Congress
The Political History of Cap and Trade
How an unlikely mix of environmentalists and free-market conservatives hammered out the strategy known as cap-and-trade
August 2009 |
By Richard Conniff
On the Hunt for Jefferson's Lost Books
A Library of Congress curator is on a worldwide mission to find exact copies of the books that belonged to Thomas Jefferson
August 11, 2009 |
By Ashley Luthern
There Oughta Be a Law
Centuries hence, historians may wonder: Where exactly did Congress store all those pork barrels?
July 2009 |
By William Ecenbarger
A Capitol Vision From a Self-Taught Architect
In 1792, William Thornton designed America's defining monument, where a new visitor center opens in December
December 2008 |
By Fergus M. Bordewich
Capitol Discovery
Senate staffers come across a historic treasure in a dusty storage room
June 2003 |
By Philip Kopper
