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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz plays in last year’s Congressional Women's Softball Game to benefit breast cancer research. She’s one of several public figures featured in a new book who sought privacy while fighting breast cancer.

Running for office is exhausting. Breast cancer doesn’t care

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted October 22, 2020 at 6:30am
From left, former congressional staffers Mark Williams, Bridgett Frey, Nicole Tisdale and Josh Martin all took jobs in the private sector last year.

‘You’ll have a freak-out moment’: First a new job, then a pandemic

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted September 24, 2020 at 6:30am
When “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek returns this week for another season of the quiz show, viewers will notice a few changes on the set. What won’t change is the Venn diagram that keeps Washington watching.

When ‘Jeopardy!’ messes with politics, Washington collectively groans

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted September 15, 2020 at 6:00am
A view of Capitol Lounge in 2010. The watering hole will close for good on Sept. 20.

Capitol Lounge, unofficial living room for Congress, to close down in September

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted September 10, 2020 at 1:31pm, Updated at 4:59pm
Joe Biden steps onto the stage at the Democratic National Convention four years ago. This year will be a little different.

Joe Biden will tower over this decrepit parking lot on the closing night of the convention

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted August 20, 2020 at 6:00am
Many female lawmakers can recall similar unwelcome run-ins with male colleagues to the one Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently had on the Capitol steps with Rep. Ted Yoho.

Demeaned, overlooked, fighting back: What it’s like to be a woman in Congress

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted August 5, 2020 at 6:00am
Mattel introduced a new set of dolls this week, and people had opinions.

If campaign Barbie wants to win, she needs a bigger staff

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 30, 2020 at 6:00am
Earlier this year, the Capitol Reflecting Pool welcomed ducklings, like it does every spring. How is it doing right about now?

There’s algae in the Capitol Reflecting Pool (but things could be worse)

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 29, 2020 at 6:30am
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee pays her respects as Rep. John Lewis lies in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday.

Democrats honor John Lewis with ‘Good Trouble’ masks, inspiring copycats

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 28, 2020 at 7:07pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, left, and CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield talk as they prepare to testify before a Senate panel on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

Dr. Anthony Fauci accepts Nationals’ invite to throw first pitch

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 20, 2020 at 6:20pm
From left, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., check out the media team as they prepare to play the Congressional Women's Softball Game in June 2016.

Congressional Women’s Softball Game is canceled

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 20, 2020 at 9:07am
A woman watches a movie from her car at the Family Drive-In Theatre in Stephens City, Virginia, on May 1.

Parking lots and projection screens: Drive-ins make case for the new ‘night out’

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 17, 2020 at 5:00am
Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., warms up before stepping up to the plate during the 58th annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on June 26, 2019.

Canceled: Annual Congressional Baseball Game takes a hit

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 16, 2020 at 2:37pm
Tortilla Coast, at First and D streets Southeast, is pictured on July 13, 2020.

Tortilla Coast, Capitol Hill spot specializing in Tex-Mex and political intrigue, faces closure

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 13, 2020 at 5:28pm
Actor Chris Evans, here in 2014, has been trying to launch a new project all spring.

Captain America nears a new ‘Starting Point’

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 1, 2020 at 6:00am
As interships get dragged into the virtual world, the transition hasn’t been easy.

Interns: How’s your summer going?

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 30, 2020 at 6:00am
Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., gather for a photo on National Seersucker Day in 2018.

Seersucker rules the Senate. This year, not so much

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 17, 2020 at 6:00am
Work was underway at Jeni’s new location on Barracks Row on Monday.

Screaming into Capitol Hill’s ice cream void

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 16, 2020 at 5:45am
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., talks to a reporter on his way to a Senate Republican luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 10, 2020.

Senate aides say there’s work to be done on staffer diversity, after Tim Scott airs criticism

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 11, 2020 at 5:00am
From left, Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Fla., Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., and Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., stretch before last year’s Congressional Women's Softball Game at Watkins Elementary in Washington. This year’s game is in limbo.

In sweat-free summer, cash for charity dries up

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 10, 2020 at 6:00am
Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol as demonstrations denouncing police brutality and calling for racial justice are held around Washington on Saturday.

‘A really electric feeling’: Congressional staffers join protests against police brutality

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 9, 2020 at 5:30am
Stephen King is looking forward to a Twitter feed free of Steve King references.

