Capitol Lens | You’re gonna carry that weight
Check out photos of Marty the Moose and Kodak the Bear, who have made annual journeys to New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s ...
‘Vote no’: Kids on Capitol Hill have a message for Senators on the budget resolution
Hundreds of D.C. students, parents and other supporters showed up on Capitol Hill, urging Senators to vote no on the ...
Parents and students speak out on DC budget cuts with 'Recess at the Capitol' rally, protest
Since DC Public Schools students do not have classes Thursday, multiple Board of Education members, Empower Ed, the ...
Parents, students lead protest against proposed D.C. budget cuts in federal stopgap bill
Dozens of D.C. parents and students crowded a Senate office building Thursday to protest major potential cuts to the city’s ...
Advocates rally to block House spending bill that cuts DC budget
The groups Free DC and Harriet's Wildest Dreams are holding the rally in the Hart Atrium at 10 a.m. WASHINGTON — D.C. advocates are rallying at the Hart Senate Office Building Wednesday morning to try ...
Laid off USAID employee from Anne Arundel goes to Congress in effort to support foreign aid, battle misinformation
Lifelong Edgewater resident Steven Ramsey, along with about 40 other laid off and furloughed USAID employees, gathered in the shadow of the 51-foot, jet-black steel and aluminum structure in the ...
D.C.’s hopes lie in Senate as residents, officials push to avert $1B hit
A possible Democratic proposal boosted D.C.’s hopes of avoiding potential layoffs but also inched the nation closer to a ...
D.C. parents protest Congress' funding bill over a $1B cut to the city's budget
Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject the Republican funding bill, which would leave the budget for the ...
Senator Angela Alsobrooks explains why Black women did *not* lose the 2024 election
Despite the loss of Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential contest being met with much disappointment from Black women — 92% ...
D.C. Families, Facing Lost Jobs and a Gutted City Budget, Beseech Republican Lawmakers
With signs made from crayons and colored markers, children rallied on Capitol Hill with their parents on Thursday, protesting ...