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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, seen here in 2010 with Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., was the last justice appointed to the high court.

Slideshow: A History of Modern Supreme Court Nominations

By Gillian Roberts and Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted February 14, 2016 at 3:27pm

Harry Reid’s Press Conference in 360 Degrees

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted December 1, 2015 at 3:50pm

Photos: Beau Biden Through the Years

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 31, 2015 at 9:45am
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, nears the finish line on the 3-mile ACLI Capital Challenge race. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Man on the Run

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 21, 2015 at 5:00am
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol Lens: Darling Ducks

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 18, 2015 at 5:00am

How to Get a Front-Page Photo (Video)

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 13, 2015 at 7:38pm

Capitol Lens: Front and Center

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 13, 2015 at 5:00am
Capitol Police chief Kim Dine salutes after U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Clinton J Holz's mother places a flower in Holz's memory during the Washington Area Law Enforcement Memorial Service outside of DC Police headquarters on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol Lens: Remember

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 12, 2015 at 5:00am
WWII veteran Les Jones of San Clemente, Calif., and Army Spec. Tyler Amaker attend the flyover Friday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol Lens: V-E Day

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 8, 2015 at 6:47pm
Sen. Ron Wyden and Susan Molinari, vice president of public policy & government affairs for Google, attend the #Hack4Congress event at Google's offices on April 30.

Capitol Lens: Time Out

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 5, 2015 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens: Semper Fidelis

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 30, 2015 at 5:00am
Gay marriage rights wave equality flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol Lens: Rainbow Connection

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 29, 2015 at 5:00am
Eloisa hangs out in the Capitol's Senate Press Photographers Gallery. Her father, Chip Somodevilla of Getty Images, appears in the background. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol Lens: Like Father, Like Daughter

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 27, 2015 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens: #MURICA

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 23, 2015 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens: Honey, I Blew Up the Tulips

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 22, 2015 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens: What’s Up Doc (Fix)?

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 20, 2015 at 5:00am

From Selma to the Capitol Steps

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 16, 2015 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens: Staring Contest

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 15, 2015 at 5:00am
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

Capitol Lens: Reflections of Spring

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 14, 2015 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens: Cloudy With a Chance of Dirt Clods

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 13, 2015 at 5:00am
(CQ Roll Call File)

#TBT: D.C. Press Throws ‘Circus’ to Welcome New Congress

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted February 12, 2015 at 11:44am
Sen. Jerry Moran, K-Kan., brings a cake reading "Under New Management" to the Republican senate luncheons in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos: Freshman Welcome Week

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted November 14, 2014 at 3:53pm
Derick Brock, right, from Mercy Chefs helps a man fold a flag he found in the debris after the May 2013 tornado. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images File Photo)

The Oklahoma Guide to Getting Along

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted September 22, 2014 at 11:30am
Cantor works out the final details of his new office with members of his move coordination team. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

#tbt: Eric Cantor Edition

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted July 31, 2014 at 12:47pm
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

Photos: Storm Clouds Over Washington

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted July 10, 2014 at 2:33pm
Fireworks appear over the Washington Monument in celebration of Independence Day. (Maureen Keating/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

#tbt: A Different View of the Fourth

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted July 3, 2014 at 5:00am
Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., pitches at Nationals Stadium during the Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Slideshow: Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted June 26, 2014 at 3:40pm
A woman sunbathes during a recess week on Capitol Hill on August 22, 1979. Click on photo to enlarge. (Mickey Senko/CQ File Photo Roll Call)

#tbt: Recess Is Almost Here

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted June 26, 2014 at 3:15pm
Conte lights a victory cigar after Republicans won the 1975 Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game. Click on photo to enlarge. (Pen Wilson/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

#TBT: Baseball and Cigars

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted June 19, 2014 at 1:20pm
Cantor, center, shares an elevator with staff, security, and Reps. Louie Gohmert and Ralph M. Hall, as he leaves the House Republican Conference meeting. Click on photo to enlarge. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Caption Contest: All Smiles

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted June 18, 2014 at 1:38pm
Reps. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., left, and Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., pose in the Capitol Building. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

These Are the Faces to Watch on Capitol Hill This Week

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted June 16, 2014 at 11:43am
Leigh Feete, 21, from the Miss Washington Contest, poses in front of the Capitol Building. Click on photo to enlarge. (CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Throwback Thursday: Don’t Forget Your Umbrella

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted June 12, 2014 at 12:47pm
Wearing a bikini made of lettuce leaves, Playboy Magazine's Miss July 2002, Lauren Anderson, serves up a veggie dog to James P. Moran, D-Va., in front of the Rayburn House Office building. (Doug Graham/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Hill Flashback: Hello, Ladies

