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American cyclist Greg LeMond accepts the Congressional Gold Medal from Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a ceremony to honor the Tour de France winner in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Wednesday. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., left, and LeMond’s wife, Kathy, also appear. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | July 4-10, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted July 11, 2025 at 9:20am
People embrace during a vigil in San Antonio on Monday, after the deadly floods in Texas’ Hill Country.

What is America without shared ideals?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted July 10, 2025 at 6:00am
Unite Here Local 23 members attend a rally at Spirit of Justice Park in D.C. on Wednesday. As the House switches from Sodexo to a lineup of new food vendors, many workers say they’ve been left in the dark.

The House is revamping its dining options. Will workers keep their jobs?

By Justin Papp
Posted July 9, 2025 at 1:59pm, Updated at 5:48pm

Capitol Lens | Back to storage

Capitol Lens | Tour de force

By Tom Williams
Posted July 9, 2025 at 3:04pm

Capitol Lens | Chrome Dome

By Bill Clark
Posted July 7, 2025 at 4:44pm
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans give a thumbs-up during the enrollment ceremony of the budget reconciliation bill in the Capitol after passage on July 3.

Far from the people it will impact, a big, beautiful circus on Capitol Hill

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted July 7, 2025 at 3:29pm
Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, left, and general manager Mike Rizzo, pose with World War II veteran Sidney Walton, 100, on 15th Street NW, during a parade to celebrate the World Series champions on Nov. 2, 2019.

That championship Nats season

By Jason Dick
Posted July 7, 2025 at 3:14pm

Capitol Lens | Bringing Fourth

By Bill Clark
Posted July 3, 2025 at 1:06pm
Hunter S Thompson at his ranch, sitting in his kitchen, which he also used as an office on Oct. 12, 1990 in Woody Creek, Aspen, Colo. Playwright Joe Iconis visited the late journalist's home while working on "The Untitled, Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical."

The ‘rock and roll poetry’ of Joe Iconis’ Hunter S. Thompson musical

By Jason Dick
Posted July 3, 2025 at 9:09am

Capitol Lens | Fourth-coming

By Bill Clark
Posted July 1, 2025 at 2:31pm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets a staffer from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as he arrives in the Capitol on Thursday to brief senators on the Trump administration's strikes against Iran. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | June 20-26, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted June 27, 2025 at 10:41am
Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy greets World War II Army Ranger veteran Sgt. Joseph J. Drake during a Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday.

Capitol Lens | Honoring Rangers

By Tom Williams
Posted June 26, 2025 at 4:59pm
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, who succeeded Jennifer Wexton In Congress, looks back on his early memories of politics, which include an elementary-school straw poll and a junior staff job in the House. Above, he’s pictured during new member orientation last fall.

Suhas Subramanyam on his path to Congress (and a road trip not taken)

By Jackie Wang
Posted June 26, 2025 at 6:15am
Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr., D-Va., accepts the coveted championship trophy at Wednesday night’s Press & Politicians Spelling Bee. (Mark Schoeff Jr./CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Don Beyer buzzes to spelling bee win

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted June 26, 2025 at 5:08am
Massachusetts Rep. Silvio Conte sits in his red car named “The Judge” outside of the Capitol in 1989.

Capitol Lens | It’s been a Hill of a ride, so far

By Chris Hale
Posted June 18, 2025 at 6:30am, Updated June 25, 2025 at 6:24pm
President Donald Trump arrives to South Lawn of the White House from Camp David on Monday, June 9, 2025.

F-bombs left and right; in Congress? Oh, quite

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 25, 2025 at 5:09pm
Michelle Dorothy, left, and A. Brooke Bennett have decades of combined experience on the Hill. The two chiefs of staff lead offices on different sides of the aisle, but both cite mentorship as key.

What makes a good chief of staff? Be a leader, not just in charge

By Bradford Fitch
Posted June 25, 2025 at 2:01pm
FBI agents huddle in a Green Isle, Minn., neighborhood on June 15, as law enforcement agencies searched for a suspect in the killing of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. The slayings have resurfaced debates about lawmakers’ online footprints.

Worried about political violence, some want to scrub home addresses

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 23, 2025 at 4:58pm

Capitol Lens | The masked ringer

By Bill Clark
Posted June 23, 2025 at 1:36pm
A girl makes a face for a photo as tanks roll down Constitution Avenue Northwest during the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade, which was also President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, on June 14.

Photos of the week | June 13-19, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted June 20, 2025 at 9:13am