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Photos of the week ending May 14, 2021
Ducklings, a squirrel eating a Snickers bar and the election of a new House GOP No. 3 highlight this week’s best photos from Capitol Hill.
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Cruz and Booker agree on honoring police because of this 3-letter word
A dispute over honoring police officers ultimately came down to a three-letter word at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday.
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We started a podcast about ‘political theater.’ Then the term went through the wringer
When the first episode of “Political Theater” aired in 2018, it was supposed to be a podcast about, well, political theater.
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Photo of the day: PAWS
A service dog stands up at a conference on the passage the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act.
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Cicadas are coming. Last time they attacked John Kerry
Brood X is back in Washington after a 17-year hiatus. Cicadas are known to get swept up in politics, like a 2004 Republican attack ad.
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Photo of the day: ‘You’re not you when you’re hungry’
Photo of the day: A squirrel enjoys a Snickers candy bar in Upper Senate Park at the Capitol.
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People are returning to the Capitol, and not everyone’s wearing a mask
Congress doesn’t have to adhere to D.C.’s mask-wearing rules, and some returning to the Capitol aren’t wearing masks.
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Photo of the day: Carter is sworn in
Gov. John Bel Edwards talks with Rep.-elect Troy Carter as they wait for Speaker Nancy Pelosi to arrive for Carter's ceremonial swearing-in.
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Photo of the day: A trip to the Mall
A duck and her ducklings relax along the side of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday.
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House hearing forced to recess as ‘Galaxy Quest,’ ‘Down Periscope’ play in background
As the meeting came to a close, no one addressed the 800-pound Thermian in the room. “I think this was a great hearing,” the chairwoman said.
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Intern IDs, Lincoln’s ghost and vaccines on Mars: Congressional Hits and Misses
Nancy Pelosi elbow-bumped Kamala Harris, Ted Cruz struggled to keep his eyes open and an errant cellphone interrupted Joe Biden’s address.
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Photos of the week ending April 30, 2021
Photos of the week: This week featured Biden's first address to Congress, a pink supermoon, a 51-foot joint and representatives of the George Floyd family meeting with lawmakers.
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Fred Upton never planned to return to Capitol Hill
Fred Upton never planned to return to Capitol Hill - Congress
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New House chaplain keeps praying through the turmoil
Margaret G. Kibben has invited people to pray with her often, on some of the most difficult days that Congress has seen in many years.
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Racial gap persists among Capitol Hill interns
While some congressional offices do recruit from HBCUs, the data shows that white members are still mostly hiring white interns.
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History is made with Harris, Pelosi atop the House dais
Perhaps the most striking change from the past at Wednesday's address was the presence of two women in the chairs behind the president.
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Photos of the day: Biden in prime time
The joint address to Congress looked vastly different from the past due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Congressman to sober Marty Walsh: Do you like Irish whiskey?
Rep. Tom Cole suggested he and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh could bond over some booze. Except -- Walsh is a recovering alcoholic.
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Fashion statements fizzle out at Biden’s joint address
This year, with Biden in the White House and their party in control of both chambers of Congress, Democratic women embraced color again.
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Can’t get enough of political Washington? Here’s your summer reading list
Stacey Abrams is writing fiction under her own name, and Jake Tapper has another congressional murder mystery on the way.