Thomas Manger was officially announced as the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday after a monthslong search to fill the role in a year of turmoil at the capitol.

Things are better than they were when I started,” says J. Thomas Manger, who is retiring after almost four years as chief.

Chief J. Thomas Manger will retire from the U.S. Capitol Police on May 2, his office announced Tuesday. Manger took over the Hill’s police force in 2021 in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack that saw ...