Moonrise DC
February 8th, 2012 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
This NASA photo released February 8, 2012 shows a United States Marine Corps helicopter (HMX-1) flying through this scene of the full Moon and the US Capitol on February 7, 2012 from Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Bill Ingalls/AFP/Getty Images)
A House Covered
June 16th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
A statue of President Abraham Lincoln is covered in the the Capitol as restoration work is completed nearby. On this day in 1858, Lincoln won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, and made his one of his famous speeches against disunion, a “House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand.” (Chris Maddaloni/Staff)
Hold On To Your Paycheck
April 8th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Going on seven press conferences, back and forth in the Capitol, in as many hours, about the budget impasse – and each one has enlightened us with this information: no deal.
So don’t go buying that Harley with your tax-free deployment bonus yet – because the check probably won’t be in the mail. Maybe soon. Next week? Next month?
Moment of Silence
January 10th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Congressional members and staffers pause on the east steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2010, during a national moment of silence for the victims of the assassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Az., who were shot on Saturday in Tuscon, Az.
Chasing Shadows
December 1st, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Ranking House Intelligence committee member Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mi., speaks to the press after a closed briefing on the latest round of the Wikileaks scandal. The momentum to find a bagman for the leaked documents is clearly beginning to grow.
Byrd’s Honor Guard
July 1st, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Sen. Robert Byrd’s casket is carried into the Senate by an honor guard in Washington, DC, July 1, 2010. He was known in recent years for opposing the invasion of Iraq, but more so for bringing home incredible amounts of federal funding to West Virginia for over fifty years - and not just for its shiny highway system. While not quite collecting Monopoly money at Rep. John Murtha levels, Sen. Byrd kept the federal taps running – his bit of the FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill included $95 million for West Virginia’s military installations alone.
In case you were wondering – although he was a ship welder during the war, honor guards can be used as flag escorts for official state ceremonies.
Obama and Elie Weisel
April 24th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
President Obama and Elie Weisel speak at a Holocaust memorial event in the Capitol…. I’ve heard some funny stories about how happy embassy and aid workers are when they see the Marines arrive to evacuate them from tricky situations – Weisel talked about they joy and gratitude he has for the U.S. military liberating him from a death camp. Several orders of magnitude, eh?