Before he “accidentally” activated the fire alarm, New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman hastily knocked down two emergency exit signs at a nearby door, new footage revealed.

The classic American emergency exit sign—the bold red letters spelling out E-X-I-T—seems at first glance like an unimpeachable bit of sign design. The contrast between the letters and the ...

Alongside the Capitol’s historic paintings, sculptures, tiles and bronze doors could soon come 127 new bronze fixtures: custom emergency exit signs. The Architect of the Capitol officially put ...