Thousands of people tour the US Capitol every year. Very few get a first-hand look inside the building's most iconic feature. There is a secret staircase hidden in the Capitol dome, and it goes ...

Thousands of people tour the US Capitol every year. Very few get a first-hand look inside the building's most iconic feature. There is a secret staircase hidden in the Capitol dome, and it goes ...

The U.S. Capitol dome is really an illusion ... The ribs support the thin, outer shell, but the smaller dome inside can support itself. You won't need as much steel with this double-dome design ...

The Defense Department will soon brief the president on possible options for a planned missile defense system that could cost ...

A statue of the late Reverend Billy Graham was unveiled Thursday morning inside the U.S. Capitol. The 7-foot-tall bronze statue will stand inside the National Statuary Hall. It was sculpted by a ...

Kansas’ historic capitol building and home of the State Legislature is on a ticking timer as it slowly, inevitably, starts to ...

Signs of disrepair are scattered throughout the 115-year-old building, from chipping plaster to cracked paint and water damage.

An aide to Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, was arrested Monday night inside the U.S. Capitol for carrying a pistol without a license, the U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday.