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Watch a live view of the US Capitol after a Donald Trump-backed spending bill failed in the House of Representatives vote on Thursday. Democrats killed the bill, leaving Congress with no clear ...
An 1800 portrait of the Capitol by William Russell Birch An 1814 portrait by George Munger of the U.S. Capitol after the burning of Washington by the British Army during the War of 1812 Daguerreotype of east side of the Capitol in 1846, by John Plumbe, showing Bulfinch's dome. The Senate (north) wing was completed in 1800.
The United States Capitol. The statue crowning the dome, Statue of Freedom, is over 19 feet tall. Since 1856, the United States Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C., has featured some of the most prominent art in the United States, including works by Constantino Brumidi, [1] [2] Vinnie Ream and Allyn Cox.
Watch live as House Republicans emerge from the US Capitol after nominating a candidate to become the new speaker for the House of Representatives. Representatives have nominated Steve Scalise, a ...
Watch from outside the US Capitol after police said no active shooter was found on Wednesday 2 August. On Wednesday afternoon, US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said that the Washington ...
The United States Capitol Complex is a group of twenty buildings, grounds, and facilities in Washington, D.C., that are used by the United States Congress, and federal courts. The buildings and grounds within the complex are managed and supervised by the Architect of the Capitol .
It wouldn’t be Independence Day without A Capitol Fourth. PBS’ 44th annual salute to America — which you can stream above — will air live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol at 8/7c.
An 1859 cross-section drawing of the dome and its supporting structure by Thomas Ustick Walter The current cast iron dome of the United States Capitol is the second dome to sit above the building. Plans began in May 1854 to build a new cast-iron dome for the United States Capitol, sold on the aesthetics of a new dome, as well as the utility of ...