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Federal authorities detained a man near the U.S. Capitol building after he drove from California transporting a guillotine in his truck bed, sparking an active investigation.

A suspect was detained near the U.S. Capitol after arriving from California with a guillotine in his truck bed, triggering a security response and ongoing investigation into his intentions.

Chief executives from major technology companies have been invited to the U.S. Capitol to provide testimony on issues related to children's online safety and digital well-being.

Approximately 70 parents lobbied the U.S. Capitol for online safety legislation, following jury findings that Meta and YouTube were liable for harming children.

Hungarian officials marked a national holiday by laying a wreath at the statue of Lajos Kossuth at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. State Secretary Miklós Panyi and Ambassador Szabol were present at the traditional ceremony.

Two police officers argue in a court filing that their lawsuit should continue because the law required a prominent display.

A conservative member of the Texas Legislature is facing a challenge from an Air Force veteran who was pardoned by Donald Trump after being imprisoned for breaching the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

The Republican-led House said Jesse Jackson cannot lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol. The NAACP criticized the decision.

2 More High-Profile Transgender Surgery Cases Head To Trial Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two high-profile “detransitioner” cases involving young women whose bodies were irrevocably altered as teens by transgender surgery are expected to go to trial in early 2027. Chloe Cole, an 18-year-old woman who regrets surgically removing her breasts, holds testosterone medication used for transgender patients, in Northern California on Aug. 26, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Chloe Cole, who drew national attention after speaking out against subjecting children to gender-reassignment procedures such as hormones and surgeries, has an April 5, 2027, trial date, according to Mark Trammell, CEO of the Center for American Liberty, which represents several detransitioners. ​Cole and others, known as detransitioners, stopped or reversed a medical gender transition that they started earlier. ​She sued Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and other health care providers in California after receiving life-altering hormones and a double mastectomy when she was 15. ​“Kaiser has done everything in its power to keep Chloe out of a courtroom and to ensure that members of the press are not in the gallery,” Trammell told The Epoch Times. ​For Cole, getting a trial date signifies a victory after years of legal wrangling and delays, she told The Epoch Times via text. “After years of fighting for the voices of my generation to be heard, I’ve been given a date for trial. Every victim, every family who spoke up, every step in the culture, all led to this moment,” she said. ​“I’ve waited for my day in court, not just for my sake, but for that of every child who should’ve been protected from irreversible harm.” Kaiser Foundation Hospitals did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the lawsuit moving forward. However, the medical group told local news outlets in 2023 that it followed medical standards of “gender-affirming care.” ​Trammell also represents Luka Hein, whose case is expected to head to trial in early 2027. ​Hein’s Nebraska case names the University of Nebraska Medical Center Physicians, the Nebraska Medical Center, doctors, therapists, and others as defendants. Like others, Hein had both breasts removed in 2018, when she was 16, as the first step in her “gender-affirming care,” according to the lawsuit. Building Momentum Both medical malpractice cases could solidify gains made in the landmark Fox Varian v. Kenneth Einhorn case, which went to trial in New York last month. It marked the first time that a detransitioner case received a jury verdict. ​The Jan. 30 verdict held a surgeon and psychologist liable for malpractice surrounding the double mastectomy that Fox Varian received when she was 16. The jury found her psychologist, Kenneth Einhorn, and plastic surgeon, Dr. Simon Chin, liable for failing to communicate as required about Varian’s condition. One example was laid out in an October 2019 letter that Einhorn wrote to Chin in support of Varian’s surgery, which contained errors and omitted coexisting mental issues, including autism and depression. Chloe Cole stands near her home in Northern California on Aug. 26, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The New York jury awarded Varian $2 million—$1.6 million for pain and suffering, and $400,000 for future medical expenses. ​The Fox verdict sent shockwaves through the gender medicine industry, while offering hope for other detransitioners. ​Trammell said that while medical negligence lawsuits aren’t new, those involving transgender medicine are. ​“How do you put a price tag on a young woman having her breasts amputated and potentially never being able to have a child?” he asked. ​The hope is that detransitioners will now see that they can win a legal victory. ​“I look at that as a tremendous, tremendous victory, not just for Fox Varian, but for other detransitioners who are maybe thinking about filing lawsuits,” he said. Chloe Cole holds a childhood photo in Northern California on Aug. 26, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Trammell said that the success of medical negligence cases depends on establishing that doctors and hospitals failed to meet the standard of care. That’s why reviews of gender medicine, such as the recent one by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are important, he said. ​That federal report rejected medical interventions for children with gender dysphoria, recommending therapy instead. ​The HHS report noted that evidence underpinning the alleged benefits of medical interventions in pediatric gender dysphoria was “very uncertain.” ​Trammell said the pediatric gender industry appears to be based more on politics than science. ​He pointed to European countries’ changing of their policies after studies showed problems with medical interventions for childhood gender dysphoria. The United States has lagged behind Europe in adjusting its approach to pediatric gender medicine, Trammell said. ​“It’s taken the U.S., unfortunately, years to even begin to catch up. And even still, there’s a ton of money and political power behind it,” he said. Tools for Justice ​Civil lawsuits can be tools for changing behavior on the market level, and the landmark Big Tobacco lawsuit settlement in 1998 is a case in point, Trammell said. ​“I think these cases uniquely present the opportunity to put an end to this barbaric industry because ... it’s driven by money and power,” he said. When doctors, hospitals, and insurers become financially liable for pediatric gender procedures, it will have a chilling effect, Trammell said. Chloe Cole speaks in support of the Protect Children's Innocence Act as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) looks on outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 20, 2022. Terri Wu/The Epoch Times ​Trammell said states have already helped protect vulnerable children by passing laws banning transgender-related hormone treatments and surgery for minors. However, state lawmakers could have a bigger impact by creating a carve-out on the statute of limitations for medical malpractice. In many states, lawsuits must be filed within two years of the alleged malpractice, but it can take children much longer to realize the harm they suffered. In Texas, 60 lawmakers signed a letter supporting a detransitioner’s case, heard on Feb. 11 by the Texas Supreme Court, that was originally dismissed based on the expiration of the statute of limitations. The state lawmakers vowed to support legislation next year to extend the statute of limitations for detransitioners. Soren Aldaco filed a lawsuit in 2023 asking for more than $1 million in damages, claiming that doctors pressured her into gender-reassignment procedures, gave her “life-altering” hormones at 17, and later “botched” a double mastectomy. Trammell said that at the very least, the statute of limitations on cases involving minors shouldn’t start until they turn 18. “They should have five to 10 years at least to be able to make those decisions for things that happen to them as 13-, 14-, 15-year-olds,” he said. Tyler Durden Tue, 02/17/2026 - 18:25

