Alva Belmont was a prominent Gilded Age socialite who married a Vanderbilt railroad heir. Later in life, she became a women's suffrage activist.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday set a new House floor speech record with a “magic minute” address that clocked in at 8 hours and 44 minutes.

William K. Vanderbilt's brother, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, built a French chateau-style mansion so large it took up an entire New York City block. Cornelius Vanderbilt II's residence on Fifth Avenue.

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a spending plan for Measure ULA, the so-called mansion tax, directing nearly $425 million into housing and homelessness programs.

Eagle's Nest was built for William K. Vanderbilt II between 1910 and 1936, and is now home to a museum, planetarium, hiking trails, and more.

Opulence reaches its pinnacle in this Italian Renaissance-style summer retreat. The Breakers, commissioned by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1893, spans 70 rooms across 125,000 square feet. Marble ...

Rep. Sarah Elfreth, a Democrat who represents parts of Anne Arundel County, paid tribute to the five victims of the 2018 Capital Gazette mass shooting on the House floor.

The package made it to the Oregon House floor Monday but was returned to committee amid concerns from Republicans and even some Democrats about its high price tag.

The news of the White House's plans was first reported by Axios. The House and Senate were originally scheduled to receive classified briefings on the strikes in Iran on Tuesday before those briefings ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt II, heir to his grandfather's railroad fortune, built the Breakers as a summer home in 1895. The name "Breakers" comes from the sound of waves breaking against the shores of the ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs' swift vetoes of two House budget plans set in motion work on a bipartisan plan that could avert a government shutdown.