An armed man arrested at the U.S. Capitol said he planned to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man with Molotov cocktails and knives who was allegedly attempting to kill House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump’s two recently confirmed nominees, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

WASHINGTON D.C. (WSAU) – New details are being made public surrounding the man accused of traveling to the nation’s capitol earlier this week to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

A person arrested Monday at the Capitol with knives and Molotov cocktails was targeting Republican officials, court filings say.

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.

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.

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.

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

Ryan English faces charges of unlawful transportation of a firearm and bringing an incendiary device into the Capitol.

Republicans are sending signals that they might not back Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told a CNN reporter Monday he believes President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a path to the 50 required votes for Senate confirmation.