Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Where have all the centrists gone?
When I left the Pentagon, I never would have imagined that public service would look like this, and so I’m leaving here open minded to what public service might look like again.
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Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
He was Congress’ barber for 50 years. Now he’s hanging up his shears
“He heard I was at the Capitol, and he said, ‘Look, I’m going to come up and do your hair,’” the New Jersey Democrat said. “I thought he was joking.”
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Climate protesters will risk arrest at Congressional Baseball Game
The baseball tradition stretches back to 1909, and this is not the first time it has fallen during a tense legislative period.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
It’s ‘back to the forest’ for Rep.
I told the police chief this is not a playground activity, it’s an energy efficient form of transportation on snow. And he says, “I’m just a southern boy.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores cries foul over NFL’s forced arbitration practice, backs bill to ban it
Flores called on Congress to air it out and pass a bill introduced by Georgia Democratic Rep.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
It’s that time again: Congress debates adopting year-round daylight savings
In her written testimony, Malow noted that the average school start time in the U.S. is 8:03 a.m. and the median U.S. work arrival time is 7:55 a.m.
Congress · 117th Congress
How Rep. Sean Casten went from ‘Licensed to Ill’ to climate policy pragmatist
the Clean Air Act.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Take Five: Don Bacon
Don Bacon is the friendly dad next door who also happens to be a retired Air Force brigadier general and congressman.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Holiday parties are back in DC for 2021, if you’re on the list
The Yuletide is upon us, and with it a wave of holiday parties across D.C., led by lavish lobbying shop shindigs and tony trade group gatherings.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Why Tom Cole thinks former staffers make the best lawmakers
Mickey represented Tinker Air Force Base, and he also had the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, which is still where we train most air traffic controllers in the United States.
Congress · 117th Congress
Coin check: Military tradition finds quarter on Capitol Hill
No one CQ Roll Call spoke to for this story — we emailed 90 congressional offices, asking every veteran in the House and Senate — expressed any qualms about civilians co-opting this military tradition
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Staffers keep clashing over masks in the Capitol hallways
But everywhere the Democrat looked this month, bare faces rushed by, ignoring the signs: “Use of face covering is required.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Take Five: Adam Kinzinger
This interview has been edited and condensed. Q: You flew KC-135 Stratotankers for a bit when you were in the Air Force. How nerve-racking is a midair refueling?
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Congress runs (and puns fly) at 2021 ACLI Capital Challenge
“I thought Lamb would present a challenge — that was not the case,” the Wisconsin Republican said. “Lamb was weak.
Congress · 117th Congress
As fiscal crises mount, Congress is finally ready to play ball — literally, not figuratively
“This is some of the best parts of Congress, I think,” said Kevin Brady of Texas. “Not only getting to know your teammates, but players on the other team, Democrats.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
How we got here: The raw post-9/11 films of Greg Barker
Here’s how gripping the documentary “Detainee 001” is — a CIA officer saying, “Uh, we f—ed up” amid an uprising at Afghanistan’s Qala-i-Jangi prison barely makes the list of most bonkers moments in this
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
More work on Sundays makes senators ‘cranky’
The Senate is not known for working Sundays — heck, it hardly works on Fridays.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Hot suit summer: Seersucker day is back in Washington
Seersucker keeps air flowing near the skin.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Definitely no climate change de-Nye-r, Science Guy urges Congress to act
“This is only going to get worse,” Nye said.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
House Democrats to hold in-person caucus meetings in June after 90 virtual ones
to share the same air, he said.