‘I am the last Steve King standing,’ author tweets

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 3, 2020 at 5:25pm
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, is one of the first members of Congress to give TikTok a try, and he’s fine with that.

Rep. Tim Ryan’s plan for TikTok domination

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted May 22, 2020 at 6:00am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts a news conference on April 30.

A definitive guide to mask fashion on Capitol Hill

By Kathryn Lyons and Lindsey Gilbert
Posted May 19, 2020 at 8:53am
Comedian and actress Dulcé Sloan talks to CQ Roll Call’s Kathryn Lyons for the latest Political Theater podcast, part of Heard on the Hill’s “Seriously Funny” feature.

Seriously Funny: Dulcé Sloan is not a ‘celebrity’

By Jason Dick and Kathryn Lyons
Posted May 13, 2020 at 1:49pm
Rufus appears in the background as Sen. Lamar Alexander is interviewed over the weekend.

TV gives Sen. Lamar Alexander’s dog a reason to snooze

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted May 11, 2020 at 6:38pm, Updated May 12, 2020 at 1:22pm
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drew mixed reactions for her evening spent connecting with fans on the uber-popular “Animal Crossings: New Horizons” video game.

AOC is playing ‘Animal Crossing,’ and people think it’s worse than golf

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted May 8, 2020 at 3:36pm
UNITED STATES - APRIL 15: A person picks up his order from the new Call Your Mother deli during its opening in Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. The location was originally set to open in mid-March before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Once the owners realized they had enough employees willing to work they went ahead with the opening. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

A reminder to ‘Call Your Mother’ from Eleanor Holmes Norton

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted May 7, 2020 at 5:49pm
Staffers work their phones during a House Oversight and Reform Committee markup in April 2, 2019.

No, we don’t use TikTok, congressional staffers say

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted May 7, 2020 at 6:00am
Activists with Black Lives Matter D.C., 1199 SEIU and ShutDownDC demonstrated in Washington on Monday, traveling in car and bike caravans. The groups had other actions planned for the days between Earth Day and May Day.

‘Reopen’ protests claimed the spotlight. May Day activists want it back

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted April 29, 2020 at 12:09pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announced on Thursday the death of her brother.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren loses brother to COVID-19

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted April 23, 2020 at 11:22am
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks with Roll Call in his office in the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018.

Tuna meltdown: Internet breaks after Sen. Mark Warner’s sandwich tutorial

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted April 22, 2020 at 1:09pm

To quarantine beard or not to quarantine beard: Congress decides

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted April 22, 2020 at 7:00am
As if a pandemic weren’t enough, lawmakers have spent the week fighting about ice cream. (In the extremely unrelated photo above, protesters highlight environmental issues at the Capitol by dressing as a “baked Alaska” in 2005.)

Ice cream didn’t ask for any of this

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted April 17, 2020 at 6:09pm
“I wouldn’t be surprised if a great spiritual awakening is the harvest that comes out of this challenging season,” Senate Chaplain Barry Black says.

Chaplains remain socially distant but spiritually connected

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted April 17, 2020 at 7:00am
UNITED STATES - MARCH 27: Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., conducts a zoom meeting frmo her home in Leesburg, Va., with local nurses on Friday, March 27, 2020. After participating in the zoom meeting from home she planned to drive to Washington in case her vote was needed on the House floor to pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Home is where the office is: Inside our reporters’ workspaces

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted April 16, 2020 at 11:52am
North Capitol Street and the New York Avenue overpass is pictured during the coronavirus outbreak on Friday, April 3. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

‘You are never not at work,’ so turn off the glowing green light 

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted April 14, 2020 at 9:52am
Senate Chaplain Barry Black, top, greets President Barack Obama in 2015.

You can still wear a bow tie on virtual Easter, and Senate Chaplain Barry Black is proof

By Kathryn Lyons and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted April 10, 2020 at 5:35pm

How do you Zoom?

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted April 9, 2020 at 10:40am

Washing your hands the Heard on the Hill way

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted April 7, 2020 at 11:51am
Dan Crenshaw has a book coming out. He’s not the only one with a new release.

Say it with something that sprays: Bidets are now a hot gift

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted April 6, 2020 at 6:14pm
The press softball team holds up a trophy after winning in the Congressional Women's Softball Game at Watkins Elementary in Washington on June 19, 2019.

