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Reps. William R. Timmons IV, R-S.C., and Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., seen here during their Modernization Committee days in 2021, reunited this week to officially launch the “Fix Congress Caucus.”

‘Fix Congress’ lawmakers debut new caucus with familiar goal

By Justin Papp
Posted September 21, 2023 at 10:44am
Mayor Muriel Bowser talks with reporters after a House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup of the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act on Wednesday.

As House panel backs RFK site redevelopment, DC inches closer to a football future

By Justin Papp
Posted September 20, 2023 at 5:31pm
House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, second from right, hosted a crime briefing for Hill members and staffers Monday, joined by D.C. Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton.

Republicans, police officials tell Hill staffers to watch their backs amid DC crime spike

By Justin Papp
Posted September 18, 2023 at 5:31pm
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., co-hosted the fifth Congressional Hackathon at the Capitol on Thursday.

As lawmakers eye regulation, AI could reshape Congress itself

By Justin Papp
Posted September 15, 2023 at 6:10am
Rep. Mary Peltola, hugs her husband during a swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol last year. Gene Peltola died after a plane accident, the congresswoman's staff announced.

Husband of Rep. Mary Peltola dies in Alaska plane crash

By Justin Papp
Posted September 13, 2023 at 12:42pm, Updated at 6:30pm
A spokesperson for the presidential campaign of South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott says he complied with all disclosure laws regarding stock trades and holdings.

Tim Scott never disclosed buying stocks he recently said he owned

By Justin Papp
Posted September 5, 2023 at 5:00am
A video of rioters chanting "hang Mike Pence" is played during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol hearing on June 16, 2022.

Media, defendants to get access to Capitol video from Jan. 6 attack

By Justin Papp
Posted September 1, 2023 at 4:29pm
Former Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., will be a fellow this fall at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics.

Davis, Blunt named to Harvard fellowship program

By Justin Papp
Posted August 30, 2023 at 11:12am
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks during a March 30 news conference after the House passed an energy bill.

Scalise being treated for blood cancer, plans to keep working

By Justin Papp
Posted August 29, 2023 at 11:31am
Notre Dame narrowly defeated Navy, 35-32, in their last annual game on November 12, 2022 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.

Peace in Northern Ireland, war in Ukraine — and American football

By Justin Papp
Posted August 24, 2023 at 2:46pm, Updated at 3:45pm
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, second from left, along with local Democrats deposit their ballots outside a city library on Oct. 20, 2022.

GOP-dominated Utah embraces mail voting despite party rhetoric

By Justin Papp
Posted August 16, 2023 at 2:22pm
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., is recovering at home after being hospitalized briefly.

Sen. Katie Britt home after hospitalization for facial numbness

By Justin Papp
Posted August 1, 2023 at 11:02am
“Working on the Hill was my original plan. That’s what I wanted to continue doing,” says Edgar Vazquez.

‘Dreamers’ need not apply: DACA recipients still can’t work for Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted July 27, 2023 at 6:15am
Whistleblower David Grusch testifies at a hearing titled “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency” on Wednesday.

Whistleblower at UAP hearing claims U.S. found ‘non-human’ remains

By Justin Papp
Posted July 26, 2023 at 6:08pm
Shuwanza Goff, left, speaks with then-House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer in the Capitol on Jan. 4, 2019.

Biden names longtime Hill aide Shuwanza Goff as his next legislative affairs director

By Justin Papp
Posted July 24, 2023 at 2:54pm
House Administration Chairman Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., left, and ranking member Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y., are backing competing election overhaul bills.

Democrats rally around election proposal as counterpoint to GOP plan

By Justin Papp
Posted July 20, 2023 at 5:02pm
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., along with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced legislation to ban stock trading by members.

Latest proposal to prohibit member stock trading adds executive branch ban

By Justin Papp
Posted July 19, 2023 at 12:36pm
“We are locked in an existential struggle here in the United States of America, between the forces of democracy and the forces of autocracy,” says House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Democrats respond to ‘MAGA extremists’ with rival election bill

By Justin Papp
Posted July 18, 2023 at 7:18pm
Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., chairman of the House Administration Committee.

Republicans’ conservative election bill heads to House floor

By Justin Papp
Posted July 14, 2023 at 6:34am
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

House Republicans spotlight elections bill they say will bolster voter confidence

By Justin Papp
Posted July 12, 2023 at 5:32pm
Bad News Babes co-captain Emily Goodin feels confident going into this year’s Congressional Women’s Softball Game. Above, she greets Rep. Kat Cammack at second base in 2021.

‘We’re out for revenge’: Media team looks to bounce back at annual congressional softball game

By Justin Papp
Posted July 11, 2023 at 6:15am
Wisconsin Republican Rep. Bryan Steil went down to Georgia on Monday.

Republicans unveil election bill in Georgia, the heart of the fight

By Justin Papp
Posted July 10, 2023 at 4:35pm
Groups wrote to Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., seeking funds set aside for committee interns.

Groups call on Senate to dedicate funds for committee interns

By Justin Papp
Posted June 28, 2023 at 2:49pm
Mark Amodei, R-Nev., chairs the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee.

