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Pay caps are a ‘slap in the face’ for some in Capitol Police - Roll Call

Overtime fuels the congressional force, but the current system needs work, some Capitol Police officers say.

Roll Call

Rush job: Life in Congress - Roll Call

Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire talk about what happens when Congress tries to do too much in too short a period of time, how Republicans and Democrats do agree on one big thing and what life is like in the basement of the Capitol. Show Notes:

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Far from the people it will impact, a big, beautiful circus on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

The floor drama surrounding the final passage of President Donald Trump's budget bill felt detached from the world outside.

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Private equity fund Capitol Meridian started in 2021 to bet on defense. Suddenly it’s the hottest sector around

Founded by two veterans of the Carlyle Group, Adam Palmer and Brooke Coburn, Capital Meridian is one of a newish breed of sector specific funds.

Fortune

New Trump portrait donated by White House hangs in Colorado Capitol after earlier one drew his ire

A presidential portrait with Donald Trump’s approval now hangs in the Colorado Capitol after his complaints got a previous one of him taken down

The Independent UK

White House donates photo of Trump to Colorado Capitol to replace ‘purposefully distorted’ painting of the president

New painting of Trump is ‘currently being framed’ after the president groaned the old one makes him look ‘truly the worst’

The Independent UK

Capitol Police Zip-Tied Elderly Wheelchair Users During Protest Over Medicaid Cuts

Thirty-four demonstrators were arrested for "illegally demonstrating" inside a federal building during a die-in protest against proposed Medicaid cuts.

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F-bombs left and right; in Congress? Oh, quite - Roll Call

Trump letting his F-bomb fly got us wondering: How many times has that curse been entered into the Congressional Record?

Roll Call

Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings

Anxious lawmakers are convening under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene honors law enforcement, calls one of D.C.’s top cops a liar

Tell us more about those "agent provocateurs," Marj

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Five Proud Boys leaders sue DOJ for $100 million over their Jan 6 prosecution

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Florida alleges the group’s leaders were denied bail and that federal agents spied on their legal defense team

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene Seemingly Takes Credit for 'Organizing' January 6 Riot While Pledging Allegiance to Trump

The Georgia lawmaker doubled down on her support for President Trump while seemingly taking credit for planning the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Latin Times

Capitol Lens | Waiting in the wings - Roll Call

Sen. Mark Warner tours the Eden Center in Falls Church, Va., Wednesday while meeting with business owners about Trump administration tariffs.

Roll Call

"Different; not necessarily better or worse but definitely less interesting": The Tubes bring in the big producer on The Completion Backwards Principle, with mixed results

Desperate for major label success, The Tubes turned to David Foster, who had just struck gold with Earth, Wind And Fire

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Trump Instructs Republicans to 'Erase' January 6 Riots From History, Congressman Says

Democrats accuse Trump and Republicans of attempting to erase the memory of the January 6 attack by refusing to install a legally mandated plaque honoring police officers who defended the Capitol.

Roll Call

Sweeping budget package passes House after weeks of arm-twisting - Roll Call

House Republicans passed their "big, beautiful" reconciliation bill early Thursday morning, sending to the Senate a filibuster-proof package.

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No cameras, please: Some offices in Congress warn visitors not to film - Roll Call

On a recent walk around the Capitol complex, we spotted several signs outside doorways discouraging “recording, filming, livestreaming, and photography.”

The Texas Tribune

Texas Legislature moves to build Texas Life Memorial on Capitol grounds

Approval of the monument comes as the lower chamber prepares to debate the “Life of the Mother Act” bill later this week.

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Pardoned J6 Rioter Insists Punching a Cop Was 'Self-Defense' Years After Pleading Guilty to Assault

A pardoned January 6 rioter who punched a police officer claimed self-defense years after pleading guilty to charges relating to the assault.

The Independent UK

US Capitol rioter who smashed Speaker's Lobby door charged with burglary in Virginia

A Virginia man has been charged with felony burglary after being pardoned for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot

The Independent UK

Trump administration to pay nearly $5M to settle suit over Ashli Babbitt's fatal shooting in Capitol

The Trump administration has agreed to pay just under $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit that Ashli Babbitt’s family filed over her shooting by an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot

Guitar World

“Those were the cocaine ’80s. They devoted a whole day to auditioning snare drum samples –just to double-up the actual snare”: Nancy Wilson knew Heart had to adapt to survive the excesses of the 1980s – but she didn’t expect their greatest success

Heart's self-titled 1985 album was just what the doctor ordered, ushering in a triumphant second act for the iconic Seattle rockers

The Texas Tribune

They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy

The group from Johnson County waited 18 hours to testify at a hearing that started at 1 a.m. on a bill to limit toxic chemicals in fertilizer.

Roll Call

Trump fired the Librarian of Congress. Now Dems want to change the hiring process - Roll Call

Congress should have that power, not the president, some say, after Trump removed Library of Congress head Carla Hayden from her post.

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Trump budget reaction, reconciliation work headline this week at Capitol - Roll Call

Lawmakers in Congress will be discussing and debating budgets, appropriations and reconciliation this week.

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