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Interning back in the 1980s “really was one of those life-changing moments,” says Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., seen here at the Capitol in 2019.

‘I had my son on my hip’: How this congresswoman landed her first internship

By Jackie Wang
Posted October 27, 2022 at 6:30am
Since the Congressional Workers Union publicly announced itself, a handful of House offices have voted to unionize — and that’s just the beginning, organizers say. Above, union President Philip Bennett speaks at a news conference in July.

What’s next for staffer unions on the Hill?

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 27, 2022 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Keno therapy

By Bill Clark
Posted October 26, 2022 at 3:22pm
Texas Democratic Rep. Greg Casar crosses the finish line at the ACLI Capital Challenge 3-mile race in Washington on Wednesday.

Wearing a Cesar Chavez shirt, Casar becomes the ‘fastest man in Congress’

Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman greets supporters during a campaign rally at the Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 24.

John Fetterman had a stroke, but have voters ever cared about a candidate’s health?

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 25, 2022 at 11:36am
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., actor Martin Sheen, and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., wear their climate action pins during a January 2020 protest on Capitol Hill.

Climate pins join a long line of Capitol Hill lapel adornments

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted October 25, 2022 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Going for toke

By Tom Williams
Posted October 24, 2022 at 3:25pm
Where will the two newest Smithsonian museums find a home? Lawmakers and President Joe Biden are pushing for prime sites on the National Mall. Above, a woman takes a selfie on the mall in March.

Lawmakers look to the Mall for new Smithsonians, but it’s not a done deal yet

By Megan Mineiro
Posted October 20, 2022 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Hear, here

By Tom Williams
Posted October 19, 2022 at 3:21pm

Capitol Lens | Booker buzz

By Bill Clark/Roll Call
Posted October 17, 2022 at 3:06pm
Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., speaks during a news conference on the Congressional Workers Union outside the Capitol in July.

Staffers in Rep. Andy Levin’s office sign first union contract

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 17, 2022 at 9:21am

Capitol Lens | Subpoena surprise

By Bill Clark
Posted October 13, 2022 at 4:14pm
“We need doers,” not shouters, says retiring Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy.

Where have all the centrists gone? Rep. Stephanie Murphy has an idea

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 12, 2022 at 6:15am
Staffers who work for Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., voted to unionize this week, becoming the fourth House office to do so.

Staffers for Rep. Melanie Stansbury vote to unionize

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 11, 2022 at 4:17pm

Capitol Lens | Legs up

By Tom Williams
Posted October 11, 2022 at 3:15pm

Capitol Lens | Flash light

By Tom Williams
Posted October 6, 2022 at 1:36pm
Racial diversity among top House staffers may have increased over the last few years, but people of color are still underrepresented. Above, aides walk away from the Capitol during an evacuation drill in 2021.

Top House staffers are still overwhelmingly white, study finds

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 6, 2022 at 12:23pm

Capitol Lens | South Lawn scene

By Tom Williams
Posted October 5, 2022 at 3:16pm
Members of Congress stream down the House steps after the final votes of the week in the Capitol on February 9. On days when members are scheduled to leave or arrive in Washington, the number of members voting by proxy increases.

Thank goodness it’s fly-out day: Proxy voting rises when Congress smells jet fumes

By Chris Cioffi
Posted October 5, 2022 at 6:45am
House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth has some thoughts about the direction Congress is headed.

John Yarmuth ‘waxes philosophical’ (and warns not to eat the Jell-O)

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 5, 2022 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | First Monday

By Tom Williams
Posted October 3, 2022 at 3:06pm