Save for laterThe 2019 Capitol Christmas Tree arrived on the West Lawn Monday, completing its nearly 2,000 mile journey from New Mexico’s Carson National Forest.
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The 2019 tree is a blue spruce from New Mexico
Speaker Nancy Pelosi stands with band members during a ceremony to light the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, which is displayed on the West Front of the Capitol. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)
This year’s tree came from the Carson National Forest in New Mexico
Architect of the Capitol workers erect the Capitol Christmas Tree on the West Lawn Monday. The tree is from the Carson National Forest in New Mexico. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)
Grab the tissues
Former Speaker of the House John Boehner wipes away tears as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during Boehner’s portrait unveiling on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Dog-walking, movie nights and pet burials at the historic boneyard
A woman wanders the grounds of the Congressional Cemetery along with two canine companions. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call)
Despite its namesake, the Congressional Cemetery has about 5,000 plots available, and no, you don’t have to be a member of Congress to be buried in one. “The only requirement for being buried here is you have to be dead,” says Paul Williams, president of Historic Congressional Cemetery.
But the cemetery, situated in Southeast D.C., is not just a burial ground. It also serves as “a Central Park for this part of Capitol Hill,” according to Williams. It hosts parties, yoga, movie nights and has a dog-walking program. And you don’t have to be dead to partake in those.
The Stanley Cup is taken out of its case before being put on display in the Rayburn Office Building on Wednesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)
The morning after the Cardinals were eliminated from World Series contention, St. Louis sports fans had a more joyous reason to feel the Blues. The Stanley Cup, won by the St. Louis Blues in June, made its way to Washington, D.C., Wednesday and was on display for public viewing.
A police officer talks on his cell phone at the scene of a stabbing Friday afternoon at the Capitol South Metro station. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Tlaib and several other Democratic lawmakers rallied a pro-impeachment crowd Thursday
Rep. Rashida Tlaib addresses a crowd of protesters on the East Lawn of the Capitol on Thursday, September 26, 2019. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call).
Democratic lawmakers addressed pro-impeachment demonstrators on the East Lawn of the Capitol on Thursday. Rep. Rashida Tlaib led the crowd in a cheer echoing her controversial, profane line from January.
House-side lunch spot &pizza will honor $3 pie promotion tied to Bryce Harper strikeouts
Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts in the dugout after striking out in the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on June 28. Local chain &pizza has a $3 pizza special tied to Harper's propensity to whiff. (Eric Espada/Getty Images)
Update Sept. 24 9:20 a.m. | Bryce Harper struck out twice Monday in the Nationals’ 7-2 win over the Phillies.
The &pizza inside the Rayburn House Office Building will sell $3 pies on Tuesday and Thursday in light of former Washington National-turned-Philadelphia Phillie Bryce Harper’s return to D.C. The catch? He has to strike out against his former home team for staffers to get a piece of the pie.
We can all return to our regularly scheduled programming
Cups & Company reopens in the Russell Senate Office Building on Friday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Our long caffeine-less nightmare has ended: Cups is finally open again.
After several weeks of staffers being without their favorite cup of joe in the Russell Senate Office Building basement, Cups & Company overflowed Friday morning with coffee and prepped food refugees from around the Capitol.
Staffer for South Dakota rep opted for ink on a recent recess trip back home
Hannah Kagey, a staffer for South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson, got a tattoo while visiting a Sioux Falls constituent with her boss. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
It was a “whirlwind” day, Hannah Kagey recalled.
The legislative assistant for Rep. Dusty Johnson trekked alongside her boss on a busy Monday during the August recess. The agenda for the day? Town halls and many a conversation with the South Dakota Republican’s constituents, or “bosses” as he refers to them, according to spokeswoman Jazmine Kemp.
