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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The U.S. Capitol is the most identifiable building in America. It was designed to be. At the top of a hill, it can be seen from nearly any spot in Washington.
Over 100 rooms were added to the Capitol between 1884 and 1891 with the construction of new marble terraces. The Capitol in 1890. Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images ...
The U.S. Capitol building has more than 540 rooms, dozens of which are named after distinguished lawmakers from throughout history. But none bore the names of women senators — until last week.
They are tucked all across the Capitol complex, unassuming, behind doors numbered just like any other room. They are rarely mentioned in public, and what is viewed inside is spoken of even less ...
Newly released video shows rioters inside the US Capitol plotting how to “take this building.” The footage shows more than a dozen protesters inside a ransacked outer office at the Capitol ...
The U.S. Capitol building has more than 540 rooms, dozens of which are named after distinguished lawmakers from throughout history. But none bore the names of women senators — until last week.
The $3.1 million makeover came in the Pat Thomas Committee Room on the fourth floor of the Knott Building, connected by a walkway to the main Capitol building. The work gives the room a slightly ...
WASHINGTON — With six floors, 600 rooms and 1.5 million square feet, the U.S. Capitol Building is vast – and a challenge to adequately secure. The major debate in security circles right now is ...
The first woman joined Congress more than a century ago, but not until this month have any of the 540 rooms in the U.S. Capitol been officially named for women who served in the U.S. Senate.