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Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, seen here early in their tenure as House members, are running for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, respectively. They both need to win to give Democrats momentum for the 2026 elections, Rothenberg writes.

One win isn’t enough for Democrats in this year’s governor’s races

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted October 6, 2025 at 1:05pm
From left, House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain of Michigan, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., hold a news conference outside the Capitol on Wednesday, largely blaming Democrats for the partial government shutdown. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | September 26-October 2, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted October 3, 2025 at 8:43am
Dr. Jane Goodall speaks during an event in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 2, 2007, to bring attention to the plight of Africa’s rainforests.

Capitol Lens | The Goodall life

By Chris Hale
Posted October 2, 2025 at 1:21pm

Capitol Lens | That’s Risch

Louis Jacobson, at far right, writes about his time finding a niche at Roll Call alongside such colleagues as, from left to right, Editor Tim Curran, Erin Billings, David Drucker and Paul Kane, seen here in Roll Call's offices in an interview with then-Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va.

How an editor found a home at Roll Call in unconventional ways

By Louis Jacobson
Posted October 2, 2025 at 6:00am
A sign advertises a government shutdown relief loan progaram outside the United States Senate Federal Credit Union office in the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday.

They keep Congress running. The shutdown plunged them into uncertainty

By Justin Papp
Posted October 1, 2025 at 4:13pm

Capitol Lens | Mark his words 

By Tom Williams
Posted October 1, 2025 at 3:11pm

Capitol Lens | On reflection

By Bill Clark
Posted September 30, 2025 at 5:05pm
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks to fired federal workers holding their weekly sit-in outside the Capitol on Tuesday as a government shutdown looms.

‘Mafia-style blackmail’: Shutdown threat adds insult to injury for former federal workers

By Nina Heller
Posted September 30, 2025 at 4:00pm
Virginia Rep. James R. Walkinshaw participates in a news conference with the Congressional Postal Service Caucus outside the Capitol on Sept. 19.

He once worked for Gerry Connolly. Now he hopes to carry on his legacy

By Jackie Wang
Posted September 30, 2025 at 6:15am
Bob Fischer, retiring manager of the House Democratic Cloakroom, stands outside the cloakroom on Wednesday.

In the Democratic cloakroom, this was the Bob Fischer way

By Jackie Wang
Posted September 29, 2025 at 4:28pm

Capitol Lens | Protesting Netanyahu

By Tom Williams
Posted September 29, 2025 at 3:23pm
Alex Moore is seen in the courtyard of the Rayburn House Office Building this month. The congressional aide is a contestant on the latest season of “Survivor.”

What do Congress and ‘Survivor’ have in common? Ask Alex Moore

By Justin Papp
Posted September 29, 2025 at 1:00pm

Capitol Ink | Match point

By R.J. Matson
Posted September 24, 2025 at 7:00am
Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand are pictured in New York City circa 1972 while filming "The Way We Were."

Robert Redford, the natural in politics

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted September 24, 2025 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Heavy mettle 

By Bill Clark
Posted September 23, 2025 at 2:07pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | September 12-18, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 19, 2025 at 9:10am

Capitol Lens | The Patriarch and the Speaker

By Bill Clark
Posted September 17, 2025 at 4:00pm
Members of Congress will grab their paddles for a pickleball match this week a few blocks from the Capitol. Above, a Major League Pickleball player prepares to serve during a match in Columbus, Ohio, in 2022.

National Mall to host first congressional pickleball match

By Jackie Wang
Posted September 17, 2025 at 2:55pm
Former Rep. Patrick T. McHenry returned to the Capitol on Tuesday to claim an award from the Capitol Historical Society — and to reflect on chaos and resilience in the legislative branch.

Patrick McHenry looks back on three weeks in the hot seat

By Justin Papp
Posted September 16, 2025 at 9:03pm
Robert Redford is pictured during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing in 2008, behind Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York.

Capitol Lens | The way he was

By Chris Hale, Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 16, 2025 at 4:27pm