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Capitol Ink | Consoler In Chief

By R.J. Matson
Posted June 24, 2021 at 7:00am
Over time, Congress has ceded its grip on the “power of the purse” — and the executive branch has gladly stepped in to absorb it, Hedtler-Gaudette and Bydlak write.

Congress must seize the opportunity to claw back its power

By Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette and Jonathan Bydlak
Posted June 18, 2021 at 6:00am

Capitol Ink | Cicadas on a plane

By R.J. Matson
Posted June 10, 2021 at 7:00am

Capitol Ink | Joltin’ Joe Biden

By R.J. Matson
Posted April 28, 2021 at 7:00am

Capitol Ink | President Joe

By R.J. Matson
Posted March 9, 2021 at 7:00am

Capitol Ink | Mean tweets

By R.J. Matson
Posted February 25, 2021 at 7:00am
House Clerk Cheryl Johnson, Tim Blodgett, acting House Sergeant at Arms, impeachment managers Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Diana DeGette, D-Colo., David Cicilline, D-R.I., Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Joe Neguse, D-Colo., walk through the Capitol's Statuary Hall to deliver the article of impeachment for incitement of insurrection against former President Donald Trump to the Senate floor on Monday, January 25, 2021.

House argues Trump conviction would warn future presidents to follow oath

By Todd Ruger
Posted February 2, 2021 at 10:20am

Capitol Ink | Day One

By R.J. Matson
Posted January 21, 2021 at 7:00am
Vilsack testified in 2019 on the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Trade.

Biden’s choice to lead USDA helped monitor OxyContin maker

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted January 11, 2021 at 1:30pm

Capitol Ink | President Gollum

By R.J. Matson
Posted January 6, 2021 at 7:00am