GOP-Led House Removes Capitol Metal Detectors Installed After Jan. 6 Breach

U.S. Capitol Police survey the corridor around the House of Representatives chamber after enhanced security protocols were enacted, including metal detectors for lawmakers, after protesters stormed the Capitol, in Washington on Jan. 12, 2021. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

The incoming Republican majority in the House removed metal detectors outside the lower chamber floor on Tuesday, coming about two years after they were installed.

Video footage and photos uploaded by congressional staffers, members of Congress, and reporters showed the metal detectors being removed on Tuesday morning.