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Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, here heading to a House Republican Conference meeting on Tuesday, is among several lawmakers who have sought bipartisan solutions for problems Congress is facing.

Can Congress save itself?

By Jason Dick and Justin Papp
Posted December 4, 2025 at 1:53pm
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., launched another attempt to bring a bill to the floor without the blessing of leadership.

Luna files discharge petition in push to ban member stock trading

By Justin Papp
Posted December 2, 2025 at 5:18pm
House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor participates in the grand opening of Agency Connection Center in the Longworth House Office Building on March 5, 2024.

Catherine Szpindor to step down as House CAO at end of year

By Justin Papp
Posted November 25, 2025 at 1:01pm, Updated at 1:19pm
Police watch over the East Front of the Capitol as Speaker Mike Johnson attends a news conference on Nov. 5. While many members say they feel protected at the heavily fortified Capitol, security while traveling in their districts can be another story.

House to boost member security program, launch mobile duress app

By Justin Papp
Posted November 24, 2025 at 6:57pm
Reps. Donald S. Beyer Jr. and Don Bacon, seen here in May, this week proposed a rules change aimed at ending the House’s recent censure spree.

Members search for end to House censure battle

By Nina Heller and Justin Papp
Posted November 21, 2025 at 4:52pm
A Republican is urging Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, seen here in June 2024, to resign or face an expulsion vote.

Cherfilus-McCormick faces expulsion threat over indictment

By Justin Papp
Posted November 20, 2025 at 2:09pm, Updated at 4:10pm
Advocates and members of D.C.’s shadow delegation, including Oye Owolewa and Ankit Jain, attend a news conference on Tuesday denouncing the latest congressional effort to roll back local policies in the District.

House takes aim at cashless bail in DC

By Justin Papp
Posted November 19, 2025 at 8:57pm
How do members of Congress spend their time? It’s changed over the years, political scientist Jeremy Gelman says. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Where do ‘untraceable’ laws come from, and what does Congress do all day?

By Justin Papp
Posted November 19, 2025 at 5:03pm
From left, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Seth Magaziner, Pramila Jayapal and Tim Burchett call for action on a congressional stock trading ban on Wednesday.

‘Give us a vote’: House members ramp up stock ban pressure

By Justin Papp
Posted November 19, 2025 at 2:29pm, Updated at 4:10pm
Del. Stacey Plaskett, seen here at a hearing in 2023, escaped a rebuke by the House on Tuesday night.

Plaskett avoids censure over Epstein texts

By Justin Papp
Posted November 18, 2025 at 10:06pm
From left, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., hold a news conference outside the Capitol on Nov. 18, 2025, with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

With Trump’s belated blessing, Epstein bill moves quickly through Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted November 18, 2025 at 3:15pm, Updated at 5:45pm
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna leaves the Capitol after the last votes of the week on Sept. 19. Hopes for action on a congressional stock trading ban were derailed by the House’s long break from Washington but are now back on track.

After shutdown delay, hearing set on congressional stock trading

By Justin Papp
Posted November 13, 2025 at 4:23pm
Adelita Grijalva, seen here in October at the Capitol, signed the Epstein discharge petition as one of her first acts in office.

Epstein discharge petition picks up decisive signature in the House

By Justin Papp
Posted November 12, 2025 at 4:56pm, Updated at 7:50pm
An Architect of the Capitol worker picks up trash on the Capitol steps on May 22. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill

By Justin Papp
Posted November 10, 2025 at 6:11am
A group of Capitol Police officers wait to board the Senate subway on Feb. 26, 2024.

Jury finds Capitol Police discriminated against female officer

By Justin Papp
Posted November 6, 2025 at 4:44pm
Statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson stand in an empty Capitol Rotunda on Monday.

At the Capitol, history is always in the making

By Justin Papp
Posted November 3, 2025 at 3:48pm
A tourist snaps a photo of the Capitol this summer. For House interns who arrived in the fall, it’s been a strange semester, to say the least.

They went to DC to intern on the Hill. Then came the shutdown

By Nina Heller and Justin Papp
Posted October 29, 2025 at 5:57pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, walks through Statuary Hall on Wednesday on the way to hold his daily news conference on the government shutdown.

The House was out in October. Does it matter?

By Justin Papp
Posted October 29, 2025 at 3:05pm
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society, a congressionally chartered nonprofit, leads programs that aim to help the public understand the history of Congress.

