Stories by Melanie Zanona:
May 19, 2012
Update | 2:53 p.m.Democrat Ron Barber’s campaign put a new television ad on the air that criticizes his opponent, veteran Jesse Kelly (R), for supporting a national sales tax.
March 22, 2012
Former Republican Senate Majority Leaders Bob Dole (Kan.) and Howard Baker (Tenn.) were honored Wednesday night in a funny and at times touching event thrown by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Feb. 10, 2012
At long last, Kentucky’s Congressional delegation can break out the bourbon.
May 16, 2011
Have an urge to write your Member of Congress during your commute? Or maybe even make a campaign donation? There’s an app for that — but only for a handful of lawmakers.
May 11, 2011
Among the 13 Senators sworn in last January, Sen. Marco Rubio is the only one who has yet to speak on the floor.
April 22, 2011
For the past year, I’ve written Roll Call’s Hill Climbers column, which profiles Congressional staff members on the Hill. And after 55 articles, it’s safe to say that I’ve gotten to know the “cookie-cutter Hill staffer” very well.
April 15, 2011
Chris Fitzgerald, communications director for Rep. Jared Polis, recently returned to Capitol Hill after a two-year stint in the private sector at a public affairs firm.
April 12, 2011
Dina Ellis Rochkind, recently hired as senior financial counsel, is actually a seasoned Hill veteran with experience in financial services.
April 11, 2011
Rep. Anthony Weiner has mastered the art of Twitpics, hashtags and, most recently, tweeting about himself in the third person.
April 8, 2011
Crystal Feldman was recently hired as press secretary for the House Natural Resources Committee.
April 8, 2011
Looks like April Fools’ Day came a week late at the Washington City Paper, but one Congressman’s staff didn’t get the memo.
April 8, 2011
Federal employees might be feeling down on themselves for being deemed “non-essential,” but there’s at least one institution that recognizes the value of their patronage: The service industry.
April 8, 2011
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is expected to attend the April 29 launch of space shuttle Endeavor, which will be commanded by her husband Capt. Mark Kelly.
April 6, 2011
Sen. Scott Brown made some D.C. tourists’ day on Wednesday.
April 5, 2011
Tamara Tunie is a pretty effective lobbyist. Of course, it helps that she’s a famous actress promoting a cause that’s hard to argue with.
April 5, 2011
Active-duty experience helped Legislative Director Erik Elam adapt to the rank-and-file order of Capitol Hill, where he works for Rep. Don Young.
April 1, 2011
Jeremy Price, legislative assistant to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, may have moved to Washington, D.C., but that doesn’t mean he has abandoned his roots in the Last Frontier State.
March 30, 2011
The bloody flag from the night of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theatre will be on display at the Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center at President Lincoln’s Cottage.
March 29, 2011
Rep. Bill Keating's six-person staff began working around the clock to kick-start the Massachusetts Democrat’s office since they started in January.
March 29, 2011
Members of Congress may be exempt from certain routine parking tickets in Washington, but that doesn’t make them immune to some of the other ills of car ownership, like theft.
March 25, 2011
Communications aide Leanne Goodman and Legislative Correspondent Oscar Urteaga recently began working in the office of Rep. Buck McKeon.
March 18, 2011
Cielo Villasenor, DJ Jordan, Lori Salley, Wendy Knox and Andy Karellas have recently joined the Republican staff for the House Small Business Committee.
March 15, 2011
Unlike most Capitol Hill staffers, Jim Costa's new press secretary and legislative assistant started dabbling in politics as a kid following a friend’s father around the neighborhood.
March 11, 2011
Moving around and an appreciation for all things military brought Amber Marchand to her new post as communications director for freshman Sen. Roy Blunt.
March 8, 2011
It may be business as usual in the office of Rep. Mac Thornberry, but for two new hires and one recently promoted staffer, an aversion to a business career is what led them to Capitol Hill in the first place.
