Congressional Hits and Misses: Best of 2019

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Congressional Hits and Misses: Best of 2019

It’s been quite a year

Speaker Nancy Pelosi conducts her weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Dec. 19. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Thomas McKinless

Posted December 31, 2019 at 11:23am

It’s been a long year on Capitol Hill. As we head into 2020 for a bruising election season, a looming Senate impeachment trial and continued partisan standoffs, Hits and Misses looks back at Congress’ best and worst moments from 2019.

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