Capitol Rotunda

The late former Senate majority leader from Nevada, Harry Reid, will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week.

An emotional day on Capitol Hill as family, fellow officers and lawmakers paid their respects to fallen Capitol hill Police officer, Billy Evans. News4’s Cory Smith has more.

Officer William “Billy” Evans, who was killed in a car-ramming attack outside the Capitol, is just the fourth officer ever to lie in honor at the Capitol Rotunda.

In an emotional segment, the “TODAY with Hoda & Jenna” co-host opened up about her personal connection to the Capitol and how she shares in the nation’s pain.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke at a ceremony on Capitol Hill on Monday honoring the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis. D-GA. Lawmakers in the audience later gave Lewis a standing ovation when a recording of the late congressman was played.

Thousands of people waved and cheered Thursday as funeral train No. 4141 — named for the 41st president — carried President George H.W. Bush from Houston to his final resting place on the grounds of his presidential library in College Station.

George W. Bush shares his final conversation with his father, George H.W. Bush.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump shook hands with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama after the Trumps arrived at George H.W. Bush’s funeral at the National Cathedral.

The nation bid goodbye to George H.W. Bush with high praise, cannon salutes and gentle humor Wednesday, celebrating the life of the Texan who embraced a lifetime of service in Washington and was the last president to fight for the U.S. in wartime. Three former presidents looked on at Washington National Cathedral as a fourth — George W. Bush —...

The incoming Democratic governor of Wisconsin said Wednesday that he plans to make a personal appeal to his defeated rival, Gov. Scott Walker, to veto far-reaching GOP legislation that would strip the new administration of some powers. If that doesn’t work, he might sue. Wisconsin Republicans pushed through protests, internal disagreement and Democratic opposition to pass the bills after an...

The nation’s most exclusive fraternity — the presidents club — assembled Wednesday to mourn George H.W. Bush, putting on public display its uneasy relationship with the current occupant of the Oval Office. The uncomfortable reunion brought President Donald Trump together in the same pew with past White House residents who have given him decidedly critical reviews. The late Bush was...

Soldiers, citizens in wheelchairs and long lines of others on foot wound through the hushed Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to view George H.W. Bush’s casket and remember a president whose legacy included World War military service and a landmark law affirming the rights of the disabled. Bob Dole, a compatriot in war, peace and political struggle, steadied himself out of...

Soldiers, people in wheelchairs and long lines of other Americans filed through the hushed Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to view George H.W. Bush’s casket and remember a president whose legacy included military victory half a world away and a landmark law affirming the rights of the disabled. Sully, Bush’s service dog, came by, too.

While paying his respects to former President George H.W. Bush at the Capitol, former Sen. Bob Dole is helped out of his wheelchair to salute the casket of the former president.

George H.W. Bush’s service dog, Sully, made a last visit with the former president Tuesday, joining others paying respect to Bush as he lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Sully was already well-known as Bush’s service dog — his Instagram account has more than 150,000 followers — before an image of him lying beside Bush’s flag-draped casket shared by...

Former President George H.W. Bush’s state funeral encompasses four days of events, from his arrival in Washington to his burial in Texas on Thursday. The guidelines for state funerals date back to the mid-1800s and have been shaped over time. Seating arrangements, for example, are detailed with precision, with the presidential party followed by chiefs of state, arranged alphabetically by...

George H.W. Bush’s casket travelled from Houston to Washington, D.C., where he will lie in state at the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol before a service at the Washington National Cathedral.

Sunday night, the Bush family’s spokesman, Jim McGrath, tweeted a photo of George H.W. Bush’s service dog, Sully, lying in front of the 41st president’s casket with the caption “Mission complete.”

Former President George H.W. Bush teamed up with the man who ousted him from the White House to help victims of natural disasters. He created a program that has honored thousands of American volunteers. He also sent U.S. troops to Africa to help starving Somalis. It was all part of Bush’s vision for creating what he called a “kinder, gentler...