A man was detained by U.S. Capitol Police after arriving near the Capitol grounds in a vehicle carrying a guillotine. Authorities intercepted him following a cross-country drive from California and launched an investigation into the incident.

An IROC support race, featuring legends from NASCAR and IndyCar, is scheduled to precede the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix, which will take place on the streets of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.

A judge has drawn comparisons between the jail treatment of a gunman involved in a press dinner incident and that of individuals charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot. The comparison highlights concerns about disparities in the justice system.

He helped guide Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, including coverage of Russian election interference in 2016 and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

US Court Clears State Medicaid Ban On Transgender Surgeries For Adults Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), West Virginia’s ban on Medicaid coverage of surgical procedures for people with gender dysphoria is legal, a federal court ruled on March 10. A sign in support of Medicaid rests in a walking device on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 27, 2025. Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images A 2025 U.S. Supreme Co...

Virginia is advancing legislation that would prevent public schools from teaching that the January 6th riots at the U.S. Capitol were peaceful, a move believed to be a national first.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has rejected a request for civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol.

Harry Dunn, a U.S. Capitol Police officer who defended the Capitol during the January 6th attack, has lost his primary bid for a House seat in Maryland.

Ukrainian organizations in the U.S. have created an installation of 20,000 teddy bears in front of the U.S. Capitol, each symbolizing a Ukrainian child abducted by Russia, to raise awareness.

In his second term, the president has intensified efforts, both in court and publicly, to alter the public perception of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has officially endorsed former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn in his second bid for Congress, specifically for the Democratic primary in Maryland's 5th Congressional District.

An anti-war activist, Brian C. McGinnis, was arrested at the U.S. Capitol Hill after a scuffle that left him and three police officers injured. He faces charges including assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.

JPMorgan Chase has conceded that it closed accounts belonging to former President Donald Trump following the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as revealed in a recent court filing.

A Georgia man was arrested after allegedly running toward the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun, telling authorities he wanted to 'talk' to Congress.