Congress and Capitol Security

After years of partisan dispute and legal pressure, a plaque honoring law‑enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was quietly installed early Saturday just inside the building near an entrance on the west front after previously being stored in a basement. Former officers Harry Dunn and Danny Hodges have asked a judge to let their lawsuit proceed, arguing the unannounced 4 a.m. interior placement violates the 2022 law’s requirement that the memorial be displayed on the Capitol’s external “western front,” effectively hides it from public view and could be temporary.