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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the meeting place of the United States Congress and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. Though no longer at the geographic center of the federal district, the Capitol forms the origin point for the district's street-numbering system and the district's four quadrants.

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Ginsburg was 'our North Star' -rabbi Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt on Friday during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called Ginsburg "our prophet, our North Star, our strength for so very long." Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:02Published 3 weeks ago

Ginsburg is first woman to lie in state in U.S. capitol Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of gender equality, made history again on Friday (September 25) as the first woman and the first Jewish person to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol,.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:27Published 3 weeks ago

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Be First Woman to Lie in State at US Capitol Justice Ginsburg died on Friday, September 18th, at the age of 87 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:53Published on September 23, 2020

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United States Capitol

Seat of the United States Congress

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