Biden also said he was not afraid to take the oath in the traditional outdoor ceremony at the Capitol building ... Here are photos that show what DC looks like a day before Biden and Harris ...

Now soldiers can be seen resting in the Capitol Visitor Center, patroling with assault rifles past historic statues and paintings as members of Congress conduct their duties. READ MORE ...

A year later, three commissioners managing the capital’s construction named it in honor of President George Washington ... Baltimore as well as DC, including the Capitol Building, the Library ...

Demonstrators gather around a burning U.S. flag and effigy during a pro-Palestinian protest, on the day Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July ...

The White House, National Mall and U.S. Capitol were covered in white. Snow blankets the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. (Astrid Riecken/Washington Post via Getty Images ...