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Christina Bellantoni, front, center, led these USC Annenberg students on a trip to Washington in 2023, and is back this week with a different group

Hello, DC! Let’s show these 20-somethings our best this week

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted May 20, 2025 at 6:00am

Capitol Lens | Night moves

By Tom Williams
Posted May 19, 2025 at 4:55pm
Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., flipped his seat last fall in a closely watched race, unseating Yadira Caraveo.

Gabe Evans still wears his police boots in Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted May 19, 2025 at 4:02pm
President Donald Trump, seen on the South Lawn of the White House on May 12, has some strong feelings about Broadway plays. Maybe that's because he helped finance one himself, Wetherbee writes.

Can a musical that flopped on Broadway save PBS?

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted May 19, 2025 at 2:37pm
Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, holds up his “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” binder during the House Energy and Commerce Committee markup of the budget reconciliation legislation in the Rayburn office building on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | May 9-15, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 16, 2025 at 11:00am

Capitol Lens | Speaker mode

By Bill Clark
Posted May 15, 2025 at 4:32pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries used a procedural maneuver on the floor Wednesday to call attention to an overdue plaque honoring police who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

‘It’s time’: Jeffries urges placement of Jan. 6 plaque during police week

By Justin Papp
Posted May 14, 2025 at 5:59pm
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., is a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and a current member of House Democrats’ whip team.

Rep. Steven Horsford on tourism, trade wars and taking on Trump

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 14, 2025 at 4:31pm

Capitol Lens | Running time

By Bill Clark
Posted May 14, 2025 at 3:57pm
Runners make their way to the starting line of the ACLI Capital Challenge 3-mile race in Anacostia Park on Wednesday.

A run in the (Anacostia) park

By Jason Dick
Posted May 14, 2025 at 3:27pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, seen here in April, was slow to appoint members to the Office of Congressional Conduct, compared to previous House leaders.

After delay, Johnson appoints ethics watchdog board members

By Justin Papp
Posted May 13, 2025 at 5:26pm, Updated at 8:06pm
The Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building is seen from the observation area at the top of Capitol Dome. A power struggle at the library has become an unexpected focal point for questions of legislative branch authority.

As Library of Congress crisis deepens, lawmakers tread carefully

By Justin Papp
Posted May 13, 2025 at 7:36pm

Capitol Lens | Markup interuptus

By Tom Williams
Posted May 13, 2025 at 4:01pm

Capitol Lens | A K-9 shrine

By Tom Williams
Posted May 12, 2025 at 3:20pm
Library of Congress head Carla Hayden is seen at an oversight hearing in 2019. She was abruptly fired by the White House on Thursday, sparking calls from some on the Hill to overhaul the appointment process.

Trump fired the Librarian of Congress. Now Dems want to change the hiring process

By Justin Papp
Posted May 9, 2025 at 6:16pm
Carla Hayden speaks during a hearing for her confirmation to be librarian of Congress before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on April 20, 2016.

Fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in her own words

By Jason Dick
Posted May 9, 2025 at 12:21pm
House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., listens as ranking member Jared Huffman, D-Calif., speaks with the aid of a “wreck-onciliation” poster during a markup of budget reconciliation legislation on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | May 2-May 8, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 9, 2025 at 9:48am
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, seen here in 2020 at a budget hearing, has served in the role since 2016.

Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

By Justin Papp
Posted May 8, 2025 at 10:03pm
Former Cardinal Robert Prevost attends the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on April 26. Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV on Thursday.

For Catholics in Congress, pope selection sparks giddiness

By Nick Eskow
Posted May 8, 2025 at 5:06pm
When Rep. Brittany Pettersen became the 13th voting member in history to give birth while serving in Congress, she set off a new conversation about what it’s like for moms at the Capitol. Above, she holds her infant, Sam, on March 11.

Being a mom in Congress is hard. But it doesn’t have to be, members say

By Nina Heller
Posted May 7, 2025 at 4:16pm