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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a life in photos

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman and the Senate dropping its dress code is a highlight of this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Dressing down — Congressional Hits and Misses

Sen. John Kennedy reading sexually explicit material at a hearing on banned books highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Deep Quote — Congressional Hits and Misses

It was a topsy-turvy week on Capitol Hill as lawmakers scrambled to finish last-minute work before the long August recess.

August body — Congressional Hits and Misses

Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Mark Pocan and were among House Democrats who expressed outrage at Republicans this week for striking LGBTQ projects from an appropriations bill.

Striking words — Congressional Hits and Misses

Rep. Katie Porter played “JeoparDoD” with witnesses at a House Oversight hearing this week.

‘You can’t always get what you want’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

House Republicans censuring Donald Trump foil Rep. Adam B. Schiff highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Ripple effects — Congressional Hits and Misses

Lawmakers hit the baseball field this week to raise money for charity and to show off their “athleticism” in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

A bush league of their own — Congressional Hits and Misses

Republican runner Rep. William R. Timmons IV of South Carolina is tagged out at home plate by Democratic catcher Sen. Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut during the 2021 Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park.

Capitol Lens | A decade of congressional baseball

Rep. Eric Swalwell points out what Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants for “dessert” at a House Judiciary subcommittee Hearing in this weeks Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘This is her dessert!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Speaker Kevin McCarthy striving to get the bipartisan debt limit bill through the House, despite opposition from his own party, highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Stumblin’ in’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Rep. Jared Moskowitz turning the sarcasm up to 11 at a House Oversight Committee hearing highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Now you’re cookin’ with gas!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Sen. Richard Blumenthal showcases a ChatGPT deepfake of his own voice at a Senate hearing in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

A.I. am what A.I. am — Congressional Hits and Misses

Sen. Roger Marshall led the charge in the Senate this week to overturn the Biden administration’s listing of the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species.

Lesser prairie home companion — Congressional Hits and Misses

Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell shares her fear of bats with the House Natural Resources Committee in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Beware the bat! — Congressional Hits and Misses

Jerry Springer at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Mass.

Capitol Lens | Jerry Springer

Tensions between Reps. Eric Swalwell and Marjorie Taylor Greene erupted at a House hearing this week.

Points of disorder — Congressional Hits and Misses

Reps. Jim Jordan and Stephen F. Lynch got into a heated exchange at the House Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing this week.

‘They have scurried away with your complicity!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Capitol Hill is going to the birds in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Eagles, Mud Hens and free birds, oh my! — Congressional Hits and Misses

President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy rock the green for St. Patrick’s Day in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Which one of us is more Irish?’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. chowing down in a House panel hearing and Sen. Markwayne Mullin clashing with a Teamster during a Senate panel hearing highlight this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Committees, clashes and cafeterias — Congressional Hits and Misses

Reps. Byron Donalds and Jamaal Bowman debate the 2024 presidential election in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Debate club — Congressional Hits and Misses

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer walks through a temporary walkway in the Capitol on May 24, 2022, as the Ohio Clock Corridor undergoes renovations.

Roll Call’s Bill Clark snaps up WHNPA wins

UFO mania grips Capitol Hill in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

The truth is not out there — Congressional Hits and Misses

The State of the Union … and other comedy acts — Congressional Hits and Misses

House Republicans voted to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee this week.

‘My voice will get louder and stronger!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Members of the Senate Judiciary committee  pandering to Taylor Swift and her fans at a hearing highlight this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Howdy do, fellow kids!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Scandal-plagued New York Republican George Santos dominates Republicans’ second week in control of the House in this week’s Hits and Misses.

‘Who the (BLEEP) are you?!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

The House was in disarray all week as Republicans failed to elected Kevin McCarthy speaker.

‘The House is not in order!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Departing Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis quotes Nickelback in his farewell floor in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Are we having fun yet?!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Capitol Ink | The best of 2022

Illinois Rep. Sean Casten channels his inner Rihanna on the House floor in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Putting FERC to ‘Work’ — Congressional Hits & Misses

Congressional Gold Medal honorees snub Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Gold medal cold shoulder — Congressional Hits and Misses

Congress returned this week to begin its lame-duck session before departing again for Thanksgiving break.

Lame-duck soup: Congressional Hits and Misses

President Joe Biden looking for the late Rep. Jackie Walorski at the White House Hunger Conference on Wednesday is a highlight in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Daze of our lives — Congressional Hits and Misses

Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves displays his many talking points in poster form in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘I got a poster for that’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

This week’s Hits and Misses sees Reps. Rodney Davis, left, and Jared Huffman participating in the Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee, and more.

‘Your word is, buttinsky!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

This week sees Sen. Tom Carper reminiscing about the time he drove his minivan on a Dover racetrack, and more.

Carper’s ‘Silver Bullet’ rides again — Congressional Hits and Misses

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Connecticut Sen. Christopher S. Murphy appear in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Secret weapons and superpowers — Congressional Hits and Misses

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, greets lawmakers in Statuary Hall after his address to Congress on May 14, 1992. Also seen are, from left, Rep. Robert H. Michel, R-Ill., Sen. George J. Mitchell, D-Maine, Speaker Tom Foley, D-Wash., Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., Rep. Dick Gephardt, R-Mo., Sergeant-at-Arms Werner Brandt and House Doorkeeper James T. Molloy.

Glasnost with Gorbachev: Photos of the former Soviet leader

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst channeled her inner Bob Barker (or Drew Carey) on the Senate floor this week.

‘Come on down!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Quarrel majority — Congressional Hits and Misses

Sens. Josh Hawley and Cory Booker display some procedural confusion in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Parliamentary procedures and other perplexities — Congressional Hits and Misses

This week’s Hits and Misses focuses on Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy and some of his homespun witticisms.

The Kennedy center: Congressional Hits and Misses

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the passage of a bipartisan gun violence reduction measure on Friday, while simultaneously dealing with the aftermath of Supreme Court's opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.

Landmark collisions — Congressional Hits and Misses

Massachusetts Rep.  Richard M. Neal celebrates the 100th anniversary of James Joyce’s “Ulysses” in this week’s Hits and Misses.

Happy ‘Bloomsday’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

“Everybody hates Congress,” Rep. Jim McGoverns said on the House floor this week.

‘Everybody hates Congress’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Florida Rep. Greg Steube showed off his collection of guns during a House Judiciary Committee markup on gun safety legislation.

Flop gun — Congressional Hits and Misses

Sen. Ted Cruz was one of the Republican lawmakers pressed about gun control this week following the elementary school shooting in Texas,

Cause and deflect — Congressional Hits and Misses

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. looms large in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Communication breakdown — Congressional Hits and Misses