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Rep. Anthony D'Esposito leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Sept. 19.

Heard on the Hill

How Anthony D’Esposito went from cop to GOP congressman in a Biden district

‘Keep the windows down,’ New York Republican says

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 26, 2023 at 6:15am

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Lens | Pacific host

By Tom Williams
Posted September 25, 2023 at 1:50pm
A “danger” sign is posted at a work site on the East Front plaza of the Capitol on Wednesday.

Heard on the Hill

Photos of the week ending September 22, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 22, 2023 at 3:02pm
Amy Wang

Heard on the Hill

Gibberish in Washington keeps them guessing (and spelling)

By Paul V. Fontelo
Posted September 21, 2023 at 1:43pm
Reps. William R. Timmons IV, R-S.C., and Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., seen here during their Modernization Committee days in 2021, reunited this week to officially launch the “Fix Congress Caucus.”

‘Fix Congress’ lawmakers debut new caucus with familiar goal

By Justin Papp
Posted September 21, 2023 at 10:44am
“I really hope the judicial system will block Bibi [Netanyahu],” says Guy Nattiv, who sees connections between his movie “Golda” and the situation in Israel today.

‘Golda’ director revisits Yom Kippur War, 50 years later

By Jason Dick
Posted September 21, 2023 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Freedom under wraps

By Bill Clark
Posted September 20, 2023 at 2:02pm
Rep. Anthony D'Esposito leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Sept. 19.

How Anthony D’Esposito went from cop to GOP congressman in a Biden district

As senators picked their camps — comfort or decorum — Sen. John Fetterman weighed in. Above, Fetterman is seen at the Capitol on Wednesday.

Senate dress code spat continues: Avoid a shutdown and I’ll wear a suit, Fetterman says

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 18, 2023 at 7:34pm, Updated September 20, 2023 at 1:36pm
House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, second from right, hosted a crime briefing for Hill members and staffers Monday, joined by D.C. Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton.

Republicans, police officials tell Hill staffers to watch their backs amid DC crime spike

By Justin Papp
Posted September 18, 2023 at 5:31pm

Capitol Lens | Foam rule

By Tom Williams
Posted September 18, 2023 at 1:43pm
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announces he is directing the House to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending September 15, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 15, 2023 at 1:12pm
“Some of the best people I’ve ever worked with are up here on Capitol Hill,” says departing Rep. Chris Stewart, seen here at a February hearing.

Leaving Congress, Rep. Chris Stewart looks back on his first government shutdown

By K. Sophie Will
Posted September 15, 2023 at 12:46pm
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., co-hosted the fifth Congressional Hackathon at the Capitol on Thursday.

As lawmakers eye regulation, AI could reshape Congress itself

By Justin Papp
Posted September 15, 2023 at 6:10am
Georgetown medical student Perry Diaz speaks during a naloxone training offered to congressional staffers by the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force on Wednesday.

Congressional aides learn how to provide overdose aid

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 14, 2023 at 1:32pm
“So much of the story of West Michigan ... is people feeling like they didn’t leave the Republican Party, but the Republican Party left them,” says Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten, seen here in her D.C. office in July.

For Hillary Scholten, faith (and Jerry Ford) led the way to Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 14, 2023 at 6:15am
Rep. Mary Peltola, hugs her husband during a swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol last year. Gene Peltola died after a plane accident, the congresswoman's staff announced.

Husband of Rep. Mary Peltola dies in Alaska plane crash

By Justin Papp
Posted September 13, 2023 at 12:42pm, Updated at 6:30pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to his office on Tuesday after speaking on the Senate floor during the chamber’s return from the August recess. The Capitol’s physician said there is “no evidence” of a seizure disorder or stroke following the Kentucky Republican’s freezing at a news conference last week.

Photos of the Week ending Sept. 8, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 8, 2023 at 2:04pm
Then-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson speaking at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

Bill Richardson, a public life in photos, 1947-2023

By Jason Dick
Posted September 5, 2023 at 3:29pm

Capitol Lens | Jimmy Buffett and his flip-flops

By Jason Dick and Tom Williams
Posted September 5, 2023 at 1:54pm
Notre Dame narrowly defeated Navy, 35-32, in their last annual game on November 12, 2022 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.

Peace in Northern Ireland, war in Ukraine — and American football

By Justin Papp
Posted August 24, 2023 at 2:46pm, Updated at 3:45pm
Bernie Raimo, a longtime House aide whose career included being Speaker Nancy Pelosi's chief counsel, has died.

Raimo, former Pelosi counsel and longtime House aide, dies at 79

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 23, 2023 at 1:54pm
U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger looks on as Wenling Chestnut, the widow of Officer J.J. Chestnut, touches his face on the plaque at the Memorial Door in the U.S. Capitol on Monday. U.S. Capitol Police held a memorial ceremony and moment of silence in memory of Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson, who were killed in the line of duty 25 years ago on July 24, 1998.

Photos of the week ending July 28, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted July 28, 2023 at 2:15pm
“Working on the Hill was my original plan. That’s what I wanted to continue doing,” says Edgar Vazquez.

‘Dreamers’ need not apply: DACA recipients still can’t work for Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted July 27, 2023 at 6:15am
Rep. Juan Ciscomani first came to the Capitol as an intern 20 years ago. “I was just so proud, and my mom was so proud of me. Here’s an immigrant family, and now the son is interning on the Hill,” he recalls.

From green card to green pin: Rep. Juan Ciscomani sees ‘full-circle moments’ 

By Jackie Wang
Posted July 27, 2023 at 6:00am