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Georgetown medical student Perry Diaz speaks during a naloxone training offered to congressional staffers by the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force on Wednesday.

Congressional aides learn how to provide overdose aid

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 14, 2023 at 1:32pm
“So much of the story of West Michigan ... is people feeling like they didn’t leave the Republican Party, but the Republican Party left them,” says Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten, seen here in her D.C. office in July.

For Hillary Scholten, faith (and Jerry Ford) led the way to Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 14, 2023 at 6:15am
Rep. Mary Peltola, hugs her husband during a swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol last year. Gene Peltola died after a plane accident, the congresswoman's staff announced.

Husband of Rep. Mary Peltola dies in Alaska plane crash

By Justin Papp
Posted September 13, 2023 at 12:42pm, Updated at 6:30pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to his office on Tuesday after speaking on the Senate floor during the chamber’s return from the August recess. The Capitol’s physician said there is “no evidence” of a seizure disorder or stroke following the Kentucky Republican’s freezing at a news conference last week.

Photos of the Week ending Sept. 8, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 8, 2023 at 2:04pm
Then-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson speaking at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

Bill Richardson, a public life in photos, 1947-2023

By Jason Dick
Posted September 5, 2023 at 3:29pm

Capitol Lens | Jimmy Buffett and his flip-flops

By Jason Dick and Tom Williams
Posted September 5, 2023 at 1:54pm
Notre Dame narrowly defeated Navy, 35-32, in their last annual game on November 12, 2022 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.

Peace in Northern Ireland, war in Ukraine — and American football

By Justin Papp
Posted August 24, 2023 at 2:46pm, Updated at 3:45pm
Bernie Raimo, a longtime House aide whose career included being Speaker Nancy Pelosi's chief counsel, has died.

Raimo, former Pelosi counsel and longtime House aide, dies at 79

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 23, 2023 at 1:54pm
U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger looks on as Wenling Chestnut, the widow of Officer J.J. Chestnut, touches his face on the plaque at the Memorial Door in the U.S. Capitol on Monday. U.S. Capitol Police held a memorial ceremony and moment of silence in memory of Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson, who were killed in the line of duty 25 years ago on July 24, 1998.

Photos of the week ending July 28, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted July 28, 2023 at 2:15pm
“Working on the Hill was my original plan. That’s what I wanted to continue doing,” says Edgar Vazquez.

‘Dreamers’ need not apply: DACA recipients still can’t work for Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted July 27, 2023 at 6:15am
Rep. Juan Ciscomani first came to the Capitol as an intern 20 years ago. “I was just so proud, and my mom was so proud of me. Here’s an immigrant family, and now the son is interning on the Hill,” he recalls.

From green card to green pin: Rep. Juan Ciscomani sees ‘full-circle moments’ 

By Jackie Wang
Posted July 27, 2023 at 6:00am
A tour bus with an advertisement for a stress relief supplement drives on North Capitol Street in Washington on Wednesday. Congress is once again set to take its annual August break.

The real reason Congress leaves Washington every August

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 27, 2023 at 5:00am
Jasmine Granillo, whose brother died from heat stroke in 2015 while working on a housing construction site, holds an American flag presented to her by Texas Democratic Rep. Greg Casar during a thirst strike on Tuesday.

Rep. Greg Casar ends thirst strike on Capitol steps after nearly 9 hours

By Avery Roe
Posted July 25, 2023 at 4:52pm, Updated at 7:31pm
Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-N.C., began his career as an advance staffer, which meant he was traveling “all the time.”

What a long strange trip it’s been for Rep. Wiley Nickel

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 25, 2023 at 6:15am
Shuwanza Goff, left, speaks with then-House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer in the Capitol on Jan. 4, 2019.

Biden names longtime Hill aide Shuwanza Goff as his next legislative affairs director

By Justin Papp
Posted July 24, 2023 at 2:54pm
Christopher Nolan speaks during a screening of “Oppenheimer” on July 17 in New York City.

‘Oppenheimer’ sparks nuclear debate. Will Congress join in?

By Lindsey Gilbert
Posted July 21, 2023 at 4:29pm
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, jogs past a PETA exhibit titled “The Council of Animals (What to Do About the Humans)” on the Mall on Monday. The steel-and-aluminum sculptures by artist Quill Hyde, with voice-over narration, pose the question “If animals spoke in a language we could understand, what would they say about us?” (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending July 21, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted July 21, 2023 at 12:43pm
Rep. George Santos reports few results when it comes to constituent casework with the IRS. The New York Republican pleaded not guilty to 13 federal charges earlier this year.

Santos off to slow start on constituent casework

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 20, 2023 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens | Page numbers

By Bill Clark
Posted July 19, 2023 at 3:20pm
Pedro Martinez, right, calls for the release of his son, Eyvin Hernandez, at a rally at the Capitol on Tuesday alongside Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif.

Friends of lawyer detained in Venezuela rally at Capitol for his release, beg Biden to intercede 

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 18, 2023 at 2:42pm