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U.S. Capitol Police Union To Hold No-Confidence Vote For Top Leaders

"The enormity of the multiple leadership failures both in leading up to the insurrection, and in the Department's response to it, have convinced us there is no other choice," the union head says.
A member of the National Guard walks on Capitol Hill Tuesday, before the first day of former President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial.

The board of the U.S. Capitol police union said it will move forward with plans to hold a no-confidence vote for the force's top leaders, including acting Chief Yogananda Pittman.

The vote will be held by week's end, a little more than a month after the Jan. 6 insurrection that

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