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Police investigate a burned car parked outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday.

Police car torched outside Supreme Court, suspect burned and in custody

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted July 15, 2020 at 5:19pm
Tortilla Coast, at First and D streets Southeast, is pictured on July 13, 2020.

Tortilla Coast, Capitol Hill spot specializing in Tex-Mex and political intrigue, faces closure

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 13, 2020 at 5:28pm
UNITED STATES - JULY 7: Full committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., arrives for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies markup for the FY 2021 appropriations bill in Rayburn Building on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Lowey’s last markup marathon and a ruthless five-minute clock: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted July 10, 2020 at 2:05pm

Capitol Lens | Twelve years ago

A man walks by new murals depicting different interpretations of D.C. statehood in the H Street Corridor in Washington on July 7, 2020. The artwork is part of a new project conducted by MuralsDC that put up 51 new murals on the theme of D.C. statehood.

Does Washington have ‘real people?’ Asking for some friends in Congress

By Clyde McGrady
Posted July 8, 2020 at 6:30am
Kids dressed in red white and blue walk in the Leesburg Independence Day Parade in Leesburg, Va., on July 4, 2018.

Does anyone know what bills just passed? — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted July 3, 2020 at 6:30am
Three Black congressman shared what their parents told them about interacting with law enforcement, and what they’re telling the next generation.

‘The rules are different for you’: Black lawmakers on when they got ‘the talk’

By Clyde McGrady
Posted July 2, 2020 at 5:45am
Actor Chris Evans, here in 2014, has been trying to launch a new project all spring.

Captain America nears a new ‘Starting Point’

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 1, 2020 at 6:00am
A new flag is raised in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to replace Mississippi's state flag bearing a Confederate emblem.

Mississippi flag bearing Confederate emblem is removed from Senate building

By Clyde McGrady and Doug Sword
Posted June 30, 2020 at 7:55pm
As interships get dragged into the virtual world, the transition hasn’t been easy.

Interns: How’s your summer going?

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 30, 2020 at 6:00am
The District of Columbia renamed a portion of 16th Street NW as Black Lives Matter Plaza accompanied by the words written in large letters on June 5, 2020. The NAACP signed a letter of intent with the city Monday saying it would move its national headquarters to Washington.

NAACP intends to move HQ from Baltimore to DC

By Chris Cioffi
Posted June 29, 2020 at 7:38pm
UNITED STATES - JUNE 23: Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., arrives for the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing titled “Oversight of the Trump Administration's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” in Rayburn Building on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

‘We’re way beyond regular order’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted June 26, 2020 at 3:10pm
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, seen here at a 2007 hearing, was always first in the Senate roll call.

‘Mr. Akaka . . .’ returns — again

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 25, 2020 at 4:22pm
When Taylor Griffin, center, became Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s press secretary, she was in her mid-20s. “It requires a lot of endurance,” she says now.

Activist to insider: Former Pelosi aide watches Black Lives Matter go mainstream

By Clyde McGrady
Posted June 25, 2020 at 5:45am
Ohio Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, fourth from left, poses with fellow Delta Sigma Thetas, including six other lawmakers. Her sorority has been “a tremendous help” since she first came to Washington in 1999, Fudge says.

Marcia Fudge on what it’s like to be a Delta Sigma Theta in DC

By Eleanor Van Buren
Posted June 25, 2020 at 5:30am
The name of the team has drawn ire for years. Now at least one member of Congress believes this could be the year for Washington’s football team.

Does Congress have the leverage to force a name change for Washington’s football team?

By Clyde McGrady
Posted June 24, 2020 at 6:00am

‘I look forward to having that extra star’ — Eleanor Holmes Norton shows off American flag with 51 stars

By Thomas McKinless
Posted June 24, 2020 at 6:00am
Voters wait in line in Atlanta to vote in Georgia's primary.

Long lines at the polling place? This group sends pizza

By Lindsey Gilbert
Posted June 23, 2020 at 6:00am
John Bolton, then national security adviser, listens to President Donald Trump in 2019. Fast forward a year, and his book release is right on track.

John Bolton fatigue sets in, just as bookstores reopen

By Lindsey Gilbert
Posted June 23, 2020 at 6:00am
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, top, center, conducts a markup of the "Justice in Policing Act of 2020," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

Is the gentleman across the aisle really my good friend? — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted June 19, 2020 at 2:08pm
Virginia congressional candidate Bob Good greets delegates Saturday as they arrive to vote in the drive-thru 5th District GOP convention at a church in Lynchburg. Good was later declared the winner over incumbent Rep. Denver Riggleman.

Photos of the week ending June 19, 2020

By Bill Clark, Caroline Brehman and Tom Williams
Posted June 19, 2020 at 1:25pm