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Roll Call reporters Kathryn Lyons, left, and Katherine Tully-McManus pose in front of the House Members’ Dining Room in the Capitol on Oct. 1, 2019. The restaurant had recently been opened to the public during recess.

‘That’s where I wanted to be’ — from appropriations to Au Bon Pain scoops

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted July 22, 2025 at 6:00am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has extended the proxy voting period in the House through Aug. 17.

What’s next for proxy voting and hybrid committees?

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted July 1, 2021 at 5:00am
Rep. Tim Ryan chairs the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee.

Spending panel releases trial balloon on raising member pay

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 28, 2021 at 6:33pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference in the Capitol on Thursday.

Pelosi announces select committee will investigate Jan. 6 attack

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 24, 2021 at 11:44am
The U.S. Capitol Police flag flies in front of the police department's headquarters on Sept. 23, 2020.

House spending bill boosts Capitol Police, office budgets

By Chris Marquette and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 23, 2021 at 2:37pm
Vice President Kamala Harris talks with members of the media in the Capitol on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

Harris casts fifth and sixth tiebreak votes to confirm OPM chief

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 22, 2021 at 8:37pm
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin in the Capitol on Tuesday, hours before he joined his Democratic colleagues in supporting a procedural vote on the For the People Act.

Senate voting and ethics overhaul stalls, but Democrats united in vote

By Kate Ackley and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 22, 2021 at 6:19pm
Members of the National Guard are seen on Jan. 25 at the Speaker’s Lobby door where Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Speaker’s Lobby to reopen for the first time since the pandemic and insurrection

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 22, 2021 at 6:00am
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., depart from a news conference on January 6 Commission and Emergency Security Supplemental in Washington on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

House chamber mask mandate lifted for vaccinated members, staff

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 11, 2021 at 3:22pm
The House agenda will include a resolution from California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee to end the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq

House readies AUMF vote, transportation package for busy June agenda

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 10, 2021 at 2:46pm
Some of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments shortly after arriving in Congress sparked allegations of antisemitism and triggered a debate over whether Democrats should move a resolution on the House floor to punish her.

House Democrats roiled by Ilhan Omar comments on Israel, Hamas

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 10, 2021 at 12:25pm, Updated at 2:21pm
Rep. Derek Kilmer is concerned about a "brain drain" as talented staff leave the Hill for more lucrative opportunities.

Lawmakers seek funds to improve the workings of Congress

By Jennifer Shutt and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 9, 2021 at 2:54pm
UNITED STATES - JUNE 8: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., arrives for a vote in the Capitol on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Manchin unmoved by civil rights meeting as Democrats look for path on elections overhaul

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 8, 2021 at 4:48pm
Rep. Jim Langevin says training and engagement can increase accessibility and understanding of the disabled on Capitol Hill.

Staff training key to shifting attitudes on accessibility for disability community

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted June 2, 2021 at 5:00am
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., talks with a reporter in the Ohio Clock Corridor before a news conference on Friday.

Schumer puts election overhaul on June agenda, floats second attempt at 1/6 commission

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 28, 2021 at 3:15pm
Staffers say denying the reality that Capitol workers, staffers and lawmakers experienced firsthand on Jan. 6 feels more personal than partisan disagreements about policy.

‘They wouldn’t care if I was dead’ — staffer fallout from Jan. 6 continues

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 27, 2021 at 5:00am
Kristen Clarke testifies during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing on July 22, 2020.

Senate confirms Clarke to lead DOJ Civil Rights Division

By Todd Ruger and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 25, 2021 at 1:30pm, Updated at 3:20pm
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries pitched a 20 percent increase to Members Representational Allowances in a letter to appropriators in late April.

Hoyer, Jeffries and Lofgren call for study of expanded staff benefits

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 20, 2021 at 1:29pm
Capitol Police and National Guard troops conduct a security briefing on March 4, 2021. A leading Senate Democrat has raised concerns about a provision in the Capitol security bill that would house a proposed rapid response force within the D.C. National Guard.

$1.9B Capitol security bill passes House; bipartisan talks likely

By Jennifer Shutt and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 20, 2021 at 12:38pm, Updated at 3:22pm
National Guard troops patrol the East Front of the Capitol on March 4.

National Guard role emerges as sticking point on Capitol security bill

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 19, 2021 at 11:40am
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on April 15, 2021.

