House Speaker Says Congress is Expediting Member Security Review After Charlie Kirk Assassination

Currently, only the leaders of Congress receive full-time security details from the U.S. Capitol Police.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Congress is considering granting its members more armed personal protection after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah on Sept. 10.

Kirk was assassinated by an unknown shooter while speaking to an outdoor crowd of students at Utah Valley University.