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Delegates cheer as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers her acceptance speech during the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday.

Democrats, via Chicago — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted August 23, 2024 at 4:37pm
Former President Donald Trump is seen at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention on July 31, 2024 in Chicago.

Summer laugh-a-lympics — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted August 2, 2024 at 3:33pm
Vice President Kamala Harris’ rise as the expected Democratic presidential nominee — who’s “brat” on social media — highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Brat and scat — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted July 26, 2024 at 3:58pm
Former President Donald Trump is pictured with his sons Don Jr., left, and Eric, in Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., on Monday, the first day of Republican National Convention.

‘Trumpamania’ in Milwaukee — Congressional Hits and Misses, RNC edition

By Chris Hale
Posted July 19, 2024 at 11:14am
Congressional Democrats spent the week wringing their hands over supporting President Joe Biden, who continued to add to their woes.

Gaffe track — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted July 12, 2024 at 3:11pm
President Joe Biden, right, and former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participate in the presidential debate at the CNN Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024.

Debate debacle — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 28, 2024 at 3:13pm
From left: Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick, who is also a physician, attends to home plate umpire Jerry Park after a collision with Rep. Morgan Luttrell, catcher for the Republicans, during the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on Wednesday.

Hold on to your bats! — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 14, 2024 at 2:13pm
Kids steal the show in this week’s Hits and Misses,

Child’s play — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 7, 2024 at 2:24pm
Lawmakers bust a move on the Senate floor during a vote in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Getting down on the Senate floor — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 24, 2024 at 12:56pm
A House Oversight markup went off the rails this week and highlights this episode of Congressional Hits and Misses.

House Over-slight Committee — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 17, 2024 at 3:30pm
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to media in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall on May 6, 2024. Her unsuccessful attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Geek out a bit’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 10, 2024 at 4:22pm
Reps. Mark Takano, left, and Mike Bost donned Obama-era tan suits at a House hearing this week.

Tan suits are back! Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 3, 2024 at 3:55pm
A classic Run-DMC reference is the soundtrack to a lot of happenings in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘You talk too much’— Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted April 19, 2024 at 3:53pm
From left: Sens. Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal, Jeanne Shaheen, Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren watch the solar eclipse on the balcony of the Russell Senate Office Building on Monday.

Total eclipse of the Hart (and Russell buildings) — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted April 12, 2024 at 3:49pm
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman is pictured near the stairs to the Senate floor in the Capitol on June 13, 2010. The former Connecticut Democratic senator died Wednesday at the age of 82.

Joseph Lieberman: A Capitol life in photos

By Chris Hale
Posted March 28, 2024 at 12:40pm
Lawmakers hurried this wrap up their appropriations fights before leaving town for the spring break recess.

‘The smell of jet fumes at DCA’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 22, 2024 at 5:28pm
The House puts social media app TikTok on its chopping block in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

TikTok show — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 15, 2024 at 4:50pm
President Joe Biden brought some “Irish fire” to his State of the Union address on Thursday.

‘Irish fire’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 8, 2024 at 4:54pm
The ages of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump highlight this week’s Hits and Misses.

Over the Hill — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 1, 2024 at 4:08pm
Senate filibusters of the $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan highlight this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Bad performance art’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted February 16, 2024 at 3:26pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, left, and Sen. Christopher S. Murphy face Capitol Hill dysfunction head on in this week’s Hits and Misses.

The border and disorder — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted February 9, 2024 at 3:29pm
House Republicans’ efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was described at a markup this week as “mental dullness and high tension.”

‘Mental dullness and high tension’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted February 2, 2024 at 3:11pm
Barbs from Monday night’s California Senate debate in Los Angeles highlight of this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Political mass — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 26, 2024 at 3:08pm
A snow storm in the Washington area on Friday shortened the work week on Capitol Hill.

Snow jobs and heated words — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 19, 2024 at 6:31pm
Hunter Biden’s surprise appearance at a House markup to hold him in contempt of Congress highlights the first Hits and Misses of 2024.

Day of the Hunter — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 12, 2024 at 4:07pm
Rewind the past 12 months with this Hits and Misses recap.

Congressional Hits and Misses: 2023 Re-view

By Chris Hale
Posted December 22, 2023 at 11:03am
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill talked up the wholesomeness of whole milk this week.

