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Word on the Hill: The Morning After

More results rolling in, McCaskill’s next move is to have a drink, and Boyle’s message to Trump

Voters fill out their ballots at Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, Va., on Election Day. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Voters fill out their ballots at Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, Va., on Election Day. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Alex Gangitano
Posted November 7, 2018 at 9:19am

We’re all over Capitol Hill and its surrounding haunts looking for good stories. Some of the best are ones we come across while reporting the big stories.

There is life beyond legislating, and this is the place for it. We look, but we don’t find everything. We want to know what you see, too.

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