Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Capitol Lens | The Truman pre-show
Tourists in the Capitol Rotunda walk by a statue of President Harry S. Truman encased in a protective covering on Tuesday.
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Tourists in the Capitol Rotunda walk by a statue of President Harry S. Truman encased in a protective covering on Tuesday.
Williams, who died on June 29, received the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman on Oct. 5, 1945, for action in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
The struggle to make ends meet as a congressional staffer is D.C.’s worst-kept secret, but for some it means going into the red, according to a recent survey.
“There are folks in Congress just there to stir s— up, they’re not there to pass legislation,” said Pat Fallon, R-Texas. Fallon recounted his first death threat experience.
Lawmakers and staff won't have to leave the Capitol complex for grub or coffee, despite D.C.'s expansive COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
Christopher S. Murphy, one of the few known senator-Metro riders, said he takes mass transit in both his home state of Connecticut and in D.C.
It smells like s—,” a few of her co-workers told her. Beaudreau left the office, went to another floor and cried in the bathroom.
Christopher S. Murphy said it should be a matter of common decency. “Right now people in this building don’t know who’s been vaccinated and who hasn’t,” he said. “I’m vaccinated.
Like many of D.C.’s public spaces, though, priority is given to views of the monuments over how people might use them. Marble and stone dominate the space.
Schiff, D-Calif., holds a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday on the committee’’s report on the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
“Don’t give me that s—,” she quipped to the other women in the room who responded with laughter.
Ayanna S. Pressley said Tuesday, lending a little sass to the Democratic Women’s Caucus news conference to roll out its policy agenda.
It would make D.C.’s eight wards a full state and give full voting power to its House delegate, along with two senators.
Ayanna S. Pressley, D-Mass., gasped before letting out a “Wow!” and giving an annoyed glance to her colleague and fellow “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
But that’s what you’ll get when you walk into D.C.’s Hawk N Dove and order a “Murphy’s Velvet Hammer,” the new drink named after Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy.
The smell of buttered popcorn and sizzling polish sausage filled the thick summer air as lawmakers gathered for D.C.’s annual “friendly” bipartisan tradition, one that dates back to 1909.
Of course, it remains to be seen whether D.C.’s home-sharing changes will affect housing prices for interns, but Airbnb sees it as an overall negative.
D.C.’s own Luke Stone cleaned up last night on “The Bachelorette” and scored himself another shot on his quest for Hannah B’s love.
Funkin’ around See live music on five stages at D.C.’s sixth annual Funk Parade, happening this Saturday from 1 p.m. to midnight.