A Washington, DC man was detained Wednesday after he allegedly tried to slip a machete and three knives into the US Capitol Visitor Center hours before President-elect Donald Trump was due to arrive.

U.S. Capitol police said officers spotted the machete in the man's bag as it went through the X-ray machine, and found three knives in the bag. The man, who was not immediately named by police ...

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The man arrested after trying to enter the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., while smelling like fuel this afternoon was trying to deliver papers to ...

Additionally, there are bike racks outside the Capital Visitor Center and Capital Bikeshare stations nearby. For more information, check out the official U.S. Capitol Visitor Center website.

Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger will face questions this week about safety at the Capitol complex after screening ...

As his sheaf of sketches grew, Thornton's thoughts were focused on the nation that had inspired his endeavor—the fledgling democracy of the United States, whose shores lay more than a thousand ...

The city's most recognizable landmark. Guided tours are offered daily, but it is also fun to simply wander around amid the camera-toting tourists and take in the majesty of the building - even if ...

Standing stoically in the heart of central Austin is Texas's legislative center ... Capitol. Opened in 1888, this landmark (made of Texas sunset red granite) stands 14 feet taller than the U.S ...