CQ Roll Call photojournalist Tom Williams’ photo of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries conducting a news conference on Nov. 25, 2025, won the Award of Excellence in the On Capitol Hill category in the White House News Photographers Association’s The Eyes of History contest, which recognizes the best in visual journalism. The association also announced other award-winning photos over the weekend. Willams’ photo of Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., conducting a news conference on May 20, 2025, also won the Award of Excellence. CQ Roll Call photojournalist Bill Clark’s photo of Sen. Mitch McConnell, left, getting a high five from fellow Republican Sen. Jim Justice as they wheel past each other at the Senate subway elevator on Feb. 20, 2025, won Third Place in the On Capitol Hill category.
