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A new COVID-19 testing site, operated by the Maryland National Guard, is set up in the parking lot outside of FedEx Field on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The site will be open three days a week.

COVID-19 fight boosted by Defense Production Act, but how does it work?

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted April 1, 2020 at 2:13pm
Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., is interviewed in his Longworth Building office, March 2, 2017.

Housing insecurity — Lawson’s lived it and wants to give back

By Nathan Ouellette and Jim Saksa
Posted March 30, 2020 at 6:01am
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., prepares to introduce Rod Rosenstein, nominee for deputy attorney general, during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Rosenstein and Rachel Brand, nominee for associate attorney general, in Dirksen Building. (By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Coronavirus relief neglects D.C. — Van Hollen says that’s shameful

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted March 26, 2020 at 4:40pm
A man prepares for a swab at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site on Quincy Street in Arlington, Va., on Thursday for residents who have symptoms and an order from a health care provider.

Going viral: How coronavirus swept the United States

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted March 26, 2020 at 12:47pm
Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., walks up the House steps to the Capitol for the final votes before the two-week recess on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019.

Is the GOP warming to climate action? Trillion trees plan hopes for growth

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted March 10, 2020 at 6:22pm
UNITED STATES - MARCH 4: President Donald Trump makes remarks to the media in the Capitol after attending the Senate Republican Policy luncheon on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, and Vice President Mike Pence also appear. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump urges calm amid coronavirus concerns

By Graham MacGillivray and Nathan Ouellette
Posted March 10, 2020 at 4:26pm
Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., left, talks with Rep. Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Congress lobbying Congress: Member Day explained

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted March 10, 2020 at 6:00am
Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Time Kaine, D-Va., Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Mark Warner, D-Va., pose with the commissioner's trophy belonging to the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals in Russell Building on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Van Hollen holds the senate resolution congratulating the team on the achievement. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Nats’ World Series trophy gets its day on Capitol Hill

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted March 4, 2020 at 7:40pm
The Capitol dome reflects in a car window on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Gas taxes: Could a tax-by-mile system go from zero to 50?

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted March 3, 2020 at 11:17am
“Big tobacco has become totally irresponsible in running ads in trying to get kids hooked on tobacco, primarily vaping through flavors, and we have to do something about it,” said Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., who sponsored the bill.

House Democrats look to vaporize tobacco’s influence over youth

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted February 28, 2020 at 4:15pm
Protesters hold signs at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after their ruling on the census was handed down on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

How the military could tip the census scales, explained

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted February 26, 2020 at 11:03am
Roger Stone leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington after being sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison.

“Lock him up!” Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted February 20, 2020 at 4:21pm
Are people in D.C. "real" ? We asked some of them.

How statehood is granted to U.S. territories, explained

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted February 19, 2020 at 12:23pm
Sen. Roy Blunt talks with reporters as he makes his way to the Senate floor for the continuation of the Senate Impeachment Trail of President Donald Trump on Jan. 31, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Reporter’s Notebook: What the cameras weren’t watching

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted February 14, 2020 at 4:45pm
Acting OMB Director Russ Vought watches as copies of President Donald Trump’s budget for Fiscal Year 2021 are prepared for distribution at the Government Publishing Office on Thursday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Start the presses! GPO prints the president’s budget

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted February 7, 2020 at 12:08pm
People talk before the start of a Democratic satellite caucus at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Hall on Monday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Far from home: Iowans caucus in DC

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted February 4, 2020 at 1:23pm
A staffer carries multiple binders as he walks through the Senate Reception Room before the continuation of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Cost: How much is impeachment?

