Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending Jan. 7, 2022
A snow storm and a blizzard of reminders of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol greeted lawmakers as Congress returned to Washington.
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A snow storm and a blizzard of reminders of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol greeted lawmakers as Congress returned to Washington.
Framed by the statues of founding fathers George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, President Biden speaks in Statuary Hall on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack.
Democrats swapped stories, thanked law enforcement and listened to ‘Hamilton’ in the Capitol, while Republicans made themselves scarce.
For those trying to do their jobs as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, there was little time to think. A year later, some memories stand out.
The last year has brought constant reminders of the dangers members and their staff face while working at the Capitol,
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid died Tuesday in his home state of Nevada. CQ Roll Call takes a look back at his Senate tenure.
What was it like covering the late Sen. Harry Reid? Know your baseball, and be able to take and give some good-natured punches.
Archbisoph Desmond Tutu, the human riots icon who died on Sunday at the age of 90, was no stranger to Capitol Hill.
Rep. James E. Clyburn wanted a substitute for a commencement speech he was to give in South Carolina. He got one: President Joe Biden.
Swing district lawmakers told us what it takes to win — and political consultants told us whether it works.
Books are the ultimate power gift in political Washington, and these consultants, staffers and members of Congress have their favorites.
CQ Roll Call photojournalists Tom Williams and Bill Clark and former staff photographer Caroline Brehman bring you the best photos of 2021.
New guidance obtained by CQ Roll Call allows for small staff-led tours to guests in a limited area on the Senate side of the building.
Capitol Hill said goodbye to Bob Dole, while gingerbread, the Grinch and holiday socks offered hope that the Christmas recess is near.
Abu Zubaydah is one of 39 prisoners left at Guantánamo Bay. “How does that happen?” asks documentary maker Alex Gibney.
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and his staff were in the Hart Building atrium Thursday to film a Christmas socks video.
“People want a friendly guy,” says Nebraska Republican and “decency conservative” Don Bacon. “The Glenn Youngkin style is really my style.”
A warm and spicy scent has returned to the halls of Congress, after a last-minute dash to fit it through the doors.
Photos of the week: Congress managed to avert a government shut down as members began to get into the holiday spirit.
No amount of Christmas tree-lighting ceremonies or K Street receptions can disguise the foul mood that settles over Congress each December.