Skip to content

Congress is as outlandish as it could be: Congressional Hits and Misses

Week of Nov. 11, 2019

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, joined by other House Democrats, speaks during a press conference after the House Intelligence Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Trump on Wednesday Nov. 13, 2019 (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)
Rep. Adam B. Schiff, joined by other House Democrats, speaks during a press conference after the House Intelligence Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Trump on Wednesday Nov. 13, 2019 (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

“It’s not as outlandish as it could be.” That’s how GOP counsel Steve Castor, during this week’s public impeachment hearings, described Rudy Giuliani’s backdoor diplomacy. But as watchers of Congress know, many things that happen on Capitol Hill are a little outlandish — like scooters, upside-down charts, flying microphones, a 20-second committee markup and more in this week’s Hits and Misses.

[jwp-video n=”1″]

Recent Stories

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

Republicans denounce new Democratic offer to end shutdown

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

VIN and bear it — Congressional Hits and Misses

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

Rep. Elise Stefanik launches long-anticipated bid for New York governor