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Capitol Lens | Eagles eyed

By Tom Williams
Posted April 28, 2025 at 6:46pm

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Lens | Mr. Smith goes to the Easter Egg Roll

By Tom Williams
Posted April 21, 2025 at 3:08pm
A man waits to initiate the balloon drop as then-former President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech during the final night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024.

Podcasts

In politics, like in life, nothing lasts forever

By Jason Dick
Posted April 18, 2025 at 12:19pm
Rep. Josh Harder hopes to eradicate nutria, enjoys listening to punk music and wants to make Democrats the party of government reform.

Heard on the Hill

Rep. Josh Harder on why Democrats should be angrier at the status quo

By Jim Saksa
Posted April 15, 2025 at 4:20pm
President Donald Trump attends the UFC 314 event alongside UFC President and CEO Dana White at Kaseya Center on Friday in Miami. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa via Getty Images)

After UFC appearance, don’t expect Trump at WrestleMania

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted April 15, 2025 at 1:08pm
Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., left, high-fives Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., as he arrives for a vote in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | April 4-10, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted April 11, 2025 at 9:16am

Capitol Lens | Frames of mind

By Bill Clark
Posted April 10, 2025 at 5:03pm

Capitol Lens | Eagles eyed

Witnesses brought a range of proposals before House Legislative Branch appropriators, urging them to boost internal operations.

Outside groups call on Congress to buck the trend and invest in itself 

By Justin Papp
Posted April 9, 2025 at 5:47pm

Capitol Lens | HHS checkup

By Tom Williams
Posted April 9, 2025 at 5:47pm

Capitol Lens | Chomp and circumstance

By Bill Clark
Posted April 8, 2025 at 11:55am
Rep. Brittany Pettersen, seen here in 2023 with her older child, recently gave birth and has traveled with her newborn to Washington to cast votes.

Luna’s proxy deal with leadership ‘not a win’ for moms, Pettersen says

By Justin Papp
Posted April 7, 2025 at 5:22pm, Updated at 7:55pm
Rep. Laura Gillen is seen in her Cannon building office on April 1. The New York Democrat unseated Anthony D'Esposito in November.

Rep. Laura Gillen on traffic, campus protests and early days in Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted April 7, 2025 at 4:08pm
Film director Oliver Stone arrives to testify to the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets hearing on the JFK files in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | March 28-April 3, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted April 4, 2025 at 10:12am
A man listed as a special assistant to Sen. Cory Booker was arrested Monday night with a weapon. Above, Booker is pictured arriving for a vote in the Capitol in February 2024.

Senate staffer arrested for carrying unlicensed pistol in the Capitol

By Justin Papp
Posted April 1, 2025 at 6:18pm

Capitol Lens | Rainbow connection

By Bill Clark
Posted April 1, 2025 at 3:54pm
Rep. Tim Burchett talks with reporters at the Capitol on March 11. The Tennessee Republican is one of Congress’ most vocal members when it comes to unidentified aerial phenomena.

A believer in UAPs (or UFOs) takes aim at UAVs (or drones)

By Mike Magner
Posted April 1, 2025 at 6:00am
Visitors sit on the wall of the Tidal Basin while viewing cherry blossoms on Monday.

Capitol Lens | A bloom with a view

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted March 31, 2025 at 5:29pm
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testify during the Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday.

Busy Signal — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 28, 2025 at 3:31pm
Corinna Delgado of DC News Now interviews “Teddy Roosevelt,” one of the Washington Nationals’ “Racing Presidents” mascots, during media preview day at Nationals Park on March 21. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | March 21-27, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted March 28, 2025 at 10:33am
A Maracas Ice Pop is prepared during the Washington Nationals media preview day at Nationals Park on Friday, March 21, 2025.

The Thai popcorn does not detract

By Jason Dick and Brandon Wetherbee
Posted March 27, 2025 at 10:26am
Rep. Derek Schmidt worked for a pair of senators in the 1990s. Above, he testifies at a Senate hearing in 2019, during his time as Kansas attorney general.

Thirty years later, Rep. Derek Schmidt is back on the Hill

By Jackie Wang
Posted March 27, 2025 at 6:15am
Cherry blossoms bloom in Lower Senate Park on Wednesday with the Capitol in the background. Congressional staffers looking for jobs this March describe a landscape further complicated by “DOGE’d” federal workers. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Spring brings no relief for Dem job-seekers on the Hill

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 27, 2025 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens | Bloomsday

By Bill Clark
Posted March 26, 2025 at 4:22pm
Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said the force has made changes in the wake of recent screening failures.

Capitol Police chief addresses ‘human failure’ that led to security lapses

By Justin Papp
Posted March 25, 2025 at 6:12pm