English also threatened to burn down The Heritage Foundation, according to an affidavit for a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in US District Court. Ryan “Reily” Michael English, 24, admitted to a plan to kill Trump cabinet members, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, whom he called a “Nazi,” and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, federal authorities said. A Massachusetts man allegedly in possession of a folding knife and two Molotov cocktails was arrested in Washington D.C. on Monday after he approached a US Capitol Police Officer...

A Massachusetts man carrying knives and Molotov cocktails was arrested on Monday near the U.S. Capitol after he told a police officer that he planned to kill top republican officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to federal court records. The man, Ryan Michael (Reily) English, 24, told a Capitol Police officer near an entrance on the south side of the building that he wanted to kill Scott Bessent, President Trump’s newly appointed Treasury secretary, according to an affidavit filed by a special agent with...

A 24-year-old Massachusetts man equipped with Molotov cocktails and knives was arrested on Capitol Hill after admitting he wanted to kill Republicans. Ryan Michael 'Reily' English was arrested shortly after 3 pm ET on Monday after turning himself in to Capitol Police. 'I'd like to turn myself in,' English told the officer, according to court documents. The deranged man admitted that he was at the Capitol to 'kill Scott Bessent' and others including House Speaker Mike Johnson and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Just three hours later, around 6 pm ET...

A Rhode Island man carrying two molotov cocktails in his coat pockets was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday after he approached a police officer and said he wanted to surrender, authorities said. They said the man later told them he had come to Washington to kill high-ranking government officials. Ryan M. English, 24, charged with carrying an explosive device on U.S. Capitol grounds, was in custody Tuesday awaiting an appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington, according to police and an affidavit filed in court. No one was...

A man has been taken into custody after police say he brought Molotov cocktails to the US Capitol that he intended to use on prominent members of President Donald Trump’s administration. Ryan English approached Capitol Police on Monday around 3 p.m. in possession of multiple knives and two “Molotov Cocktails” – homemade firebombs – police said in federal court filings. The devices were constructed of 50-milliliter bottles of Absolut vodka with a grey cloth affixed on top. Officers recovered a green BIC brand lighter from the man’s pants pocket. English...

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 nominees, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Ryan English, who traveled from Massachusets to Washington, turned himself into a Capitol Police officer on Monday near the south door of the building, prosecutors said in court documents. Officers said they found a folding knife “as well as two destructive devices from the inside pockets of ENGLISH’s jacket” when they...

A man who was arrested Monday after allegedly bringing Molotov cocktails to the U.S. Capitol told police that he was targeting Speaker Mike Johnson, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, federal prosecutors said in court filings. According to Politico's Kyle Cheney, Ryan English turned himself in to Capitol Police, admitting he was carrying knives and two Molotov cocktails fashioned out of 50 milliliter Absolut Vodka bottles, stuffed with cloths doused in hand sanitizer.

Senate Democrats vowed to fight a White House freeze on federal financial assistance, calling for a delay in the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget chief, threatening potential court actions and warning Republicans about potential impacts on their own states. The Office of Management and Budget on Monday night issued a halt on “all federal financial assistance,” effective 5 p.m. Tuesday, that could be targeted under executive orders he’s already signed pausing funding for foreign aid, diversity programs and energy projects. "It's a dagger at the...