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Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi worked on Barack Obama’s early campaigns for the House and Senate. The former president “was in the world of politics and public service for the right reasons,” Krishnamoorthi says.

Winning wasn’t everything for Krishnamoorthi. Then along came Obama

By Eleanor Van Buren
Posted January 28, 2021 at 5:30am
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., holds open an elevator door as he makes his way to the Senate floor on June 17, 2020. He announced he would deliver his final "Time to Wake Up" speech on Wednesday.

Whitehouse’s ‘wake up’ gets put to sleep after 9-year run

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 27, 2021 at 3:28pm
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 26: Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who recently had foot srugery, rolls through the Senate subway after a vote in the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Scootin’ Tillis

By Bill Clark
Posted January 26, 2021 at 4:52pm
Members of Congress stream down the House steps after the final votes of the week in the Capitol on February 9. On days when members are scheduled to leave or arrive in Washington, the number of members voting by proxy increases.

Thank goodness it’s fly-out day: Proxy voting rises when Congress smells jet fumes

Ben Haskell, 11, participates in the “Commander-in-Tweet” exhibit hosted by “The Daily Show” in Washington in 2019. President Trump wasn’t the only one tweeting up a storm in the last two years of his administration.

Congress can’t stay off Twitter and Facebook either

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 25, 2021 at 4:12pm
First Lady Jill Biden, left, places her hands on U.S. President Joe Biden during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Biden will propose a broad immigration overhaul on his first day as president, including a shortened pathway to U.S. citizenship for undocumented migrants - a complete reversal from Donald Trump's immigration restrictions and crackdowns, but one that faces major roadblocks in Congress. Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/UPI

‘Jill’s husband’ becomes president — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 22, 2021 at 4:14pm
From left, Doug Emhoff, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Jill Biden and President-elect Joe Biden wave from the Capitol steps as they arrive for the inauguration. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending Jan. 22, 2021

By Caroline Brehman, Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted January 22, 2021 at 1:01pm
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 21: Tape marks for President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden remain on the floor of the Ohio Clock Corridor in the Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, the day after the Inauguration ceremonies. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: The Bidens stood here

By Bill Clark
Posted January 21, 2021 at 3:16pm
President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on the West Front of the Capitol.

Photos of the day: Inauguration 2021

By Caroline Brehman, Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted January 20, 2021 at 10:46am
A worker installs razor wire Monday on Delaware Avenue Northeast at Columbus Circle in Washington in preparation for the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration.

‘All hell broke loose’: January so far a roller coaster for D.C. statehood

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 19, 2021 at 6:30pm
UNITED STATES - January 13: The unsigned article of impeachment is pictured before an engrossment ceremony in the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

‘Second annual impeachment show extravaganza’: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 15, 2021 at 3:24pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds up the signed Article of Impeachment during the engrossment ceremony in the Capitol on Wednesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending Jan. 15, 2021

By Bill Clark, Caroline Brehman and Tom Williams
Posted January 15, 2021 at 11:12am
Members of the National Guard rest in the Rotunda on Wednesday.

Photos of the day: Resting on history

By Caroline Brehman
Posted January 13, 2021 at 4:48pm
Freshmen members of the House Republican Conference join Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for a photo on the House steps of the Capitol on Jan. 4. The chaotic days since then haven’t changed the minds of some who plan to sleep in their offices.

Where should Congress live during a pandemic? Some freshmen pick the office

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 13, 2021 at 6:30am
UNITED STATES - January 12: Officer Meghan O’Leary views a collection of signs thanking Capitol Police in the Cannon Tunnel after the insurrection in the Capitol the previous week, in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Thank you, USCP officers

By Caroline Brehman
Posted January 12, 2021 at 3:44pm
Workers hang the flags on the West Front facade for the inauguration as a man carries an "impeach" sign past the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.

Photo of the day: Inauguration prep continues

By Bill Clark
Posted January 11, 2021 at 2:09pm
U.S. Capitol Police officers salute as a hearse carrying Officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died from injuries inflicted by rioters on Wednesday, passes them during a procession on Sunday.

Photos: Honoring Officer Brian Sicknick

By Tom Williams
Posted January 10, 2021 at 5:21pm
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 6: Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., comforts Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while taking cover as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol under siege: What we saw inside the chambers

By Tom Williams, Thomas McKinless, Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted January 8, 2021 at 8:16pm
Workers install more robust fencing along the east side of the U.S. Capitol on the morning of Jan. 7, 2021, following the riot at the Capitol the previous day.

A week like no other: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 8, 2021 at 2:46pm
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., comforts Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while taking cover as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending January 8, 2021

By Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Caroline Brehman
Posted January 8, 2021 at 1:02pm
Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock greets supporters during a campaign event in Atlanta in November.

Just a handful of pastors sit in Congress. Raphael Warnock will boost their ranks

By Paul V. Fontelo
Posted January 8, 2021 at 6:31am