The original purpose of the Library of Congress was to provide unbiased research to members of Congress. Each year, the ...

James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the ...

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While the bill has now been passed out of Congress, there are hurdles ahead for its implementation. The Laken Riley Act will require a ramp-up period and a boost in funding, Immigration and ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at the inauguration of President Trump at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025. Photo: KENNY HOLSTON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

Natural building using less flammable materials gain interest post-wildfires Officials open to alternative building materials like adobe Challenges include financing and insurance for new ...

Library of Congress – Thomas Jefferson Building A pedestrian tunnel links the US Capitol and the Library of Congress, an Italian Renaissance-style building with allegorical mosaic murals ...

Just over a quarter (26%) of voting members in the U.S. Congress identify as a race or ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White, making the 119th Congress the most racially and ethnically diverse to ...

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.

(NEXSTAR) – For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building ... D.C. for Thomas Jefferson’s 1801 oath of office, according to the National Library of Congress, but circumstances ...

David Rice Atchison, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, was brought in as a temporary substitute so the presidency would not be vacant for the day, per the Library of Congress. Atchison's grave ...