Capitol Hill

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On Capitol Hill, lawmakers for months have been wrangling over mandating the cockpit-system technology, with competing bills from both chambers of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The two roommates also co-chair the weekly Capitol Hill Fellowship prayer breakfasts.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

A two-term congressman whose father served for 10 years on Capitol Hill, Collins has been a lightning rod for controversy since arriving in Washington.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

The top DoJ official, Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche, travelled to Capitol Hill on Thursday to try and ease Republican senators' concerns, but was unsuccessful.

From BBC • May 22, 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