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What’s with Ted Cruz’s beard, new member gets lost in Capitol Hill tunnels, and a puzzler for Larsen

The Capitol Christmas Tree is lifted from a truck to be placed on the West Front of the Capitol on Monday. The noble fir was harvested on Nov. 2 from the Willamette National Forest in Oregon before making the cross-country trip to D.C. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
The Capitol Christmas Tree is lifted from a truck to be placed on the West Front of the Capitol on Monday. The noble fir was harvested on Nov. 2 from the Willamette National Forest in Oregon before making the cross-country trip to D.C. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Roll Call Staff
Posted November 27, 2018 at 12:20pm

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.

Send tips, clips and all your hot goss to (202) 922-6697 on Signal or HOH@rollcall.com. Tweet at us at @HeardontheHill. Here’s the word on the Hill for today:

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