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Then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., takes the gavel after securing the speakership on the 15th ballot in January 2023.

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McCarthy gavel investigation ends without a bang

No evidence former speaker violated laws with request to turn fallen trees into gavels, probe finds

By Justin Papp
Posted April 15, 2024 at 5:02pm

Chere Rexroat, acting architect of the Capitol, prepares to testify at a Senate Rules and Administration Committee and House Administration Committee joint oversight hearing in July.

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Acting AOC, who stepped in after scandal, set to depart that role

By Chris Marquette
Posted February 6, 2024 at 6:14pm
Chere Rexroat, acting architect of the Capitol, ousted five people from leadership roles in the months after her predecessor was booted out of the agency.

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Discrimination complaints unfold in wake of Capitol agency scandal

By Chris Marquette
Posted January 26, 2024 at 4:53pm
Christopher Failla, inspector general for the Architect of the Capitol, testifies during a House Administration Committee hearing in 2019.

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Architect of Capitol calls its watchdog back to the office

By Chris Marquette
Posted December 6, 2023 at 12:57pm
Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton allegedly misused a government-issued car and misrepresented himself as a law enforcement officer, according to an October inspector general report.

House Republicans call for Blanton’s removal as Architect of the Capitol over alleged misdeeds

By Justin Papp
Posted February 10, 2023 at 4:41pm
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks at the Broadacres Marketplace in North Las Vegas on Oct. 23. Her projected win means Democrats will have a Senate majority regardless of the outcome of a Georgia runoff next month.

Democrats keep Senate control ahead of Georgia runoff

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 12, 2022 at 9:37pm, Updated at 10:02pm

Capitol Lens | The Truman pre-show

By Bill Clark
Posted September 27, 2022 at 2:39pm
Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton.

Potential criminal matter regarding Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton referred to DOJ

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 26, 2022 at 3:14pm
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a rally on Capitol Hill with Senate cafeteria workers Wednesday.

Senate dining workers avert layoffs and will ‘keep fighting’

By Chris Cioffi
Posted April 6, 2022 at 7:59pm
A Capitol Police bus is seen on the East Front of the Capitol on the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on Jan. 6, 2022.

Capitol Police briefing Hill staff on potential trucker rally in DC

By Chris Marquette
Posted February 18, 2022 at 4:18pm