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A recycling bin filled to the top sits outside the empty office of Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., did not seek re-election in 2020.(Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Visclosky checking out

By Caroline Brehman
Posted November 18, 2020 at 3:33pm
The Speaker’s Lobby is for lingering and mingling, but not as much anymore, with furniture removed to discourage such behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Above, workers remove portraits from the Speaker's Lobby in June.

Speaker’s Lobby stripped of seating to keep members on the move

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 18, 2020 at 12:57pm
Albert Pike’s pedestal remains empty after the statue was toppled by protesters at Judiciary Square in Washington. Above, a view of what remains of the monument on June 20, covered with graffiti.

Toppled, warehoused, waiting: Confederate statue still in limbo in DC

By Chris Cioffi
Posted November 18, 2020 at 7:00am
Rep. Marc Molinaro attends a hearing in February. The Republican from New York got an early start in politics.

How Marc Molinaro went from teenage mayor to key vote in Congress

Sen.-elect Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is seen in the Cannon House Office Building tunnel while moving from his House office to temporary space on the Senate side on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Marshall has served in the House since 2017.

Photo of the day: Moving day

By Tom Williams
Posted November 17, 2020 at 3:32pm
Washington Nationals Manager Dave Martinez greets fans along Constitution Avenue during a parade to celebrate the World Series champions on Nov. 2, 2019.

Loving the Swamp: 13 things that keep Washington real

By Jason Dick
Posted November 17, 2020 at 6:29am
Volunteers from Families Belong Together and the Franciscan Action Network place teddy bears along a cage as part of a demonstration involving 600-plus teddy bears meant to represent “the children still separated as a result of U.S. immigration policies" in Washington on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the day: Caged bear

By Caroline Brehman
Posted November 16, 2020 at 4:29pm
A Trump supporter yells at counter-protesters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during the ÒMillion MAGA MarchÓ in on Saturday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photos from the ‘Million MAGA March’ in Washington

By Bill Clark and Caroline Brehman
Posted November 16, 2020 at 11:14am
A balloon depicting a caricature of President Donald Trump is carried by revelers at 16th Street Northwest and I Street Northwest to celebrate Joe Biden being elected the 46th president after news outlets declared victory for Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., on November 7, 2020.

‘An absurd circus,’ and new members arrive on the Hill — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 13, 2020 at 4:16pm
A vacuum sits in the vacated office of Rep. Susan Brooks, R-Ind., in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Friday. Brooks did not seek re-election in 2020.

Photos of the week ending Nov. 13, 2020

By Bill Clark, Caroline Brehman and Tom Williams
Posted November 13, 2020 at 12:51pm
Rep.-elect Barry Moore, R-Ala., adjusts a campaign sign after unloading his luggage frmo his car as he arrives to check-in at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill for new member orientation on Thursday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: New member orientation looks a little different this year

By Caroline Brehman
Posted November 12, 2020 at 3:29pm
UNITED STATES - JUNE 10: Kai Kahele, Democrat running for Tulsi Gabbard's House seat in Hawaii's 2nd District, speaks with Roll Call on June 10, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Kai Kahele won’t have trouble with Hawaii to DC jetlag

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 12, 2020 at 6:05am
Jane Horton, widow of Spc. Christopher Horton, walks through Arlington National Cemetery in 2015.

Gold Star families find a place (and a desk) in House offices

By Michael Teitelbaum
Posted November 12, 2020 at 6:00am
A plastic covering is removed during a wreath presentation as part of a ceremony to honor Veterans Day at the WWII Memorial in Washington on Wednesday morning. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Veterans Day

By Caroline Brehman
Posted November 11, 2020 at 3:41pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., exits the Kennedy Caucus Room to speak to reporters after the Senate Republican leadership election on Tuesday morning.

Photo of the day: Meet the new boss

By Bill Clark
Posted November 10, 2020 at 2:53pm
DC area residents celebrate with champagne on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington after Joe Biden was projected to win the 2020 election on Saturday.

Photos of the day: DC celebrates Biden win

By Tom Williams
Posted November 9, 2020 at 11:33am
Colorado election results are displayed on a screen on election night in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington.

Congressional Hits and Misses: Election week edition

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 6, 2020 at 4:03pm
A woman walks by a mural that reads “vote” in Philadelphia on Monday.

Photos of the week: Election 2020 edition

By Tom Williams, Caroline Brehman and Bill Clark
Posted November 6, 2020 at 8:44am
Obama supporters celebrate in the streets of Washington's Chinatown in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, after Barack Obama's historic election as President of the United States Tuesday night.

Photo of the Day: Throwback Thursday to Nov. 5, 2008

By Bill Clark
Posted November 5, 2020 at 3:40pm
Moving out is a biennial tradition in the House, complete with boxes, bubble wrap and hours of sorting through official papers. Above, trash piles up in the Rayburn House Office Building two years ago as departing members cleared out their offices.

Bring in the moving boxes: Congress is already packing up

By Erin Bacon
Posted November 5, 2020 at 6:00am
A worker power washes the colonnade at Union Station on Wednesday morning. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Post-election cleanse

By Bill Clark
Posted November 4, 2020 at 4:13pm