A man arrested at the United States Capitol Monday with a knife and Molotov cocktails admitted that he wanted to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Ryan Michael “Reily” English traveled from his home in Massachusetts to Washington,
The suspect surrendered to police near the Capitol entrance and allegedly divulged his disturbing plot that also involved Mike Johnson and Scott Bessent.
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
A person arrested outside of the Capitol with a knife and two potential incendiary devices told officers they wanted to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and also leveled threats against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson,
D.C., said he initially intended to kill House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, federal prosecutors said.
The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.
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 English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, told Capitol Police officers he would "like to turn himself in" on Monday, telling them he wanted to kill Scott Bessent, who was recently confirmed as the United States secretary of the treasury.
President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks in Las Vegas as the administration pushes his immigration agenda.
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, will step into the spotlight this week, with the Senate Finance Committee scheduled to start his confirmation ...
President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks in Las Vegas as the administration pushes his immigration agenda.