The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. Here’s more about the library and the mystery of who’s in charge now.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The United States Capitol Police (USCP) said an armed man who took a U.S. Capitol tour and visited the Library of Congress was arrested on Tuesday. USCP said it ...

Capitol Police arrested 33 people for "illegally" demonstrating inside the Russell Senate Office Building on June 25, 2025.

It got going big-time in 1815, when former President Thomas Jefferson sold his 6,500-volume library to Congress to replace the one that was destroyed when the British burned the Capitol on Aug. 24 ...

“On Tuesday, January 21, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) ... 27, was stopped as he returned to his car after leaving the Library of Congress at around 2:15 p.m.

For many years, the policy of the library has been to acquire one copy of every book published in the United States. Today, over 178 million items include not only books, but also maps, oral ...