Capitol Quip for the Use of Military Force - Roll Call

Capitol Quip for the Use of Military Force

Flying the flag

By Robert Matson

Posted June 21, 2015 at 5:00am

To see our previous winners, check us out on Pinterest .

Related:

See photos, follies, HOH Hits and Misses and more at Roll Call’s new video site.

Get breaking news alerts and more from Roll Call in your inbox or on your iPhone.

Recent Stories

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., is among the architects of the deal.

Deal to end government shutdown advances in Senate

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has twice been ordered by a federal court to tap funds for food stamps that her department had said couldn't be used for the purpose. The administration on Friday appealed the latest order, but the department also said it would pay the benefits. Rollins appears here with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., at a news conference on Oct. 31.

Supreme Court stays lower court orders for USDA to pay November SNAP benefits

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., seen here at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Oct. 7, said there's "no way" Republicans would vote for the Democratic proposal to end the shutdown.

Republicans denounce new Democratic offer to end shutdown

President Donald Trump meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a bilateral lunch in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Friday.

‘Blocked, ruined, canceled’: Trump hosts Hungary’s Orban as shutdown rolls on

The empty Capitol Rotunda is seen on Nov. 3, 2025, The government shutdown became the longest in history this week.

VIN and bear it — Congressional Hits and Misses

An Architect of the Capitol worker lowers the flag over the Capitol to half-staff on Tuesday in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Monday at age 84. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | October 31-November 6, 2025