Capitol Historical Society names Library of Congress alum Roswell Encina new CEO

By Justin Papp
Posted October 28, 2025 at 11:22am
Signs with an image of Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought are seen during a Democratic news conference last week across the street from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

Congressional casework is hard. The shutdown is making it harder

By Justin Papp
Posted October 20, 2025 at 5:58pm
House Republicans conduct a news conference on Wednesday. Pay for law enforcement and troops has become a focal point of the current funding lapse.

Capitol Police pay turns contentious as shutdown drags on

By Justin Papp
Posted October 16, 2025 at 4:48pm
Adelita Grijalva speaks to the media at a primary election night party on July 15 in South Tucson, Arizona. She went on to win the special election, but her journey to Congress isn’t over.

The biggest name in the House right now hasn’t been sworn in yet

By Justin Papp
Posted October 9, 2025 at 5:25pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries concludes a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on the eighth day of the government shutdown. Some House Democrats are making a point of being in town this week.

With Republicans out of town, House Democrats are everywhere and nowhere

By Nina Heller and Justin Papp
Posted October 8, 2025 at 6:09pm
A Capitol Police officer is pictured on Oct. 1, after the deadline to fund the government had passed. Officers will continue to report to work during the shutdown, but lawmakers point to larger fears about security.

No civility in a shutdown? For Congress, security fears and rhetoric collide

By Justin Papp
Posted October 7, 2025 at 4:52pm
A sign advertises a government shutdown relief loan progaram outside the United States Senate Federal Credit Union office in the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday.

They keep Congress running. The shutdown plunged them into uncertainty

By Justin Papp
Posted October 1, 2025 at 4:13pm
Alex Moore is seen in the courtyard of the Rayburn House Office Building this month. The congressional aide is a contestant on the latest season of “Survivor.”

What do Congress and ‘Survivor’ have in common? Ask Alex Moore

By Justin Papp
Posted September 29, 2025 at 1:00pm
DC Councilmember Robert White, center, stands behind Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton during a ceremony in 2023. Challengers to Norton have started to emerge in earnest as calls mount for her to retire.

In DC, candidates line up for a job with little power

By Justin Papp
Posted September 23, 2025 at 6:05pm
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser takes her seat for a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Thursday.

‘Never felt safer’: Republicans grill DC officials on crime

By Justin Papp
Posted September 18, 2025 at 5:11pm
Rep. Ilhan Omar, seen here in April, has been the target of multiple censure attempts during her time in Congress.

House lawmakers squash effort to censure Ilhan Omar

By Justin Papp
Posted September 17, 2025 at 7:53pm
A Washington Metropolitan Police Department patrol car stands watch near a Free DC protest in August.

House passes bill that would allow more DC car chases

By Justin Papp
Posted September 17, 2025 at 6:57pm
Former Rep. Patrick T. McHenry returned to the Capitol on Tuesday to claim an award from the Capitol Historical Society — and to reflect on chaos and resilience in the legislative branch.

Patrick McHenry looks back on three weeks in the hot seat

By Justin Papp
Posted September 16, 2025 at 9:03pm
An activist waves a “Don’t Tread On DC” flag outside Union Station on Sept. 2. The House passed a pair of bills on Tuesday that would override local laws on youth sentencing, part of a push to exert more control over D.C. that has angered advocates.

House passes youth offender bills, in latest effort to overrule DC

By Justin Papp
Posted September 16, 2025 at 5:36pm
Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., seen here in July, this week described the security proposal as a “plus up” and also pointed to existing programs.

Republicans propose $30 million in stopgap for lawmaker security

By Justin Papp
Posted September 16, 2025 at 1:58pm
Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, left, arrives to a town hall meeting on Friday in Columbia, S.C., where he spoke in part about his family’s experience with political violence.

For Congress, security fears are a haunting part of the job

By Justin Papp
Posted September 12, 2025 at 7:05pm
Members of the public attend Wednesday’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee markup, where Republicans approved a lineup of D.C.-related bills.

‘Liberation day’? House Oversight panel spars over DC’s future

By Justin Papp
Posted September 10, 2025 at 10:17pm
Lawmakers took on the topic of unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs, at a Tuesday hearing held by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets.

