USA TODAY reporters covered the historic events. They were inside the Capitol, walking the streets, at the White House and ...

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of ...

Around a thousand people marched to the State Capitol building in downtown Madison this past weekend to call for elected ...

Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to burn down a congressman's office because he ...

Last year, a brand-new coalition of faith groups, housing developers, social justice advocates and lawmakers from both sides ...

Eight current or former Polk County residents, some accused of assaulting officers at the Capitol, stand to benefit from President Trump's order.

The State Historical Museum on the Capitol Square, shown in September, is surrounded by fencing ahead of its demolition.

Update 9:27 a.m. ET, Jan. 20: Today is not only Inauguration Day but it is also a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Four people with Polk County ties had been convicted or pled guilty. Two had served their time. Four were awaiting trial.

A longtime FBI deputy director who had been expected to replace Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis is retiring from ...

Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn heard he was preemptively pardoned Monday morning while watching the news at his ...

Harry Dunn was a rifle-wielding U.S. Capitol Police officer grappling with supporters of President Donald Trump who had ...