Got milk? — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted December 15, 2023 at 5:33pm
Roll Call political cartoonist R.J. Matson references a classic 1963 comedy to poke fun at the state of the House in October, which had ceased to function without a speaker.

Capitol Ink: Putting a cap on 2023

By R.J. Matson and Chris Hale
Posted December 12, 2023 at 5:30am
With Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s announcement this week that he will leave Congress at the end of the year, Hits and Misses takes a look back at his brief and tumultuous tenure as speaker.

Kevin Up — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted December 8, 2023 at 3:46pm

Capitol Lens | Norman Lear, 1922–2023

By Chris Hale
Posted December 6, 2023 at 1:59pm
The expulsion of former Rep. George Santos from Congress highlights this week’s Hits and Misses.

Expelling bee — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted December 1, 2023 at 3:47pm
Tensions are high in this week’s pre-Thanksgiving Hits and Misses, especially among congressional Republicans.

Bad behavior — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted November 17, 2023 at 12:55pm

Short week, tall tales — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted November 9, 2023 at 6:53pm
Sen. Dan Sullivan and other GOP senators clashing with Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Alabama Republican’s hold on military promotions highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Sharp objects … and objections — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted November 3, 2023 at 3:45pm
Former Washington Senator Frank Howard throws out the first pitch at the 46th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game in 2007.

Capitol Lens | Frank Howard, 1936-2023

By Chris Hale
Posted October 31, 2023 at 3:31pm
Speaker Mike Johnson’s rise, ending an unprecedented 22-day stalemate, and the House’s quick reopening highlight this week’s Hits and Misses. 

From backbench to gavel clinch — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted October 27, 2023 at 4:28pm
Rep. Jim Jordan’s failed attempts to become speaker dominated this week on Capitol Hill.

Dirty deeds — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted October 20, 2023 at 4:37pm
House Republicans struggled to pick a new speaker this week, keeping the chamber in a state of paralysis.

Curb your enthusiasm — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted October 13, 2023 at 4:50pm
In a historic first, the House voted Rep. Kevin McCarthy out as speaker, the first time that's ever happened.

House of shards — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted October 6, 2023 at 3:21pm

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a life in photos

By Chris Hale and Bill Clark
Posted September 29, 2023 at 1:22pm
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman and the Senate dropping its dress code is a highlight of this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Dressing down — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted September 22, 2023 at 2:22pm
Sen. John Kennedy reading sexually explicit material at a hearing on banned books highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Deep Quote — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted September 15, 2023 at 3:31pm
It was a topsy-turvy week on Capitol Hill as lawmakers scrambled to finish last-minute work before the long August recess.

August body — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted July 28, 2023 at 3:41pm
Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Mark Pocan and were among House Democrats who expressed outrage at Republicans this week for striking LGBTQ projects from an appropriations bill.

Striking words — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted July 21, 2023 at 3:42pm
Rep. Katie Porter played “JeoparDoD” with witnesses at a House Oversight hearing this week.

‘You can’t always get what you want’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted July 14, 2023 at 4:44pm
House Republicans censuring Donald Trump foil Rep. Adam B. Schiff highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Ripple effects — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 23, 2023 at 5:12pm
Lawmakers hit the baseball field this week to raise money for charity and to show off their “athleticism” in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

A bush league of their own — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 16, 2023 at 3:09pm
Republican runner Rep. William R. Timmons IV of South Carolina is tagged out at home plate by Democratic catcher Sen. Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut during the 2021 Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park.

Capitol Lens | A decade of congressional baseball

By Chris Hale
Posted June 14, 2023 at 2:31pm
Rep. Eric Swalwell points out what Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants for “dessert” at a House Judiciary subcommittee Hearing in this weeks Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘This is her dessert!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 9, 2023 at 4:42pm
Speaker Kevin McCarthy striving to get the bipartisan debt limit bill through the House, despite opposition from his own party, highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Stumblin’ in’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 2, 2023 at 3:41pm
Rep. Jared Moskowitz turning the sarcasm up to 11 at a House Oversight Committee hearing highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Now you’re cookin’ with gas!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 26, 2023 at 3:47pm
Sen. Richard Blumenthal showcases a ChatGPT deepfake of his own voice at a Senate hearing in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

A.I. am what A.I. am — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 19, 2023 at 4:14pm
Sen. Roger Marshall led the charge in the Senate this week to overturn the Biden administration’s listing of the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species.

Lesser prairie home companion — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 5, 2023 at 3:18pm
Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell shares her fear of bats with the House Natural Resources Committee in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Beware the bat! — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted April 28, 2023 at 5:21pm
Jerry Springer at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Mass.

Capitol Lens | Jerry Springer

By Chris Hale
Posted April 27, 2023 at 4:17pm
Tensions between Reps. Eric Swalwell and Marjorie Taylor Greene erupted at a House hearing this week.

Points of disorder — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted April 21, 2023 at 5:25pm
Reps. Jim Jordan and Stephen F. Lynch got into a heated exchange at the House Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing this week.

‘They have scurried away with your complicity!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 31, 2023 at 6:20pm
Capitol Hill is going to the birds in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Eagles, Mud Hens and free birds, oh my! — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 24, 2023 at 3:59pm
President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy rock the green for St. Patrick’s Day in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Which one of us is more Irish?’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 17, 2023 at 5:07pm
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. chowing down in a House panel hearing and Sen. Markwayne Mullin clashing with a Teamster during a Senate panel hearing highlight this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Committees, clashes and cafeterias — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 10, 2023 at 3:56pm
Reps. Byron Donalds and Jamaal Bowman debate the 2024 presidential election in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Debate club — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 3, 2023 at 3:43pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer walks through a temporary walkway in the Capitol on May 24, 2022, as the Ohio Clock Corridor undergoes renovations.

Roll Call’s Bill Clark snaps up WHNPA wins

By Chris Hale
Posted February 21, 2023 at 4:51pm
UFO mania grips Capitol Hill in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

The truth is not out there — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted February 17, 2023 at 3:00pm

The State of the Union … and other comedy acts — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted February 10, 2023 at 3:18pm
House Republicans voted to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee this week.

‘My voice will get louder and stronger!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted February 3, 2023 at 3:45pm
Members of the Senate Judiciary committee pandering to Taylor Swift and her fans at a hearing highlight this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Howdy do, fellow kids!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 27, 2023 at 3:39pm
Scandal-plagued New York Republican George Santos dominates Republicans’ second week in control of the House in this week’s Hits and Misses.

‘Who the (BLEEP) are you?!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 13, 2023 at 3:15pm
The House was in disarray all week as Republicans failed to elected Kevin McCarthy speaker.

‘The House is not in order!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 6, 2023 at 5:32pm
Departing Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis quotes Nickelback in his farewell floor in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Are we having fun yet?!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted December 23, 2022 at 5:34pm

Capitol Ink | The best of 2022

By R.J. Matson and Chris Hale
Posted December 22, 2022 at 7:00am
Illinois Rep. Sean Casten channels his inner Rihanna on the House floor in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Putting FERC to ‘Work’ — Congressional Hits & Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted December 16, 2022 at 5:11pm
Congressional Gold Medal honorees snub Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Gold medal cold shoulder — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted December 9, 2022 at 5:07pm
Congress returned this week to begin its lame-duck session before departing again for Thanksgiving break.

Lame-duck soup: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted November 18, 2022 at 5:20pm
President Joe Biden looking for the late Rep. Jackie Walorski at the White House Hunger Conference on Wednesday is a highlight in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Daze of our lives — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted September 30, 2022 at 2:45pm
Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves displays his many talking points in poster form in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘I got a poster for that’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted September 23, 2022 at 1:51pm
This week’s Hits and Misses sees Reps. Rodney Davis, left, and Jared Huffman participating in the Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee, and more.

‘Your word is, buttinsky!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted September 16, 2022 at 3:12pm
This week sees Sen. Tom Carper reminiscing about the time he drove his minivan on a Dover racetrack, and more.

Carper’s ‘Silver Bullet’ rides again — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted September 9, 2022 at 5:39pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Connecticut Sen. Christopher S. Murphy appear in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Secret weapons and superpowers — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted September 2, 2022 at 2:25pm
Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, greets lawmakers in Statuary Hall after his address to Congress on May 14, 1992. Also seen are, from left, Rep. Robert H. Michel, R-Ill., Sen. George J. Mitchell, D-Maine, Speaker Tom Foley, D-Wash., Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., Rep. Dick Gephardt, R-Mo., Sergeant-at-Arms Werner Brandt and House Doorkeeper James T. Molloy.

