Campaigns · 119th Congress
In the Spotlight: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Winning by just over 1 percentage point, Gluesenkamp Pérez defeated Kent and flipped the district in what was otherwise a largely disappointing election cycle for Democrats.
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Congress · 118th Congress
Thomas Massie will wear his ticking debt clock to the State of the Union
“A 1 percent cut is an incentive for both Republicans and Democrats to come to the table,” Massie said.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Who can lift up Congress? Maybe dogs
Most recently, Senate staff met a 1-year-old Shih Tzu-poodle mix named Mimi, a 9-year-old miniature goldendoodle named Maple and a 3-year-old golden retriever named Indy.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Meet the Republican team behind the House’s newest Democrat
And, as Wilson noted, the prospects of finding good Democratic staffers who could do the work on Day 1 and grokked the Last Frontier State’s idiosyncrasies for a position that might disappear in
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘We must protect access to the ballot box,’ retiring Rep. G.K. Butterfield says
I wanted a 7-7 map, but it appears it may be a 7-6-1 map, seven Republicans, six Democrats, and one toss-up.
Congress · 117th Congress
How David Trone went from Total Wine to opioid opponent in Congress
Q: Fighting opioid addiction is probably your No. 1 issue, and one that’s near to your heart. Can you talk about that? A: We had a nephew, Ian Trone.
Congress · 117th Congress
How Rep. Sean Casten went from ‘Licensed to Ill’ to climate policy pragmatist
Q: Climate change is obviously your No. 1 issue. But you catch a lot of flak from the left because you oppose things like the Green New Deal or a ban on fracking.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
How we got here: The raw post-9/11 films of Greg Barker
That includes an extensive interview from Dec. 1, 2001, with John Walker Lindh, the so-called American Taliban who was the war on terror’s first enemy combatant detainee.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Interns ‘literally couch surf’ in DC. But more pay could be on the way
resolutions and the laborious process of bundling, ripping apart and then rebundling various packages to eventually pass just before the Christmas recess — well after the new fiscal year’s start on Oct. 1.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
This birder is bringing the binoculars to Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] After a short tutorial on how to use the field glasses, the group spotted birds foraging for serviceberries and other morsels.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
We started a podcast about ‘political theater.’ Then the term went through the wringer
Brandon Wetherbee, host of “You, Me, Them, Everybody” (Episode 1, January 2018) Gary Hart is driven out in 1987, not because the public decides, we will not have a president who’s had an affair.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Friend when needed, foe when appropriate’: Congress remembers Alcee Hastings
His last financial disclosure forms showed he still owed his lawyers millions, including between $500,000 and $1 million to Patricia Williams, who became his girlfriend, then his legal client during
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Fear and touchless mustard at Nationals Park
[jwp-video n=”1″] So the team kept busy, even as it had to bar the door to fans last year and keep the players from hanging out too much together.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
No ‘Dreamers’ allowed: DACA recipients still can’t work for Congress
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Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
For Senate die-hards, no sweeter sound than ‘Alaskan of the Week’
[jwp-video n=”1″] His team scours news reports and takes recommendations from constituents to find the next Alaskan of the Week.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Where am I?’: Black staffers describe hurdles of working on Capitol Hill
[jwp-video n=”1″] As low as those figures are, they’re an improvement, and Brenson says the trends are reason to hope.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Chair, chairman or chairwoman? ‘Whatever,’ some lawmakers say
[jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Just don’t call me late for dinner’ Other gavel-wielding Democrats channeled their inner ’90s teenager and also said “whatever” when asked what they wanted to be called.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Loving the Swamp: 13 things that keep Washington real
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Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Bring in the moving boxes: Congress is already packing up
But House offices are already nearing their deadline to clear out — they are required to leave by Dec. 1.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
If you thought fantasy football was wonky, try Fantasy Congress
The rules allow people to select a “team” of Capitol Hill lawmakers (four senators, six representatives) and earn points based on a number of factors, including floor speeches (1 point), when a member