Up next on Congress’ transparency list: UFOs

By Justin Papp
Posted September 9, 2025 at 4:09pm
Ward 5 D.C. Council member Zachary Parker speaks during a news conference with advocacy group Free DC outside the Capitol on Thursday.

As Trump continues show of force, DC takes the fight to Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted September 4, 2025 at 5:54pm
Rep. Barry Loudermilk questions witnesses during a House Administration subcommittee hearing last year. Now the Georgia Republican will get another crack at reinvestigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

House votes to stand up Loudermilk-led subpanel investigating Jan. 6

By Justin Papp
Posted September 3, 2025 at 5:06pm, Updated at 6:23pm
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, seen here in February, this week unveiled a bipartisan bill that would ban congressional stock trading, calling it a product of careful negotiation.

Could a consensus bill be the key to a congressional stock trading ban?

By Justin Papp
Posted September 3, 2025 at 4:28pm
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., hugs Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., during Wednesday’s news conference with Epstein survivors.

Epstein survivors say their push for transparency is ‘not a hoax’

By Justin Papp
Posted September 3, 2025 at 2:22pm, Updated at 4:49pm
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is resuming the Epstein drumbeat, filing a discharge petition as Congress returns to Washington after its August break. Above, Massie is seen talking with reporters earlier this year.

House panel posts batch of Epstein files, as Massie presses for larger release

By Justin Papp and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 2, 2025 at 4:26pm, Updated at 7:21pm
A Capitol Police officer is pictured near a rally in Upper Senate Park in February. The department recently shuttered its Office of Equity and Inclusion.

Capitol Police nixes its equity and inclusion office

By Justin Papp
Posted August 29, 2025 at 2:06pm
Rep. James Comer leaves the Capitol after the last votes of the week on March 27.

Comer says Justice Department will start sharing Epstein files this week

By Justin Papp
Posted August 18, 2025 at 5:34pm
United States Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan poses in the USCP headquarters in Washington on Monday, August 18, 2025.

New Capitol Police chief faces DC takeover, member security

By Justin Papp
Posted August 18, 2025 at 12:05pm
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a resolution that would terminate the president's emergency use of D.C.’s police department.

Congressional Democrats seek legislative end to Trump’s DC police takeover

By Justin Papp
Posted August 15, 2025 at 12:54pm
People protest the president’s federal crackdown at a Free DC rally near the White House on Monday morning.

Statehood advocates look to Congress after Trump’s DC police takeover

By Justin Papp
Posted August 11, 2025 at 5:55pm
House food service workers say they face an uncertain future as new vendors come in, and the union representing them has filed a pair of lawsuits. Above, workers gather on July 23 to ask the congressional community to join a boycott.

As House dining shake-up nears, food workers take fight to court

By Justin Papp
Posted July 28, 2025 at 4:01pm
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends the 2021 Met Gala in New York City on Sept. 13, 2021. The appearance sparked an ethics investigation.

House Ethics panel releases findings on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mike Kelly

By Justin Papp
Posted July 25, 2025 at 5:33pm
Rep. Barry Loudermilk talks with reporters last year. The Georgia Republican sounded optimistic this week that he would soon be reinvestigating Jan. 6, 2021, as the leader of a new select subcommittee.

After delay, House Republicans hope to launch new Jan. 6 probe

By Justin Papp
Posted July 23, 2025 at 8:08pm
Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich. gavels the House Education and Workforce Committee to order earlier this year. The panel was one of two to take up a bill on Wednesday that would create a national framework as money flows to student athletes.

Should college athletes be employees? House panels say no

By Justin Papp and Allison Mollenkamp
Posted July 23, 2025 at 6:00pm
D.C.-related restrictions are a staple of appropriations season, but local advocates say things are trending in the wrong direction. Above, a man holds a District of Columbia flag in a House office building in 2020.

From traffic to vasectomies, Congress takes aim at DC

By Justin Papp
Posted July 22, 2025 at 2:56pm
The Capitol is seen behind a barrier earlier this year. House Republican leaders announced changes ahead of August recess meant to help lawmakers feel more secure while at home in their districts.

House ramps up security offerings heading into August recess

By Justin Papp
Posted July 22, 2025 at 1:16pm, Updated July 23, 2025 at 11:32am
When Congress works unpredictable hours, so do the officers who protect them. Overtime can be a key incentive to attract talent in a region saturated with law enforcement agencies, but some say the current pay cap system is overly complex.

