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Rep.-elect Max Miller, right, gets a congratulatory hug from Rep.-elect Andy Ogles on Friday morning. Miller drew the top pick in the office lottery, a tradition for incoming members of the House.

Halls of power(ball): New House members pick their offices via lottery

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 2, 2022 at 11:31am

Capitol Lens | Bat signal

By Tom Williams
Posted November 30, 2022 at 3:39pm
Jenna Valle-Riestra, then press secretary for the Senate Judiciary Committee, poses with gymnast Simone Biles in 2021.

How to stay ‘alarmingly authentic’ while working on the Hill

By Megan Mineiro
Posted November 30, 2022 at 11:00am
Maggie Mahfood-Bradley, director of special projects for the CAO, and Bisher Martini, House Intern Resource Office coordinator, are seen in the Longworth House Office Building on May 10.

As summer interns descend on the Hill, this resource office is ready

Senate cafeteria workers and Unite Here Local 23 members attend a rally on Capitol Hill in April.

Fresh off big Senate wins, Unite Here leader thinks even bigger

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 30, 2022 at 6:30am
Drew Hammill, right, escorts his boss to the House floor on Nov. 17 to announce her plans to step down from leadership. After 16 years working for Nancy Pelosi, he will soon clear out his desk.

He was Pelosi’s fiercest spokesman. What’s next for Drew Hammill?

By Megan Mineiro
Posted November 30, 2022 at 6:15am
Democratic counsel Dan Goldman, left, confers with House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff ahead of an impeachment hearing in November 2019. Goldman is among the former congressional staffers who will return to the Hill next year as elected members.

Familiar faces of the next Congress: These former staffers will be back as members

By Jackie Wang
Posted November 30, 2022 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens | Gingerbread spread

By Bill Clark
Posted November 29, 2022 at 5:09pm

Capitol Lens | Deck the Cross Hall

By Tom Williams
Posted November 28, 2022 at 2:12pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in the Capitol on Thursday before announcing on the House floor that she would not run for another term as Democratic leader.

Photos of the week ending November 18, 2022

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted November 18, 2022 at 1:52pm

Capitol Lens | It’s a sign

By Bill Clark
Posted November 17, 2022 at 2:26pm
Members of the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, seen here in June, are feeling bullish about its future.

‘Fix Congress’ committee says farewell, but not for long, members hope

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 17, 2022 at 1:55pm

Capitol Lens | Walking tall

By Tom Williams
Posted November 16, 2022 at 3:11pm
Staffers set up a welcome sign for the new member orientation session in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington on Monday.

With some races still uncalled, new members of Congress descend on Washington

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 14, 2022 at 3:31pm

Capitol Lens | Selfie schtick

By Tom Williams
Posted November 14, 2022 at 3:20pm

Capitol Lens | Surf’s down

By Bill Clark
Posted November 9, 2022 at 3:40pm
Mike Doyle reflects on the generational shifts he’s seen as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee.

It’s official: Congress won’t get another Mike Doyle

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 9, 2022 at 12:51pm

Capitol Lens | Shooting the moon

By Bill Clark
Posted November 8, 2022 at 2:45pm

Capitol Lens | Eleventh-hour appeal

By Tom Williams
Posted November 7, 2022 at 3:46pm
Democrats have been reopening the Capitol in phases, with restrictions easing further this fall. But some pandemic-era restrictions remain, and security is a concern. Above, people on a tour wave from the top of the Capitol dome in May.

One thing Republicans plan to do if they win the election? Fully reopen the Capitol

By Megan Mineiro
Posted November 7, 2022 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Georgia on his mind

By Bill Clark
Posted November 4, 2022 at 2:38pm