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Rep. Chris Stewart (right) and another man view rioters who broke into the Capitol on Wednesday, halting debate over the certification of Electoral College votes. Correction: A previous caption of this photo misidentified the man on the left.

The Transition: Doing your job under duress

By Jason Dick, Katherine Tully-McManus, Niels Lesniewski and Evan Campbell
Posted January 7, 2021 at 6:07pm
A woman kicks over a "Help Still Wanted" sign on the East Front of the Capitol as Trump supporters begin to gather at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Goldman Sachs filled the lawn with 10,000 signs to call attention to the need for more government assistance to small businesses.

The Transition: Welcome to the hump day from hell

By Jason Dick, Evan Campbell, Katherine Tully-McManus and Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 5, 2021 at 4:59pm
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Administration ranking member Rodney Davis, second from front left, pose Monday with freshman Republicans on the House steps.

Meet the new Congress, more weird than the old Congress

By Jason Dick, Jim Saksa, Stephanie Akin and Evan Campbell
Posted January 4, 2021 at 4:38pm
It's been quite a year.

The year we will never forget

By Jason Dick and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted December 30, 2020 at 11:39am
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to lead the Interior Department.

The Transition: A showdown over Fed powers stalls deal for COVID-19 aid

By Jim Saksa, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted December 18, 2020 at 5:51pm
Thousands march in the "Million MAGA March" down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington.

The Transition: Trump’s norm-busting. Let us count the ways

By Jason Dick, Joanne Levine, Todd Ruger and Evan Campbell
Posted December 16, 2020 at 2:51pm
Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arrive in the House chamber on Jan. 6, 2017, for a joint session of Congress to tally Electoral College votes.

The Transition: Sorry, 2020’s political drama will be leaking into 2021

By Jason Dick, Jinitzail Hernández, Katherine Tully-McManus, Jessica Wehrman and Stephanie Akin
Posted December 15, 2020 at 5:50pm
The White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington.

The Transition: Will White House officials and Congress be among the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

By Katherine Tully-McManus, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted December 14, 2020 at 5:58pm
Running against the swamp is a time-honored tactic. But someone needs to run the government.

The Transition: The bureaucrats are back

By Jason Dick, Jinitzail Hernández, Niels Lesniewski and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted December 10, 2020 at 6:16pm
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as Tom Vilsack to lead the Agriculture Department.

The Transition: Ag, HUD picks will be at forefront of equality debates

By Jason Dick, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted December 9, 2020 at 4:55pm