Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
It’s lobbyists vs. lawmakers again at Congressional Hockey Challenge
“You’ll see flashes of brilliance” after the pandemic put the charity game on ice for two years, one captain promises.
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“You’ll see flashes of brilliance” after the pandemic put the charity game on ice for two years, one captain promises.
“Republicans spend every waking hour trying to find ways to discourage and even disenfranchise voters of color,” North Carolina Democrat says.
Animal control captured a fox on Capitol Hill Tuesday, after multiple reports that one attacked or bit people, including a congressman.
The April Fools’ Day edition of photos of the week is no joke, with shared beer nuts, two Scotts on one train and a farewell to Don Young.
“I’ve known the senators for so many years,” one dining worker says. “But they don’t know what happens, really, with us.”
He stood in line to get a seat at the Watergate hearings as a young intern during a summer away from the family's California farm.
“You can only wish as a parent that your child makes an impact and makes a difference,” said his mother, Kimberley Davis.
“Polls are blunt instruments, not precision instruments,” pollsters remind us. So can they account for the changing demographics of COVID-19?
“I look at diversity in a much broader way … it’s not just racial or gender, but it’s geographical,” Illinois Democrat says.
It was freezing out the morning Don Young returned to the Capitol one last time — fitting for the proud Alaskan and dean of the House.
Photos of the week: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson endured three days of a public job interview conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“The distance between government and the people has grown,” said Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, urging faster action.
Don Young once shared an Alaska fishing trip with Hal Rogers, and now he passes on something else — the title of dean of the House.
This week our lenses focused on SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a soggy St. Patrick’s Day.
The eyes of scowling former presidents follow guests around the room. And then there are the buttons — lots and lots of buttons.
New Jersey Rep. Albio Sires reflects on frustrations that drove him to retire and why he doesn't play basketball with his colleagues.
The NFL looks set to enforce an arbitration clause that would move out of the public spotlight a discrimination lawsuit that Flores filed.
Photos of the week: There was ice cream on the Mall, and House Democrats headed to their retreat in Philadelphia.
“It really rings hollow when you can’t go there,” one tour operator says of trying to sell students on the Capitol’s symbolism.
Our clocks will once again “spring ahead” one hour this Sunday as daylight saving time begins. Some in Congress want a change.