Watch CBS News Violent Breach At US Capitol Building 'Not The America We Know,' NJ Congressman Jeff Van Drew Says January 6, 2021 / 10:08 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia ...

The US Capitol was designed by William Thornton, and Congress met there for the first time in 1800. The building underwent several restorations and expansions as more states joined the Union and ...

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 … ...

The US Capitol was the scene of violent protests when an angry mob of Trump supporters stormed the building, causing it to be put under lockdown.

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 ...

Summary The collection consists of 146 salt-paper prints (structural and decorative details) of the United States Capitol Dome, between 1855 and 1862. Dimensions range from 6 ¾" x 9 ½" to 17 1/8" x 10 ...

1:26 p.m. Capitol Police order the evacuation of the Library of Congress, Madison Building and Cannon House Office Building on Independence Avenue across from the Capitol.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Capitol has been the scene of horrific attacks, including the 1814 burning by British soldiers, the 1954 attack by Puerto Rican nationalists who shot and wounded five ...