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Capitol Lens | Art hoist

By Bill Clark
Posted May 15, 2023 at 2:15pm
New York Republican Rep. George Santos, who was indicted this week, leaves the Capitol after the last vote of the week on Thursday.

Photos of the week ending May 12, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 12, 2023 at 2:41pm
Philip Bennett, outgoing president of the Congressional Workers Union, praised the efforts of organizers who were able to take the effort "to the next level."

After a year of organizing, staff union leaders look ahead to collective bargaining

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 11, 2023 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | By the dawn’s early light

Capitol Lens | Plank and file

By Bill Clark
Posted May 10, 2023 at 2:01pm

Capitol Lens | Upon reflection

By Tom Williams
Posted May 9, 2023 at 3:40pm
Speaker Kevin McCarthy had a virtual reality camera record South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's address to a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber.

House goes virtual: Yoon address showcases chamber’s new VR capability

By Justin Papp
Posted May 9, 2023 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Ukraine honors VE Day

By Tom Williams
Posted May 8, 2023 at 2:15pm
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., left, and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, talk outside of the Senate chamber in the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of week on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending May 5, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 5, 2023 at 1:17pm

DSCC Vice Chair Tina Smith has high hopes, even for the race in Texas

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 4, 2023 at 6:15am
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., poses on the House steps wearing a pair of Jordan 3 sneakers at the Capitol on Thursday, April 27. Moskowitz co-launched the Congressional Sneaker Caucus with Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore.

Moskowitz launches Sneaker Caucus, lays claim to best shoe game title

By Justin Papp
Posted May 2, 2023 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Twelve years ago

By Tom Williams
Posted May 1, 2023 at 9:31pm
Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, reacts as his umbrella catches a corner as he walks down the House steps in the rain following the final vote of the week in the Capitol on Friday.

Paris in the spring, Korea in the House: Photos of the week

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted April 28, 2023 at 1:02pm
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., has tweeted about his experience trying to find a place to change his son Hodge's diaper at the Capitol.

Congressional dads call for more changing tables in House office bathrooms

By Justin Papp
Posted April 28, 2023 at 7:42am
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference outside the Capitol on the reintroduction of the Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act), on Thursday. The legislation aims to “protect artists from the use of their lyrics against them as legal evidence in criminal and civil cases.”

Grammys on the Hill culminates with push to limit use of lyrics in court

By Justin Papp
Posted April 27, 2023 at 6:25pm
Jerry Springer at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Mass.

Capitol Lens | Jerry Springer

By Chris Hale
Posted April 27, 2023 at 4:17pm
California Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs advocates for more clearance for congressional staff.

In wake of Pentagon leak, ‘antiquated’ staff clearance system looks hard to change

By Justin Papp
Posted April 27, 2023 at 6:00am
Rep. Erin Houchin speaks to Roll Call in her office in Washington on Feb. 8.

‘Not all bosses are created equally’: Houchin remembers Coats as among the best

By Jackie Wang
Posted April 27, 2023 at 5:30am

Capitol Lens | Poll positioning

By Bill Clark
Posted April 26, 2023 at 2:04pm
U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger testifies Tuesday during the Senate Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing.

‘We’re canceling days off’: Capitol Police chief pleads for more funding

By Justin Papp
Posted April 25, 2023 at 5:39pm
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.,

Murray’s 10,000th vote marks a new era for women in the Senate

By Nick Eskow
Posted April 25, 2023 at 6:15am