Engineers are preparing the site of the city's proposed conference center for construction. Jefferson City is proposing construction of a 29,000-square-foot conference center with a joint 204-room ...

Our art critic visits the Smithsonian American Art Museum to get a closer look at the Trump administration’s attack on DC ...

Idaho’s historic preservation market is evolving with green materials and modern tech to improve energy efficiency and reduce ...

Washington — A Maryland man has been charged with trying to bring a "ghost gun" into a House office building last week, CBS News has learned, the latest arrest involving firearms on Capitol Hill.

It's five hours and counting that House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York has held the floor as he speaks out against President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks ...

The furor over the painting has sparked questions — chief of which is why Colorado has a presidential gallery when most capitol buildings do not.

A presidential portrait with Donald Trump’s approval now hangs in the Colorado Capitol after his complaints got a previous one of him taken down. The new portrait by Tempe, Arizona, artist ...

The conversation around replacing the presidential portraits with gubernatorial ones began before Donald Trump complained about his painting. But the controversy kicked the talks into higher gear.

Thirty-six states ban concealed weapons in their capitol buildings. There have been some visible security increases at the Wisconsin Capitol in recent months.

Politically motivated shootings prompt concerns about lawmakers’ safety, Capitol security State Sen. Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, said it’s time to look at increasing security at the Minnesota Capitol.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is seeking increased security for an upcoming floor session after two Minnesota lawmakers were gunned down in their homes.