Editors Note: Roll Call’s Doug Graham: A man in full
Doug Graham was a hell of a photographer, but he was also that rarest of things: A fully realized human being. He was serious about his job and his craft, working at both CQ and Roll Call and then the combined CQ Roll Call until 2014, helping launch Loudoun Now and winning an Emmy for […]
One year in, how are Republicans doing selling the BBB to voters?
Last September, I wrote a column called “Why Republicans still need to close the deal on the BBB.” One year after the bill dubbed “The Big Beautiful Bill Act” was signed into law, Republicans still have more work to do to sell their signature accomplishment to voters. Despite the attacks coming from the usual suspects, […]
Darline Graham sworn in to the Senate as first sister to succeed a brother
Sen. Darline Graham took the oath of office Tuesday to fill the vacancy left by the unexpected death of her older brother, four-term Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. The late Graham died Saturday night at age of 71 of an aortic dissection, according to preliminary findings by the D.C. medical examiner. South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry […]
What to expect when you’re not expecting a clear Senate winner
ANALYSIS — Twenty months down and less than four months to go, you’d think there would be more clarity in the fight for the Senate. But Republicans only have a narrow advantage and, if history is a guide, control of the chamber will likely remain up for grabs all the way to November. President Donald […]
Todd Blanche takes his turn on the hot seat
Todd Blanche faces his biggest public test Wednesday in his bid to serve as President Donald Trump’s fourth confirmed attorney general: a Senate Judiciary Committee with a pair of undecided Republicans. The panel’s two-day hearing, which will feature Blanche on the first day and outside witnesses on the second, will likely air some of the […]
Facing America’s truth, with eyes and ears open
The image went viral, and you can see why: a lone Black woman, sitting on a Washington, D.C., Metro train, surrounded by members of Patriot Front. She is the only one showing her face, wearing an expression both calm and wary. You don’t exactly know what the rest are thinking, since their bodies are covered […]
For Sean Astin, it’s see and be seen … on C-SPAN
It wasn’t Sean Astin’s first time in Washington. “As a C-SPAN junkie and a guy who loved ‘West Wing,’ I’ve always just felt a reverence for this place,” the actor says. Between roles in “The Goonies,” “Rudy” and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, he managed to fit in a stint as civilian aide to […]
South Carolina governor picks Graham’s sister to serve out his term
Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, will fill his Senate seat through the end of his term in January, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday. “Lindsey took care of his little sister in years long departed,” McMaster said at a news conference in Columbia, referring to Graham […]
Trump informs Congress of renewed military action against Iran
The Trump administration formally notified Congress that military activities against Iran resumed last week, renewing questions about the administration’s obligation to seek congressional approval for a war that began in February. The notification, which the 1973 War Powers Resolution requires be sent to congressional leaders within 48 hours of military action, suggests open-ended operations following […]
Man arrested at Capitol barricade had a gun in his lap, police say
A man was arrested Monday after driving up to the North Barricade of the Capitol in a rented Ford Bronco with a handgun in his lap, Capitol Police said. He asked an officer for directions to the Supreme Court, which is across from the Capitol’s East Front. The officer ordered the suspect to put his […]