Capitol Hill

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The new figure, revealed by the Defense Department during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill, is about $4 billion higher than the estimate offered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth two weeks ago.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Ullman says he got a different reaction in 1996 in a Capitol Hill elevator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Shortly before King Charles arrived on Capitol Hill, Statuary Hall was lined with journalists and television cameras waiting for him to walk by.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defended the budget proposal on Capitol Hill last week, telling senators that the visitor experience to parks can be improved even while spending and staff reductions are made.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

He had a Senate office and an apartment in a shabby building on Capitol Hill, a little one-bedroom that was already cluttered with books and papers, his Hole away from home.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama