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Matt Stoller, left, and Oren Cass are seen in Washington on Jan. 31, 2024.

From the left and the right, these two thinkers are upending Washington’s neoliberal consensus

By Jim Saksa
Posted April 3, 2024 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | O’s face

By Tom Williams
Posted March 28, 2024 at 7:05pm
In a ward that’s home to the Capitol campus and plenty of political professionals, D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen is facing a recall push. Some current congressional staffers have donated to the effort.

Imperfect recall: How a city council fight is roiling Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted March 27, 2024 at 5:00am, Updated at 11:52am

Capitol Ink | Supreme sausage

Former Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., sits outside his cottage in rural France. McDermott moved to France after retiring from Congress in 2017.

Living abroad, Jim McDermott finds his liberal utopia

By Ariel Cohen
Posted March 27, 2024 at 7:00am
Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., seen here in March 2023, is serving her first term in Congress. She still remembers being an intern on the Hill as a teenager.

‘Really formative’: Rep. Nikki Budzinski on being an intern

By Jackie Wang
Posted March 27, 2024 at 5:30am
Peak bloom cherry blossoms frame the Capitol dome on Wednesday, the first full day of spring.

Photos of the week ending March 22, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted March 22, 2024 at 2:04pm
World War II “Ghost Army” veterans are applauded after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday.

After decades of secrecy and years of lobbying, Congress grants Ghost Army gold medal

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 21, 2024 at 2:51pm

Capitol Lens | Awesome blossoms

By Bill Clark
Posted March 20, 2024 at 4:43pm

Capitol Lens | On a roll

By Tom Williams
Posted March 18, 2024 at 3:29pm
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost talks with reporters outside the Capitol on Jan. 18.

In the Spotlight: Maxwell Alejandro Frost

By Nick Eskow
Posted March 18, 2024 at 3:07pm
Former Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert K. Hur watches a video of former President Donald Trump during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday about his report on President Joe Biden’s retention of classified materials.

Photos of the week ending March 15, 2024

By Tom Williams and Bill Clark
Posted March 15, 2024 at 3:13pm
Rep. Michelle Fischbach, seen here at the Capitol in December, saw her nursing home staffing bill move through the Ways and Means panel this month.

In the Spotlight: Michelle Fischbach

By Nick Eskow
Posted March 13, 2024 at 3:06pm, Updated at 4:35pm

Capitol Lens | Bloom town

By Bill Clark
Posted March 13, 2024 at 4:17pm

Capitol Lens | Blink-ed In

By Tom Williams
Posted March 11, 2024 at 6:02pm
Staffers for Sen. Edward J. Markey, seen here in 2021, announced progress in their unionization effort.

Markey staffers begin collective bargaining, a win for union organizers

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 11, 2024 at 5:19pm
Sunset light illuminates the Capitol dome in Washington on Saturday evening.

Photos of the week ending March 8, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted March 8, 2024 at 12:37pm
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union in 2023. This year, the list of guests invited by lawmakers and the White House spotlights immigration, reproductive rights, the Israel-Hamas war, and more.

On the SOTU guest list: immigration, IVF and abortion  

By Justin Papp
Posted March 6, 2024 at 6:48pm

Capitol Lens | Tebowing

By Tom Williams
Posted March 6, 2024 at 3:07pm
Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto speaks with “Keeper of the Cup” Phil Pritchard during the Stanley Cup’s visit to the Capitol on Wednesday.

Nevada senators bring Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup to Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 6, 2024 at 3:02pm
House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil joins Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor ahead of a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for the new “Agency Connection Center” in the Longworth Building.

Down on ‘Main Street’: House Republicans reveal changes in Longworth basement

By Justin Papp
Posted March 5, 2024 at 4:34pm