House Office of Diversity and Inclusion could be a culture war casualty

By Justin Papp
Posted June 28, 2023 at 6:45am
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

Senate Democrats offer resolution to let staff organize

By Justin Papp and Jim Saksa
Posted June 23, 2023 at 1:33pm
House Clerk Cheryl Johnson conducts a floor vote for Speaker of the House on Jan. 3.

House Clerk Cheryl Johnson to step down June 30

By Justin Papp
Posted June 22, 2023 at 4:34pm
From left, Reps. Wiley Nickel, D-N.C., Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, D-Wash., and Jared Golden, D-Maine, discuss the Blue Dog Coalition in Golden’s office in the Longworth House Office Building on Thursday.

Waning Blue Dogs eschew branding in favor of taking down ‘weirdos’

By Justin Papp
Posted June 22, 2023 at 6:15am
Rep. Deborah K. Ross, D-N.C.

House Democrats push for proxy voting when illness impedes attendance

By Justin Papp
Posted June 22, 2023 at 5:30am
Legislation from Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and others would prevent the government from obtaining reporters' communication records.

Lawmakers seek redo on federal freedom of the press protections

By Justin Papp
Posted June 21, 2023 at 3:40pm
President Joe Biden applauds as an image of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich appears onscreen during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in April.

House passes resolution calling on Putin to release reporter Gershkovich and others

By Justin Papp
Posted June 14, 2023 at 12:54pm
Omar Ashmawy, staff director at the Office of Congressional Ethics.

Ethics office director in hot seat at House hearing over DUI

By Justin Papp
Posted June 13, 2023 at 6:59pm
Robert R. Newlen was most recently executive director and director of strategic initiatives at the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation in Phoenix.

Former deputy librarian of Congress named interim CRS director

By Justin Papp
Posted June 9, 2023 at 3:54pm
Ken Cuccinelli, chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative, testifies during a joint hearing of the House Administration Committee and House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday.

House GOP signals plan at hearing to tighten DC voting laws

By Justin Papp
Posted June 7, 2023 at 5:11pm
Mary B. Mazanec, director of the Congressional Research Service, testifies at a House Administration panel hearing in April.

CRS director to step down amid complaints

By Justin Papp
Posted June 7, 2023 at 1:49pm
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., announced membership in the Congressional Renters Caucus on Wednesday.

Rep. Jimmy Gomez launches Renters Caucus to fight housing crisis

By Justin Papp
Posted June 7, 2023 at 9:34am
Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, at a Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee hearing in February.

Utah Rep. Chris Stewart eyes September exit

By Justin Papp and Paul V. Fontelo
Posted June 1, 2023 at 12:54pm
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., is resigning to run a foundation in his state.

Cicilline signing off after years of fighting for progressive causes

By Justin Papp
Posted May 31, 2023 at 2:12pm
Democratic Rep. Gerald E. Connolly is increasing security measures at his Virginia office after an attack on his staff.

Recent attacks put staffers on edge as authorities look for answers

By Justin Papp
Posted May 31, 2023 at 6:30am
Maureen “Mo” Elinzano, co-president of CAPSA.

‘A sense of community’: Asian Pacific American staff group celebrates 25 years

By Justin Papp
Posted May 31, 2023 at 5:15am
Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., won't return to Washington this week for a vote on the debt limit bill.

Two Democrats sidelined ahead of anticipated debt ceiling vote on Wednesday

By Justin Papp
Posted May 30, 2023 at 4:38pm
Senate Rules and Administration Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said her proposal would improve efficiency in the Senate.

Resolution would allow bulk Senate confirmation without UC

By Justin Papp
Posted May 23, 2023 at 11:34am
Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., and Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., congratulate each other after finishing the ACLI Capital Challenge 3-mile race in Anacostia Park on Wednesday.

‘Bipartisan bigwigs’ de-stress at 2023 ACLI Challenge

By Justin Papp
Posted May 17, 2023 at 3:59pm
Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger testifies during the House Administration Committee hearing Tuesday.

House Republicans target Capitol Police preparedness in review of Jan. 6 attack

By Justin Papp
Posted May 16, 2023 at 7:09pm
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser is flanked by City Administrator Kevin Donahue, left, and Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Tuesday.

Bowser argues for DC autonomy as she defends city on crime response

By Justin Papp
Posted May 16, 2023 at 3:57pm
Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger testifies during a House Administration Committee hearing on May 16, 2023.

Capitol Police boosted in Legislative Branch appropriations bill

By Justin Papp
Posted May 16, 2023 at 1:23pm
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va.

Connolly staffers hospitalized after assailant with bat enters district office

By Justin Papp
Posted May 15, 2023 at 2:54pm, Updated at 3:50pm
Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., leads a coalition urging action on the issue.

Lawmakers call for action on stock trading ban before August recess

By Justin Papp
Posted May 11, 2023 at 6:32pm
“Political speech is protected speech,” said House Administration Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis.

House GOP election law overhaul may try to protect donors

By Justin Papp
Posted May 11, 2023 at 4:05pm
Former Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton

Congress could fire Capitol architect under bipartisan bill

By Justin Papp
Posted May 10, 2023 at 7:19pm
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

Feinstein returning to the Senate

By Justin Papp
Posted May 9, 2023 at 4:17pm