More Than 300 Protesters Arrested As Kavanaugh Demonstrations Pack Capitol Hill

(CNN) — Nearly 300 protesters were arrested at a US Senate building on Thursday afternoon as crowds of activists descended on Capitol Hill while lawmakers reviewed the FBI’s report on the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Protesters gathered in the Hart Senate Building atrium after US Capitol Police barricaded the front of the Capitol.
In a statement, US Capitol Police communications director Eva Malecki said that at about 3:30 p.m., 293 people were arrested