Pay caps are a ‘slap in the face’ for some in Capitol Police

By Justin Papp
Posted July 16, 2025 at 4:38pm
Rep. Lori Trahan, pictured here in March, says the bill “would grant sweeping power to the NCAA and athletic conferences” at the expense of student-athletes. Trahan is a former Division I volleyball player at Georgetown University.

House subcommittee advances NIL framework for college sports

By Justin Papp
Posted July 15, 2025 at 4:37pm
Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Chair Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., seen here June 30, called the measure "a strategic investment" to improve security of Congress. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Appropriators advance Legislative Branch bill without GAO cuts

By Justin Papp
Posted July 10, 2025 at 6:14pm
Unite Here Local 23 members attend a rally at Spirit of Justice Park in D.C. on Wednesday. As the House switches from Sodexo to a lineup of new food vendors, many workers say they’ve been left in the dark.

The House is revamping its dining options. Will workers keep their jobs?

By Justin Papp
Posted July 9, 2025 at 1:59pm, Updated at 5:48pm
The House Administration subcommittee devoted to modernization and innovation has yet to hold a public hearing this Congress, but panel Chair Stephanie Bice points to work behind the scenes. Above, Bice climbs the House steps in 2022.

They wanted to ‘fix Congress.’ They still do, modernizers say

By Justin Papp
Posted July 7, 2025 at 4:59pm
An adult female and a 16-year-old male were also injured in the shooting, which occurred in Northwest D.C.

Intern for Rep. Ron Estes killed in Northwest D.C. shooting

By Justin Papp
Posted July 2, 2025 at 5:29pm
House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Chair David Valadao, R-Calif., voted with Democrats to allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to work as staffers on Capitol Hill. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House appropriators approve Legislative Branch bill with GAO cuts

By Justin Papp
Posted June 27, 2025 at 5:43am
The past two months have brought uncertainty for the Library of Congress, after the president fired two leaders there and now as House GOP appropriators float a spending cut. Above, visitors take pictures in the main reading room of the Thomas Jefferson Building in 2023.

Fresh off Trump firings, Library of Congress stares down a proposed budget cut

By Justin Papp
Posted June 25, 2025 at 4:44pm, Updated at 5:21pm
House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., seen here on June 12, said, “It’s astonishing that for all the talk about finding and rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, House Republicans would defund the watchdog that is tasked with precisely that role.”

House subcommittee advances Legislative Branch spending bill

By Justin Papp
Posted June 23, 2025 at 9:29pm
Capitol Police officers direct a jogger away from the Senate Plaza on Tuesday. The department has placed the plaza in restricted mode as a security measure.

‘We need more money’: Lawmakers call for security boost after Minnesota killings

By Justin Papp and Jim Saksa
Posted June 17, 2025 at 5:56pm, Updated June 18, 2025 at 1:45pm
Shootings of lawmakers in Minnesota have unnerved members of Congress, especially as some of their names appeared on lists connected to the alleged killer. Above, a Capitol Police officer is seen in Upper Senate Park in February.

Security concerns shake Congress in the wake of Minnesota slayings

By Justin Papp
Posted June 16, 2025 at 6:56pm
An overdue plaque is the subject of a new lawsuit, as officers who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, argue they should be honored like others who have protected Congress in the past.

As officers sue over Jan. 6 plaque, Democrats hang replicas 

By Justin Papp
Posted June 12, 2025 at 4:59pm
Michael Sullivan is a veteran of the Phoenix and Baltimore police departments. Above, he speaks at a public safety press conference ahead of Super Bowl LVII in 2023 during his time with the Phoenix Police Department.

Michael Sullivan named chief of Capitol Police

By Justin Papp
Posted June 4, 2025 at 7:48pm
A nascent Smithsonian museum has run into another potential roadblock as President Donald Trump takes aim at funding. Above, the Washington Monument and Smithsonian Castle are seen silhouetted at sunset.

White House bid to cut funding could spell trouble for Smithsonian American Latino museum

By Justin Papp
Posted June 4, 2025 at 5:56pm
Sean Gallagher, then assistant chief of the Capitol Police, testifies at a House hearing in March 2024. Gallagher was named acting chief after his boss retired, drawing a strong rebuke from the Capitol Police Labor Committee.

