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Austin speaks at his retirement ceremony from Arlington National Cemetery on July 21, 2023.

Congress appoints Army veteran Thomas Austin as new architect of the Capitol

By Justin Papp
Posted May 22, 2024 at 3:22pm, Updated at 4:18pm

Capitol Lens | Grant-ing access

By Bill Clark
Posted May 22, 2024 at 3:37pm
Willie Price had her car stolen this month several blocks from the Capitol. Above, she is seen during a September 2023 interview about what a federal government shutdown could mean for contractors in the Capitol complex.

‘I’m totally devastated’: Hill cafeteria worker recalls carjacking

By Justin Papp
Posted May 21, 2024 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Duck dodgers

By Bill Clark
Posted May 20, 2024 at 2:45pm
A double rainbow appears over Washington on Saturday evening.

Photos of the week ending May 17, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 17, 2024 at 11:46am
Speaker Mike Johnson joins the North Carolina delegation and family members of Billy Graham to unveil a statue in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Thursday.

Johnson calls Billy Graham a ‘towering figure in my life’ at Capitol statue unveiling

By Justin Papp
Posted May 16, 2024 at 3:30pm
Texas Democratic Rep. Greg Casar crosses the finish line at the ACLI Capital Challenge 3-mile race in Washington on Wednesday.

Wearing a Cesar Chavez shirt, Casar becomes the ‘fastest man in Congress’

By Paul V. Fontelo
Posted May 15, 2024 at 4:08pm
Sen. Ben Cardin is seen in the Capitol in April, before the Senate passed a more than $95 billion war funding package that included money for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

This is Sen. Ben Cardin’s next crusade

By Justin Papp
Posted May 14, 2024 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | It’s Police Week

By Tom Williams
Posted May 13, 2024 at 3:35pm
Ducklings nap near their mother on the edge of the Capitol Reflecting Pool on Monday.

Photos of the week ending May 10, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 10, 2024 at 9:38am
A Capitol Police officer confronts a rioter who broke through a window on the first floor of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

‘The Sixth’ shows what some don’t want to see

By Jason Dick
Posted May 9, 2024 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Chess corps

By Bill Clark
Posted May 8, 2024 at 2:42pm

Capitol Lens | Dragging rights

By Bill Clark
Posted May 6, 2024 at 3:16pm
Sen. Laphonza Butler, seen here in April, says she will continue to read passages from books targeted for bans around the country, saying she hopes to “bring a voice at the national level.”

Why Laphonza Butler is reading banned books out loud on the Senate floor

By Nina Heller
Posted May 6, 2024 at 2:19pm
The remains of Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., who was the last surviving Korean War Medal of Honor recipient before his death, are carried into the Capitol rotunda to lie in honor on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending May 3, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 3, 2024 at 10:07am
“There are a lot of unknowns, and I’ve taken the approach that it’s an after-action review,” says Rep. Brad Wenstrup of his work on the select subcommittee investigating the coronavirus pandemic.

Brad Wenstrup is leaving Congress. First, he’s probing the pandemic

By Justin Papp
Posted May 2, 2024 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Visual aides

By Bill Clark
Posted May 1, 2024 at 6:25pm
House dining workers are looking to the future after finalizing a new collective bargaining agreement with Sodexo. Above, Unite Here union members hold signs near the Capitol in support of Senate cafeteria workers on July 20, 2022.

House cafeteria workers get better pay, protections under union deal

By Justin Papp
Posted April 30, 2024 at 6:30am
Rep. Wiley Nickel got his start as an intern for Dianne Feinstein and Dick Gephardt. Before long, he was working as an advance staffer, staging rallies and events across the country.

Advance work can be a scream. Just ask Rep. Wiley Nickel

By Jackie Wang
Posted April 30, 2024 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Honor guard

By Tom Williams
Posted April 29, 2024 at 3:47pm