“I like to think of the Capitol as a work in progress,” said Dr. Michele Cohen, the Curator for the Architect of the Capitol. Dr. Cohen spoke with us in National Statuary Hall, which is inside the ...

The noted historian celebrates the nation’s Capitol building as more than just an architectural and artistic marvel. It is nothing less than the spirit of America writ in stone.

Violent protesters storming the US Capitol on Wednesday marked the first time that the building had been breached since the War of 1812. On Aug. 24, 1814, the British invaded Washington, D.C., and … ...

Every state has a capitol building that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US capitol, but others are more unique.

The US Capitol, also known as the Capitol Building, is the meeting place of the United States Congress – the House Of Representatives and the Senate – which it has housed since 1800.

Hundreds of supporters of President Trump breached the perimeter of the US Capitol on Wednesday, attempting to force their way into the building as Congress prepared to certify President-elect Joe ...

As a mob of Trump radicals smashed windows and invaded the Capitol, a building whose idealized narratives of liberty and democracy rest on the labor of slaves.

But the US Capitol building was actually built mostly by enslaved African Americans, according to the Architect of the Capitol, the steward of landmark buildings in Washington, DC.

Friday's attack is the latest violence at the US Capitol, the site of shootings, bombings and riots over the last 50 years ...

On January 6th, a mob of pro-Trump protesters swarmed the Capitol building in an angry mob, leaving lawmakers scrambling for safety. Photojournalists trapped inside the building gave us these ...