President-elect Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill late Wednesday to meet privately with Republican senators as House and Senate GOP leaders are straining to come up with a strategy for tackling his legislative priorities as the party takes power in Washington.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump visited the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday (January 8) to pay respects to the late President Jimmy Carter, marking his first return to the U.S. Capitol since his supporters rioted there over contested 2020 election results on January 6,

Police said the man was arrested at a security checkpoint for people waiting to view former President Jimmy Carter's casket as he lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda.

Police said they arrested a man trying to enter the Capitol complex with a machete and three knives as former President Jimmy Carter lay in state. The arrest took place just hours before President-elect Donald Trump was scheduled to visit the Capitol to pay his respects to Carter and meet with Republican senators.