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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

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 24, 2024 at 2:57pm
Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., is among those in the House calling for a proxy voting option for new parents.

Proxy voting for new parents among changes pitched to House Rules panel

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 19, 2024 at 4:24pm
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
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
“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
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
Sarah McBride speaks to volunteers at her campaign office in Wilmington on July 27. A state senator since 2021, she’s now campaigning for Congress.

On track to be first trans member, Sarah McBride has hope for Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted August 15, 2024 at 3:17pm
“I think there are some preconceived notions of what it’s like to be an elected official. But I’m an introvert” who likes to work behind the scenes, says Rep. Emilia Sykes.

How Emilia Sykes went from Junior Olympian to running for reelection

By Jim Saksa
Posted August 1, 2024 at 6:15am
“It’s an investment … the more that we can be decisive here, the less bureaucracy we have out there,” says Rep. Barry Loudermilk.

More congressional staff? Conservatives are coming around to the idea

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 30, 2024 at 5:00am
House Republicans finished off their July by adopting a resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris’ handling of the southern border. Above, Speaker Mike Johnson and Harris are seen in April.

Messaging bills are loud, but do voters hear them?

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 25, 2024 at 4:29pm
House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, seen here in 2023, this week hailed the fall of Chevron deference as a chance to “rein in the administrative state.”

A bigger, bolder Congress? Panel debates how to respond to end of Chevron deference

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 23, 2024 at 2:59pm
Political influencer V Spehar, creator of "Under the Desk News," speaks at Friday’s conference on Capitol Hill hosted by the Democratic Digital Communications Staff Association.

The way to voters’ hearts? It must be memes and TikTok, influencers say

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 16, 2024 at 3:03pm
Pins to promote voting by Native Americans are at a display counter during a cultural meeting at the Comanche Nation fairgrounds in Lawton, Okla., on Sept. 30, 2023.

100 years after gaining citizenship, Native Americans face barriers to voting

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 8, 2024 at 9:10am
Shye Robinson and Erick Alvarez are in Washington for the summer as part of CCAI’s internship program. Above, they sit on the House steps on June 20.

These Hill interns are bringing their foster youth stories to Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 27, 2024 at 6:30am
Cheri Bustos collides with Debbie Wasserman Schultz during the Congressional Women's Softball Game in 2021. Bustos will return to the game this year as an announcer.

Key players return to Congressional Softball Game, this time at the microphone

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 21, 2024 at 2:36pm
Pay has improved for entry-level congressional staffers in recent years, but 7.6 percent of Senate aides still made below a living wage in 2023, according to a new report from Issue One. Above, staffers stand on balconies of the Russell Senate Office Building to view the solar eclipse on April 8.

Nearly 8 percent of Senate aides make less than a living wage, report finds

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 13, 2024 at 5:00pm
Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, scores in the first inning during the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.

Protesters run on the field while GOP runs roughshod over Dems at Congressional Baseball Game

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 12, 2024 at 10:59pm
Visitors walk across the Supreme Court plaza last October. The court is expected to issue a decision soon that could discard or limit the Chevron doctrine.

What would Congress do without Chevron deference?

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 5, 2024 at 3:16pm
Voting signs are seen outside a polling place in New York during a special election this February. As the presidential campaign season heats up, election administrators around the country are calling for more security grant funding.

Election officials, retired lawmakers plead for more money to protect voting

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 4, 2024 at 1:04pm
James R. Jones was once a Hill intern himself. Now he studies the demographics of congressional staff. “We need transparent hiring data,” he says.

Is Congress still ‘The Last Plantation’? It is for staffers, says James Jones

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 29, 2024 at 6:00am
Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Chip Roy hold a May 8 news conference on the House steps to unveil voting legislation they dubbed the SAVE Act. The bill saw committee action this week.

Noncitizen voting bill advances as Republicans continue messaging push

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 23, 2024 at 4:00pm
Matt Stoller, left, and Oren Cass are seen in Washington on Jan. 31, 2024.

