While GOP lawmakers and the Trump administration have downplayed the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, there are state efforts underway to ensure it's recorded for history.

US Representative and New Jersey's Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill just took the floor for the first time since winning the governor's race in her state last week. The Democrat says it will be her last speech in the chamber before submitting her resignation next week.

The measure, which already passed the Senate on Monday, cleared the procedural hurdle on an 8-4 vote, representing the first significant step by the House to restore full government operations after over a month of halted services,

In the Capitol Visitor Center, where you can find a statue of Colorado astronaut Jack Swigert, the only sound is babbling water from a small water feature tucked away in the corner. Usually, it’s completely drowned out by the passing crowds. Something about the solitude makes it hard to speak above a whisper, even when you’re alone.

State flags will be replaced by prints from each state's official coin. — -- The controversial Mississippi state flag -- along with flags from the 49 other states -- will not return to one of the most well-traveled tunnels under the U.S. Capitol.

Shortly after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, the political right spent a lot of time parsing whether the word “insurrection” was an apt description of the day’s events.