Tasked with protecting Congress, lawmakers, and one of the most important buildings in the world, the U.S. Capitol Police ...

Just as the last remnants of scaffolding covering the Washington Monument are coming down, workers are preparing to obscure another of the gems on the National Monument — the Dome atop the U.S.

WASHINGTON — "Hold the line!" shouted Paul Irving, the top U.S. House security official, into his cellphone while striding down a U.S. Capitol corridor, with me by chance trailing him. "And make sure ...

One of the highlights of Emancipation Hall is a skylight view of the Capitol Dome, from below the East steps of the building. Brendan McCabe The new Capitol Visitor Center opens December 2, after an ...