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Tourists take photographs outside the offices of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy at the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 4, 2023. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

D.C. descends into comedy: Don't laugh

Brian Karem
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) walks to the House Chamber before a vote on Capitol Hill on Saturday, September 30, 2023. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Capitol chaos: McCarthy out as speaker

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA is seen during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Examining Best Practices for Incarceration and Detention During COVID-19," in the Dirksen Building in Washington, DC on June 2, 2020. (TOM WILLIAMS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Colleagues mourn Feinstein's passing

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announces he is directing the House to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, in the U.S. Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

McCarthy issues profane dare to GOP

Tatyana Tandanpolie
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Alito: Ethics can't be forced upon court

Kelly McClure
David Grusch, former National Reconnaissance Officer Representative of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force at the U.S. Department of Defense, testifies during a House Oversight Committee hearing titled "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency" on Capitol Hill 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Whistleblower on the truth about UFOs

Chris Impey - The Conversation
Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer (Getty/Aaron P. Bernstein)

Is Congress finally taking AI seriously?

Rae Hodge
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden (Getty Images/Salon)

Dems decry GOP's reckless hostage-taking

Julia Conley - Common Dreams
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Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law oversight hearing to examine artificial intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2023. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

OpenAI CEO: Be "somewhat scared"

Rae Hodge
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee speaks at a hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sen. Sanders now chairs health panel

Arthur Allen - KFF Health News
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350 doctors lobby Capitol Hill for pay

Phil Galewitz - KFF Health News
Overworked health care workers wearing protective face masks very sad sitting on the stairs (Getty Images/Juanmonino)

Bipartisan solutions arise for health

Michael McAuliff - KFF Health News
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Donald Trump and Jared Kushner in the East Room of the White House, December 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

GOP use Hunter to distract from Kushner

Heather Digby Parton
Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Will Biden let the heckler's veto stand?

Chauncey DeVega
An abortion rights demonstrator holds a sign near the US Capitol during the annual Women's March to support Women's Rights in Washington, DC, October 8, 2022. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Abortion debate ramps up in states

Julie Rovner - KFF Health News
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) takes a photo with U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after being elected Speaker of the House in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. ( Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Fascists in the House: Danger is real

Chauncey DeVega
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U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) walks in the House Chamber during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Are voters stuck with George Santos?

Jonathan Entin - The Conversation
Sad little girl at the park (Getty Images/Fran Polito)

Another year, no child tax credit

Nicole Karlis
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) transfers the gavel to Speaker-elect Kevin McCarthy after Republicans won the vote for speaker in Washington, DC on January 6th, 2022. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Speaker McCarthy: That's no joke, folks

Chauncey DeVega
U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters as he leaves the House Chamber during the third day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Who really wins? The shutdown caucus

Lucian K. Truscott IV
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U.S. Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO) (L) and Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) walk to the House Chamber during the third day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Will it even matter if McCarthy wins?

Heather Digby Parton
Reps. Lou Correa, D-Calif., left, Susan Wild, D-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo., on phone, take cover as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote in the House chamber of U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The Speaker fight may stoke terrorism

Amanda Marcotte
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2022. (ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

AOC is only Dem to oppose omnibus bill

Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) listens during a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Raskin blames Trump for election deniers

David Edwards - Raw Story
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