Heard on the Hill
Fireworks are seen over the National Mall after the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House early Monday morning. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted June 19, 2026 at 7:00am
Storm clouds, fireworks, the D.C. primary and FISA drama highlighted this week in the capital and the Senate, while the House took the week off. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.
D.C. Capitol photo gallery (June 12-16) documents Senate nomination hearings (AG Todd Blanche, DNI Jay Clayton), D.C. primary voting, and Federal Reserve rate announcement. Political developments affect legislative oversight of AI regulation and FISA surveillance policy.
Heard on the Hill
Fireworks are seen over the National Mall after the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House early Monday morning. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted June 19, 2026 at 7:00am

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Algae in the Reflecting Pool, a canceled bill signing, President Donald Trump’s lunch meeting with Senate Republicans, a time…

A passing thunderstorm is illuminated by the setting sun in Washington on Friday evening.

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Appearances on the Hill by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and actor Noah Wyle highlighted the…

Disruption on Capitol Hill from President Donald Trump’s abrupt cancellation of the signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing…