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A statue of country music legend Johnny Cash is unveiled during a ceremony in Emancipation Hall on Tuesday.

Heard on the Hill

‘Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’: Statue of the ‘Man in Black’ unveiled at the Capitol

He ‘loved those who suffered because he knew great suffering and loss,’ daughter Rosanne Cash says

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 24, 2024 at 2:57pm

From left, former Rep. Earl Pomeroy points as Ben Rich, chief of staff for the late Rep. Bill Pascrell’s office, hands over the Pease Cactus to Rep. Jimmy Panetta in Panetta’s office in the Cannon House Office Building on Sept. 18. House Ways and Means Committee members whose first or last names start with “P” have passed along guardianship of the cactus for more than 30 years.

Heard on the Hill

‘The cactus endures’ — a Ways and Means tradition’s moment in the sun

By Jason Dick
Posted September 24, 2024 at 6:15am
Voters at the Prince William County Office of Elections in Manassas, Va., stand in line on Friday to cast their ballots on the first day of early voting in the state.

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Lens | Early voting begins

By Bill Clark
Posted September 23, 2024 at 4:36pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., jokingly salutes an aide during a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Heard on the Hill

Photos of the week ending September 20, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 20, 2024 at 6:54am

Capitol Lens | Presser cooker

By Tom Williams
Posted September 19, 2024 at 3:05pm
Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, and his teammate, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., center, serve up their concoction at Anheuser-Busch’s Congressional Brewing Competition at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.

Nunn, Budzinski offer a signature brew in beer contest

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted September 19, 2024 at 6:15am
Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore, daughters of Katherine Johnson, accept the "Hidden Figures'" Congressional Gold Medal from Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday.

Once ‘Hidden Figures,’ now Congressional Gold Medal recipients

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 18, 2024 at 6:00pm
A statue of country music legend Johnny Cash is unveiled during a ceremony in Emancipation Hall on Tuesday.

‘Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’: Statue of the ‘Man in Black’ unveiled at the Capitol

Capitol Lens | Not-so-hidden figures

By Bill Clark
Posted September 18, 2024 at 5:09pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Sen. Deb Fischer and Speaker Mike Johnson take part in a Wednesday ceremony marking the start of inaugural platform construction at the Capitol.

Hammering the ‘first nail,’ lawmakers kick off inauguration construction

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 18, 2024 at 2:44pm
Wiley Brown, the son of go-go legend Chuck Brown, performs “Bustin’ Loose” with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., during the Congressional Record concert in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday.

Members of Congress croon like Frank Sinatra, bust loose like Chuck Brown

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 18, 2024 at 11:14am
“When congressional workers come together to bargain for the pay they deserve, they win — and we’re just getting started,” the Congressional Workers Union said in a statement.

MOU money: Hill staff union announces pay bumps as talks continue

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 18, 2024 at 5:00am
Rep. John Duarte, R-Calif., cites water policy as one reason he ran for office.

‘When the mud hits the fan’: Rep. John Duarte talks water

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 16, 2024 at 2:10pm

Capitol Lens | On the fence

By Bill Clark
Posted September 16, 2024 at 12:19pm
Congressional Gold Medals sit in front of photos of military servicemembers killed in the 2021 terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, before the start of the medal ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.

Photos of the week ending September 13, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 13, 2024 at 9:45am

Capitol Lens | In remembrance

By Tom Williams
Posted September 11, 2024 at 4:09pm
“For me, it wasn’t about polar bears,” Rep. Eric Sorensen says of climate change.

In the Quad Cities or DC, Eric Sorensen is happy to talk about the weather

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 11, 2024 at 2:25pm

Capitol Lens | Jersey boys

By Bill Clark
Posted September 9, 2024 at 6:30pm
Protesters hold signs outside the Supreme Court on June 24 to mark the second anniversary of the reversal of Roe v. Wade. In a new book, journalist Amanda Becker chronicles the upheaval and activism that followed the decision.

In ‘You Must Stand Up,’ Amanda Becker captures the scramble after Dobbs

By Jason Dick
Posted September 9, 2024 at 1:38pm
President Joe Biden boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House en route to Wisconsin on Thursday.

Capitol Lens | Biden his time and a hiatus in Vegas

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 6, 2024 at 12:30pm
Rep. Jamie Raskin, seen here at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, published a memoir in 2022 called “Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy.” Now it has inspired an oratorio.

Aria ready for ‘The Jamie Raskin Oratorio’?

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 3, 2024 at 2:58pm
Then-Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried speaks at a news conference with North Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani (not seen) in Skopje, North Macedonia, on April 27, 2022.

New director named to lead Congressional Research Service

By Justin Papp
Posted September 3, 2024 at 12:36pm, Updated at 2:47pm
From left, Reps. Sean Casten, D-Ill., Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., and Dan Kildee, D-Mich., are seen on the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 19. McGarvey is among the members scheduled to perform at the Congressional Record 2024 music event on Sept. 17.

The happy-to-be-there caucus

By Jason Dick
Posted August 30, 2024 at 5:00am
Balloons drop after Vice President Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech during the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday.

Capitol Lens | DNC recap

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted August 23, 2024 at 12:14pm
Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee, is pictured on the United Center stage in Chicago on Wednesday after addressing the convention crowd. With him are, from left, his daughter Hope, son Gus and wife Gwen.

Capitol Lens | Wall-to-Walz coverage of Day 3 at the DNC

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted August 22, 2024 at 12:45pm