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted January 31, 2020 at 10:57am
Sarah Hurtt, a bookbinder with the Government Publishing Office, demonstrates the marbling process used to trim the edges of books published by the GPO on Wednesday. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call) 

Publishing is an art at the Government Publishing Office

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted January 30, 2020 at 6:00am
Basketball icon Kobe Bryant was remembered Monday as the Senate convened as a court of impeachment. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Impeachment continues. But first, a Kobe Bryant prayer

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted January 27, 2020 at 4:54pm
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., departs from a news conference Tuesday. On Monday Durbin and other Democrats held a press conference to advocate for the NO BAN Act. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Personal stories on display on anniversary of ‘Muslim travel ban’

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted January 27, 2020 at 3:53pm
Five state attorneys general and Rep. Mark Meadows addressed the press Wednesday, urging the Senate to acquit President Donald Trump. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

Impeachment an ‘erosion of rule of law,’ claim state attorneys general

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted January 22, 2020 at 6:32pm
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner R-Wis., and Bill McCollum, R-Fla., talk with reporters near Statuary Hall at the end of the first full day of the 1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Managing impeachment: Sensenbrenner’s seen it before

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted January 22, 2020 at 11:43am
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on Dec. 4, 2019. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Forget impeachment, Sensenbrenner’s got something else on his mind

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted January 17, 2020 at 3:26pm
A protester dressed as President Donald Trump participates in the No War With Iran rally outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Authorizing conflict: AUMF and Congress explained

By Nathan Ouellette and Rachel Oswald
Posted January 10, 2020 at 12:06pm
Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., does a TV news interview in Statuary Hall as the House takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) 

Relive impeachment week from behind the scenes on Capitol Hill

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted December 20, 2019 at 3:20pm
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., tried to spread awareness about the strain her district and others' feel from the SALT deduction cap. A poster she displayed on the House floor during her 12 Days of SALT campaign sits outside her office door. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

‘Tis the season to be SALT-y: Explaining the SALT deduction cap

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted December 17, 2019 at 9:00am
Voters fill out ballots in Virginia on election day in 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Don’t know which candidate is stronger? We have a metric for that

By Nathan Ouellette and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 5, 2019 at 3:05pm
Views of the Capitol Dome (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

The new way prosecutors are using an old act

By Nathan Ouellette and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted December 3, 2019 at 2:15pm
Police outside of the Supreme Court on Nov. 12, the day justices heard arguments on the Trump administration's decision to end the DACA program. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

How we got here: Hoyer discusses DACA’s path to the Supreme Court

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted November 25, 2019 at 12:24pm
Members of National Nurses United union wave signs during a “Medicare for All” rally in front of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in Washington in April. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Health care workers could deny abortions under this Trump administration rule

By Nathan Ouellette and Sandhya Raman
Posted November 21, 2019 at 12:05pm
Roll Call reporter Kathryn Lyons interviews Lola, a therapy dog, during an event run by Pet Partners and the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council to help provide staffers stress relief. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Woof, impeachment hearings are stressful. We have a solution

By Nathan Ouellette and Kathryn Lyons
Posted November 13, 2019 at 4:02pm
Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., waits for the start of the House Standards of Official Conduct hearing on what sanctions should be brought against him. He was found guilty on multiple counts of ethics violations by a House ethics subcommittee. (Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call file photo)

If members can’t be impeached, how are they disciplined?

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted November 12, 2019 at 5:00am
Utah Sen. Mike Lee suggested the Senate may need monthly hearings on FISA authorities. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Privacy, one roadblock to government funding

By Nathan Ouellette and Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 7, 2019 at 6:21pm
Sen. Thom Tillis pets a dog in a baby shark costume during his Bipawtisan Dog Costume Parade in the Hart Senate Office Building on Oct. 31, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Who let the dogs out? Tillis organizes Halloween dog parade

By Nathan Ouellette and Clyde McGrady
Posted October 31, 2019 at 5:00pm
Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing, arrives to testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing in Hart Building on aviation safety and the future of the Boeing 737 MAX on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Boeing CEO grilled over 737 crashes

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted October 29, 2019 at 2:07pm
The flag-draped casket of Rep. Elijah E. Cummings is carried by members of an honor guard up the steps of the Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Cummings lies in state as public honors his service

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted October 24, 2019 at 4:38pm
Heard on the Hill hands out samples of pumpkin spice lattes to members after votes. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

Does your member of Congress like pumpkin spice lattes?

