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The News4 I-Team learned dozens more workers at the U.S. Capitol tested positive and are under quarantine. The cases come as Congress is back in session and senior leaders are announcing their own positive test results. Scott MacFarlane reports even with increased testing there’s still concern that more should be done.

A state panel is soliciting recommendations on what should replace Virginia’s Robert E

While much of Washington is twisted in knots over the upcoming election, there’s another contingent already busy trying to figure out how to stage an inauguration for the next president during a pandemic.

Most coronavirus safety measures for Capitol Hill are advisories, not requirements. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports on what this means as President Donald Trump tests positive for coronavirus.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s personal trainer, Bryant Johnson, honored the late justice with a set of pushups at the U.S. Capitol on Friday.

The casket of justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Friday. Ginsburg is the first female to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol.

Another presidential inauguration is about four months away. D.C.Mayor Muriel Bowser says she expects local costs for the event to skyrocket due to coronavirus concerns and the likelihood of civil unrest. News4’s Mark Segraves reports this comes as the District is still trying to get the federal government to repay millions from the last inauguration.

As Congress grapples with how to respond to COVID-19, Capitol Hill itself is dealing with another surge in cases. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports dozens of employees are on leave or quarantine as the virus spreads.

Mourners have braved coronavirus fears and brutal heat to pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis outside the U.S. Capitol

For the second day, thousands lined up outside the U.S. Capitol to see John Lewis’ flag draped casket. News4’s Mark Segraves spoke to some mourners about the late congressman.

As the public pays its respects to John Lewis, congressional leaders are looking for ways to honor their late colleague and friend. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

A Virginia panel has recommended that Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue in the U.S. Capitol be replaced with another yet-to-be named Virginian.

Numerous roads will be shut down in D.C. Monday for a funeral procession honoring Rep. John Lewis before the body of the civil rights icon arrives at the U.S. Capitol to lie in state. D.C. police said there will be increased police activity in support of the procession and temporary road closures in the following locations between about 11:30...

Preparations were underway Sunday at the U.S. Capitol for John Lewis’ public viewing. News4’s Darcy Spencer explains what to know.

Thousands are expected to line up tomorrow at the U.S. Capitol to pay their respects to John Lewis. News4’s Derrick Ward explains how the special ceremony will be different from the ones in the past due to the ongoing pandemic.

Rep. John Lewis will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week, the top congressional leaders of both parties announced Thursday.

The House has approved a bill to remove statues of Gen. Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol, as a reckoning over racial injustice continues following the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis.

The House of Representatives is expected to vote to remove the bust of a famous Maryland figure from the U.S. Capitol. Scott MacFarlane reports Maryland’s most powerful member of Congress is behind the effort.

Members of Congress are calling for Confederate figures to be removed from the U.S. Capitol. In a letter, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Pelosi told a House-Senate committee with jurisdiction over the controversial topic that Confederate statues “pay homage to hate, not heritage. They must be removed.” Pelosi made the announcement on the very day President Donald Trump vowed...

Members of Congress are calling for Confederate statues to be removed from the U.S. Capitol. Scott MacFarlane reports past efforts have failed.