Capitol Police union comes out hard against acting Chief Gallagher

By Justin Papp
Posted June 3, 2025 at 6:36pm
Work is underway to replace the mural near the Longworth House Office Building cafeteria on Monday.

A new, ‘more evergreen’ mural is coming to the halls of Longworth

By Justin Papp
Posted June 2, 2025 at 6:12pm
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate floor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Congressional agencies look for boost amid government downsizing

By Justin Papp
Posted June 2, 2025 at 5:18pm
Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said one of the biggest challenges for the force going forward is “to be protected from the political influence that sort of permeates this place.”

He took over a Capitol Police force reeling from Jan. 6. Now Chief Manger is retiring

By Justin Papp
Posted May 28, 2025 at 6:15am
Jalen Travis spent a summer on the Hill in 2022 and recalls informal debates with his fellow interns, saying “iron sharpens iron.” Above, he is seen at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis earlier this year.

Offensive tackle Jalen Travis was once a Senate intern

By Justin Papp
Posted May 27, 2025 at 1:00pm
As the Department of Justice negotiates a settlement in the wrongful death suit brought by Ashli Babbitt’s family, Democrats and police say it sends the wrong message to law enforcement. Above, rioters stand on a police vehicle near the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Ashli Babbitt settlement sends ‘sickening’ message to police, Dems say

By Justin Papp
Posted May 20, 2025 at 5:41pm
Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., flipped his seat last fall in a closely watched race, unseating Yadira Caraveo.

Gabe Evans still wears his police boots in Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted May 19, 2025 at 4:02pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries used a procedural maneuver on the floor Wednesday to call attention to an overdue plaque honoring police who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

‘It’s time’: Jeffries urges placement of Jan. 6 plaque during police week

By Justin Papp
Posted May 14, 2025 at 5:59pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, seen here arriving for a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday, publicly threw his weight behind a push to ban congressional stock trading.

Speaker Johnson backs congressional stock ban, cites ‘a few bad actors’

By Justin Papp
Posted May 14, 2025 at 1:43pm, Updated at 7:37pm
The Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building is seen from the observation area at the top of Capitol Dome. A power struggle at the library has become an unexpected focal point for questions of legislative branch authority.

As Library of Congress crisis deepens, lawmakers tread carefully

By Justin Papp
Posted May 13, 2025 at 7:36pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, seen here in April, was slow to appoint members to the Office of Congressional Conduct, compared to previous House leaders.

After delay, Johnson appoints ethics watchdog board members

By Justin Papp
Posted May 13, 2025 at 5:26pm, Updated at 8:06pm
Donald Trump appears with Todd Blanche, then part of his personal legal team, outside Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan on May 29, 2024.

Trump taps Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting head of Library of Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted May 12, 2025 at 12:50pm, Updated at 7:16pm
Library of Congress head Carla Hayden is seen at an oversight hearing in 2019. She was abruptly fired by the White House on Thursday, sparking calls from some on the Hill to overhaul the appointment process.

Trump fired the Librarian of Congress. Now Dems want to change the hiring process

By Justin Papp
Posted May 9, 2025 at 6:16pm
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, seen here in 2020 at a budget hearing, has served in the role since 2016.

Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

By Justin Papp
Posted May 8, 2025 at 10:03pm
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said her proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico would solidify President Donald Trump's directive. Above, Greene cheers during Trump’s address to Congress in March.

House Republicans pass Gulf of Mexico renaming bill

By Justin Papp
Posted May 8, 2025 at 11:04am
For several years, a Dunkin’ in the Longworth House Office Building has hosted conversations large and small. Starting this summer, it will close up shop as part of a larger suite of changes.

Starbucks to replace Dunkin’ in House dining shake-up

By Justin Papp
Posted May 2, 2025 at 2:06pm
A line of storms moves over the Capitol earlier this year. Advocacy groups are crying foul over a delay in reconstituting the House’s independent ethics office.

‘Nothing but a pattern’: Ethics advocates alarmed by delay for House watchdog

By Justin Papp
Posted April 14, 2025 at 3:23pm
The House on Thursday passed a proposal led by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, which would require people to produce documentary proof of citizenship before registering to vote in federal elections. Democrats attacked the bill as a hurdle for married women who choose to change their last names.