From the left and the right, these two thinkers are upending Washington’s neoliberal consensus

By Jim Saksa
Posted April 3, 2024 at 6:15am
World War II “Ghost Army” veterans are applauded after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday.

After decades of secrecy and years of lobbying, Congress grants Ghost Army gold medal

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 21, 2024 at 2:51pm
Generative AI has the potential to change American elections, experts warn. Above, a voting sign is seen at a polling place in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2022.

Election laws not ready for deepfakes, experts warn: ‘It’s the Wild West right now’

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 14, 2024 at 5:00am
A pair of Senate panels this week held hearings on voting rights and election security. Above, a voter prepares to cast a ballot at a polling place in Arlington, Va., on March 5.

Senators warn of threats to ’24 election, but disagree on what they are

By Justin Papp and Jim Saksa
Posted March 12, 2024 at 7:51pm
Staffers for Sen. Edward J. Markey, seen here in 2021, announced progress in their unionization effort.

Markey staffers begin collective bargaining, a win for union organizers

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 11, 2024 at 5:19pm
Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., said Friday he will not seek reelection to the House, after previously launching and then ending a bid for Senate.

In second reversal, Rosendale will not run for House reelection

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 8, 2024 at 2:18pm
Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto speaks with “Keeper of the Cup” Phil Pritchard during the Stanley Cup’s visit to the Capitol on Wednesday.

Nevada senators bring Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup to Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 6, 2024 at 3:02pm
“I’m used to action all the time,” says Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, seen here in 2019.

Dutch Ruppersberger will miss the ‘action’ in Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 5, 2024 at 6:15am
“Partisan gerrymandering is a real problem,” says North Carolina Democratic Rep. Kathy Manning.

Gerrymandered off the Hill, Kathy Manning eyes what’s next

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 27, 2024 at 6:15am
Congressional aides gather on the House steps on Nov. 8 as they unfurl a banner demanding a cease-fire. Now staffers have organized a fundraiser for humanitarian aid.

‘We will not be complicit in this’: Hill staffers challenge their bosses on Gaza

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 21, 2024 at 5:30am
Former House Clerk Cheryl Johnson, center, receives the Freedom Award on Tuesday. She is joined on stage by, from left, Rep. Troy Carter, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, former House Clerk Lorraine Miller, and Capitol Historical Society President Jane Campbell.

Cheryl Johnson, who made history as House clerk, gets another round of applause

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 13, 2024 at 8:11pm
Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., speaks at a 2021 rally in support of his proposal to overhaul voting access and money in politics. He has been “toiling in those vineyards” for years, he says now.

Rep. John Sarbanes says he’s staying on the ‘democracy team’

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 13, 2024 at 6:15am
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, donated hundreds of millions of dollars to support election administration efforts during the pandemic.

Lawmakers clash over ‘Zuckerbucks’ and how to stop private election funding

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 7, 2024 at 1:24pm
Harry Dunn arrives for a ceremony on Dec. 6, 2022, honoring police officers with a Congressional Gold Medal for defending the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Harry Dunn, former Capitol cop running for Congress, isn’t done yet

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 7, 2024 at 1:18pm
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., said Friday he will retire at the end of this term.

Maryland Rep. Ruppersberger to retire after 11 terms

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 26, 2024 at 1:17pm
Former Hill staffers Dan Lips, Aubrey Wilson and J.D. Rackey are seen on Capitol Hill on Jan. 19. Each now works for a group that is out to improve the federal government.

Does your Congress need fixing? Call these former staffers

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 25, 2024 at 5:00am
Musician Jason “Jelly Roll” DeFord testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday.

Jelly Roll was once a drug dealer. Now he’s pushing Congress to pass an anti-fentanyl bill

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 11, 2024 at 1:45pm
Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., is seen in his office on Capitol Hill on Dec. 7.

In a purple district, Rep. Mike Levin stays focused on green energy

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 11, 2024 at 6:15am
Former Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson is seen here at a news conference with other House Democrats in April 2019.

Texas trailblazer Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 88

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 2, 2024 at 1:22pm
Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011 amid a sexting scandal. He is just one of many to see his career derailed in recent years.