$1.9B Capitol security supplemental headed to House floor

By Jennifer Shutt, Chris Marquette and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 14, 2021 at 1:44pm, Updated at 4:46pm
From left, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and newly elected House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., walk to the microphones to speak to reporters following the House Republicans’ caucus meeting to elect a new House Republican Conference chair in the Capitol on Friday, May 14, 2021.

Elise Stefanik ascends to House GOP No. 3 after Cheney ouster

By Chris Marquette and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 14, 2021 at 9:32am, Updated at 10:12am
Kemba Hendrix, director of the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion, speaks with Roll Call in the Longworth House Office Building on May 9, 2018.

Capitol staff diversity ‘can’t just start at the bottom,’ panel told

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 13, 2021 at 5:43pm
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post on Wednesday.

House Republicans oust Liz Cheney from No. 3 leadership post

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Marquette
Posted May 12, 2021 at 10:04am, Updated at 1:29pm
President Joe Biden delivers his address to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.

Beyond policy, Biden’s first address to Congress about preserving democracy

By Niels Lesniewski and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 28, 2021 at 11:23pm
From left, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., and Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., sit socially distanced in the gallery in the House chamber for President Joe Biden’s address to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday.

Fashion statements fizzle out at Biden’s joint address

By Jim Saksa and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 28, 2021 at 10:12pm
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer is proposing more funding for staff salaries.

Hoyer and Jeffries to pitch 20 percent boost for office funds to retain staff

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 28, 2021 at 5:00am
House Legislative Branch Appropriations Chairman Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, said a draft bill being circulated would increase security spending for the Capitol.

Urgent Capitol security needs put spotlight on ‘sleepy’ spending bill

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 22, 2021 at 2:20pm
From the very beginning, the House Modernization panel has tried to do things differently as it tries to cure what ails the legislative branch, says Chairman Derek Kilmer.

Modernization Committee eyes accountability and new proposals

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 21, 2021 at 5:00am
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks with a reporter in the Senate subway in the Capitol on April 14.

Food fight: Rubio targets House Sodexo contract over voting rights support

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 19, 2021 at 6:25pm
Fire trucks line Independence Avenue as the Capitol is under lockdown in Washington on Jan. 6.

Pandemic, insurrection, shootings, but little progress on congressional continuity plans

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 14, 2021 at 5:00am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and other Democrats conduct a news conference on Tuesday after their caucus’ first in-person lunch in more than a year.

Senate Democrats: Let’s do lunch, just without food

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 13, 2021 at 5:05pm
Capitol Police investigate the scene after a vehicle struck officers and drove into a security barrier near the Capitol on Friday.

Slain Capitol Police officer to lie in honor in Rotunda next week

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 6, 2021 at 10:36am
Capitol Police and National Guardsmen stand guard on Constitution Avenue after an attack Friday left one police officer dead and another injured at the north barricade entrance to the Capitol.

Capitol security review more imperative following latest deadly attack, Ryan says

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted April 2, 2021 at 6:44pm
Capitol Police investigate the scene after a vehicle drove into a security barrier near the U.S. Capitol building on Friday.

One Capitol Police officer killed, one injured when vehicle rams them at Capitol barricade

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Lindsey McPherson
Posted April 2, 2021 at 2:03pm, Updated at 7:15pm
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, speaks during a Freedom Caucus press conference on immigration outside the Capitol on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

House Ethics rejects Gohmert’s appeal of $5,000 metal detector fine

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 30, 2021 at 5:58pm
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., arrives at the Capitol during a vote on Feb. 26, 2021.

Appropriators pressure Capitol Police to make Jan. 6 IG report public, hold press briefings

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 29, 2021 at 5:25pm
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., arrives for the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Hart Building on Feb. 2, 2021.

Sen. Tillis to undergo surgery next week following prostate cancer diagnosis

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 29, 2021 at 11:31am
Fire trucks line Independence Avenue with the Capitol under lockdown on Jan. 6, 2021.

Emergency preparedness training is optional for lawmakers, staff, but some look for a mandate

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 25, 2021 at 5:30am
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, is one of two Asian American and Pacific Islander senators who pushed the White House for more AAPI nominees.

White House promises Asian American liaison after Democrats threaten confirmation votes

By Niels Lesniewski and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 24, 2021 at 9:16am, Updated at 10:27am
Sen. Tammy Duckworth is seen in the Senate subway on Feb, 9, 2021.

Duckworth to vote ‘no’ on Biden nominees unless they are minorities, LGBTQ

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 23, 2021 at 6:53pm
Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., right, and Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, at a news conference in the Capitol on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act on Wednesday.

