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Unite Here union members protest outside Senate office buildings in support of cafeteria workers last year.

House cafeteria workers eyeing pickets, walkouts if contract talks sour

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 22, 2023 at 6:00am
Jeremy Slevin, senior communications director for Rep. Ilhan Omar, has worked for the congresswoman since the day she was sworn in.

Jewish Omar staffer targeted over boss’s comments decries religion-based hatred

By Megan Mineiro
Posted February 22, 2023 at 5:00am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer walks through a temporary walkway in the Capitol on May 24, 2022, as the Ohio Clock Corridor undergoes renovations.

Roll Call’s Bill Clark snaps up WHNPA wins

By Chris Hale
Posted February 21, 2023 at 4:51pm
“Beyond Utopia” tells the stories of several North Korean defectors, including the Roh family.

This film about North Korean defectors comes with a disclaimer: ‘No re-creations’

Photos of the week ending February 17, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted February 17, 2023 at 2:40pm
A sign on the outskirts of Roswell, N.M., welcomes visitors in 2020. The military's downing of several unidentified objects has swamped the news of late.

Why Washington is crazy for Chinese balloons and UFOs

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 16, 2023 at 11:06am

Capitol Lens | iMessaging

By Bill Clark
Posted February 15, 2023 at 2:44pm
“For me, politics is what I have to do to deliver on the things I want to do for my community,” says Rep. Norma Torres.

Rep. Norma Torres talks guns, threats on her life and the end of Roe 

By Justin Papp
Posted February 14, 2023 at 5:00am

Capitol Lens | Reflecting pool

By Bill Clark
Posted February 13, 2023 at 3:29pm
Constituents from Rep. George Santos’ New York district hold signs during a news conference Tuesday outside the U.S. Capitol calling on Speaker Kevin McCarthy to expel Santos from Congress.

Photos of the week ending February 10, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted February 10, 2023 at 12:47pm
Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton testifies Thursday during a hearing of the House Administration Committee. Lawmakers were quick to address the “elephant in the room.”

Blanton in the hot seat: Architect of the Capitol testifies for first time since bombshell report

By Justin Papp
Posted February 9, 2023 at 2:03pm
Last year, the Congressional Workers Union made inroads in the House. Now they’re eyeing the Senate. Above, CWU President Philip Bennett speaks at a press conference in July.

Unionize the Senate, staffers urge

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 9, 2023 at 9:00am
Rep. Mike Lawler was a vendor at Yankee Stadium when he was in college. “It certainly puts your salesmanship skills to the test,” he says.

Don’t sleep on Rep. Mike Lawler

By Justin Papp
Posted February 9, 2023 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | Kiss me, Jill

By Tom Williams
Posted February 8, 2023 at 3:12pm

Capitol Lens | Room with a viewpoint

By Bill Clark
Posted February 6, 2023 at 2:40pm
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee take their seats for the committee’s organizational meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on Tuesday.

Photos of the week ending February 3, 2023

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted February 3, 2023 at 1:06pm
“I might wear this forever,” Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., says of his home-built debt clock.

Thomas Massie will wear his ticking debt clock to the State of the Union

By Justin Papp
Posted February 3, 2023 at 12:11pm

Capitol Lens | Prayer apparent

By Tom Williams
Posted February 2, 2023 at 5:53pm
“That year was intense,” says Aubrey Stuber of her time in Officer Candidate School. An aide to Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, Stuber is the rare Hill staffer who also serves in the National Guard.

This Hill staffer also serves in the National Guard

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 2, 2023 at 6:15am

Capitol Lens | The Dem-ityville Horror

By Tom Williams
Posted February 1, 2023 at 3:47pm
“What are the institutions in our country that are consistently blocking the will of the majority of the American people?” asks Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill. “The Senate, the Electoral College and the Supreme Court.”

Majority rules? This Democrat wants to talk about anti-majoritarian bias

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 31, 2023 at 9:00am