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Michigan National Guard troops conduct a promotion ceremony on the East Front of the Capitol on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Photo of the day: Attention

By Tom Williams
Posted March 4, 2021 at 4:23pm
Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., walks with her dog, Zoey, as she walks down the House steps after a vote in Washington on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Photo of the day: Zoey

By Caroline Brehman
Posted March 3, 2021 at 6:37pm
“Having a meeting at Cups is a clear sign of a return to normalcy,” says former Senate staffer and current Cups devotee Don Stewart.

Cafe au yay! Cups to reopen in April

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 3, 2021 at 2:34pm
Library of Congress cafeteria worker Willie Price speaks with CQ Roll Call on Wednesday about the looming federal government shutdown.

‘We don’t know what’s going to happen to us’: Hill service workers brace for missed wages during shutdown

Emmanuel Sanford-Durant grew up seeing the Capitol Dome from his backyard, but it still felt worlds away.

Walking ‘17 Blocks’ was ‘like crossing a force field’

By Lindsey Gilbert
Posted March 3, 2021 at 6:00am
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, seated, talks with Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, before the Senate Budget Committee confirmation for Shalanda D. Young, nominee to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, in Dirksen Building on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Photo of the day: Money talks

By Tom Williams
Posted March 2, 2021 at 4:03pm
Ann Berry arrives to the Capitol to be sworn in as the Secretary of the Senate in Washington on Monday, March 1, 2021.

Ann Berry sworn in as secretary of the Senate

By Thomas McKinless and Jason Dick
Posted March 1, 2021 at 5:41pm
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., comforts Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while taking cover as rioters attempt to break into the House chamber of the Capitol during a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote in Washington, Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

Photos of the day: Eyes of history

By Tom Williams
Posted March 1, 2021 at 11:33am
Activists with Our Revolution hold signs outside the Capitol complex on Thursday to call on Congress to pass the $15 federal minimum wage hike proposed as part of the COVID relief bill.

‘They may have disagreed on some details’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 26, 2021 at 5:08pm
UNITED STATES - February 23: Members of Congress participate in a moment of silence for the 500,000 American lives lost to Covid-19 on the steps of the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending Feb. 26, 2021

By Caroline Brehman, Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted February 26, 2021 at 12:00pm

Photo of the day: Gimme 5

By Bill Clark
Posted February 25, 2021 at 12:57pm
California Rep. Young Kim, here looking at the statue of President Ronald Reagan in the Capitol Rotunda last month, worked for two decades in the Orange County district office of former Rep. Ed Royce.

For Young Kim, it all began with ‘Atlas Shrugged’

By Eleanor Van Buren
Posted February 25, 2021 at 6:30am
Staffers of color remain underrepresented in top positions in congressional offices, according to the most recent counts by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

‘Where am I?’: Black staffers describe hurdles of working on Capitol Hill

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 25, 2021 at 5:30am
UNITED STATES - February 23: Members of Congress participate in a moment of silence for the 500,000 American lives lost to Covid-19 on the steps of the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: 500,000

By Caroline Brehman
Posted February 24, 2021 at 9:59am
For years, Harry Cunnane tried to keep his opioid addiction from mom Madeleine Dean. Now they’re still learning each other’s stories.

‘Do it now. Ask for help now’: Rep. Madeleine Dean and her son reflect on his addiction

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 24, 2021 at 6:00am
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., arrives to Dirksen Building on Tuesday, February 23, 2021.

Photo of the day: Bernie has shirts

By Tom Williams
Posted February 23, 2021 at 11:59am
Sen. Rob Portman is seen in the Senate subway during the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Feb. 9. He read Washington's Farewell Address earlier this week.

Washington’s farewell gets personal for retiring Sen. Portman

By Chris Cioffi
Posted February 23, 2021 at 5:30am
UNITED STATES - February 19: Marine One, with President Joe Biden on board, approaches the White House in Washington on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Biden traveled to the Michigan plant where Pfizer Inc. is manufacturing its Covid-19 vaccine as his administration works to boost the number of shots delivered each day (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Marine One

By Caroline Brehman
Posted February 22, 2021 at 4:04pm
A man walks along Florida Avenue Northeast as a winter storm moved though the Washington, D.C., area on Thursday, February 18, 2021.

How to refill a toilet and, of course, a trip to Cancún — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 19, 2021 at 3:33pm
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump fist bump each other on the Senate subway after Trump was acquitted during the impeachment trial on Feb. 13.

Photo of the week: The fist bump seen round the world

By Bill Clark
Posted February 19, 2021 at 11:13am
Sen. Ted Cruz took off to warmer climes when things got rough in Texas this week.

Ted Cruz ignored ‘federal quarterback’ role when he zipped off to Cancun

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 18, 2021 at 8:00pm