By Clyde McGrady, Kathryn Lyons and Nathan Ouellette
Posted October 23, 2019 at 5:58pm
The Stanley Cup is taken out of its case before being put on display in the Rayburn Office Building on Wednesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

St. Louis rejoice! The Lord Stanley’s Cup arrives at the Capitol

By Nathan Ouellette and Clyde McGrady
Posted October 16, 2019 at 4:15pm
A sign welcomes visitors to the front steps of the Supreme Court in Washington. The Court will hear arguments on LGBTQ workers' rights, Oct. 8, 2019 (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)

Are LGBTQ workers protected by the Civil Rights Act? Supreme Court will decide

By Nathan Ouellette and Todd Ruger
Posted October 4, 2019 at 1:04pm
A section of the border wall stretches through the Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas border on Aug. 20, 2019. (Jinitzail Hernández/CQ Roll Call)

5 border misconceptions blurring the immigration debate

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted October 1, 2019 at 5:00am
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus about an impeachment inquiry of President Trump in the Capitol on Tuesday, September 24 2019. (Tom William/CQ Roll Call)

House Democrats launch impeachment inquiry; how would impeachment work?

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted September 25, 2019 at 11:05am
Climate activists calling the action “Shut Down D.C.” blocked intersections throughout the city to draw attention to climate change. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Climate change activists take to the streets to demand action

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted September 23, 2019 at 4:15pm
Swedish youth climate activist Greta Thunberg, center right, sits with other youth climate activists at a press conference to discuss climate change in Washington on Tuesday September 17, 2019. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Youth climate activists on climate change: Listen to the scientists

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted September 18, 2019 at 4:27pm
Corey Lewandowski, the former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, rebuffed Democrats’ questions at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Corey Lewandowski sounds like a Senate candidate

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted September 17, 2019 at 6:22pm
Mayor Muriel Bowser, rides a bus to a rally on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, with 51 military veterans ahead of this week’s House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on a bill that would make D.C. the 51st state, on Monday, September 16, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Bowser and Norton hope 2019 is the year for D.C. statehood

By Nathan Ouellette and Clyde McGrady
Posted September 16, 2019 at 4:48pm
Organizers from Zero Hour, Fridays for Future DC, Youth Climate Strike DC and other environmental groups rally at the Ellipse on Friday. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

Youth climate strike draws crowd in Trump’s backyard

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted September 13, 2019 at 5:31pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts a news conference in the Capitol to call on the Senate to vote on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act on Monday, September 9, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Pelosi doesn’t want to answer your impeachment questions

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted September 12, 2019 at 2:08pm
Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., left, and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., along with members of the House Freedom Caucus hold a news conference on Affordable Care Act replacement legislation on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Mark Sanford is running for president, here are some congressional basics

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted September 11, 2019 at 4:50pm
Brandon Gaynor, owner of Eat Brgz, plates a burger for CQ Roll Call's Heard on the Hill Reporter, Kathryn Lyons. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

Have it your way: Eat Brgz makes patties personal

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted September 11, 2019 at 5:00am
A series of demonstrations organized by the Center for Popular Democracy centered around immigration, workers' rights, universal health care and notably affordable housing led activists to some Republican members' offices to issue ‘eviction’ notices. The demonstration is part of the launch of the Home to Thrive Campaign to fight what they say is a national housing crisis. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

Welcome back Congress: Protesters swarm House offices

By Nathan Ouellette and Thomas McKinless
Posted September 10, 2019 at 5:04pm
Bruce, Sen. Roy Blunt’s bearded dragon, poses for a picture in Russell Building last week. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Veganism – a touchy Hill subject

By Nathan Ouellette and Kathryn Lyons
Posted September 10, 2019 at 5:00am
Don't know what to expect when lawmakers return from recess? CQ Roll Call has you covered. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers return to Washington, here’s what to expect

By David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson, Nathan Ouellette, Niels Lesniewski and Patrick Kelley
Posted September 9, 2019 at 5:13pm
A sign in front of Cups & Company is pictured in Russell Building during congressional recess on Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Ghost town: Capitol Hill edition

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted August 30, 2019 at 5:00am
Unless the House and Senate agree on an adjournment resolution, both chambers must gavel in twice-weekly for pro forma sessions during August Recess. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

Why do members of Congress have to gavel in and gavel out during recess?

