Stories by Jason Dick:
Feb. 27, 2013
Think things are tense on Capitol Hill today, what with the back and forth over the sequester and the sniping over Cabinet nominations?
Feb. 27, 2013
Here are the five finalists for this week’s caption contest. Now it’s your turn to vote.
Feb. 18, 2013
Roll Call cartoonist R.J. Matson has submitted another image for your consideration this week. Submit your caption in the comments section below. Editors will pick five finalists Wednesday to go before readers for another vote. We’ll let you know the five finalists Wednesday afternoon, and readers will have until 5 p.m. EDT, Thursday, to pick their favorite.
Feb. 18, 2013
It’s Oscar week, and the mad scramble is on to see as many of the Academy Award-nominated films as possible before Sunday’s broadcast.
Feb. 18, 2013
Thanks to the many readers who contributed captions for last week’s Capitol Quip contest. Here’s the winning entry, as voted by readers of the Heard on the Hill blog. The author will receive a signed color print suitable for framing from Roll Call cartoonist R.J. Matson.
Feb. 13, 2013
CQ Roll Call editors have culled this week’s entries for the Capitol Quip and are ready to unveil the five finalists our readers will vote for.
Feb. 13, 2013
The folks over at Boundary Roadare whooping it up Wednesday night to celebrate the restaurant’s one-year anniversary, complete with a cocktail version of the Wayback Machine, wherein the quaff-and-nosh establishment will bring back favorite recipes from their opening days along with many, many other bar specials.
Feb. 10, 2013
CQ Roll Call editorial cartoonist R.J. Matson has submitted another Capitol Quip image for your consideration this week. Submit your caption in the comments section below. Editors will pick five finalists on Wednesday to go before readers for another vote. We’ll let you know the five finalists Wednesday afternoon, and readers will have until 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday to vote for their favorite.
Feb. 10, 2013
Thanks to the many readers who contributed captions for last week’s Capitol Quip contest. The winning entry, as voted by readers of the Heard on the Hill blog, is “I’m a borderline Democrat.” The winner will receive a signed color print suitable for framing from editorial cartoonist R.J. Matson.
Feb. 6, 2013
CQ Roll Call editors have culled this week’s entries for Capitol Quip and are ready to unveil the five finalists our readers will be able to vote for.
Feb. 5, 2013
As we all gear up for tonight’s Congress prom (the Washington Press Foundation’s 69th Annual Congressional Dinner), it’s important to get down your topics of conversation now, while you’re all still sober.
Feb. 3, 2013
CQ Roll Call editorial cartoonist R.J. Matson has submitted another Capitol Quip image for your consideration this week. Submit your entry in the comments section below. Editors will pick five finalists to go before readers for another vote.
Feb. 3, 2013
Thanks to the many readers who contributed captions for last week’s Capitol Quip contest. The winning entry, as voted by readers of the Heard on the Hill blog, is “Amateurs.” The winner will receive a signed color print suitable for framing.
Feb. 1, 2013
Although Ed Koch’s legacy will be rightfully traced through Gracie Mansion, the iconic former mayor of New York City paid his dues as part of Gotham’s rough-and-tumble Democratic party. Koch, who died Feb. 1 at age 88, served five terms in the House before he was elected “hizzoner” of the Big Apple for three terms.
Jan. 30, 2013
The American dream. Politicians have been talking about it a lot this week as they unveiled their plans to overhaul the nation’s immigration system.
Jan. 29, 2013
Attention, HouseMinority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Folks in the old country aren’t terribly satisfied that you are “a Baltimore sports fan as my second team.”
Jan. 24, 2013
We are mere hours away from closing the voting on the inaugural Capitol Quip caption contest.
Jan. 23, 2013
Roll Call’s new weekly cartoon caption contest is off to a roaring start, and although it was tough, CQ Roll Call editors have culled the many, many entries to move to the next stage: five finalists that our readers will be able to vote on over the course of the next day.
Jan. 22, 2013
Ever wonder what it would take to get tens of thousands of people to stop everything they’re doing at once and raise their camera phones in unison?
Jan. 19, 2013
In a closely divided House, particularly one in which about half the membership has turned over in the past three election cycles, leadership is more important than ever. The influx of new members has created opportunity for advancement, whether within House leadership ranks or in other political offices. Here are 10 House freshmen (in alphabetical order) worth watching as the 113th Congress gets under way.
Jan. 18, 2013
Washington: We have liftoff.
Jan. 14, 2013
Barney knew he would be on a short leash after leaving the Bay Correctional Facility in Panama City, Fla.
Jan. 14, 2013
Exactly one week out from Inauguration Day, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is battening down the hatches to prepare for many of the logistical challenges that affected the event four years ago.
Jan. 11, 2013
Rep. Mick Mulvaney has come down with the hard-hitting influenza virus, according to his office, but he’s planning on being back on Capitol Hill Monday.
Jan. 11, 2013
Bad news for revelers wanting to cut loose before the beginning of Lent: Speaker John A. Boehner has invited President Barack Obama to deliver his State of the Union address on Feb. 12. That happens to be Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday.
