Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Unhappy with the Olympics? Congress could do a lot
Lawmakers have a lot of problems with sports these days. They also have some power, even when it comes to the Olympics.
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Lawmakers have a lot of problems with sports these days. They also have some power, even when it comes to the Olympics.
The Ohio Republican will never be the loudest guy in the room. “He could work in the dark, in the quiet,” says one of his old NFL coaches.
“It makes you a better American when you live overseas,” says Sen. Bill Hagerty, who was ambassador to Japan under President Donald Trump.
An attendee holds a lit candle at a Good Trouble Candlelight Vigil for Democracy on Saturday at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington.
The Capitol fence came down, infrastructure talks continued, Democrats from the Texas Legislature visited and Biden dropped by for lunch.
The Library of Congress is the first part of the Capitol complex to welcome back tourists indoors who get tickets and wear masks.
“Was that him?” Hill interns asked each other as Biden cruised by to sell $4.1 trillion in new spending. “That was it?” one said.
The Grand Canyon? Just a large hole. Acadia? The water’s too cold. Reviewers complained, and Amber Share listened.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., arrives for the Senate Democratic lunch in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. She broke her foot last month.
Photo of the day: A cyclist holds up his fist to celebrate workers removing security fencing surrounding the U.S. Capitol on Saturday.
Photos of the Week: It was a hot week in Washington, only to cool off once Congress left town for the July Fourth recess.
“Who wants to put money on anything that Congress is gonna do?” President Joe Biden wondered aloud this week.
Katherine Clark takes a selfie with other members of the Democratic Women's Conference at a news conference on the “care economy.”
Donald Rumsfeld has died at 88. Here's a photo from our archive, from his days as a House member from Illinois.
Policymaking hit close to home as they saw a bill passed to address violent anti-AAPI hate crimes — even as some felt excluded on the Hill.
A Washington internship can open doors for career paths in Congress and the federal government — if you can afford it.
As a staffer, Rep. Melanie Stansbury learned that climate science was still a third rail for Republicans — but she predicts a sea change.
Britney Spears is seeing an outpouring of support from an unlikely place. Members of Congress are speaking out, from Ted Cruz to Matt Gaetz.
Democrat Mike Gravel, who served two terms representing Alaska in the Senate and was a presidential candidate, died June 26.
“There are many who say that bipartisanship is dead in Washington, D.C.,” said Sen. Kyrsten Sinema outside the White House this week.