Ward 2 Is Underestimating Trump’s Authoritarianism Threat
• July 27, 2020

According to District Council candidate Katherine Venice, we must all realize that America now is the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and we are all called to stand up in the spirit of John Lewis.

Inside the State of the Union Address (photos)
• February 5, 2020

Some likened President Donald J. Trump’s speech on Feb. 4 to a combination campaign rally and television reality show.

Documenting the Impeachment Trial (photos)
• February 1, 2020

Our photographer sought to document the spectacle surrounding the historic impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump.

Inside the First House Judiciary Impeachment Hearing (photos)
• December 5, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee held its first public impeachment hearing with four legal experts to discuss the constitutional framework for potentially drawing up articles of impeachment against President Trump, on […]

Inside the First Public Impeachment Inquiry Hearing (photos)
• November 14, 2019

On Nov. 13, two diplomats painted a damaging picture of a president willing to sacrifice America’s interests for his own by pressuring a foreign power to help him win reelection.

Congressional Women, Press Play Ball for Charity (photos)
• June 21, 2019

This year’s game, held on June 19 at Watkins Recreation Center on Capitol Hill, raised $358,000 for the Young Survival Coalition to assist young adults affected by breast cancer.

Inside the Michael Cohen Hearing (photos)
• February 28, 2019

Democrats mostly stuck to questioning Cohen about Donald Trump’s alleged criminal conduct, while Republican members tried their best to discredit a man who spent 10 years as his close confidante.

Profs & Pints: Getting Congress Beyond Gridlock
• December 31, 2018

Profs and Pints presents: “Getting Congress Beyond Gridlock,” with David Barker, professor of government and director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University. If “politics is […]

Capitol Newspeg: Democracy Is Alive and Well on the Hill
• October 1, 2018

Many decry that Congress is broken. The complaints, suggestions, accusations, defenses, compromises and dealmaking — all of that is becoming increasingly heated.

Haspel’s Confirmation Hearing Is Contentious (photos)
• May 10, 2018

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) said he expected the committee to vote on Gina Haspel’s nomination for CIA director sometime next week.