Dressing down — Congressional Hits and Misses

Video

Dressing down — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending Sept. 22, 2023

By Chris Hale

Posted September 22, 2023 at 2:22pm

Capitol Hill tongues were wagging this week about everything from the approaching shutdown storm, the Senate nuking its dress code, and lawmakers giggling over words at the annual National Press Club spelling bee.

Recent Stories

Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap applauds during a May Day rally organized by local unions outside Portland City Hall. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

Matt Dunlap wins Democratic primary for battleground Maine seat

Fireworks are seen over the National Mall after the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House early Monday morning. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | June 12-16, 2026

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee markup on Wednesday.

Sovereign wealth fund tax on AI companies unveiled by Sanders

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., arrives for a vote in the Capitol on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

AI deepfakes bill advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee

At the Races: Artificial interference

Senate Intelligence ranking member Mark Warner and other Democrats conduct a news conference in the Capitol on Wednesday, after President Trump tapped the brakes on Jay Clayton, his nominee for director of national intelligence.