Congressional Women’s Softball Game postponed

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted April 6, 2020 at 3:35pm
Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., sets up her old laptop at home in Leesburg, Va., to conduct a zoom meeting with local nurses on Friday, March 27, 2020. The laptop failed to connect to the meeting, so she switched over to her iPad. After participating in the zoom meeting from home she planned to drive to Washington in case her vote was needed on the House floor to pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Hand sanitizer, dog walks and missing ‘Tiger King’: Working from home with Jennifer Wexton

By Kathryn Lyons, Bill Clark and Thomas McKinless
Posted April 6, 2020 at 2:10pm
Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, seen here in 2012, is no stranger to Congress.

How ‘Tiger King’ wooed Congress before it was ‘Tiger King’

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted April 1, 2020 at 3:30pm
Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., rushed back home Friday to be with his son.

The pandemic is squeezing care for this congressman’s injured son

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 27, 2020 at 4:16pm
Missouri Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer is still adjusting to this WFH thing, and he’s not alone.

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer accidentally crashed a Zoom meeting

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 27, 2020 at 5:00am
Liz Westbrook, a health care lobbyist, sits on her front stoop with her dogs on Wednesday. It’s been a busy few weeks in her industry.

Her shortness of breath wasn’t coronavirus. It was an anxiety attack

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 26, 2020 at 6:05am
Melanie Baucom, press secretary for Sen. Mike Crapo, got engaged to Donovan Lawhorn last July. They thought they’d be married by now.

She should be on her honeymoon. Instead, she did her wedding dance in sweatpants in the living room

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 26, 2020 at 5:30am
Ken Buck, center, went to the store over the weekend and couldn’t find any lasagna noodles.

The shelves were bare, but this congressman wanted lasagna noodles

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 23, 2020 at 4:57pm

How this congresswoman is using yoga (and not the Peloton bike) to stay sane in quarantine

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted March 20, 2020 at 3:37pm
Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., and his wife, Christine Riggleman, showcase Silverback Distillery in Afton, Va., in 2019.

This congressman’s family runs a distillery. They’re shifting to hand sanitizer

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 19, 2020 at 5:53pm
Gilbert Gottfried had a message for one D.C. couple who had to push back their wedding.

Wedding postponed? Gilbert Gottfried is here to help (sort of)

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 18, 2020 at 6:40pm
“As a single mom of 3 kids serving in Congress, I have some experience with being distant,” Rep. Katie Porter wrote this week.

Parenting while distancing? Rep. Katie Porter has some single mom advice

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 18, 2020 at 6:00am
Hawk ’n’ Dove has been through several chapters over the years.

Hawk ’n’ Dove shuts down operations amid backlash

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 16, 2020 at 4:30pm, Updated at 7:30pm
An aide to Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., tapes up a sign with office policies instated to ward off the spread of coronavirus in Rayburn Building on March 11, 2020.

Don’t post ‘biohazard’ signs on your coworker’s desk, AOC requests

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 12, 2020 at 6:44pm
Megan Simon of Los Angeles talks with California Rep. Karen Bass in the Rayburn subway during Foster Youth Shadow Day on May 23, 2018.

Remember foster youth, urge Reps. Karen Bass, Danny Davis

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 12, 2020 at 4:24pm
One of Rose Byrne’s projects has been pushed amid coronavirus fears. But look for her in April as Gloria Steinem.

‘Peter Rabbit 2’ is off for now. Try these instead

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 12, 2020 at 6:00am
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has a weekly video series now.

Sen. Tim Scott would like two minutes (ish) of your time

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 11, 2020 at 6:00am
Rep. Doug Collins' Twitter page is topped with a banner reading "Tested. Proven. Trusted."

Politicians like to say they’re ‘tested.’ How about now?

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 10, 2020 at 2:26pm
Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., is retiring at the end of this term. His son was seriously injured over the weekend.

Rep. Tom Graves’ son ‘suffered severe head trauma’ in cycling accident

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 9, 2020 at 11:29am, Updated March 10, 2020 at 3:05pm
Jonathan Van Ness from the Netflix series “Queer Eye” takes a selfie with a fan in the Capitol after meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on April 4, 2019.

