Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity ties run deep in politics and public service, lawmakers say. ow.ly/gMBb50BE6rt

I talked to Dr. Cameron Webb about being a sneakerhead in politics, our mutual obsession with Jordan and channeling the “Mamba Mentality“ on the campaign trail. Come for the sneaker talk. Stay for the story on how he met his wife. rollcall.com/2020/09/30/cam…

Rev. Angela Martin prepares for a march and a pray-in with the Poor People’s Campaign. rollcall.com/2020/09/29/pho…

Ask Michael Hardaway to sign you up for his Sunday evening newsletter, and he’ll probably say no. His own parents aren’t even on the list. The invite-only briefing is the foundation on which the Hill aide is launching his new startup. rollcall.com/2020/10/01/inv…

Weekdays in the park with ⁦US Rep. Filemon Vela⁩: the Texas Democrat has set up makeshift office hours at Lincoln Park rollcall.com/2020/10/01/wee…

Operationally all seems normal, based on pandemic-level norms, in the House today. Chamber recessing after votes end until either there's a COVID aid deal to vote on or through the election. rollcall.com/2020/10/02/bus…

NEW: Office of the Attending Physician offers COVID testing "testing is available in medically indicated cases of Members who have symptoms suggestive of coronavirus or who are concerned they may have been exposed to a known positive Covid 19 patient" bit.ly/2GbHYKw

Texas Democrat sets up makeshift office hours at Lincoln Park bit.ly/3lgMhD6

This is a running total since the pandemic started. Our last story that ran in August had the total at 103. It is now 123 total workers.

Photo of the Day rollcall.com/2020/10/07/pho…

If you’ve ever met me, you *know* I packed my own lunch/more than enough snacks But when Jason Joseph Dick asks if anything is open... rollcall.com/2020/10/12/a-b…

Sometimes the mics are hot. On this day they were cold. ow.ly/3JX350BSLvV

“It really was a surreal moment, right up there with the weirdest stuff I ever saw in 21 years in the Senate,” one former staffer says of the 2001 anthrax attacks on the Hill. “There was a lot of fear, a lot of paranoia.” rollcall.com/2020/10/29/pat…

The last time a serious airborne threat changed how things work at the Capitol, it was anthrax Chris Cioffi digs into similarities & differences for Hill staffers between anthrax & covid bit.ly/32biTqT

Five months after protesters tore down and set fire to the Confederate general this summer, where is Albert Pike? The statue is locked in storage, the pedestal stands empty, local leaders want it gone, but it all depends on federal action. rollcall.com/2020/11/18/loc…

Mask up, gingerbread men: It’s December at the Capitol. Here’s how Hill traditions are faring during the pandemic. rollcall.com/2020/12/02/mas…

Fiiiive kicked cans, four poison pills, three last trains, two “it’s in flux,” and the sweet scent of wafting jet fumes. rollcall.com/2020/12/09/the…

‘Personnel is policy’: What Ayanna Pressley saw as a staffer From Don Imus to assumptions on the elevator, the future lawmaker learned a lot about Congress’ diversity problem #mapoli bit.ly/3m4AEPD

Choosing their scars: Congress is still a long way from deciding what to preserve from the insurrection. rollcall.com/2021/02/03/cap…