Capitol Lens | Strategic maneuver – Roll Call

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Capitol Lens | Strategic maneuver

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Bill Clark

Posted February 23, 2026 at 4:51pm

Members of the Secret Service practice squeezing the presidential limo through the House Carriage Door’s narrow driveway at the Capitol on Monday. President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday.

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