Heard On The Hill · 118th Congress
They sew 5 million American flags a year. Then politics happens
How does a national symbol go from the factory to the center of a firestorm? “The Flagmakers” documentary tries to find out.
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How does a national symbol go from the factory to the center of a firestorm? “The Flagmakers” documentary tries to find out.
“Obviously, me being a part of the team indicates there is not a coastal bias, right?” he says of Democratic leadership.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is haloed by bokeh lens effect as he conducts a news conference in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Thursday.
It's been a year since Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint. “I don’t think my views changed really much at all,” she says.
Seven years ago today: President Barack Obama enters the House chamber for his final State of the Union address on Jan. 12, 2016.
Peter DeFazio says he is leaving Congress with a self-diagnosed addiction to transportation policy.
Nose-pickers and gossipers do their business in Congress unobserved. Do they want everyone at home to see their unscripted moments?
Rep. Katie Porter of California shows her book to Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois during GOP leader Kevin McCarthy’s 15th vote to become speaker.
CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists have documented this week’s historic stalemate to elect a speaker of the House.
The second anniversary was a study in contrast. Democrats gathered for a brief ceremony, while Kevin McCarthy rallied his party.
Union leaders say they are “invigorated.” And experts say the “mess” around Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid buys them some time to figure it out.
Some Democrats described an ominous feeling ahead of the second anniversary of the insurrection with Republicans newly in power.
From left: GOP Reps. Michael Guest, Clay Higgins and Mike Ezell pray on the House floor Thursday before the seventh failed speaker vote.
From left, GOP Reps. Andy Barr, Andrew Clyde, and Andy Harris talk on the House floor Wednesday after the fourth round to elect a speaker.
As the brawl around Kevin McCarthy trickles down to staff, some are “more and more concerned” about what the delay could mean.
Kevin McCarthy made history Tuesday, much to his chagrin — and Democrats made the most of the scene in the House chamber.
As Republicans took control of the House on Tuesday, they wasted no time in erasing one symbol of the previous era — metal detectors.
As she joins the Democratic whip team, Ross talks about how North Carolina politics have changed and why she likes to “listen and observe.”
As part of a $1.7 trillion omnibus package, the Capitol Police would get a boost as the force grapples with threats against lawmakers.
Books are the ultimate power gift in political Washington, so we asked some people with impressive-sounding job titles for their picks.