Senate staffer scandal just latest in line of self-sabotaging selfies

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 21, 2023 at 12:17pm
Rep. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., walks down the House steps after the last vote on March 30.

Republican Rep. Drew Ferguson announces retirement

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 14, 2023 at 12:01pm
Rabbi Levi Shemtov, center, joins congressional leaders on Tuesday to light a menorah.

‘Overwhelm it with light’: Speaker Johnson addresses antisemitism at menorah lighting

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 12, 2023 at 9:14pm
Rep. María Elvira Salazar says she knows why voters are abandoning Democrats in Florida: “Don’t you see? It’s socialism.”

Rep. Maria Salazar discusses Cuba spy donor, creeping Marxism, and immigration stalemate

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 12, 2023 at 6:15am
Religious Democrats see differences both theological and constitutional as they size up Speaker Mike Johnson, seen here at a Tuesday news conference about antisemitism on college campuses.

How Democrats of faith see devout Speaker Mike Johnson

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 6, 2023 at 12:11pm
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., not only won't seek reelection next year, he's leaving Congress.

McCarthy quitting Congress, says he’ll serve country ‘in new ways’

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 6, 2023 at 11:57am, Updated at 3:48pm
Readers in and around Congress give these books a thumbs-up for your year-end reading list.

Capitol Hill insiders share their favorite books to read in 2023

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 30, 2023 at 7:00am
“Cynical and political and outrageous and incredibly scary” is how Rep. Greg Landsman describes a recent move by Speaker Mike Johnson.

He has a theological degree. Here’s how Rep. Greg Landsman sees faith in Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 28, 2023 at 5:00am
Rep. Herb Klein, D-N.J. poses for a portrait on Sept. 13, 1993.

Former New Jersey Rep. Herb Klein dies at 93

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 27, 2023 at 2:50pm
“Anytime you start trying to impose your religion on others … that’s just a red line,” says Rep. Jared Huffman, who describes himself as a humanist.

How the nonreligious in Congress view Speaker Mike Johnson

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 13, 2023 at 2:17pm
Rep. Kevin Kiley, seen here at a Judiciary Committee hearing in April, says his state under Gov. Gavin Newsom has trended in a direction that is “not where we want to go as a country.”

Gov. Newsom’s biggest critic might be this California congressman

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 7, 2023 at 6:15am
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Sept. 19.

Tommy Tuberville is just the face of a ‘broken’ confirmation process, critics say

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 3, 2023 at 1:24pm
Rep. Ken Buck speaks to reporters after an Oct. 10 forum for candidates for House speaker in the Longworth House Office Building.

Buck says GOP is ‘lying to America’ and he won’t run again

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 1, 2023 at 3:25pm
A member keeps a tally on the House floor during a failed attempt to elect a speaker on Oct. 18.

Whip it good? Not exactly, say Democrats who watched the GOP speaker fight 

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 27, 2023 at 1:59pm
Guillermo Creamer Jr. and Carlos Mark Vera, seen here in 2019, founded the group Pay Our Interns.

After success on the Hill, Pay Our Interns says its mission is still ‘not complete’

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 26, 2023 at 5:30am
Mike Johnson responds to colleagues on the floor during Wednesday’s session electing him as speaker.

In a raucous vote after weeks of chaos, House GOP picks a mild-mannered speaker

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 25, 2023 at 3:53pm
Del. James C. Moylan of Guam is one of three delegates in the House Republican Conference.

Up close without a vote: Delegates weigh in on speakership mess

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 19, 2023 at 4:02pm
Rep. Jim Jordan is seen on the House floor Wednesday afternoon.

Jim Jordan sat stone-faced as he lost another speaker vote. But John Boehner got a laugh

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 18, 2023 at 4:43pm
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Republican nominee for speaker of the House, is seen on the House floor after he did not receive enough votes to become speaker in Tuesday's first round of voting.

‘Oh, come on!’ Groans, eye rolls and gritted teeth as Jordan loses first speaker round

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 17, 2023 at 4:26pm
Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., is seen on the House steps on Sept. 13.

DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene thinks voters will reject Republican ‘chaos’

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 17, 2023 at 6:15am
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, center, and other lawmakers are seen on the House floor during a vote in May. The turmoil Gaetz set off this month is a symptom of larger structural problems, some congressional observers say.

What’s to stop the House speaker chaos from happening again to the next guy?

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 12, 2023 at 3:36pm
Rep. Sharice Davids, seen here in December, says being in Congress is “not what it looks like on TV.”

Sharice Davids’ secret to winning over swing voters? ‘It’s kind of like MMA’

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 11, 2023 at 6:15am
Rep. Kevin Hern leads the Republican Study Committee, which describes itself as the “conservative conscience of Congress.” He was first elected to Congress in 2018 and often talks about his career as a McDonald’s franchisee.

They called him ‘McCongressman.’ Now Kevin Hern could be an unlikely choice for speaker

By Jim Saksa and Paul V. Fontelo
Posted October 6, 2023 at 4:59pm
Rep. Patrick McHenry, seen here in July, is suddenly back in the limelight.

How Patrick McHenry went from partisan ‘attack dog’ to holding the fate of the House in his hands

By Caitlin Reilly and Jim Saksa
Posted October 4, 2023 at 5:53pm
Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz talks with reporters Tuesday morning in the Capitol.

How the vote to boot Speaker McCarthy played out inside the chamber

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 3, 2023 at 6:38pm
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, seen here in May, will be mourned this week in California, as Senate colleagues plan to make the trip.

Senators will cut the week short to travel to Dianne Feinstein’s funeral

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 2, 2023 at 4:35pm
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks with reporters after the Senate Democrats’ weekly lunch in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Suits are back: It’s been a wild two weeks for the Senate floor’s dress code

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 28, 2023 at 11:24am
Rep. Ro Khanna, center, won an award for workplace culture this summer. Above, he poses in the Cannon Building on Tuesday with some of his aides: from left, Ky Ban, Emma Preston, Abhay Dewan and Marie Baldassarre.

Happy staff, happy constituents? Reps. Khanna and Moore think so

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 28, 2023 at 6:30am
Rep. Anthony D'Esposito leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Sept. 19.

How Anthony D’Esposito went from cop to GOP congressman in a Biden district

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 26, 2023 at 6:15am
As senators picked their camps — comfort or decorum — Sen. John Fetterman weighed in. Above, Fetterman is seen at the Capitol on Wednesday.

Senate dress code spat continues: Avoid a shutdown and I’ll wear a suit, Fetterman says

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 18, 2023 at 7:34pm, Updated September 20, 2023 at 1:36pm
Georgetown medical student Perry Diaz speaks during a naloxone training offered to congressional staffers by the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force on Wednesday.

Congressional aides learn how to provide overdose aid

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 14, 2023 at 1:32pm
“So much of the story of West Michigan ... is people feeling like they didn’t leave the Republican Party, but the Republican Party left them,” says Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten, seen here in her D.C. office in July.

For Hillary Scholten, faith (and Jerry Ford) led the way to Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 14, 2023 at 6:15am
Despite what the header says, these are six AI-generated images used in a campaign attack ad by Never Back Down PAC.

AI deepfakes in campaigns may be detectable, but will it matter?

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 5, 2023 at 5:31am
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would support a ban on stock trading by members of Congress and would eliminate members' pensions.

DeSantis says he sold all stocks; House disclosures show otherwise

By Jim Saksa
Posted August 14, 2023 at 4:50pm
A tour bus with an advertisement for a stress relief supplement drives on North Capitol Street in Washington on Wednesday. Congress is once again set to take its annual August break.

The real reason Congress leaves Washington every August

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 27, 2023 at 5:00am
Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-N.C., began his career as an advance staffer, which meant he was traveling “all the time.”

What a long strange trip it’s been for Rep. Wiley Nickel

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 25, 2023 at 6:15am
Rep. George Santos reports few results when it comes to constituent casework with the IRS. The New York Republican pleaded not guilty to 13 federal charges earlier this year.

