HIllary Clinton spends Tuesday on the Hill meeting with Congressional Democrats, taking a brief break from the campaign trail in order to give caucus members the opportunity to have private a question-and-answer session with her. (The Hill)
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06/18/2016
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks with an aide following a rally he led on protecting individual pensions and promoting retirement security for elderly Americans. (The Hill)
06/16/2016
Sidney Blumenthal, a long-time friend of Hillary Clinton, arrives to testify before the House Select Committee on Benghazi during a closed hearing. The committee questioned Blumenthal regarding his online correspondence with Secretary Clinton regarding the attacks on the American compound in Libya. (The Hill)
06/03/2015
Martin O’Malley, the former governor of Maryland, joins a discussion with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The appearance was his first official event as a declared Democratic candidate for president. O’Malley emphasized to the audience that immigration reform would be an urgent priority in his administration. (The Hill)
06/02/2015
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, foreground, attends a hearing on intimate partner gun violence with Rep. Donna Edwards, speaking with Leader Pelosi. Both Democrats are running against each other in the upcoming Maryland Senate primary. (The Hill)
06/02/2015
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) holds a press conference, calling on the government to declassify the remaining secret pages of the 9/11 inquiry that many believe reveal Saudi Arabia’s role in financing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Paul’s remarks came a day after he single-handedly forced the temporary expiration of the national surveillance mass collection program authorized by the PATRIOT Act. (The Hill)
05/31/2015
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) leaves the Capitol building after railing on the Senate floor against the national surveillance program authorized by the PATRIOT Act. While Paul was not successful in ultimately killing the program, the presidential candidate’s tactics will likely cause the program to expire at midnight, at least temporarily. (The Hill)
05/19/2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduces legislation to help students pay for college tuition and refinance their student loans. Sanders, who recently announced his intention to run for the presidency, planned to fund the law through the so-called “Robin Hood tax” – a tax on big banks and Wall Street transactions. (The Hill)