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Dad Jokes, Mic Troubles and Congress for Dummies: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted July 27, 2018 at 4:17pm

By Thomas McKinless

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The House has left Washington for the summer, but both chambers had a week of attempted comedy, struggles with technology and thoughts of eating crickets for lunch. Thumbnail photo: Sen. Jeff Flake rides the Senate subway, Thursday June 21, 2018. (Photo By Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

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