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The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is seen after a mass shooting that killed nine people on June 22, 2015. 21-year-old Dylann Roof was convicted on 33 federal charges for the murders in the church in Charleston, which is one of the nation's oldest Black churches.

‘The flag would still be flying today’

By Mary C. Curtis, Gillian Roberts and Evan Campbell
Posted July 29, 2021 at 8:00am
UNITED STATES - APRIL 28: Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,clap as President Joe Biden delivers his address to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.(Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

History is made with Harris, Pelosi atop the House dais

By Gillian Roberts
Posted April 28, 2021 at 10:46pm
President George Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush, at an inauguration ball in 1989 after he was sworn in as the 41st president of the United States. (Andrea Mohin/CQ Roll Call file photo)

A Life in Photos: George H.W. Bush

By Gillian Roberts
Posted December 1, 2018 at 12:28am
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during a news conference in June 1998. (Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call file photo)

John McCain’s Life on the Hill in Photos

By Gillian Roberts
Posted August 24, 2018 at 11:57am
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, center, talks with Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., right, and ranking member Arlen Specter, R-Pa., after a hearing on judicial security and independence in February 2007. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Justice Kennedy’s D.C. Life in Photos

By Gillian Roberts
Posted June 27, 2018 at 3:15pm
Members of the United States Capitol Police honor guard stand with a wreath during the annual memorial service on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the 2018 Annual Capitol Police Memorial Service

By Gillian Roberts
Posted May 8, 2018 at 4:00pm
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks up the House steps as he arrives at the Capitol for the final votes of the week Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: House Heads Out Early, Senate Welcomes a Baby

By Gillian Roberts
Posted April 20, 2018 at 11:00am
First lady Barbara Bush and President George H.W. Bush at the Republican National Convention in August 1992 (Laura Patterson/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Barbara Bush: Her Life in Photos

By Gillian Roberts and Bill Clark
Posted April 17, 2018 at 7:53pm
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and staffers evacuate their subway train after the Dirksen/Hart Senate subway line temporarily shut down around lunch time on Tuesday. The subway system was back up and running shortly afterward. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the Day: Subway Problems Aren’t Just for the Red Line

By Bill Clark and Gillian Roberts
Posted April 17, 2018 at 1:44pm
Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., unveils the GOP tax reform plan in the Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of a Life in Congress: Speaker Paul Ryan

By Gillian Roberts
Posted April 11, 2018 at 3:03pm
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the first female speaker, hosted a reception last week to honor Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who is now the longest-serving woman in the House, breaking the previous record set by Massachusetts Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Vermont Will Be Last State to Have Never Sent a Woman to Congress

By Gillian Roberts
Posted March 21, 2018 at 2:49pm
Workers clear the East Plaza of the Capitol on Wednesday. Congress is in session. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Day: Snow Doesn’t Stop Capitol Hill This Time

By Gillian Roberts and Bill Clark
Posted March 21, 2018 at 10:36am
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter is dead at 88. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call 2015 file photo)

Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, Through the Years, in Photos

By Gillian Roberts
Posted March 16, 2018 at 11:15am
Stephen Colbert rides a Segway down the hallway outside of Rep. Adam Schiff's office in the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the Day: Colbert Takes a Ride

By Gillian Roberts
Posted February 13, 2018 at 4:03pm
The Capitol Visitor Center, usually full of tourists, sits empty on Jan. 22 as negotiations to reopen the government continued during a previous Trump-era shutdown. Several Cabinet departments and smaller offices shuttered at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Life on the Hill Was a Bit Complicated Monday Morning: Photos of the Shutdown

By Gillian Roberts
Posted January 22, 2018 at 12:47pm
Nov. 13, 2017: Ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sen. Michael D. Crapo, R-Idaho, arrive for the Senate Finance Committee markup of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Hatch’s Congressional Career in Photos

