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Capitol Lens | Chess corps

By Bill Clark
Posted May 8, 2024 at 2:42pm

Capitol Lens | Dragging rights

By Bill Clark
Posted May 6, 2024 at 3:16pm
Sen. Laphonza Butler, seen here in April, says she will continue to read passages from books targeted for bans around the country, saying she hopes to “bring a voice at the national level.”

Why Laphonza Butler is reading banned books out loud on the Senate floor

By Nina Heller
Posted May 6, 2024 at 2:19pm
Fourth of July fireworks light up the sky over the National Mall in Washington on Thursday.

Photos of the week ending July 5, 2024

The remains of Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., who was the last surviving Korean War Medal of Honor recipient before his death, are carried into the Capitol rotunda to lie in honor on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending May 3, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 3, 2024 at 10:07am
“There are a lot of unknowns, and I’ve taken the approach that it’s an after-action review,” says Rep. Brad Wenstrup of his work on the select subcommittee investigating the coronavirus pandemic.

Brad Wenstrup is leaving Congress. First, he’s probing the pandemic

By Justin Papp
Posted May 2, 2024 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Visual aides

By Bill Clark
Posted May 1, 2024 at 6:25pm
House dining workers are looking to the future after finalizing a new collective bargaining agreement with Sodexo. Above, Unite Here union members hold signs near the Capitol in support of Senate cafeteria workers on July 20, 2022.

House cafeteria workers get better pay, protections under union deal

By Justin Papp
Posted April 30, 2024 at 6:30am
Rep. Wiley Nickel got his start as an intern for Dianne Feinstein and Dick Gephardt. Before long, he was working as an advance staffer, staging rallies and events across the country.

Advance work can be a scream. Just ask Rep. Wiley Nickel

By Jackie Wang
Posted April 30, 2024 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Honor guard

By Tom Williams
Posted April 29, 2024 at 3:47pm
People demonstrate against former President Donald Trump on Thursday while the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on his claim of immunity from prosecution.

Trump immunity protesters see ‘make-or-break moment for our republic’

By Justin Papp
Posted April 25, 2024 at 3:52pm
The Capitol is seen through American and Ukrainian flags on Tuesday.

Flag fracas: Republicans ‘infuriated’ by show of support for Ukraine  

By Justin Papp
Posted April 23, 2024 at 6:08pm

Capitol Lens | Social media poster

By Bill Clark
Posted April 23, 2024 at 4:01pm
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on Tuesday.

Photos of the week ending April 19, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted April 19, 2024 at 1:44pm

Capitol Lens | Striking a pose above the throes

By Bill Clark
Posted April 18, 2024 at 1:57pm
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, seen here in 2019, is known for wearing brightly colored bike pins on his lapel.

Earl Blumenauer takes his last ride through Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted April 18, 2024 at 6:15am
Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., died on April 16. His habit of recording his daily minutia is now standard social media behavior for billions of people.

We all became Bob Graham

By Jason Dick
Posted April 17, 2024 at 6:03pm

Capitol Lens | Former Sen. Bob Graham, 1936–2024

By Tom Williams
Posted April 17, 2024 at 3:16pm
The American food system gets another look in “Food, Inc. 2.”

Food fight continues with ‘Food, Inc. 2’

By Jason Dick
Posted April 16, 2024 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens | Rapper’s delight

By Bill Clark
Posted April 15, 2024 at 1:40pm
Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., gathered outside the Capitol along with tourists and staffers on Monday to view the solar eclipse. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending April 12, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted April 12, 2024 at 9:16am