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House Democratic physicians protesting Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" were overwhelmed by ...
Minnesota legislators have set aside $325,000 to send a statue of one of its most-famous native sons, Hubert Humphrey, to ...
An Amelia Earhart statue joins the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall Updated July 27, 2022 8:47 PM ET Originally published July 27, 2022 4:31 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered ...
There is a statue of Rosa Parks in Statuary Hall, but it wasn’t a state-sponsored effort. According to the Architect of the Capitol, the tribute to Parks was the first statue commissioned by ...
Mary McLeod Bethune on Wednesday became the first Black American to be represented with a state statue in National Statuary Hall, a central room of the United States Capitol, honored for her work ...
A statue of Daisy Gatson Bates was unveiled in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on May 8. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Sen. Tom Cotton were among those who spoke at the event.
Every state gets two statues in the U.S. Capitol. We’ve got Frances Willard and James Shields.” National Statuary Hall is a collection of marble men and women who stand silently around the ...
A statue depicting country music legend Johnny Cash was unveiled Tuesday morning at the U.S. Capitol, making the "Man in Black" the first musician to have his likeness represented in Statuary Hall.
1 of 6 | A statue of Amelia Earhart, the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, was unveiled in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.
Mary McLeod Bethune becomes first Black American honored in U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall. A new statue unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol marks a historic first.
A statue of Daisy Gatson Bates will be unveiled in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on May 8, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State's office.Bates was an activist, writer and ...