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted June 10, 2014 at 12:50pm
Congressional staffers get geared up to cheer at the 1966 Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game. From left, Alleene from Rep. Clark Thompson's office, Barbara Cook from Rep. Robert Casey's office, Betty Anne Reichley from the Senate Finance Committee staff and Barbara (Bobbi) Lewis from Rep. James Hanley's office are photographed outside the Capitol in July 1966. Click on photo to enlarge. (Mickey Senko/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

#TBT: We’ve Got Spirit

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted June 5, 2014 at 11:48am
Inside a completed parking garage, likely in 1968. Click on photo to enlarge. (CQ Roll Call File Photo)

#TBT: Capitol Parking Was a Problem in the ’60s Too

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 29, 2014 at 11:34am
Click on photo to enlarge. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Behind the Photo: Bill Clark’s Favorite Photos

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 28, 2014 at 5:11pm
A bugler from an honor guard plays taps for Capt. Russell Rippetoe, 27, an Army Ranger killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq. Rippetoe was the first soldier killed in Iraq to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Memorial Day: A Photo Essay

By Bill Clark and Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 24, 2014 at 5:00am
Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., points to the top of the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol while giving a tour on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: May 19-23

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 23, 2014 at 1:00pm
Republicans and Democrats battle it out during the Congressional Basketball Game on March 1, 1988. Click on image to enlarge. (Marty LaVore/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

#TBT: Got Game?

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 22, 2014 at 1:40pm
Representative John Boehner, R-Ohio, smokes a cigarette after a news conference in Sterling, Va., on September 23, 2010. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Behind the Photo: Tom Williams’ Favorite Photos

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 21, 2014 at 2:55pm

Opinion Duel: CQ Roll Call Moderates Debate on Raising the Minimum Wage

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 21, 2014 at 5:00am
From left, Ed Arnold of the Office of Economic Opportunity, a White House staffer, Leighton Sattler of the OEO and another participant in a congressional golf tournament appear. Reporters believe this photo was taken between 1974 and 1977. Click on the photo to enlarge. (CQ Roll Call File Photo)

How Congressmen Used to Golf in the 1970s

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 19, 2014 at 3:59pm
Capitol Pistol Team, 1956. Click on the photo to make it larger. (CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Roll Call Digs Into the Archives for Police Week

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 16, 2014 at 11:16am
Click on the photo to make it bigger. (CQ Roll Call File Photo)

#TBT: Bike to Work Day

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 15, 2014 at 5:00am
climate change

Opinion Duel: CQ Roll Call Moderates Debate on Climate Change

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 14, 2014 at 8:53am
Tam Duong of the U.S. Navy takes pictures of the Washington Monument while touring the World War II Memorial on the Mall. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Here’s What the Washington Monument Looked Like in 1920

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 12, 2014 at 1:50pm
Senate chaplain Barry Black considers his next move during the Chess Challenge on the Hill. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: May 5

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 10, 2014 at 11:09am
Credentialed media stand in front of the 1972 National Conventions (CQ Roll Call File Photo)

#TBT: Reporters on the Road 1972

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 8, 2014 at 10:13am
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Opinion Duel: CQ Roll Call Moderates Debate on Keystone XL (Video)

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 7, 2014 at 7:43am
Maureen Keating/CQ Roll Call File Photo

From the Archive: Spring in Washington Through the Years

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 2, 2014 at 2:57pm
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

This Is What it Looks Like When Photographers Are in the Rotunda

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 1, 2014 at 2:02pm
Bill Clark

Behind the Photo: Bill Clark

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 1, 2014 at 12:55pm
Tom Williams

Behind the Photo: Tom Williams

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted May 1, 2014 at 12:53pm

Holder Testifies Before House Judiciary: What You Missed (Video) (Updated)

By JM Rieger and Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 9, 2014 at 12:11pm
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

What You Missed in the GM Hearings (Slideshow) (Video)

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 2, 2014 at 7:18pm
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

GM CEO Testifies on Recall of Ignition Switches (Updated) (Video)

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted April 1, 2014 at 2:08pm
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Photo Slideshow: Mike Rogers Through the Years

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted March 28, 2014 at 12:00pm

Inside Look at 2014 Midterms: A Webinar (Video)

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted March 26, 2014 at 4:09pm

The Perfect Thing to Do on Your Snow Day

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted March 3, 2014 at 12:40pm
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Caption This Photo: Vice President Joe Biden

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted January 29, 2014 at 6:19pm

PHOTOS: Captured Moments From SOTU 2014

By Bill Clark, Meredith Dake-O'Connor and Tom Williams
Posted January 29, 2014 at 3:57pm

PHOTOS: Best Pictures From SOTU Past

By Bill Clark, Meredith Dake-O'Connor and Tom Williams
Posted January 27, 2014 at 2:48pm

Hoyer, Cantor Spar Over Unemployment Benefits (Video)

By Meredith Dake-O'Connor
Posted January 10, 2014 at 3:31pm