Ryan English, 24, was carrying makeshift explosives and knives near the U.S. Capitol building on Monday, police charge in court papers.

A person arrested outside of the Capitol with a knife and two potential explosive devices told officers they wanted to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

The nomination of Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary by President Donald Trump was confirmed Monday by the Senate.

The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were removed from the Pentagon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance.

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.

A man arrested Monday at the Capitol with knives and Molotov cocktails said he was targeting Republican officials, court filings show.

Gen. Mark Milley, a frequent target Trump’s, will lose his security detail and face an inspector general investigation, said a senior defense official.

Vance had not been on the senate floor during the vote. It wasn't until three GOP senators voted against Hegseth's nomination that he made his way to the Capitol to cast the tie-breaking vote

Pete Hegseth has been sworn in as Secretary of Defense despite a contentious confirmation process and allegations regarding his past. He aims to revive the military ethos.