House passes voter registration bill that would require proof of citizenship

By Justin Papp
Posted April 10, 2025 at 11:53am
Witnesses brought a range of proposals before House Legislative Branch appropriators, urging them to boost internal operations.

Outside groups call on Congress to buck the trend and invest in itself 

By Justin Papp
Posted April 9, 2025 at 5:47pm
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna reached a deal with GOP leadership, agreeing to back down from her bipartisan push to force a floor vote on a parental proxy plan.

House rejects proxy voting for new parents, chooses ‘pairing’ instead

By Justin Papp
Posted April 8, 2025 at 4:59pm
Rep. Brittany Pettersen, seen here in 2023 with her older child, recently gave birth and has traveled with her newborn to Washington to cast votes.

Luna’s proxy deal with leadership ‘not a win’ for moms, Pettersen says

By Justin Papp
Posted April 7, 2025 at 5:22pm, Updated at 7:55pm
The Washington Monument and Smithsonian castle are silhouetted at sunset in Washington on March 5, 2022.

Questions linger on future of Smithsonian museums on women, Latinos

By Justin Papp
Posted April 3, 2025 at 6:00am
A man listed as a special assistant to Sen. Cory Booker was arrested Monday night with a weapon. Above, Booker is pictured arriving for a vote in the Capitol in February 2024.

Senate staffer arrested for carrying unlicensed pistol in the Capitol

By Justin Papp
Posted April 1, 2025 at 6:18pm
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, seen here in January, gathered enough support to bring down a rule that included a move to block progress on a parental proxy voting effort.

GOP’s bid to squash parental proxy voting fizzles on the House floor

By Justin Papp and Nina Heller
Posted April 1, 2025 at 3:24pm, Updated at 3:52pm
Rules Chair Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., left, is helping to block a proposal for new congressional parents backed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., right.

With Rules maneuver, House GOP aims to kill parental proxy push

By Justin Papp
Posted April 1, 2025 at 10:32am
A report from an independent watchdog, released by the House Ethics Committee on Thursday, details allegations against Rep. Florida Republican Cory Mills.

House Ethics panel continues scrutiny of Rep. Cory Mills

By Justin Papp
Posted March 27, 2025 at 6:25pm
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is working to retain limited GOP support for her effort to allow House parents to vote by proxy after birth. Above, she is seen in 2024 with GOP Rep. Tim Burchett, another supporter of the proxy exception.

‘I’m not going to be bought’: Luna digs in on parental proxy voting 

By Nina Heller and Justin Papp
Posted March 27, 2025 at 3:52pm
Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said the force has made changes in the wake of recent screening failures.

Capitol Police chief addresses ‘human failure’ that led to security lapses

By Justin Papp
Posted March 25, 2025 at 6:12pm
Capitol Police are reviewing screening procedures after a series of recent incidents.

Security lapses involving weapons prompt scrutiny of Capitol screening

By Justin Papp
Posted March 24, 2025 at 11:14am
Some lawmakers took notice when the General Services Administration posted, and then deleted, a list of buildings flagged for possible disposal last week. Many in Congress rent local office space around the country from the federal government.

Tentative plan to dump federal office buildings leaves lawmakers in limbo

By Justin Papp
Posted March 12, 2025 at 11:41am
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, seen here with her child in the House chamber on Jan. 3, is working to bypass leadership and bring to the floor a resolution that would allow proxy voting for new parents in the House.

‘Supporter of mamas’: Momentum builds for proxy voting for House parents

By Justin Papp
Posted March 11, 2025 at 4:58pm, Updated at 6:21pm
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., has led House GOP efforts to reexamine the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

‘We’re burning daylight here’: Latest Jan. 6 probe slow to get off the ground

By Justin Papp
Posted March 7, 2025 at 10:34am
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, heckles Donald Trump during the president’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

Rep. Al Green censured by House colleagues, sings ‘We Shall Overcome’

By Nina Heller and Justin Papp
Posted March 6, 2025 at 11:28am, Updated at 3:11pm
Enrique Tarrio, former leader of the Proud Boys, is seen after a Feb. 21 news conference at the Capitol with members of the Oath Keepers and other Jan. 6 defendents who received pardons or commuted sentences from President Donald Trump.

Jan. 6 defendants returning to Capitol sparks concern from lawmakers

By Ryan Tarinelli and Justin Papp
Posted March 6, 2025 at 9:46am