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Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., gathered outside the Capitol along with tourists and staffers on Monday to view the solar eclipse. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending April 12, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted April 12, 2024 at 9:16am

Capitol Lens | Prime directive

By Tom Williams
Posted April 11, 2024 at 3:32pm

Capitol Lens | They can still do it!

By Bill Clark
Posted April 10, 2024 at 4:27pm
President Donald Trump holds up the “GENIUS Act” alongside Speaker Mike Johnson and other congressional Republicans after signing the bill into law during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on July 18.

Six months into Trump 2.0, GOP exudes ‘extreme confidence’

Tim Kaine’s new memoir, out April 9, details his travels in Virginia by foot, bike and boat.

Sen. Tim Kaine walks on the wild side

By Justin Papp
Posted April 9, 2024 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Eclipse show

By Bill Clark
Posted April 8, 2024 at 10:19pm
Rep. Bill Delahunt pauses to consult notes as he questions witnesses during a 1998 hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton.

Bill Delahunt and his part in a legendary Capitol Hill crash pad quartet

By Jason Dick
Posted April 8, 2024 at 3:53pm
Staffers pray on Capitol Hill on March 15. The Congressional Muslim Staff Association relaunched last year after a period of dormancy and has organized several events so far.

Shouldering grief for Gaza, Muslim staffers prepare for Eid 

By Megan Mineiro
Posted April 3, 2024 at 6:30am
Matt Stoller, left, and Oren Cass are seen in Washington on Jan. 31, 2024.

From the left and the right, these two thinkers are upending Washington’s neoliberal consensus

By Jim Saksa
Posted April 3, 2024 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | O’s face

By Tom Williams
Posted March 28, 2024 at 7:05pm
In a ward that’s home to the Capitol campus and plenty of political professionals, D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen is facing a recall push. Some current congressional staffers have donated to the effort.

Imperfect recall: How a city council fight is roiling Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted March 27, 2024 at 5:00am, Updated at 11:52am
Former Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., sits outside his cottage in rural France. McDermott moved to France after retiring from Congress in 2017.

Living abroad, Jim McDermott finds his liberal utopia

By Ariel Cohen
Posted March 27, 2024 at 7:00am
Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., seen here in March 2023, is serving her first term in Congress. She still remembers being an intern on the Hill as a teenager.

‘Really formative’: Rep. Nikki Budzinski on being an intern

By Jackie Wang
Posted March 27, 2024 at 5:30am
Peak bloom cherry blossoms frame the Capitol dome on Wednesday, the first full day of spring.

Photos of the week ending March 22, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted March 22, 2024 at 2:04pm
World War II “Ghost Army” veterans are applauded after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday.

After decades of secrecy and years of lobbying, Congress grants Ghost Army gold medal

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 21, 2024 at 2:51pm

Capitol Lens | Awesome blossoms

By Bill Clark
Posted March 20, 2024 at 4:43pm

Capitol Lens | On a roll

By Tom Williams
Posted March 18, 2024 at 3:29pm
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost talks with reporters outside the Capitol on Jan. 18.

In the Spotlight: Maxwell Alejandro Frost

By Nick Eskow
Posted March 18, 2024 at 3:07pm
Former Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert K. Hur watches a video of former President Donald Trump during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday about his report on President Joe Biden’s retention of classified materials.

Photos of the week ending March 15, 2024

By Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted March 15, 2024 at 3:13pm
Rep. Michelle Fischbach, seen here at the Capitol in December, saw her nursing home staffing bill move through the Ways and Means panel this month.

In the Spotlight: Michelle Fischbach

By Nick Eskow
Posted March 13, 2024 at 3:06pm, Updated at 4:35pm

Capitol Lens | Bloom town

By Bill Clark
Posted March 13, 2024 at 4:17pm