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Capitol Lens | Minority report

By Bill Clark
Posted January 9, 2023 at 2:53pm
Movers roll furniture into the office suite of the speaker of the House on Monday before the convening of the 118th Congress.

Photos of the week: Historic speaker election

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 6, 2023 at 2:42pm
Serena Liebengood, wife of the late Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood, embraces Maxine Waters on Friday during a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

‘Still raw’: Democrats mark January 6 as Republicans feud over House speaker

By Justin Papp
Posted January 6, 2023 at 2:01pm

Capitol Lens | House of Usher

Philip Bennett, president of the Congressional Workers Union, speaks during a news conference on July 19, 2022.

House Republicans want to wipe out staff unions, but it’s not that simple

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 6, 2023 at 11:38am
On the eve of the second anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, Republicans were still struggling to choose a speaker. Hopeful Kevin McCarthy, above, has been blocked by a group of about 20 GOP hard-liners.

Speaker fight overshadows second anniversary of January 6

By Justin Papp
Posted January 5, 2023 at 7:04pm

Capitol Lens | Pray tell

By Bill Clark
Posted January 5, 2023 at 4:50pm
Kevin McCarthy talks with aides before the start of another failed attempt to elect a speaker on Wednesday.

House staffers stuck in limbo as their bosses fight over speaker

By Justin Papp
Posted January 4, 2023 at 5:15pm, Updated at 9:20pm

Capitol Lens | The Andy caucus

By Bill Clark
Posted January 4, 2023 at 2:47pm
Kevin McCarthy and an aide keep track of votes on Tuesday as the California Republican tried to clinch the speakership.

Democrats break out the popcorn for Republicans’ speaker fight

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 3, 2023 at 7:23pm
A magnetometer stands at an entrance to the House chamber on Tuesday, a day before Republicans took over the House majority and removed it.

‘Good riddance’: In first act in power, Republicans remove metal detectors from the House chamber

By Justin Papp
Posted January 3, 2023 at 3:32pm
“I’m an impatient person,” says Rep. Deborah K. Ross, but she’s learned not to rush through things.

Counting votes with Rep. Deborah K. Ross

By Justin Papp
Posted December 22, 2022 at 6:15am
A Capitol Police K-9 patrols on the Senate side of the Capitol on Dec. 13. The force is set to get a funding bump in the omnibus package released Tuesday.

As threats rise, Congress agrees on extra money for Capitol Police

By Justin Papp
Posted December 20, 2022 at 1:50pm
Readers on Capitol Hill recommended a wide range of books this year, including “Watergate: A New History” (Avid Reader Press), “A Man of Iron” (Threshold Editions), “The Persuaders” (Alfred A. Knopf), “Doctors and Distillers” (Penguin Books), “At Least You Have Your Health” (Berkley), “They Said They Wanted Revolution” (Little A) and “My Seven Black Fathers” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

What to read (and gift): Capitol Hill insiders share their favorite books of 2022

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 16, 2022 at 11:00am
Rep. Fred Upton poses this month in front of his portrait in the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing room. The Michigan Republican is retiring.

A moderate in a ‘toxic’ place, Fred Upton says goodbye to Congress

By Mike Magner
Posted December 15, 2022 at 6:15am

2022 Feature Photos of the Year

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted December 15, 2022 at 5:30am
A marble bust of Roger B. Taney, former chief justice of the Supreme Court, is displayed in the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the Capitol.

Dred Scott author Roger B. Taney is one step closer to leaving the Capitol

By Justin Papp
Posted December 14, 2022 at 8:07pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, joined by her husband, Paul, unveils a portrait of herself at the Capitol on Wednesday.

Nancy Pelosi unveils her portrait at the Capitol, marks end of an era

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 14, 2022 at 7:21pm
Rep. Zoe Lofgren helped land some long-sought changes for Hill staffers this week.

Thanks to some procedural cunning, House staffers get overtime, paid parental leave benefits

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 14, 2022 at 3:41pm
A tourist takes a photo on the East Front of the Capitol on Oct. 11. It’s been a big year for video projects at the Capitol.

No one reads congressional committee reports. But will they watch a documentary?

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 14, 2022 at 3:01pm

2022 News Photos of the Year

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted December 13, 2022 at 5:00am