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Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, kneel in Emancipation Hall on Monday as they, along with other Democrats, observe a moment of silence to honor George Floyd and other victims of racial injustice.

Photos of the week ending June 12, 2020

By Bill Clark, Caroline Brehman and Tom Williams
Posted June 12, 2020 at 11:58am

Minority-owned businesses struggling as PG County reopens

By Clyde McGrady and Thomas McKinless
Posted June 11, 2020 at 6:00am
Crown Royal cosmetologist Kim Duncan wears a face shield and mask on her first day back at work June 4.

‘How are we supposed to survive?’: Black-owned barbershops reopen, but it’s not the same

By Clyde McGrady
Posted June 11, 2020 at 5:30am

Capitol Lens | The Truman show

From left, Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Fla., Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., and Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., stretch before last year’s Congressional Women's Softball Game at Watkins Elementary in Washington. This year’s game is in limbo.

In sweat-free summer, cash for charity dries up

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 10, 2020 at 6:00am
Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol as demonstrations denouncing police brutality and calling for racial justice are held around Washington on Saturday.

‘A really electric feeling’: Congressional staffers join protests against police brutality

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 9, 2020 at 5:30am
UNITED STATES - JUNE 3: More than a thousand demonstrators march from Freedom Plaza to the Capitol as they protest the death of George Floyd outside of the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

‘There’s so much going on’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted June 5, 2020 at 1:51pm
Philomena Wannenge holds up a fist outside the Capitol on Wednesday as protesters demonstrate over the death of George Floyd and other police killings.

Photos of the week ending June 5, 2020

By Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Caroline Brehman
Posted June 5, 2020 at 11:09am
More than a thousand demonstrators marched to the Capitol on Wednesday to protest the killing of George Floyd.

As protests continue, lawmakers don’t want to be caught on the sidelines

By Clyde McGrady
Posted June 4, 2020 at 5:30am
Stephen King is looking forward to a Twitter feed free of Steve King references.

‘I am the last Steve King standing,’ author tweets

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted June 3, 2020 at 5:25pm
Rep. Joyce Beatty, seen here in 2018, fled clouds of pepper spray this weekend at a protest in Columbus, Ohio.

Joyce Beatty talks George Floyd, being pepper sprayed and where we go from here

By Clyde McGrady
Posted June 1, 2020 at 5:00am
Protesters and Washington, D.C., police in riot gear face off near the White House on Sunday evening.

Photos: A weekend of reopening in DC ends in chaos

By Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Caroline Brehman
Posted June 1, 2020 at 12:56pm
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined by other House GOP members, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.

Republicans miss that personal touch: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 29, 2020 at 1:57pm
A poll worker cleans the protective plexiglass at an election official’s station Tuesday during early voting for the June 2 District of Columbia primary at McKinley Technology High School.

Photos of the week ending May 29, 2020

By Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Caroline Brehman
Posted May 29, 2020 at 11:36am
Covering your mouth isn’t ideal when you’re the voice of Congress, but so far House reading clerk Joe Novotny has managed to enunciate through his mask. “It seems to work OK,” he says.

Meet the punk rock-loving ‘voice of Congress’ soothing House watchers through the pandemic

By Clyde McGrady
Posted May 27, 2020 at 6:00am
Illinois Rep. Darin LaHood remembers crashing on a friend’s couch, manning the door at a bar in Georgetown and working as a “glorified intern” on the Hill in the early ’90s. His dad was a staffer back then too.

This congressman’s career advice? Play softball

By Paul V. Fontelo
Posted May 27, 2020 at 5:45am

The voice of the House loves D.C. punk rock

By Thomas McKinless and Clyde McGrady
Posted May 27, 2020 at 5:00am
Nuns walk by the wreaths placed at the World War II Memorial in Washington on Memorial Day.

Photos: A most unusual Memorial Day weekend

By Bill Clark and Caroline Brehman
Posted May 26, 2020 at 9:57am
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Doggy doo, rucksacks and Starbucks: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 22, 2020 at 12:44pm
Passengers wearing face masks wait for their bus in front of a national debt display on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in Washington on Monday.

Photos of the week ending May 22, 2020

By Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Caroline Brehman
Posted May 22, 2020 at 12:00pm
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, is one of the first members of Congress to give TikTok a try, and he’s fine with that.

Rep. Tim Ryan’s plan for TikTok domination

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted May 22, 2020 at 6:00am