrounding the man accused of traveling to the nation’s capitol earlier this week to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

The push from the Massachusetts GOP comes as national Republicans take aim at Boston, other major cities over immigration and law enforcement policies.