House votes to reauthorize, expand Violence Against Women Act

By Michael Macagnone and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 17, 2021 at 5:37pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other female Democrats celebrate on the House steps Wednesday after the vote to scrap the 1982 deadline for ERA ratification.

House votes to nix deadline for Equal Rights Amendment ratification

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 17, 2021 at 2:31pm
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, conducts a news conference at the Capitol Visitor Center on Sept. 23, 2020.

House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, with renewed hope for Senate action

By Michael Macagnone and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 16, 2021 at 5:51pm, Updated March 17, 2021 at 10:37am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Massachusetts Reps. Jim McGovern and Katherine M. Clark celebrate at a bill enrollment ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol for the latest COVID-19 relief package.

Making sense of Congress, one year into the pandemic

By Jason Dick, Katherine Tully-McManus, Jim Saksa and Evan Campbell
Posted March 11, 2021 at 8:00am
Texas Rep. Al Green is seen on the House steps on March 4 as members of the National Guard walk by.

Planning for a post-pandemic Congress underway

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 11, 2021 at 5:00am
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is seen outside the chamber as the Senate debates the coronavirus relief package on Friday.

Senate sets new mark for longest recorded vote thanks to vote-a-rama 2021

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 5, 2021 at 9:30pm
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., arrives at the Capitol before the start of day three of the impeachment trial in the Senate on Feb. 11, 2021.

Klobuchar leads call for Biden to prioritize Violence Against Women Act programs in budget

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 5, 2021 at 5:00am
Retired Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson.

Retired Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson tapped as Senate sergeant-at-arms in wake of Capitol attack

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 3, 2021 at 11:56am
Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton will have to navigate the agency through a sexual discrimination lawsuit.

Mental health concerns overshadowed by Capitol Police Board questions

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 24, 2021 at 3:15pm
House manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., arrives at the Capitol before the start of the impeachment trial in the Senate on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021.

Senate trial’s last day punctuated by a chaotic morning, objections and a North Carolina surprise

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 13, 2021 at 5:48pm
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., talks with staff in the Senate Reception room on the fourth day of the Senate Impeachment trials for former President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill on Friday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Pool)

Tension, misery, laughs and a small moment of unity as Trump trial nears end

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 12, 2021 at 8:48pm
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, talks with reporters outside the Senate chamber during a break in the second day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

‘Wow’: Senators face unsettling reality of their close call

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 10, 2021 at 7:19pm
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, prepares for the start of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Feb. 9, 2021.

Impeachment trial starts on emotional note as Trump legal team flails

By Todd Ruger and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 9, 2021 at 7:21pm
Virginia National Guard troops walk down the Capitol steps after posing for a photo during a promotion ceremony in Washington on Friday.

Impeachment trial first: No public view of proceedings as COVID-19 and press access questions remain

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted February 8, 2021 at 4:53pm
Workers install more robust fencing along the east side of the Capitol the day after the Jan. 6 mob attack.

Just how long will the Capitol be a militarized zone?

By Jason Dick, Katherine Tully-McManus and Evan Campbell
Posted February 4, 2021 at 8:00am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., leaves a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Democrats claim gavels as Senate adopts organizing resolution

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted February 3, 2021 at 6:31pm
Capitol Police participate in a departure ceremony for the late officer Brian Sicknick, who lay in honor in the Rotunda of the Capitol on Feb. 3.

Congress honors Officer Brian Sicknick’s heroic defense of the Capitol

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 3, 2021 at 1:44pm
The Senate has been without a power-sharing agreement almost a month into the 117th Congress, but Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer says leaders are “getting close.”

Senate Democrats still without committee control as power-sharing talks drag on

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 2, 2021 at 8:04pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference in the Capitol Thursday.

Lawmakers prepping supplemental appropriations for Capitol security

By Lindsey McPherson and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted January 28, 2021 at 2:37pm, Updated at 6:03pm
When rioters attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, they left behind broken glass and damaged furniture. The emotional and psychological scars may take even longer to heal. Above, a smashed window is pictured at the East Front of the Capitol on Jan. 8.

Insurrection aftermath: Staffers struggle with trauma, guilt and fear

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted January 28, 2021 at 5:00am
Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., attend the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election in the House chamber earlier this month.

Senate moves forward with 50-50 power-sharing agreement, tabling filibuster fight

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted January 26, 2021 at 4:46pm
President Joe Biden takes a seat after being sworn in during the 59th presidential Inauguration at the Capitol on Wednesday.

