Capitol Lens | First Monday

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Lens | First Monday

By Tom Williams

Posted October 3, 2022 at 3:06pm

Isaiah McKinney enters the Supreme Court as it begins a new term on Monday. The courtroom is now open to the public again — the first time since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic began.

Recent Stories

Supporters wave signs Saturday before the start of a campaign rally for Democratic Senate hopeful Annie Andrews at a church in North Charleston, S.C.

Roll Call on the Road: Courting the Carolinas

A bipartisan chorus of members of Congress have denounced Trump's recent activity concerning Russia.

Trump’s Russia moves could complicate lame-duck agenda

A number of lawmakers, many of them House Democrats, have announced they were targeted by suspicious letters in recent days. Above, the Capitol is framed by fall leaves.

Security official warns of more suspicious letters to lawmakers

Sen. Susan Collins looks to Troy Jackson during a debate at Husson University in Bangor on Thursday.

Data center anxiety plays out in Senate campaign debates

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., spoke at a rally for GOP congressional candidate Laura Buckhout in New Bern, N.C., on Oct. 15.

Leadership barnstorming continues ahead of midterm elections

Bobby Pulido, here at a campaign event in Goliad, Texas, in September, is among the Democratic candidates in the party's "Red to Blue" program who outraised their Republican opponents in the third quarter.