The books fly in the face of the library’s own stated goal to serve as a strictly nonpartisan resource in the capitol.

We are severely disappointed in the security failure,” House Administration leaders said, vowing to scrutinize screening procedures.

“On Tuesday, January 21, the United ... Capitol area, with officers arriving at around 1:15 p.m. to find his vehicle along First Street near East Capitol Street, Northeast, where the Library of ...

The U.S. Secret Service and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police found the man in a Washington hotel early Tuesday morning and interviewed him, sources said. They searched for a gun and found no weapon and no further action was taken at that time, they said.

A Capitol Police officer has been suspended after a man with a gun was able to get past a security check at the Capitol Visitor

President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only president inaugurated in an unusual location.

A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At 2 p.m., Washington recited the constitutionally mandated oath on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, the fledgling nation’s temporary capitol.

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) said an armed man who had entered the Capitol and Library of Congress was arrested on Tuesday. USCP said it received information about a man in the area with mental health issues and suicidal thoughts who was allegedly armed.

A Massachusetts man was arrested after authorities say he entered the United States Capitol and took a tour of the building with a handgun in his possession.

A man was discovered to be carrying a gun after attending a tour of the U.S. Capitol and leaving the nearby Library of Congress.

As millions watched President Donald Trump’s inauguration at the White House on Monday, Jan. 20, many noticed that he did not place his left hand on a Bible while being sworn in. Now people are questioning that gesture, and wondering if the president can be sworn in without using a Bible.