‘It’s therapeutic’: Democrats in Congress use inauguration to heal from Capitol siege

By Jim Saksa and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted January 20, 2021 at 6:26pm
Vice President Kamala Harris is congratulated by her husband Doug Emhoff after being sworn in as the Vice President of the United States by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayer on the West Front of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

Historic firsts and a healing Capitol at Biden, Harris inauguration

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted January 20, 2021 at 5:27pm
The Capitol Dome is seen from Delaware Avenue Northeast at Columbus Circle on Jan. 18, 2021. Fencing and razor have been installed around the Capitol complex.

Inauguration like no other: What health and security concerns have changed

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted January 20, 2021 at 5:00am
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., walks up the House steps for a vote in the Capitol on Sept. 17, 2020.

34 House Democrats call for investigation into Jan. 5 tours by fellow members ahead of attack

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted January 13, 2021 at 4:37pm
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., attends a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election in the House chamber on Jan. 6.

House members now screened for weapons when entering chamber

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted January 12, 2021 at 5:51pm, Updated at 9:44pm
A Capitol Police officer talks with members of the Maryland National Guard outside the Capitol office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The Transition: Congress in turmoil

By Katherine Tully-McManus, Niels Lesniewski, Shawn Zeller, Ellyn Ferguson, Evan Campbell and Joanne Levine
Posted January 11, 2021 at 6:13pm
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 6: Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., comforts Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while taking cover as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol under siege: What we saw inside the chambers

By Tom Williams, Thomas McKinless, Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted January 8, 2021 at 8:16pm
Rep. Chris Stewart (right) and another man view rioters who broke into the Capitol on Wednesday, halting debate over the certification of Electoral College votes. Correction: A previous caption of this photo misidentified the man on the left.

The Transition: Doing your job under duress

By Jason Dick, Katherine Tully-McManus, Niels Lesniewski and Evan Campbell
Posted January 7, 2021 at 6:07pm
Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives Paul Irving, left, speaks with Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund as they arrive for the House Democratic’ Caucus meeting at the Capitol on March 10, 2020.

Mob fallout: Pelosi calls for Capitol Police chief to be fired; House SAA to resign

By Chris Marquette, Katherine Tully-McManus and Jennifer Shutt
Posted January 7, 2021 at 2:35pm
Security guards barricade the door of the House as rioters disrupt the certification of the Electoral College vote on Wednesday.

‘Let’s get back to work’ — Mob doesn’t deter Congress from electoral vote certification

By Niels Lesniewski, Katherine Tully-McManus and Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 6, 2021 at 9:02pm
Trump rioters occupy the West Front of the Capitol and the inauguration stands on Jan. 6, 2021.

Capitol riot: What our Hill reporters and photographers saw

By Herb Jackson, Caroline Brehman, Chris Cioffi, Katherine Tully-McManus and Tom Williams
Posted January 6, 2021 at 7:04pm
Trump supporters occupy the West Front of the Capitol and the inauguration stands on Wednesday. ( Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol during Electoral College certification, causing lockdown

By Chris Marquette, Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted January 6, 2021 at 2:39pm
An unidentified man rolls the Electoral College ballot boxes onto an elevator on Jan. 6, 2017, ahead of the electoral vote count during a joint session of Congress.

Marathon of Electoral College objections expected, but Biden win will hold

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 5, 2021 at 6:10pm
A woman kicks over a "Help Still Wanted" sign on the East Front of the Capitol as Trump supporters begin to gather at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Goldman Sachs filled the lawn with 10,000 signs to call attention to the need for more government assistance to small businesses.

The Transition: Welcome to the hump day from hell

By Jason Dick, Evan Campbell, Katherine Tully-McManus and Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 5, 2021 at 4:59pm
Senate pages carrying the Electoral College ballot boxes lead senators into the House chamber on Jan. 6, 2017, for the vote count to officially determine the presidential election winner.

Electoral votes are in, but congressional count may hold another round of drama

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 16, 2020 at 5:00am
Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arrive in the House chamber on Jan. 6, 2017, for a joint session of Congress to tally Electoral College votes.

The Transition: Sorry, 2020’s political drama will be leaking into 2021

By Jason Dick, Jinitzail Hernández, Katherine Tully-McManus, Jessica Wehrman and Stephanie Akin
Posted December 15, 2020 at 5:50pm
The White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington.

The Transition: Will White House officials and Congress be among the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

By Katherine Tully-McManus, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted December 14, 2020 at 5:58pm
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., left, votes on Democratic Caucus rules in the Capitol during a Senate vote Wednesday. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., appears at right.