Glasnost with Gorbachev: Photos of the former Soviet leader

By Chris Hale
Posted August 31, 2022 at 1:24pm
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst channeled her inner Bob Barker (or Drew Carey) on the Senate floor this week.

‘Come on down!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted July 29, 2022 at 4:15pm

Quarrel majority — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted July 22, 2022 at 2:31pm
Sens. Josh Hawley and Cory Booker display some procedural confusion in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Parliamentary procedures and other perplexities — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted July 15, 2022 at 3:23pm
This week’s Hits and Misses focuses on Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy and some of his homespun witticisms.

The Kennedy center: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted July 8, 2022 at 1:42pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the passage of a bipartisan gun violence reduction measure on Friday, while simultaneously dealing with the aftermath of Supreme Court's opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.

Landmark collisions — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 24, 2022 at 4:19pm
Massachusetts Rep. Richard M. Neal celebrates the 100th anniversary of James Joyce’s “Ulysses” in this week’s Hits and Misses.

Happy ‘Bloomsday’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 17, 2022 at 3:28pm
“Everybody hates Congress,” Rep. Jim McGoverns said on the House floor this week.

‘Everybody hates Congress’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 10, 2022 at 5:14pm
Florida Rep. Greg Steube showed off his collection of guns during a House Judiciary Committee markup on gun safety legislation.

Flop gun — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 3, 2022 at 4:04pm
Sen. Ted Cruz was one of the Republican lawmakers pressed about gun control this week following the elementary school shooting in Texas,

Cause and deflect — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 27, 2022 at 4:33pm
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. looms large in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Communication breakdown — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 20, 2022 at 3:06pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer takes a call from his wife in this week’s Hits and Misses.

Schumer phones it in, UFOs uncovered and a baby formula fracas — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 13, 2022 at 2:44pm
Sen. Tom Carper gives some May the Fourth wishes to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in this week’s Hits and Misses

Merlin appropriators, Menendez singing and May the fourth — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 6, 2022 at 2:32pm
The full moon sets behind the Capitol dome in Washington on March 18, casting a shadow on the fog.

Lightning, lying and Chuck — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted April 29, 2022 at 5:59pm
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, is seen on the West Front of the Capitol January 20, 2017 prior to the swearing in of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States.

Young at heart: Photos of Rep. Don Young on the Hill

By Chris Hale
Posted March 21, 2022 at 4:28pm
Songs set in Statuary Hall are few and far between, but Nada Surf delivered exactly that, inspired by a visit in 2013. Lead singer and songwriter Matthew Caws, right, got a private tour from fan and congressional staffer David Schnittger, then deputy chief of staff to Speaker John A. Boehner.

Nada Surf wrote a ‘Song for Congress’ set in Statuary Hall

By Chris Hale
Posted November 3, 2020 at 6:30am
Washington National Ryan Zimmerman is seen on Constitution Avenue during a parade to celebrate the World Series champions on Nov. 2, 2019.

It’s a weird (un) Opening Day, but we have great Nats photos

By Jason Dick and Chris Hale
Posted March 26, 2020 at 5:34pm

Matson to accept 2019 Berryman Award

By Chris Hale
Posted February 13, 2020 at 6:00am

Roll Call’s 2019 March Madness is here

By Chris Hale
Posted March 21, 2019 at 5:03am
Roll Call 2019 Congressional Calendar

Download Roll Call’s 2019 Congressional Calendar

By Chris Hale
Posted December 12, 2018 at 5:02am
Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Mich., is tagged out by Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., to end the 57th annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on Thursday. The Democrats prevailed 21-5. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats Score Big in 21–5 Baseball Blowout Over GOP

By Chris Hale
Posted June 15, 2018 at 2:40am
Republican Reps. Patrick Meehan of Pennsylvania and Jackie Walorski of Indiana are the winners of Roll Call’s 2018 March Madness tournaments. (Bill Clark/Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photos)

Roll Call’s 2018 March Madness — And the Winners Are …

By Chris Hale
Posted April 3, 2018 at 11:32am