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A sign stands at the entrance to the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday. During the government shutdown, tours of the Capitol are officially on pause, except those led by members of Congress. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | October 17-23, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted October 24, 2025 at 9:27am

Capitol Lens | Track meet

By Tom Williams
Posted October 23, 2025 at 4:40pm
A trophy sits on the field during 2019’s Congressional Football Game. This year, the game has been rescheduled.

Football and dog parades? Not during a shutdown

By Nina Heller
Posted October 23, 2025 at 3:09pm
Marissa Lang, an enterprise reporter who was laid off by The Washington Post, hugs a supporter during the Save the Post rally outside the newspaper’s offices on Thursday after about 300 newsroom employees were fired the day before.

The Washington Press Club Foundation dinner debrief

Capitol Lens | Cuban sandwich

By Tom Williams
Posted October 22, 2025 at 5:13pm
Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., gives a tour in the Capitol rotunda on Oct. 16.

In a shutdown, members of Congress are doubling as tour guides 

By Nina Heller
Posted October 22, 2025 at 5:12pm
Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, conducts a press briefing on March 17, 2025. A hard-line approach to immigration is defining President Donald Trump's second term. And, immigration as an issue is one of the biggest drivers of the new film "One Battle After Another."

Immigration, race and ‘One Battle After Another’

By Jason Dick and Chris Johnson
Posted October 21, 2025 at 5:07pm

Capitol Lens | White House down

By Tom Williams
Posted October 21, 2025 at 4:42pm
Signs with an image of Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought are seen during a Democratic news conference last week across the street from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

Congressional casework is hard. The shutdown is making it harder

By Justin Papp
Posted October 20, 2025 at 5:58pm
Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest for the “No Kings” demonstration in Washington on Saturday.

Capitol Lens | Chants, songs and signs at ‘No Kings’

By Bill Clark
Posted October 20, 2025 at 4:08pm
Sen. Gary Peters speaks during the Jan. 17 confirmation hearing for Kristi Noem to be Homeland Security secretary.

In the Spotlight: Gary Peters

By Nick Eskow
Posted October 20, 2025 at 3:14pm
Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his English bulldog, Babydog, pose for photos during Babydog's 6th birthday party in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | October 10-16, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted October 17, 2025 at 9:46am

Capitol Lens | New York minute

By Bill Clark
Posted October 16, 2025 at 5:39pm
House Republicans conduct a news conference on Wednesday. Pay for law enforcement and troops has become a focal point of the current funding lapse.

Capitol Police pay turns contentious as shutdown drags on

By Justin Papp
Posted October 16, 2025 at 4:48pm
Staffers wait in line to take photos with Babydog and Sen. Jim Justice during Babydog’s 6th birthday party in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday.

What are they waiting in line for? Babydog’s birthday

By Jackie Wang
Posted October 15, 2025 at 5:43pm
Members of the National Guard walk by a 3,000-pound ice sculpture created by artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese on Wednesday.

Is democracy melting? With an ice sculpture, these artists think so

By Nina Heller
Posted October 15, 2025 at 3:35pm

Moonstruck

By Chris Hale
Posted October 14, 2025 at 4:11pm
The current challenges in higher education didn’t begin overnight, according to the new book “Peril and Promise.” Above, a high school graduate tosses a cap in the air at the Lincoln Memorial in June 2020.

Higher education is hurting. Why should you care?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted October 14, 2025 at 1:59pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., conclude a news conference in the Capitol's Statuary Hall on the third day of the government shutdown on Friday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | October 3-9, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted October 10, 2025 at 9:42am
Adelita Grijalva speaks to the media at a primary election night party on July 15 in South Tucson, Arizona. She went on to win the special election, but her journey to Congress isn’t over.

The biggest name in the House right now hasn’t been sworn in yet

By Justin Papp
Posted October 9, 2025 at 5:25pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries concludes a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on the eighth day of the government shutdown. Some House Democrats are making a point of being in town this week.

With Republicans out of town, House Democrats are everywhere and nowhere

By Nina Heller and Justin Papp
Posted October 8, 2025 at 6:09pm