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Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., arrives for the House Financial Services hearing on “An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors” on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

‘I won’t take that for granted anymore,’ says Rashida Tlaib

By Jinitzail Hernández
Posted May 13, 2020 at 2:48pm
Rufus appears in the background as Sen. Lamar Alexander is interviewed over the weekend.

TV gives Sen. Lamar Alexander’s dog a reason to snooze

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted May 11, 2020 at 6:38pm, Updated May 12, 2020 at 1:22pm
A lone U.S. Capitol Police officer walks through the empty Capitol Rotunda on March 24.

Closed to the public, the Capitol still ‘feels majestic’

By Clyde McGrady
Posted May 12, 2020 at 6:30am
Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt.

Peter Welch on being the Senate’s (old) new guy, dairy, and how Dems like him win rural voters

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drew mixed reactions for her evening spent connecting with fans on the uber-popular “Animal Crossings: New Horizons” video game.

AOC is playing ‘Animal Crossing,’ and people think it’s worse than golf

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted May 8, 2020 at 3:36pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi conducts a news conference in the Capitol's Rayburn Room on May 7.

Don’t forget to unmute: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 8, 2020 at 3:09pm
Jackie Gordon, the Democratic candidate in New York’s 2nd District, reads to a group of elementary school children before the coronavirus upended campaigning.

‘Adapt and overcome’: A veteran Blue Star mom hits the ‘virtual’ campaign trail

By Clyde McGrady
Posted May 8, 2020 at 3:06pm
A woman watches a movie from her car at the Family Drive-In Theatre in Stephens City, Virginia, on May 1.

Photos of the week ending May 8, 2020

By Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Caroline Brehman
Posted May 8, 2020 at 12:26pm
UNITED STATES - APRIL 15: A person picks up his order from the new Call Your Mother deli during its opening in Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. The location was originally set to open in mid-March before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Once the owners realized they had enough employees willing to work they went ahead with the opening. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

A reminder to ‘Call Your Mother’ from Eleanor Holmes Norton

By Kathryn Lyons and Thomas McKinless
Posted May 7, 2020 at 5:49pm
Staffers work their phones during a House Oversight and Reform Committee markup in April 2, 2019.

No, we don’t use TikTok, congressional staffers say

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted May 7, 2020 at 6:00am
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks with reporters as he arrives for the Senate Republicans' lunch in the Hart Senate Office building on Tuesday, May 5.

Pandemic precautions make for strange Senate reunion

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 6, 2020 at 3:58pm
Ducklings leap into the Capitol Reflecting Pool on Monday, among four broods spotted there so far this season.

Roof rescue: Ducklings go from stuck at the library to swimming in the pool

By Lindsey Gilbert
Posted May 5, 2020 at 6:00am
Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., is the latest member of Congress to see a personal loss amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Rep. Madeleine Dean honors mother-in-law, who died of COVID-19

By Clyde McGrady
Posted May 4, 2020 at 12:53pm
Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., takes off her face mask before a TV interview outside of the U.S. Capitol before the House vote on the $483.4 billion economic relief package on April 23, 2020.

Billy Ray Cyrus joins lawmakers to highlight coronavirus impact on Native Americans

By Clyde McGrady
Posted April 30, 2020 at 12:20pm
Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., is the latest member of Congress to share a personal story about a family member affected by the new coronavirus.

Jahana Hayes: COVID-19 ‘has hit home,’ husband tests positive for coronavirus

By Clyde McGrady
Posted April 30, 2020 at 9:58am
Activists with Black Lives Matter D.C., 1199 SEIU and ShutDownDC demonstrated in Washington on Monday, traveling in car and bike caravans. The groups had other actions planned for the days between Earth Day and May Day.

‘Reopen’ protests claimed the spotlight. May Day activists want it back

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted April 29, 2020 at 12:09pm
UNITED STATES - APRIL 27: An activist holds up a sign as she participates in a protest with Black Lives Matter DC, 1199SEIU and ShutDownDC to highlight the plight of vulnerable community members, including immigrant workers and people in jails, prisons and ICE detention centers exposed to Coronavirus on Monday, April 27, 2020. Police officers showed up amidst the ongoing protests outside of a Safeway in Southeast D.C. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Protesters rove DC advocating for people of color during pandemic

By Thomas McKinless and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted April 28, 2020 at 10:49am
The main reading room at the Library of Congress is seen from the glass enclosed tourists’ viewing area in 2019.

Library of Congress wants you to be the next Kanye (or Dr. Dre)

By Clyde McGrady
Posted April 27, 2020 at 5:16pm

Congressional Hits and Misses: Mask Edition

By Thomas McKinless
Posted April 24, 2020 at 1:06pm
The Washington Monument and nearly empty National Mall in Washington is pictured on Thursday.

Photos of the week: Congress dons face masks as protests abound

By Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Caroline Brehman
Posted April 24, 2020 at 10:00am
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announced on Thursday the death of her brother.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren loses brother to COVID-19

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted April 23, 2020 at 11:22am