‘Queer Eye’ star responds to his hometown’s former congressman: Aaron Schock

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 6, 2020 at 4:29pm
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 30: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks with a reporter after a vote in the Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Daylight saving time is basically Groundhog Day (for Sen. Marco Rubio)

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 6, 2020 at 3:36pm
Is Margaret Cho a “political” comedian? Well, she could picture herself wearing a Nixon mask in the ’60s.

Take it from Margaret Cho: ‘We’re all wounded,’ and it’s OK to show it

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 6, 2020 at 3:12pm
When Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the race, Senate staffers sent her office food.

Booker’s office consoles Elizabeth Warren staff with pizza, returning Dunkin’ favor

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 5, 2020 at 6:24pm
Margaret Cho, here at a rally in Washington in 2012, says her use of politics is part of her authenticity.

The political musings of Margaret Cho

By Kathryn Lyons and Jason Dick
Posted March 5, 2020 at 4:15pm
Sen. Bill Cassidy is a known hand sanitizer and elbow-bumper. From left, Cassidy, R-La., speaks with Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Anthony Fauci of the NIH on Tuesday.

They’re doctors. They’re politicians. They were using hand sanitizer before it was cool

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted March 4, 2020 at 6:00am
Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., at right with ash on his forehead, talks to Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., before a hearing Wednesday.

House lawmakers make a dash for ash

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted February 26, 2020 at 6:19pm
Rep. Ben Cline is a “leapling.”

It’s a leap year. This congressman is turning 12

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted February 26, 2020 at 2:08pm
A mask in honor of Mardi Gras hangs in a Senate office building in 2019.

King cake makes the Hill rounds on Fat Tuesday

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted February 25, 2020 at 6:10pm
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., walks up the House steps for the last votes of the week in the Capitol on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

You can run for office and still wear a ‘jardigan’

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted February 18, 2020 at 7:56pm
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers talks to Heard on the Hill’s Kathryn Lyons about the most romantic date spot in D.C.

‘Who’s the last person you texted?’ and other burning questions for Congress on Valentine’s Day

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted February 13, 2020 at 1:15pm
No, “Act of Congress” does not cover “Schoolhouse Rock.” (Courtesy Chris Griffin)

This ‘Act of Congress’ can serenade you with catchy pop music

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted February 13, 2020 at 6:00am
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, is just the latest member of Congress to come out with a podcast. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Everyone has a podcast now, including Rep. Dan Crenshaw

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted February 12, 2020 at 6:00am
Is this the future face of the storied Ways and Means Committee? (Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images file photo)

‘Patrick Dempsey and Ways and Means’ is the Google search we never knew we needed

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted February 4, 2020 at 4:35pm
Former Washington National Jayson Werth was a guest of Rep. Rodney Davis at President Donald Trump's State of the Union address in 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The SOTU guest list: Who are lawmakers bringing?

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted February 3, 2020 at 6:00pm
Deco, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s French bulldog, poses in the Rules Committee room. (Courtesy Jeff Gohringer)

Dogs and gavels is a thing now

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted January 31, 2020 at 2:13pm
Rhonda Foxx, former chief of staff for Rep. Alma Adams, is running for Congress in North Carolina’s 6th District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rhonda Foxx on her ‘superwoman cape’

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted January 30, 2020 at 5:00am
Maz Jobrani will return to the Kennedy Center on Friday. (Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images)

How Maz Jobrani deals with hecklers

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted January 28, 2020 at 6:30am
Maz Jobrani will return to the Kennedy Center on Friday. (Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images)

Comic Maz Jobrani is seriously funny about politics

By Jason Dick and Kathryn Lyons
Posted January 24, 2020 at 6:08pm
Taylor Swift performs onstage during her 2018 Reputation stadium tour. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images file photo)

Taylor Swift reaches peak politics with ‘Miss Americana’

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted January 22, 2020 at 3:27pm, Updated at 3:06pm
Former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason is honored during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony on Wednesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

In the middle of impeachment pomp, Steve Gleason gets his medal

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted January 15, 2020 at 6:57pm
Rep. Duncan Hunter’s last day in Congress is Monday, Jan. 13. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Hunter Duncan still wants you to know he’s not Duncan Hunter

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted January 13, 2020 at 4:58pm
Reps. Dan Newhouse and Rodney Davis pose with wrestling belts after the conclusion of their “franking” competition. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call)

What the heck is franking and why did Dan Newhouse get a wrestling belt for it?

