Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
Capitol Lens | Grave sight
Tombstone cutouts, placed by activists, are seen outside of Sen. Joni Ernst’s Russell building office on Thursday.
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Tombstone cutouts, placed by activists, are seen outside of Sen. Joni Ernst’s Russell building office on Thursday.
Former Rep. David Jolly, here outside the Capitol in 2016, is running for Florida governor.
An activist holds a sign near the Capitol in March. Voters expect political violence to get worse, and it’s not hard to see why, Curtis writes.
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.
President Donald Trump talks with reporters after a House Republican Conference meeting last month on the budget reconciliation bill.
West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talk with reporters after a House Republican Conference meeting on the budget reconciliation bill in the Capitol on May 20.
From left: Sens. Angela Alsobrooks, John Boozman and Mitch McConnell wait for the Senate subway after the luncheons in the Capitol on Tuesday.
Chairman Sen. Charles E. Grassley, left, and ranking member Sen. Richard J. Durbin arrive Wednesday for Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees.
Michael Sullivan is a veteran of the Phoenix and Baltimore police departments. Above, he speaks at a public safety press conference ahead of Super Bowl LVII in 2023 during his time with the Phoenix Police Department.
Ranking member Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., gives a thumbs down as he speaks during the House Budget Committee markup of the reconciliation bill in the Cannon House Office Building on Friday, May 16, 2025.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive at the Capitol ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20. Harris is weighing a bid for California governor. (Melina Mara /The Washington Post)
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill has led in the limited public polling of the Democratic gubernatorial primary.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on Wednesday. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, and Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Ind., also appear.
A nascent Smithsonian museum has run into another potential roadblock as President Donald Trump takes aim at funding. Above, the Washington Monument and Smithsonian Castle are seen silhouetted at sunset.
Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky holds a picture of a constituent during a House markup in May.
Sean Gallagher, then assistant chief of the Capitol Police, testifies at a House hearing in March 2024. Gallagher was named acting chief after his boss retired, drawing a strong rebuke from the Capitol Police Labor Committee.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at a news conference in Berlin on May 28.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at a ceremony in February. The department is asking Congress to use the Land and Water Conservation Fund for maintenance, a purpose not listed in 2020 reauthorizing legislation.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon arrives to testify before a Senate subcommittee on the department's fiscal year 2026 budget request on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)