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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., arrives to Dirksen Building on Tuesday, February 23, 2021.

Photo of the day: Bernie has shirts

By Tom Williams
Posted February 23, 2021 at 11:59am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer wave as President Joe Biden’s motorcade departs the Capitol on Inauguration Day. They’re also saying goodbye to key Democratic Hill aides as the administration staffs up.

Brain drain to Biden administration comes at time of crisis for Capitol Hill

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 28, 2021 at 6:00am
Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi worked on Barack Obama’s early campaigns for the House and Senate. The former president “was in the world of politics and public service for the right reasons,” Krishnamoorthi says.

Winning wasn’t everything for Krishnamoorthi. Then along came Obama

By Eleanor Van Buren
Posted January 28, 2021 at 5:30am
From left, Doug Emhoff, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Jill Biden and President-elect Joe Biden wave from the Capitol steps as they arrive for the inauguration. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending Jan. 22, 2021

By Caroline Brehman, Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted January 22, 2021 at 1:01pm
President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on the West Front of the Capitol.

Photos of the day: Inauguration 2021

By Caroline Brehman, Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted January 20, 2021 at 10:46am
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 6: Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., comforts Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while taking cover as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol under siege: What we saw inside the chambers

By Tom Williams, Thomas McKinless, Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted January 8, 2021 at 8:16pm
Workers install more robust fencing along the east side of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, one day after the building was breached by pro-Trump rioters.

Photos of the day: The aftermath

By Bill Clark
Posted January 7, 2021 at 11:35am
UNITED STATES - APRIL 21: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,stops to speak with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as they cross paths in the Capitol after the Senate passed coronavirus relief during a pro forma session on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The Senate passed a $483.4 billion economic relief measure Tuesday that would replenish a popular small-business loan program and provide funding for hospitals facing financial shortfalls due to COVID-19. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

2020 in 6 horrible minutes: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted December 31, 2020 at 9:00am
Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley began her career in politics as an aide to Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and Sen. John Kerry.

‘Personnel is policy’: What Ayanna Pressley saw as a staffer

By Eleanor Van Buren
Posted December 10, 2020 at 6:00am
Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., walks through the Capitol Rotunda with his family on Monday, Dec. 8, 2020.

Photo of the day: Gardner tour

By Bill Clark
Posted December 8, 2020 at 3:34pm