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“In the wake of all the frustration and banging our head against, it felt like everything aligned perfectly. I don’t think a lot of people get that moment in their life”: The two millennial classics that turned Jimmy Eat World into low-key emo royalty

Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity and Bleed American should be in every post-hardcore fan’s record collection

Louder

Wisconsin appeals court overturns ruling that had restored collective bargaining power

Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions have suffered a legal setback as they seek to regain the collective bargaining rights they lost 15 years ago

The Independent UK

Why Taylor Swift's favourite emo band sneaked lyrics by Motley Crue, Bad Company and Madness into the album that saved their career

"If you’re our age and were interested in music at all, those lyric quotes are there in your mind"

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“There’s something really powerful in making something very simple. There’s a slightly demented feeling of how far you can push it”: Jim Adkins and Zach Lind on the making of Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American – the record that changed their lives

They had no label, no management and the money was running out, but they had the songs, and a hit that would catch the ear of Taylor Swift, Prince and the rest of the world

MusicRadar

Country Singer Defends Song About the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot, Trans Rights and Immigration After Fans Walk Out of Concert

Country singer Aaron Lee Tasjan's song 'I Love America Better Than You' addresses political and cultural issues, sparking mixed reactions at a Texas concert. Tasjan emphasises healing over criticism.

International Business Times UK

Rotunda tribute and Cathedral funeral announced for Lindsey Graham

The late Sen. Lindsey Graham will be honored with a ceremony in the Capitol’s Rotunda ahead of a funeral at the National Cathedral next Tuesday. “For so many of us in the Senate and the House, myself included, Lindsey was more than a colleague, he was a friend,” Senate Majority…

Roll Call

"It was presented like you can do this or you can just say bye-bye." Heart's Ann Wilson on the "devil's bargains" her band were forced to accept in order to survive the '80s

Ann Wilson on how Heart had to sell a little bit of their souls to survive

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Trump reveals what Lindsey Graham told him behind closed doors after Jan 6

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Judge sets February trial for man charged with planting pipe bombs on the eve of the Capitol riot

A federal trial is scheduled to start in February for a Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties in Washington on the eve of Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK

Progressive staff group urges sexual misconduct overhaul

Sweeping moves to address sexual misconduct at the Capitol may not be coming anytime soon, given the slow pace of change in Congress. But even “low-hanging fruit” could make a difference, some staffers say. The Congressional Progressive Staff Association laid out some ideas in a letter sent to lawmakers on…

Roll Call

Tom Kean returns to DC after months away and 140 missed votes

Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr. returned to the Capitol on Tuesday after an almost four-month-long absence, citing treatment for depression as the reason for his disappearance. In a brief speech on the House floor, the New Jersey Republican described himself as a private person. “Talking about myself has never come…

Roll Call

Trump, Corruption and the Latino Vote: Inside the Texas Senate Showdown Between James Talarico and Ken Paxton

James Talarico is betting that Ken Paxton's pile of scandals plus a statewide affordability squeeze can flip a Texas Senate seat Republicans have held for three decades — with Latino and Black turnout the deciding factor in a race polls now call a toss-up.

Latin Times

'He's Such a Fraud': Trump Cakes Bruised Hands in Makeup as Solon Demands Answers Over 'Terminal Illness' Rumours

Donald Trump's bruised hands, visible in new Oval Office photos, have fuelled uneasy questions about his health after he abruptly cancelled a bipartisan housing bill signing.

International Business Times UK

'Is It TACO Wednesday?' Democrat Lists Possible Reasons Why Trump Cancelled the Housing Bill — Including a Terminal Illness

A Democratic congressman speculates on Trump's health after the abrupt cancellation of a bipartisan housing bill signing, sparking a heated political exchange and leaving the bill in limbo.

International Business Times UK

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How Crank got a stack of political cartoons and a ‘great name’

Jeff Crank points to a framed photo hanging in his office, signed by his boss at the time. “Great baby! Great name! Great family!” wrote then-Rep. Joel Hefley in silver ink. In the photo, Hefley is holding Crank’s son — also named Joel — in front of the Capitol. He…

The Independent UK

House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costs

The House has given final approval to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parties eager to show progress on affordability issues ahead of this year’s midterm elections

The Independent UK

Trump is pushing to have Congress ‘expunge’ his impeachments - even without a law saying its possible

The president said Congress should pass the resolution to scrub his first-term impeachments, claiming he did ‘nothing wrong’

Roll Call

Photos of the week | June 5-11, 2026

It was a week full of Capitol traditions, including the arrival of Marty the Moose, the Congressional Baseball Game for charity and Seersucker Thursday. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.

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As senators depart, will their traditions endure?

A dozen of New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s staffers huddled around a loading dock in the basement of the Hart Building, eagerly awaiting a special delivery. When a U-Haul truck arrived, they began unloading coolers filled with food and drinks, clearing the way for the main event — an…

The Independent UK

Nancy Mace’s favorite congressional target Sarah McBride gloats over her 5th place finish in SC governor primary

Mace previously targeted McBride with a resolution seeking to bar transgender people from using bathrooms in the Capitol

Roll Call

They want to rebuild Rayburn. First, they have to build enough support

Despite warnings from the architect of the Capitol about a dire need to renovate the Rayburn House Office Building, lawmakers say they still aren’t fully sold on the project, which could last until 2045 and cost $9 billion. Even as AOC Thomas Austin argues that delays would only come with…

AAP

Bill Gates arrives for testimony in a congressional panel's Jeffrey Epstein investigation

Bill Gates has arrived at the Capitol to speak before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify

The Mary Sue

Trump Lashes Out at Thom Tillis, Labeling the Retiring Senator ‘A Loser’ After a Direct Challenge to His Top Pick for Attorney General

Tillis has demanded that Blanche condemn the January 6 Capitol rioters or risk losing his vote.

Reason

Todd Blanche Hates 'Weaponization' of Government Unless It Benefits His Boss

Blanche is happy to pervert justice in service of the president's personal agenda. No wonder Trump wants to keep him as attorney general.

Reason

Trump Is Reportedly Reconsidering His Politically and Legally Contentious 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

The Justice Department signals a retreat from defending the blatantly corrupt scheme, which provoked vigorous objections from Republican lawmakers.

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