One account attributes a supposed bean soup mandate to a Minnesota senator who expressed his fondness for it more than a ...

Chief J. Thomas Manger will retire from the U.S. Capitol Police on May 2, his office announced Tuesday. Manger took over the ...

The state Capitol stairs serve as a stark example of complicated work performed by a complicated man, who lived a remarkable ...

It wasn’t until 1962 — when there were 20 women in Congress — that the Architect of the Capitol finally added a women’s bathroom to the first floor of the building. “In such ways ...

The Post examined more than 400 statues, paintings and other artworks in the U.S. Capitol. This is what we found. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please ...

In 1994, he was the co-author and architect of the “Contract with America,” a conservative agenda advocated nationally and advanced on Capitol Hill. And, as an adviser in the recent ...