Skip to content
RollCall logo

Uncategorized

Capitol Ink | Coronavirus Fireworks

By Robert Matson
Posted July 1, 2020 at 9:57pm
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., saw the Senate approve by unanimous consent his bill extending the Small Business Administration’s forgivable loan program.

House clears bill to extend loan program for small business

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 1, 2020 at 6:56pm
The death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police is raising investors' scrutiny of municipal bonds used to settle claims for police misconduct.

Investors want details on bonds that pay for police misconduct

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted July 1, 2020 at 6:09pm
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., looks at a partial map of Washington during news conference with Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on their opposition to D.C. statehood in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Republicans push back on Democrats’ DC statehood bill

By Chris Cioffi
Posted July 1, 2020 at 5:00pm
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., says the Congressional Black Caucus's efforts to combat systemic racism go beyond the policing overhaul the House passed in June.

Black Caucus lays out legislative priorities for combating systemic racism

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted July 1, 2020 at 4:07pm
From left, Reps. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., Kendra Horn, D-Okla., and Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M., take a selfie during the House Armed Services Committee markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in Longworth Building on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.

Fogged glasses, Diet Coke and promises to forgo the all-nighter: An NDAA markup like no other

By Mark Satter
Posted July 1, 2020 at 3:16pm
A tourist takes a photo of the U.S. Capitol building.

House members reluctant to respond to survey about intern diversity

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 1, 2020 at 12:59pm
Actor Chris Evans, here in 2014, has been trying to launch a new project all spring.

Captain America nears a new ‘Starting Point’

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 1, 2020 at 6:00am
Sen. John Kennedy, (R-LA), asks a question during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on May 5, 2020. On Tuesday Kennedy was part of a unanimous consent request that had a lot of senators asking questions.

‘The chair cannot answer that’ — confusion grips the Senate floor

By Chris Cioffi
Posted June 30, 2020 at 7:58pm
A new flag is raised in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to replace Mississippi's state flag bearing a Confederate emblem.

Mississippi flag bearing Confederate emblem is removed from Senate building

By Clyde McGrady and Doug Sword
Posted June 30, 2020 at 7:55pm