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Staffers pray on Capitol Hill on March 15. The Congressional Muslim Staff Association relaunched last year after a period of dormancy and has organized several events so far.

Shouldering grief for Gaza, Muslim staffers prepare for Eid 

By Megan Mineiro
Posted April 3, 2024 at 6:30am
Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck is resigning from the House effective next week.

Colorado’s Ken Buck to make early exit from the House next week

By Megan Mineiro
Posted March 12, 2024 at 5:09pm
Chairman Jim Jordan, seen here in July, leads the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.

Democrats say ‘weaponization’ panel is rewriting history of Jan. 6

By Megan Mineiro
Posted March 7, 2024 at 6:40pm
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said AI cannibalizes readership and revenue from news sources.

AI chatbots should pay for news, bipartisan Senate group says

By Megan Mineiro
Posted February 13, 2024 at 7:00am
Officers block people from entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. An effort to honor police for their actions that day has stalled.

‘People just don’t want to remember’: Congress blows past deadline for Jan. 6 plaque

By Megan Mineiro and Justin Papp
Posted January 31, 2024 at 1:43pm
California Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley now serves in Congress with one of his Yale Law teachers — someone who “seemed to love the give-and-take.”

Once professor and student, these lawmakers are out to protect journalists’ secret sources

By Megan Mineiro
Posted January 19, 2024 at 7:39pm
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., right, shown with Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said he is part of an effort to determine whether there is enough Senate support for the tax break bill.

Families of Hamas hostages appeal to senators for more US pressure on Israel to secure release

By Megan Mineiro
Posted January 17, 2024 at 5:31pm
“The attention that it’s getting is underwhelming,” said Michael Fanone, a former Metropolitan Police Department officer who was injured during the attack of Jan. 6, 2021.

Jan. 6 echoes loudly on the campaign trail, but Capitol falls quiet on third anniversary

By Megan Mineiro
Posted January 5, 2024 at 3:25pm
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
Rep. Nancy Mace says she and Speaker Kevin McCarthy shook hands on bringing a resolution to the floor within 30 days.

Mace secures McCarthy’s pledge on ‘due process’ vote

By Megan Mineiro
Posted February 3, 2023 at 6:00am
Jenna Valle-Riestra, then press secretary for the Senate Judiciary Committee, poses with gymnast Simone Biles in 2021.

How to stay ‘alarmingly authentic’ while working on the Hill

By Megan Mineiro
Posted November 30, 2022 at 11:00am
Drew Hammill, right, escorts his boss to the House floor on Nov. 17 to announce her plans to step down from leadership. After 16 years working for Nancy Pelosi, he will soon clear out his desk.

He was Pelosi’s fiercest spokesman. What’s next for Drew Hammill?

By Megan Mineiro
Posted November 30, 2022 at 6:15am
Democrats have been reopening the Capitol in phases, with restrictions easing further this fall. But some pandemic-era restrictions remain, and security is a concern. Above, people on a tour wave from the top of the Capitol dome in May.

One thing Republicans plan to do if they win the election? Fully reopen the Capitol

By Megan Mineiro
Posted November 7, 2022 at 6:15am
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, right, shakes hands with President Donald Trump at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 7, 2020.

Democrats warn of consequences if Bolsonaro denies vote results

By Megan Mineiro
Posted October 28, 2022 at 6:00am
Where will the two newest Smithsonian museums find a home? Lawmakers and President Joe Biden are pushing for prime sites on the National Mall. Above, a woman takes a selfie on the mall in March.

Lawmakers look to the Mall for new Smithsonians, but it’s not a done deal yet

By Megan Mineiro
Posted October 20, 2022 at 6:15am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and his Democratic caucus have a lot to do before the August recess begins.

This week: House begins busy sprint to August recess, Senate tees up ‘chips-plus’ bill

By Megan Mineiro
Posted July 25, 2022 at 11:28am
Rep. Marcy Kaptur helped found the Congressional Ukraine Caucus in 1997 and now leads it with three bipartisan co-chairs, including Rep. Mike Quigley.

Ukraine caucus leaders still on a ‘war footing’

By Megan Mineiro
Posted May 12, 2022 at 2:35pm
Staffers walk across the East Plaza of the Capitol in November. About a third of nonmanagers who responded to a Congressional Progressive Staff Association survey this month said they’d taken on a second job to supplement their income.

Living paycheck to paycheck a reality for some Hill staffers, survey finds

By Megan Mineiro
Posted January 25, 2022 at 3:28pm
Senate Judiciary Chair Richard J. Durbin and ranking member Charles E. Grassley arrive for a confirmation hearing for judicial nominees in June.

Biden judicial nomination train heading for purple and red states

By Megan Mineiro
Posted January 10, 2022 at 5:00am
A smashed window is pictured at the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2021.

‘Angels on campus’: Record number of Capitol staff seek counseling in year after Jan. 6

By Megan Mineiro
Posted January 5, 2022 at 6:21pm
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, seen in the Capitol in October, offered an amendment to protect lawmaker information online.

Senators weigh online protections for lawmakers’ personal info

By Todd Ruger and Megan Mineiro
Posted December 2, 2021 at 3:48pm
When Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene fired off a tweet this week, it ignited a debate about grammar.

What ‘Your’ vs. ‘You’re’ says about Congress right now

By Jim Saksa and Megan Mineiro
Posted December 2, 2021 at 6:00am
Former Sen. Jeff Flake, nominee to be ambassador to Turkey, and his wife, Cheryl, were in the Senate Reception Room on Tuesday, the day his nomination advanced.

Senatorial courtesy prevails for some diplomatic nominees

By Niels Lesniewski and Megan Mineiro
Posted October 19, 2021 at 6:37pm
Guzman is currently the director of California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate.

Senate Small Business panel endorses Guzman to lead SBA

By Megan Mineiro
Posted February 24, 2021 at 5:58pm