The incident involved a tent near the Capitol Building, DC Fire and EMS spokesman Vito Maggiolo said. The fire was on the 100 block of H St SE, authorities said , and was reported extinguished ...

By 1:10 p.m., protesters had pulled down barriers facing the West Front of the Capitol. Under threat of a siege, police ordered an evacuation of the Library of Congress, the Madison Building and ...

Congress returned to the Senate chamber to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory hours after thousands of protesters took part in what Mitch McConnell labeled a “failed insurrection.” ...

Thousands of small shoes were placed on the ground in front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning, one pair for each of the estimated 7,000 children who have died from ...

Today, the building contains more than 600 rooms and covers about four acres. The stones were dismantled from the East Front Portico after that side was restored from 1958 to 1962 , according to ...