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Capitol Lens | Old Glory days

By Bill Clark
Posted June 20, 2023 at 2:27pm
A spectator sitting in the Republican section in Nationals Park reaches for a foul ball during the 2023 Congressional Baseball Game on Wednesday night.

Photos of the week ending June 16, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted June 16, 2023 at 10:00am
"We commend the courageous congressional staff," seeking to unionize, said Taylor J. Swift, senior policy adviser at Demand Progress.

In a first, House Education and the Workforce panel’s Democratic staffers look to unionize

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 15, 2023 at 11:37am
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave to the crowd at the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday.

Capitol Lens | Democratic National Convention, Day 1

Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, hits the ball during Congressional Baseball Game at National Park in Washington on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

Owning the libs: GOP routs Dems at Congressional Baseball Game

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 15, 2023 at 7:00am
Republican runner Rep. William R. Timmons IV of South Carolina is tagged out at home plate by Democratic catcher Sen. Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut during the 2021 Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park.

Capitol Lens | A decade of congressional baseball

By Chris Hale
Posted June 14, 2023 at 2:31pm
Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., holds the Roll Call Trophy at Nationals Park on July 14, 2011 after Democrats won the 50th Annual Congressional Baseball Game.

Retired Reps. Mike Doyle, Kevin Brady win their greatest elections yet — into the Congressional Baseball Hall of Fame

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 13, 2023 at 5:18pm

Capitol Lens | Critical moose

By Bill Clark
Posted June 13, 2023 at 1:19pm
Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., a former amateur car racer, co-chairs both the Congressional Motorsports and Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports caucuses.

Estuaries? Pickleball? Rum? There’s a congressional caucus for practically everything

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 13, 2023 at 5:00am
Senators and staff pose for a group photo in the Capitol’s Ohio Clock Corridor on Thursday to mark National Seersucker Day.

Photos of the week ending June 9, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted June 9, 2023 at 9:59am
Senators and staff pose for a picture to mark National Seersucker Day in the Ohio Clock Corridor of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Senators include Cindy Hyde-Smith, Shelley Moore Capito, Dianne Feinstein, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Roger Marshall, Maggie Hassan, Deb Fischer, Eric Schmitt, Amy Klobuchar, Raphael Warnock, Roger Wicker, and Bill Cassidy.

Sartorially savvy senators and staff select seersucker as the smart summertime suit

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 8, 2023 at 4:28pm
The statue honoring author Willa Cather is unveiled in Statuary Hall in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Capitol Lens | O Pioneers!

By Bill Clark
Posted June 7, 2023 at 3:26pm
Mary B. Mazanec, director of the Congressional Research Service, testifies at a House Administration panel hearing in April.

CRS director to step down amid complaints

By Justin Papp
Posted June 7, 2023 at 1:49pm
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., announced membership in the Congressional Renters Caucus on Wednesday.

Rep. Jimmy Gomez launches Renters Caucus to fight housing crisis

By Justin Papp
Posted June 7, 2023 at 9:34am
Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., poses in her office in the Cannon House Office Building.

How Abigail Spanberger represents Frontline Democrats on leadership

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 6, 2023 at 6:15am
Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, center, speaks during the House Freedom Caucus news conference outside of the Capitol on Tuesday to announce their opposition on the debt limit bill.

Photos of the week — debt limit edition

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted June 2, 2023 at 1:51pm
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., is resigning to run a foundation in his state.

Cicilline signing off after years of fighting for progressive causes

By Justin Papp
Posted May 31, 2023 at 2:12pm
Democratic Rep. Gerald E. Connolly is increasing security measures at his Virginia office after an attack on his staff.

Recent attacks put staffers on edge as authorities look for answers

By Justin Papp
Posted May 31, 2023 at 6:30am
Philip Bennett speaks during a July 2022 news conference on union organizing at the U.S. Capitol.

Young, educated and unionized: Hill staffers at vanguard of white-collar labor movement

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 31, 2023 at 6:15am
Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky.

McGarvey went from ‘flying blind’ as a staffer to a climate warrior in Congress

By Jackie Wang
Posted May 31, 2023 at 5:30am
Maureen “Mo” Elinzano, co-president of CAPSA.

‘A sense of community’: Asian Pacific American staff group celebrates 25 years

By Justin Papp
Posted May 31, 2023 at 5:15am