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Texas Rep. Filemon Vela has said he would oppose a House rule vote this week combining a budget resolution with voting and infrastructure bills.

House returns to take up budget and voting rights, with Democrats divided

By Erin Bacon, Lindsey McPherson and Michael Macagnone
Posted August 23, 2021 at 7:00am
D.C. statehood activists gather Monday in front of the Capitol to show support ahead of the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on a D.C. statehood bill.

Senate preps more confirmations as House goes for committee work week

By Erin Bacon
Posted March 22, 2021 at 11:25am
House Clerk Cheryl Johnson and Acting House Sergeant at Arms Tim Blodgett lead the House managers procession to deliver the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Jan. 25.

Road Ahead: Budget markups, impeachment trial define week

By Erin Bacon
Posted February 8, 2021 at 8:53am
The East Front of the Capitol is plowed as snow continues to fall. Weather delayed some Senate business on Monday.

Road ahead: Budget resolutions take center stage, along with Cabinet nominations

By Erin Bacon
Posted February 1, 2021 at 11:18am
For almost four decades, the comedians of the Capitol Steps served up good old-fashioned political yuks. Now, at the end of the Trump era and as the coronavirus decimates live performance, the group has shut down. Above, members of the group perform at the Sunset Center in Carmel, California, in 2010.

‘Like the tap-dancing cat’: Capitol Steps played the Hill for laughs

By Erin Bacon
Posted January 28, 2021 at 7:00am
The end of the Democratic Study Group on Capitol Hill was part of the transition of power in the House from committees to leadership.

These legislative whisperers were kicked out of the Capitol

By Erin Bacon
Posted December 10, 2020 at 6:30am
Moving out is a biennial tradition in the House, complete with boxes, bubble wrap and hours of sorting through official papers. Above, trash piles up in the Rayburn House Office Building two years ago as departing members cleared out their offices.

Bring in the moving boxes: Congress is already packing up

By Erin Bacon
Posted November 5, 2020 at 6:00am
A Georgetown University senior poses on Wednesday for early graduation pictures due to the school moving to online classes. Students must vacate on-campus housing by Sunday.

GOP stimulus bill would give DeVos authority to defer student loan payments, extend flexibility to schools

By Erin Bacon
Posted March 19, 2020 at 8:34pm
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in the Capitol in July, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

After months of delay, DeVos touts limited student loan forgiveness plan

By Erin Bacon
Posted December 12, 2019 at 11:46am
Artist Michael McCutcheon has drawn countless members of Congress while watching C-SPAN, including Reps. Barbara Lee and Earl L. “Buddy” Carter. (Courtesy Michael McCutcheon)

Portrait of the artist, a C-SPAN watcher

By Erin Bacon
Posted July 16, 2019 at 6:00am
Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., urged student loan servicers and the FSA to remember that people’s livelihoods are at stake. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Appropriators scold agency for poor student loan oversight

By Erin Bacon
Posted March 7, 2019 at 11:59am
John M. Donnelly is a senior writer covering defense for CQ Roll Call. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senior Writer John M. Donnelly Wins Dirksen Award

By Erin Bacon
Posted October 31, 2018 at 4:15pm
FiscalNote, a Washington-based startup that uses technology to track and analyze legislation around the world, is acquiring CQ Roll Call. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call)

CQ Roll Call Reporters Win National Press Club Awards

By Erin Bacon
Posted July 31, 2018 at 11:57am
Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., conducts the mock-swearing in for Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, in the Capitol on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Republican Michael Cloud Sworn In to House, Replacing Blake Farenthold

By Erin Bacon
Posted July 10, 2018 at 7:16pm
Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis.,left, holds a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., right, as her husband Joe holds the Bible on Monday, May 7, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

With Debbie Lesko Sworn In, The House is Still Short Members

By Erin Bacon
Posted May 8, 2018 at 12:30pm
Rep. Conor Lamb was sworn in as a House member on Thursday afternoon. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Conor Lamb Sworn In as House Member

By Jason Dick and Erin Bacon
Posted April 12, 2018 at 6:14pm
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., said Tuesday she knows of two current lawmakers who have sexually harassed congressional staff in the past.  (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Current Lawmakers Have Sexually Harassed Staffers, Speier Alleges

By Erin Bacon
Posted November 14, 2017 at 3:15pm
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., sponsored a resolution that requires senators and their staffs to complete sexual harassment training by early January. Here, staffers line up at a committee hearing. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Mandatory by January: Sexual Harassment Training for Senators and Staff

By Erin Bacon
Posted November 10, 2017 at 3:05pm
Complaining about sexual harassment is less straightforward on Capitol Hill than in other federal offices. (Bill Clark/Roll Call)

How Congress Deals With Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

By Erin Bacon
Posted October 18, 2017 at 10:00am
The United States Capitol building. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Predatory Behavior: The Dark Side of Capitol Hill

By Erin Bacon
Posted February 2, 2017 at 5:00am