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted August 27, 2019 at 5:00am
Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., speaks at a news conference with other House Republicans in the Capitol Visitor Center on the topics of a proposed balanced budget amendment and also the ongoing debt ceiling talks. (Tom Williams/Roll Call file photo)

Joe Walsh is challenging Donald Trump, here are some congressional basics

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted August 26, 2019 at 5:52pm
Rep. Jennifer Wexton takes a tour of Barnhouse Brewery in Leesburg, Virginia as part of her a tour of local farms and businesses in Loudoun and Fairfax counties. Wexton announced the formation of a new Agritourism Caucus on Thursday. Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call

Congress’ new caucus: Wexton gives agritourism a voice

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted August 23, 2019 at 1:55pm
The Trump administration's proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act could make it easier to delist endangered species, and weaken protections for those listed as threatened. Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call

Why can the Trump administration make changes to the Endangered Species Act?

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted August 20, 2019 at 10:23am
Greg Billing, Executive Director of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, rides the gap in protected bike lane that stretches along Louisiana Avenue to Union Station. But the Senate Sergeant at Arms has put the brakes on plans for this protected bike path. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

Why the bike lane planned for Louisiana Avenue remains stalled

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted August 16, 2019 at 12:04pm
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, right, speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday July 12, 2019. Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call

Trump on bipartisan gun solutions: ‘Open wounds cannot heal if we are divided’

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted August 5, 2019 at 11:31am
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., ride his bicycle across the East Plaza on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. Bill Clark/Roll Call

Cycling toward a brighter future: Blumenauer explains mode-split

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted August 1, 2019 at 12:13pm
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is seen during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Dirksen Building titled "Vaccines Save Lives: What Is Driving Preventable Disease Outbreaks?" on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Watch: Rand Paul’s eulogy for the tea party

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted July 31, 2019 at 3:41pm
Spectrum allocation and management is key to the U.S. gaining the lead on China in the 5G race, but there are obstacles. Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call

China’s 5G lead and how the U.S. can catch up, explained

By Nathan Ouellette and Gopal Ratnam
Posted July 31, 2019 at 9:51am
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., watches as former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifyies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election" on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers stick to their scripts during Mueller hearing

By Thomas McKinless and Nathan Ouellette
Posted July 24, 2019 at 3:10pm
Former special counsel Robert Mueller arrives in Rayburn Building to testify before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. He will testify before the House Intelligence Committee later in the day. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Mueller Madness: Check out the Rayburn frenzy at today’s hearing

By Thomas McKinless and Nathan Ouellette
Posted July 24, 2019 at 11:43am
Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., speaks during the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force news conference on the release of the 2018 legislative agenda for the 115th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

Democrats flex muscles with ‘aggressive’ climate initiative: ‘There’s no time to waste.’

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted July 23, 2019 at 5:16pm
The Defund Hate campaign holds a protest in the Russell Rotunda to honor immigrants who died in ICE and CBP detention on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

I.C.E, C.B.P. and O.R.R. What’s the difference, explained

By Jinitzail Hernández, Nathan Ouellette and Tanvi Misra
Posted July 23, 2019 at 10:00am
Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., talks with an aide during the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Rayburn Building where members of Congress testified about their trip to the border of the U.S. and Mexico on Friday, July 12, 2019. The hearing was titled "The Trump Administration's Child Separation Policy: Substantiated Allegations of Mistreatment." Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Cummings on migrant child detention: ‘None of us would have our children in that position.’

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted July 18, 2019 at 3:13pm
Thousands of tourists and spectators use their smart phones and cameras to document fireworks as they explode over the National Mall for Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, photographed from Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, July 4, 2015. Al Drago/CQ Roll Call

From fishing to fanfare, what presidents do on the Fourth explained

By Nathan Ouellette and Hope Howard
Posted July 2, 2019 at 10:20am
Virginia Rep. Denver Riggleman rolls over on his head as he field a ground ball during the 58th annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on Wednesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

These members can play baseball, but do you want them on your trivia team?