Santos off to slow start on constituent casework

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 20, 2023 at 5:00am
Pedro Martinez, right, calls for the release of his son, Eyvin Hernandez, at a rally at the Capitol on Tuesday alongside Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif.

Friends of lawyer detained in Venezuela rally at Capitol for his release, beg Biden to intercede 

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 18, 2023 at 2:42pm
Elon Musk’s Twitter faces a new rival in Meta’s Threads, and communications staffers on Capitol Hill are paying attention.

Can Threads replace Twitter as Washington’s political watercooler? 

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 14, 2023 at 12:34pm
Rep. Marc Molinaro attends a hearing in February. The Republican from New York got an early start in politics.

How Marc Molinaro went from teenage mayor to key vote in Congress

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 13, 2023 at 6:15am
Virginia Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans is interviewed by CQ Roll Call in her Longworth Building office.

Being a lawmaker is the latest leap for career-hopping Kiggans

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 6, 2023 at 6:15am
House Democrats speak in front of the Supreme Court following the decision overturning Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court.

Women’s interest in entering politics surged after Dobbs. So why aren’t they running?

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 30, 2023 at 6:00am
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

Senate Democrats offer resolution to let staff organize

By Justin Papp and Jim Saksa
Posted June 23, 2023 at 1:33pm
"We commend the courageous congressional staff," seeking to unionize, said Taylor J. Swift, senior policy adviser at Demand Progress.

In a first, House Education and the Workforce panel’s Democratic staffers look to unionize

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 15, 2023 at 11:37am
Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, hits the ball during Congressional Baseball Game at National Park in Washington on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

Owning the libs: GOP routs Dems at Congressional Baseball Game

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 15, 2023 at 7:00am
Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., holds the Roll Call Trophy at Nationals Park on July 14, 2011 after Democrats won the 50th Annual Congressional Baseball Game.

Retired Reps. Mike Doyle, Kevin Brady win their greatest elections yet — into the Congressional Baseball Hall of Fame

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 13, 2023 at 5:18pm
Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., a former amateur car racer, co-chairs both the Congressional Motorsports and Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports caucuses.

Estuaries? Pickleball? Rum? There’s a congressional caucus for practically everything

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 13, 2023 at 5:00am
Senators and staff pose for a picture to mark National Seersucker Day in the Ohio Clock Corridor of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Senators include Cindy Hyde-Smith, Shelley Moore Capito, Dianne Feinstein, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Roger Marshall, Maggie Hassan, Deb Fischer, Eric Schmitt, Amy Klobuchar, Raphael Warnock, Roger Wicker, and Bill Cassidy.

Sartorially savvy senators and staff select seersucker as the smart summertime suit

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 8, 2023 at 4:28pm
Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., poses in her office in the Cannon House Office Building.

How Abigail Spanberger represents Frontline Democrats on leadership

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 6, 2023 at 6:15am
Philip Bennett speaks during a July 2022 news conference on union organizing at the U.S. Capitol.

Young, educated and unionized: Hill staffers at vanguard of white-collar labor movement

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 31, 2023 at 6:15am
New York Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke has introduced legislation to regulate AI.

AI could sway the 2024 elections, campaign pros say — but not like you think

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 25, 2023 at 6:00am
Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Okla.

Bice ponders family leave bill as she juggles multiple priorities

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 24, 2023 at 6:15am
House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro says Republicans’ appropriations process hasn’t been clear enough.

Legislative Branch bill advanced to full Appropriations panel

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 17, 2023 at 2:42pm
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

The GOP wants you* to quit your job

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 12, 2023 at 7:00am
Philip Bennett, outgoing president of the Congressional Workers Union, praised the efforts of organizers who were able to take the effort "to the next level."

After a year of organizing, staff union leaders look ahead to collective bargaining

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 11, 2023 at 6:15am

DSCC Vice Chair Tina Smith has high hopes, even for the race in Texas

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 4, 2023 at 6:15am
ChatGPT is one tool congressional staffers may be using more of in the future

Promise or peril? AI may offer both to congressional staff

By Jim Saksa
Posted April 27, 2023 at 5:00am