Senate Democrats’ rules changes restrict top leaders’ committee roles

By Chris Cioffi and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 10, 2020 at 10:58am
Construction workers build bleachers at the inaugural platform on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2020, in anticipation of the Jan. 20, 2021, inauguration ceremony.

Inauguration planning the latest thing to enter the controversy zone

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Lindsey McPherson
Posted December 8, 2020 at 3:21pm, Updated at 4:47pm
Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes, left, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, both of Maryland, attend a swearing-in ceremony for new Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in September 2016. Sarbanes died Sunday at the age of 87.

The workhorse legacy of the late Sen. Paul Sarbanes

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 7, 2020 at 5:54pm
Talks around COVID-19 aid have hit another snag, with disagreements over liability protections being a key reason why.

The Transition: Let’s make a deal

By Katherine Tully-McManus, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted December 7, 2020 at 5:30pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and House Clerk Cheryl Johnson visit the “Joseph H. Rainey: 150 Years of Black Americans Elected to Congress”” exhibit in the Capitol on Dec. 4, 2020.

House marks 150 years of Black members

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 4, 2020 at 2:59pm
Sen.-elect Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is seen in the Cannon tunnel while moving from his House office to temporary space on the Senate side on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Marshall has served in the House since 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

No cheers or jeers at the mostly virtual House office lottery

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 3, 2020 at 12:24pm
Susan Tsui Grundmann, executive director of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, testifies before the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee.

Comment period underway on paid family leave policies for Capitol Hill workers

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 2, 2020 at 5:48pm
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., arrives to the Capitol to be sworn in on Wednesday.

Mark Kelly lands in Senate, shrinking GOP majority

By Chris Cioffi and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 2, 2020 at 4:16pm
“Operation Christmas Drop” checks off all the holiday movie cliches, but as an introduction to BRAC, it leaves something to be desired.

Cringeworthy Christmas: Netflix turns BRAC into a Hill staffer’s tropical romance

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 2, 2020 at 10:14am
The Speaker’s Lobby is for lingering and mingling, but not as much anymore, with furniture removed to discourage such behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Above, workers remove portraits from the Speaker's Lobby in June.

Speaker’s Lobby stripped of seating to keep members on the move

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 18, 2020 at 12:57pm
Rep.-elect Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., right, and aide Sarah Iddrissu leaves the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill for the first day of new member orientation in the Capitol on Friday.

New members get their bearings: Capitol tours and canceled dinners

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 17, 2020 at 6:13pm, Updated November 18, 2020 at 2:54pm
Louisiana Rep. Cedric L. Richmond will head the Office of Public Engagement in the incoming Biden administration.

With Cedric Richmond, Joe Biden’s White House gain is Congress’ loss

By Jason Dick, Thomas McKinless, Evan Campbell and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 17, 2020 at 6:00pm
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., puts on his face mask as he arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.

Capitol testing picks up, but masks still spark conflict

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 17, 2020 at 3:30pm
Biden supporters celebrate in Washington on Nov. 7 after news outlets declared him the winner of the presidential election.

The Transition: ‘More people may die’

By Katherine Tully-McManus, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted November 16, 2020 at 5:49pm
Morning fog obscures the U.S. Capitol dome on Oct. 21, 2020.

Secure remote voting possible for the House, but opposition remains

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 12, 2020 at 12:45pm
Female members of Congress stand on the East Front of the Capitol on Sept. 25 as the casket of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves the Capitol after her lying in state.

Record number of House GOP women just one of many ‘firsts’ for 117th Congress

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 12, 2020 at 6:00am
The highlight of new member orientation, the office lottery, won’t happen until next month. Above, New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacts after drawing her number in the 2018 lottery.

New House member orientation features significant shifts

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 12, 2020 at 5:00am
Joe Biden delivers remarks on election night as seen on a screen in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington.

The Transition: The Biden team wastes no time

By Katherine Tully-McManus, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted November 9, 2020 at 5:41pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells colleagues that a new coronavirus testing program awaits their return to Washington.

Air Force to assist in expanded Capitol Hill COVID-19 testing

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted November 5, 2020 at 4:21pm
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican who won Georgia's 14th Congressional District, has supported QAnon publicly.

QAnon goes to Washington: two supporters win seats in Congress

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 5, 2020 at 11:21am
Construction continues for the inaugural platform on the West Front on the Capitol.

Biden or Trump, inaugural planning and construction well underway on Capitol Hill

By Niels Lesniewski and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 5, 2020 at 5:30am