Capitol Lens | Winding up

By Bill Clark

Posted January 7, 2026 at 3:18pm

Architect of the Capitol workers gather Christmas lights as they remove decorations from the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on Wednesday. The 2025 tree was a red fir from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada.

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