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Members of Congress reacted to President Biden’s State of the Union address.

A bronze statue of author Willa Cather (1873-1947) was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall, representing Nebraska - the scene of prairie life depicted in her novels. She was …

A statue of educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune was dedicated as part of Congress’s National Statuary Hall. She is the first African American to be represented in the coll…

Pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart’s statue joined one of former President Dwight Eisenhower in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall Collection to represent Kansas. House Speaker Nancy P…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held a news conference on the legislative agenda for the next two weeks before lawmakers break for the August recess. Topics included Rep. Pramila Jayapal…

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) was honored with a portrait unveiling ceremony in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. Top congressional leaders, including current Speaker Kevin McCarthy…

Members of Congress reacted to President Biden’s State of the Union speech.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) defended his action to remove Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This action in the form of a resolution was put t…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Congress has a role to investigate how and why classified documents were found at President Biden’s Delaware home and a private Washington, D.C., the…

The portrait of outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The painting was completed by the late Ronald Sherr in 2014 and has been in stora…

Congressional lawmakers gathered to pay tribute to the late Representative Don Young (R-AK), dean of the House of Representatives, who died unexpectedly on March 18, 2022, at age 88. House M…

President Biden paid his respects to the late Representative Don Young (R-AK), dean of the House, who died unexpectedly at age 88 on March 18, 2022. Representative Young had served in Congre…

Representative Don Young of Alaska, dean of the House and the longest-serving member of either party in history, lay in state in the U.S. Capitol.

To mark Women’s History Month at the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelsoi (D-CA) honored tennis player Billie Jean King and the daughter of former Representative Patsy Mink (D-HI). Patsy…

President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke from Statuary Hall on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Vice President Harris spoke of the “fragility” and strength …

President Biden briefly spoke to reporters following his speech on the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. When asked why he did not mention former President Trump by na…

Senators walked through Statuary Hall and entered the House Chamber for the joint session to hear President Biden’s first address to Congress.

House lawmakers gathered for a memorial service for the late Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL), who died in early April at age 84 of pancreatic cancer. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Majori…

A live feed from Statuary Hall was shown as lawmakers and staff walked through on the way to a joint session of Congress to verify certificates and count Electoral College votes from each st…