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As Rep. Jim Langevin prepares to retire, he looked back to his first internship on the Hill.

Rep. Jim Langevin was an intern in the ’80s. Here’s what’s changed on the Hill since then

By Paul V. Fontelo
Posted January 26, 2022 at 6:30am
Jonathan Day, left, and Mitchell Rivard, serve as co-chairs of the House Chiefs of Staff Association. The group recently changed its bylaws to require bipartisan leadership.

House chiefs try bipartisan experiment: Talking to each other

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 26, 2022 at 5:30am
Aides wait outside a Senate luncheon in the Capitol in November. For some staffers in Congress, covering basic expenses in a high-cost city like D.C. can be tough.

Thirteen percent of congressional staffers make less than a living wage, report shows

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 25, 2022 at 4:00pm

Capitol Lens | The former secretaries club

Staffers walk across the East Plaza of the Capitol in November. About a third of nonmanagers who responded to a Congressional Progressive Staff Association survey this month said they’d taken on a second job to supplement their income.

Living paycheck to paycheck a reality for some Hill staffers, survey finds

By Megan Mineiro
Posted January 25, 2022 at 3:28pm
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., races to board the Senate subway as the doors close leaving behind his security detail in the Capitol on January 18, 2022.

Photos of the week ending Jan. 21, 2022

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 21, 2022 at 11:52am
Police tape is seen outside the Capitol. Members have been experiencing death threats as the political climate worsens.

‘Rise in violent rhetoric’: Lawmakers in both parties report spike in death threats

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 20, 2022 at 5:00am
Photographers line Columbus Circle in front of Union Station waiting to spot D.C.'s snowy owl on Jan. 12. The rare bird has been spotted around Columbus Circle.

Rare snowy owl dazzles onlookers from Union Station perch

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 19, 2022 at 6:30am
Chairs have been removed from the Dunkin Donuts in the Longworth House Office Building as part of COVID-19 mitigation steps.

House, Senate eateries won’t enforce DC vaccination mandate

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 18, 2022 at 6:04pm
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: President Joe Biden pays his respects during the Congressional ceremony for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as he lies in state at the United States Capitol on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending Jan. 14, 2022

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 14, 2022 at 2:01pm
Washington Rep. Marilyn Strickland is no stranger to blazing trails.

Take Five: Marilyn Strickland

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 12, 2022 at 6:30am
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 3: Architect of the Capitol workers clear snow from the East Front of the U.S. Capitol during the snow storm in Washington on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending Jan. 7, 2022

By Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted January 7, 2022 at 2:51pm
Rep. Dean Phillips greets a U.S. Capitol Police officer while handing out lunches from World Central Kitchen in the Capitol on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot on Thursday.

Last year, a rampage. This year, a ‘surreal’ quiet grips the Capitol on Jan. 6

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 6, 2022 at 5:36pm
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Biden on Jan. 6

By Tom Williams
Posted January 6, 2022 at 2:25pm
Trump rioters occupy the West Front of the Capitol and the inauguration stands on Jan. 6, 2021.

‘All I could see was what was in front of me’: Jan. 6 anniversary means a chance to zoom out

By Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Chris Cioffi
Posted January 5, 2022 at 7:00am
An aide locks a door to the House chamber as rioters attempt to break into the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021.

Feeling safe at the Capitol isn’t simple a year after Jan. 6

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 5, 2022 at 6:00am
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks with CQ Roll Call about Nevada politics, the presidential race and baseball in his office at the Bellagio in Las Vegas in 2019.

Reflections on covering Harry Reid

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 29, 2021 at 11:44am
Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., waves to the crowd with Sen. Harry Reid and Sen. Chuck Schumer at the DSCC and DCCC Election Night Watch Party at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday night, Nov. 7, 2006. photo by Bill Clark

A life in photos: Harry Reid

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted December 29, 2021 at 10:19am
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90, is seen here in 1999 on Capitol Hill.

Desmond Tutu’s 1999 visit to Capitol Hill

By Jason Dick
Posted December 27, 2021 at 12:32pm
House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., asked President Joe Biden to give a commencement address in his place.

Clyburn gets Biden to fill in as commencement speaker on Friday

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 16, 2021 at 1:01pm
In an era where seemingly everything is viewed through partisan lenses, party affiliation didn’t seem to influence anyone's responses.

Members of Congress play campaign pundit all the time. But are they any good at it?

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 16, 2021 at 6:00am