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Capitol Lens | Queen Elizabeth II, 1926–2022

By Bill Clark
Posted September 8, 2022 at 3:13pm
As the first Democratic Haitian American to serve in Congress, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick feels a sense of urgency and destiny.

‘There needs to be a voice’ for Haitian Americans, says Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick

By Chris Cioffi
Posted September 8, 2022 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Prelude to a kiss

By Tom Williams
Posted September 7, 2022 at 3:17pm
Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., died on April 16. His habit of recording his daily minutia is now standard social media behavior for billions of people.

We all became Bob Graham

Capitol Lens | ‘Pup’arazzi

By Tom Williams
Posted September 6, 2022 at 3:31pm
Seats are reserved for staff at the House Armed Services Committee hearing in this archive photo. A new survey of staffers found disparities in pay raises for women and staffers of color.

Survey: Budget boost raised Hill pay, but disparities remain

By Chris Cioffi
Posted September 1, 2022 at 5:30am
Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, greets lawmakers in Statuary Hall after his address to Congress on May 14, 1992. Also seen are, from left, Rep. Robert H. Michel, R-Ill., Sen. George J. Mitchell, D-Maine, Speaker Tom Foley, D-Wash., Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., Rep. Dick Gephardt, R-Mo., Sergeant-at-Arms Werner Brandt and House Doorkeeper James T. Molloy.

Glasnost with Gorbachev: Photos of the former Soviet leader

By Chris Hale
Posted August 31, 2022 at 1:24pm
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz holds a rally in the Tunkhanock Triton Hose Co fire station in Tunkhanock, Pa., on Thursday, August 18, 2022.

Roll Call on the Road: Oz in Pennsylvania, Roscoe Beer in New York

By Jason Dick
Posted August 19, 2022 at 11:19am
Joe Quattrone cuts the hair of Francesco Hanson, staff assistant for Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., in the House barbershop in the Rayburn House Office Building on Aug. 9. He is retiring at the end of the month.

He was Congress’ barber for 50 years. Now he’s hanging up his shears

By Chris Cioffi
Posted August 18, 2022 at 1:24pm
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., says his Fox News appearances can “make people not fear the caricature.”

Not a ‘monster’: Why Rep. Ro Khanna still goes on Fox News

By Chris Cioffi
Posted August 10, 2022 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Feeling chipper

By Tom Williams
Posted August 9, 2022 at 4:22pm

Capitol Lens | Batmobile

By Bill Clark
Posted August 8, 2022 at 1:22pm
Comedian and activist Jon Stewart speaks during a rally to call on the Senate to pass the Pact Act on Monday, August 1, 2022. The Pact Act would expand benefits for veterans due to toxic exposure, including to burn pits, they experienced while deployed.

Photos of the week ending August 5, 2022

By Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted August 5, 2022 at 3:32pm
Rep. Kat Cammack, right, and Emily Goodin of DailyMail.com meet at second base during the Congressional Women's Softball game last year. This year's game is set for Sept. 14.

Congress’ softball team is ‘working hard’ for redemption

By Chris Cioffi
Posted August 4, 2022 at 4:02pm
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has spread memes to every corner of social media in his bid for Senate. So why not Cameo too?

To Cameo or not to Cameo? That’s the question for political campaigns

By Chris Cioffi
Posted August 3, 2022 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Veterans benefits action

By Tom Williams
Posted August 2, 2022 at 4:38pm
The Washington Monument is seen through the columns of the Lincoln Memorial at sunrise on Monday.

Photos of the week ending July 29, 2022

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted July 29, 2022 at 2:03pm
Catcher Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., prepares to tag Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., out at home plate during the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on Thursday.

Republicans dominate rainy Congressional Baseball Game

By Paul V. Fontelo
Posted July 28, 2022 at 10:42pm
Rep. Kevin Brady, along with his wife, Cathy, and his two sons, watches as his portrait is unveiled in the Ways and Means Committee hearing room on Thursday.

In baseball and in Congress, don’t ‘get carried off the field,’ Brady says

By Chris Cioffi
Posted July 28, 2022 at 6:58pm
The Supreme Court is seen through a door on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol. Advocates are calling on Senate leaders to establish a bipartisan office of diversity and inclusion.

Senate needs its own diversity and inclusion office, advocates say

By Chris Cioffi
Posted July 28, 2022 at 6:45am
“I credit my internship in ’89 with ultimately bringing me back to Congress,” says Rep. Dean Phillips.

He went from intern softball to the Congressional Baseball Game

By Jackie Wang
Posted July 28, 2022 at 6:15am