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted January 9, 2020 at 6:00am
Former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason and his wife, Michel Varisco Gleason, roll in the Krewe of Orpheus parade in New Orleans in March 2019. (Erika Goldring/Getty Images file photo)

Former NFL player Steve Gleason joins ranks of Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted January 7, 2020 at 1:59pm
Indiana Rep. Greg Pence calls House impeachment vote “bulls--- to the fourth degree” (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Greg Pence calls House impeachment vote ‘Bulls— to the fourth degree’

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted December 19, 2019 at 6:14pm
Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, D-Mass., buttons his jacket after he was interviewed on camera in the Cannon rotunda as the House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Dec. 18. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Impeachment: It’s for the kids!

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted December 18, 2019 at 5:28pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s ’burbs are creating a roadblock on Capitol Hill. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Move, Mitch, get out the way!

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted December 17, 2019 at 6:44pm
They may not be able to play government very nicely, but they will still play ball next year. The next Congressional Baseball Game for Charity will take place June 10. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Next year’s Congressional Baseball Game set for June 10

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted December 16, 2019 at 5:59pm
Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., poses with the inflatable snowman outside his office on the second floor of the Longworth Senate Office Building on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. A friendly holiday decorations rivalry with his hallway neighbor Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo. has evolved into a floor-wide contest. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

War on Christmas (decorations) comes to Capitol Hill

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted December 13, 2019 at 12:58pm
Reps. Ed Perlmutter and Mike Gallagher argue over who has the best Christmas decorations in their Longworth hallway on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. One day later, the friendly competition took a frosty turn. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

The real war on Christmas: Who unplugged Perlmutter’s snowman?

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted December 13, 2019 at 5:30am
Katherine Fernandez Rundle, state attorney for Miami-Dade County, flanked by Rodney Barreto, chairman of the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee, and Kathy Andersen, executive director of The Women’s Fund Miami-Dade, addresses the media in Miami on Nov. 6 as they unveil a campaign by local, state and federal agencies and partners meant to combat sex trafficking leading up to and beyond Super Bowl LIV. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images file photo)

As Super Bowl LIV draws near, Congress still tackling one of the event’s biggest problems

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted December 11, 2019 at 5:40pm
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is the latest 2020 candidate to sit down with Cosmo Magazine. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Sen. Klobuchar dropped ‘bright-colored’ underwear out of her carry-on. Someone had to tell her

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted December 9, 2019 at 5:28pm
A band plays during a ceremony Wednesday to light the Capitol Christmas Tree, which is displayed on the West Front of the Capitol. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol Christmas Tree shines bright amid grim impeachment proceedings

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted December 4, 2019 at 8:28pm
The U.S. Capitol gingerbread replica sits on display by the Memorial Door on the first floor of the Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Icing, icing baby: Capitol gingerbread replica returns

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted December 3, 2019 at 5:39pm
Jenna Rivera, of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, loads donations bound for So Others Might Eat outside the DNC on Tuesday. The boxes were donated by the National Republican Congressional Committee. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

DCCC uses ‘outside the box’ thinking in wake of NRCC prank

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted November 27, 2019 at 1:37pm
Staffers are criticizing the lack of response from the Capitol Police amid Tuesday’s lockdown (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Staffers gripe about lack of communication during Capitol lockdown

By Kathryn Lyons and Chris Marquette
Posted November 26, 2019 at 4:52pm
Members of Congress walk down the House steps for the start of Thanksgiving recess after the final vote of the week on Capitol Hill on Nov. 21. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

It’s Thanksgiving recess and all we want to talk about is food

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted November 25, 2019 at 1:11pm
Angelica Ross attends the WorldPride Opening Ceremony Benefit Concert at the Barclays Center in New York City. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

‘We’re not going anywhere’: Actress Angelica Ross on Hill for Transgender Day of Remembrance

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted November 20, 2019 at 7:27pm
Ariana Grande tweeted her support for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

‘MY GUY’: Ariana Grande joins list of Bernie Sanders supporters

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted November 20, 2019 at 6:06pm
From left, Tate, Ella and Bret Sorrell. (Photo courtesy of the Sorrell family)

Capitol Hill comes together for police officer’s 11-year-old daughter after cancer diagnosis

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted November 20, 2019 at 1:54pm