By Gillian Roberts and Jason Dick
Posted January 2, 2018 at 4:03pm
Rep. Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev., speaks with fellow Democrats at a spring press conference on Trump and Russia. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Investigative Ethics Panel Established for Kihuen Allegations, Expansion Into Farenthold Claims

By Gillian Roberts
Posted December 21, 2017 at 5:44pm
Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Cory Booker, D-N.J., ride an elevator in the Ford Building after leaving the Senate just after a vote Tuesday to meet with the Congressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

In Search of Missing Bills, Congress Is on the Case

By Gillian Roberts
Posted June 20, 2017 at 6:42pm
Police mark shell casings on Independence Avenue near the U.S. Capitol after a woman nearly hit U.S. Capitol Police officers, which resulted in an officer firing shots on Wednesday morning, March 29, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Over the Years, Capitol Shootings

By Jason Dick and Gillian Roberts
Posted March 29, 2017 at 3:41pm
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A Case of the Mondays: Recent Senate Session Third-Longest Since 1915

By Gillian Roberts
Posted February 9, 2017 at 1:53pm
Protesters gather on Monday in front of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's executive order barring immigrants from certain countries entry into the U.S. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: Immigration Protests, Committee Boycotts and a High Court Nominee

By Gillian Roberts
Posted February 3, 2017 at 1:30pm
President Barack Obama waves to crowd after his speech at his second inauguration in 2013. (Scott Andrews/Pool/AP file photo)

10 Quotes From the Last 10 Presidential Inaugurations

By Gillian Roberts
Posted January 19, 2017 at 5:00am
On Nov. 16, 2011, Glenn (center with red tie) is among a group of the first astronauts to win the Congressional Gold Medal. Astronaut Neil Armstrong receives a medal from then-Speaker of the House John A. Boehner of Ohio, then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada presents Glenn’s and then-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky presents one to astronaut Buzz Aldrin, at a ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

John Glenn’s Life in Photos: From Astronaut to National Hero to Long-Time Senator

By Gillian Roberts
Posted December 8, 2016 at 3:36pm
Donald Trump stands with several of his children on stage in Cleveland this week. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

What the Trump Kids Said at the Convention

By Gillian Roberts
Posted July 21, 2016 at 9:24pm
New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer hugs Sharon Risher, whose mother and two cousins were killed in the 2015 Charleston, S.C., shooting. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

9 Years of Mass Shootings: How Did Congress Respond?

By Gillian Roberts and Jeremy Silk Smith
Posted June 23, 2016 at 5:30am
Indiana state Sen. Erin Houchin is one of five candidates running in the state's 9th District Republican primary. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Will Big Spending in Indiana Lead To a Win?

By Sean McMinn and Gillian Roberts
Posted April 27, 2016 at 5:37pm
Which of these people are vying for the presidential nomination? (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images file photo)

Quiz: Presidential Candidate or Member of Congress?

By Gillian Roberts
Posted April 19, 2016 at 10:08am
Former first lady Nancy Reagan, here in 1988, will be remembered for the "Just Say No" campaign and more. (Photo: Andrew D. Bernstein/Contributer/Getty Images)

6 Ways Nancy Reagan Changed America

By Ryan Kelly and Gillian Roberts
Posted March 6, 2016 at 4:23pm
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, seen here in 2010 with Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., was the last justice appointed to the high court.

Slideshow: A History of Modern Supreme Court Nominations

By Gillian Roberts and Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted February 14, 2016 at 3:27pm
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, with other members of the court, is greeted by President Barack Obama at the 2013 presidential inauguration. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Slideshow: A Life in Washington, Scalia Dead at 79

By Gillian Roberts
Posted February 13, 2016 at 8:53pm
Gowdy, left, and Cummings, right, don't see eye to eye on the House Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi. (CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Gowdy: Fired Benghazi Staffer ‘Never Mentioned’ Clinton Before Friday (Video)

By Gillian Roberts
Posted October 11, 2015 at 4:53pm