By Nathan Ouellette, Hope Howard and Clyde McGrady
Posted June 27, 2019 at 5:00am
Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-Calif., takes photos before the start of the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

Sánchez and Barragán to girls: You can play in the major leagues

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted June 26, 2019 at 6:00am
Former Rep. Joe Sestak leaves the set after the Senate Democrats primary debate with Katie McGinty and Braddock, Pa., Mayor John Fetterman at WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. One of the three Democrats will be selected in the April 26th primary to run against Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

Joe Sestak is running for president, here are some congressional basics

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted June 25, 2019 at 5:00am
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., throws the ball to first base in the Congressional Women's Softball Game at Watkins Elementary in Washington on Wednesday June 19, 2019.  Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call

Bad news Congress, Bad News Babes continue win streak

By Nathan Ouellette and Hope Howard
Posted June 20, 2019 at 4:27pm
Actor Danny Glover walks in before testifying about reparations for the descendants of slaves during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday June 19, 2019. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Danny Glover on reparations bill: ‘Policy is moral, democratic — an economic imperative’

By Nathan Ouellette and Clyde McGrady
Posted June 19, 2019 at 8:38pm
CQ Roll Call's Leadership Editor, Jason Dick, imitates the Mutombo Menendez as he explains the nuance behind floor votes in the Senate. Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call

Getting handsy: Why are senators waving their hands about on the Senate floor?

By Nathan Ouellette and Jason Dick
Posted June 18, 2019 at 4:54pm
Rick Steves, left, travel author and television personality, talks with CQ Roll Call's Clyde McGrady, center, and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., outside of the Capitol on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

Rick Steves is blunt on cannabis: ‘Tolerate alternative lifestyles or build more prisons’

By Nathan Ouellette and Clyde McGrady
Posted June 13, 2019 at 3:34pm
Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart holds up the jacket of first responder Ray Pfeifer before testifying at a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee as it considers permanent authorization of the Victim Compensation Fund in Washington on Tuesday June 11, 2019. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

9/11 first responders ‘did their jobs … do yours’: Watch Jon Stewart rip lawmakers

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted June 11, 2019 at 2:07pm
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is seen during a House Judiciary markup in May. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Gaetz: ‘We’re playing out our own version of That ‘70s Show’

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted June 10, 2019 at 6:26pm
Former White House counsel John Dean speaks at a House Judiciary hearing Monday in the Rayburn Building titled “Lessons from the Mueller Report: Presidential Obstruction and Other Crimes.”  (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Collins: ‘The ‘70s called, they want their star witness back’

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted June 10, 2019 at 6:07pm
Just one of the buildings that line the roads throughout the Florida Panhandle, exhibiting the widespread damage that still remains from Hurricane Michael. Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call

Bracing for impact: Is the military climate-ready?

By Nathan Ouellette and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted June 7, 2019 at 4:11pm
Rep. T.J. Cox, D-Calif. discusses his Filipino heritage and why he decided to run at Kaliwa, a restaurant in D.C.'s Wharf area. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call)

Congressman TJ Cox talks Filipino food, heritage and why he decided to run

By Nathan Ouellette, Paul V. Fontelo and Thomas McKinless
Posted May 30, 2019 at 3:22pm
Rep. Mike Gallagher and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema pose after running the ACLI Capital Challenge (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

How does Mike Gallagher fuel up for the ACLI Capital Challenge? He doesn’t

By Nathan Ouellette and Kathryn Lyons
Posted May 15, 2019 at 5:48pm
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., arrives for a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call).

Seth Moulton is running for president, here are some congressional basics

By Nathan Ouellette and Thomas McKinless
Posted May 13, 2019 at 4:35pm
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., arrives for a vote in the Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 28. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Michael Bennet is running for president, here are some congressional basics

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted May 7, 2019 at 2:10pm
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., left, and ranking member Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, are interviewed by CQ Roll Call in the Capitol on Tuesday, April 30 (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Lowey and Granger talk consensus building at the border

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted May 2, 2019 at 4:50am
Fintech Beat takes a look at what jawboning means to the financial technology industry. (Nathan Ouellette/CQ Roll Call)

What is jawboning, explained

By Nathan Ouellette, Jinitzail Hernández and Chris Brummer
Posted April 30, 2019 at 4:45am
Roll Call: Eye on 2020

Here’s how members running for president voted

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted January 30, 2019 at 11:40am