Capitol Lens | Comforting hand Sen. Charles E. Schumer, left, consoles Sky Roberts, brother of Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, in the Capitol on Tuesday. Roll Call · Feb 10
‘An unqualified insurrectionist’: outcry over Trump nominee in Wyoming Darin Smith, who was outside Capitol on January 6, decried as Senate mulls nomination as state’s top federal prosecutor The Guardian - US · Feb 7
Photos of the week | January 30-February 5, 2026 Photos of the week | January 30-February 5, 2026 - Photos Of The Week DHS funding and a new member of Congress were just a couple of the highlights in and around the Capitol. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week. Roll Call · Feb 6
Capitol Lens | Thaw, humbug! The Capitol dome is seen through the snow-covered skylights of the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday, as temperatures rose above freezing. Roll Call · Feb 5
Georgia’s Barry Loudermilk is latest House Republican to retire Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, said Wednesday he won’t seek a seventh term to his Georgia seat. Roll Call · Feb 4
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn running for Hoyer’s seat Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn on Wednesday launched a second bid for Congress, announcing a run for Maryland's 5th District. Roll Call · Feb 4
Hundreds of Texas public school students walk out to protest ICE killings Some students walked out of schools Friday afternoon to join demonstrations throughout the country condemning the actions of immigration enforcement officials. The Texas Tribune · Jan 31
Joseph Gordon-Levitt blasts ‘amoral’ AI companies as danger to children Joseph Gordon-Levitt has slammed “amoral” artificial intelligence (AI) companies that pose a danger to children in an address in the Capitol in Utah. The Independent UK · Jan 28
As threats climb, political violence debate roils Congress again In the same week Capitol Police reported rising threat investigations, members of Congress grappled with recent assaults — and whose rhetoric is to blame. Roll Call · Jan 28
Rep. Janelle Bynum recalls interning for Arlen Specter The Oregon Democrat worked on the Hill as a high school junior. “You belong here,” she tells kids coming to the Capitol now. Roll Call · Jan 27
January 6 cop has to be held back as he gets into argument with election denier during Jack Smith hearing Michael Fanone calls far-right activist Ivan Raiklin a ‘traitor’ in heated moment during special counsel’s testimony The Independent UK · Jan 22
January 6 cop curses at Republican blaming Capitol Police for insurrection at Jack Smith hearing A January 6 cop told a Republican blaming Capitol Police for the insurrection to 'go f*** yourself' in a heated moment during Jack Smith's testimony to Congress. The Independent UK · Jan 22
Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and Jamie Dimon for at least $5bn US president alleges JP Morgan stopped offering him banking services in wake of January 6 attack The Guardian - US · Jan 22
Trump says he’ll sue JPMorgan Chase for allegedly cutting him off after US Capitol riot President also denies he ever offered JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon the chair of the Federal Reserve The Guardian - US · Jan 17
Roll Call · Jan 15 Capitol Lens | Danespotting Foreign affairs minsters Vivian Motzfeldt of Greenland, second from left, and Lars Lokke Rasmussen of Denmark, center, pose in the Capitol.
Roll Call · Jan 14 Capitol Lens | Choral majority Sen. Raphael Warnock, center, joins gospel choirs in singing Robert Smallwood’s “Total Praise,” outside the Capitol on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Jan 10 Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021
The Conversation · Jan 9 The 17th-century Pueblo leader who fought for independence from colonial rule – long before the American Revolution The U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall Collection contains 100 sculptures: two luminaries from each state. They include many familiar figures, such as Helen Keller, Johnny Cash, Ronald Reagan and Amelia Earhart. There are a few from the Colonial era, including founders such as Samuel Adams and George Washington.
Roll Call · Jan 9 Photos of the week | January 1-8, 2026 Photos of the week | January 1-8, 2026 - Uncategorized And we're back for the new year, which will feature the nation's 250th birthday as well as an interesting midterm election. Here are the images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.
Roll Call · Jan 8 Overdue Jan. 6 plaque to get a temporary home After years of delay over a plaque honoring police officers, senators sidestep the House, telling the Architect of the Capitol to hang it on their side.
Euronews · Jan 8 'Appalling' and 'nonsense': Republicans push back against Trump’s Greenland plans Donald Trump’s proposal to take control of Greenland faces opposition not just in Europe, but in the US – even in Trump’s own Republican Party.
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Karoline Leavitt defends White House Jan 6 website after being set up by journalist ranting about MAGA conspiracy theories Five years after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as part of the Republican’s attempts to undermine the election results, the Trump administration released a website blaming Democrats and police for the violence
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Marco Rubio haunted by previous tweets as Trump admin rewrites Jan 6 history ‘The men & women of law enforcement are under assault,’ the then-Florida senator wrote in a post as the Captiol riot unfolded five years ago
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Ashli Babbitt’s husband says Trump contacted him after Jan 6: ‘I knew I had friends in the right places at that point’ Aaron Babbitt pays tribute to late wife, who was shot dead during the Capitol riot, on fifth anniversary of attempted insurrection
The Independent UK · Jan 7 JD Vance posts bigoted sombrero meme mocking Democrats holding vigil to Jan 6 Capitol violence Tuesday marked five years since rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a failed attempt to keep President Donald Trump in power