An armed Massachusetts man was apprehended by Capitol Police near the Library of Congress after taking a tour of the Capitol the day following the inauguration, authorities revealed.

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 ...

On his first day back in the Oval Office, Donald Trump issued 51 executive orders, 12 memorandums and four proclamations, ...

Chicago — The ancient manuscript rested ... Prompted by Mundy’s hunch, the Library of Congress analyzed the papers this fall and made an astounding discovery. The manuscript was printed ...

A books-for-grain deal allowed India to get crucial food aid while US libraries built up a treasure trove of literature.

At the Library of Congress, a team of scientists is working hard to make objects age as fast as possible. That may seem ...

The Trump-Vance campaign unveiled new portraits of the president-elect and vice president elect on Thursday, just days before ...

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and ...

Library of Congress. The man dubbed America's first ... Pinkerton and his wife settled in the Chicago area, where Allan worked as a barrel-maker. By accident he discovered the lair of a gang ...