Chris Hale

Washington, D.C.

Design Editor at Roll Call

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Turn back time — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

1 week ago | rollcall.com | Chris Hale

Posted April 11, 2025 at 3:33pm Lawmakers this week were all watching the clock as the two-week spring recess neared. Highlights this week, before the exodus, include a Senate hearing about time management that evoked Cher, a “WTF” moment in Ways and Means and Sen. Bernie Sanders shouting about CNN on CNN.
The last word — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

2 weeks ago | rollcall.com | Chris Hale

Skip to content The last word — Congressional Hits and Misses From Sen. Cory Booker’s record-setting filibuster to a fight over proxy voting that ended up shutting down the House and the implementation of President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs, it’s certainly been a whirlwind week in Washington. Recent Stories
Busy Signal — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

3 weeks ago | rollcall.com | Chris Hale

Posted March 28, 2025 at 3:31pm The fallout from the reveal of Signal chat use among senior Trump administration officials was far and wide on Capitol Hill this week — it even overshadowed Elmo!
‘As the great George Costanza once said’ — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

1 month ago | rollcall.com | Chris Hale

Skip to content ‘As the great George Costanza once said’ — Congressional Hits and Misses Congress is one tense place these days. From its members’ town halls to the chamber floor and hearing rooms, the pressure cooker keeps cooking. Recent Stories
Focus on ‘The Eyes of History’

1 month ago | rollcall.com | Chris Hale |Bill Clark |Tom Williams

The White House News Photographers Association has revealed winners in their 2025 “Eyes of History” contest. CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists Bill Clark and Tom Williams were among the the recipients of awards in the categories announced on Saturday. Clark’s photo, above, from June 12, 2024, shows staffers for New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen moving “Marty the Moose” through the basement of the Dirksen Senate Office Building for an event.
Address-ing down — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

1 month ago | rollcall.com | Chris Hale

Skip to content Address-ing down — Congressional Hits and Misses President Donald Trump’s raucous address to a joint session of Congress and Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green’s ejection from the House chamber and subsequent censure highlight this week’s Hits and Misses. Recent Stories
Greetings, earthlings — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

1 month ago | rollcall.com | Chris Hale

Skip to content Greetings, earthlings — Congressional Hits and Misses You never know what program will get cut in today’s Washington — maybe even Ebola prevention? Watch as members talk debt and duty, and choose their words carefully. Recent Stories
Capitol Ink and McConnell: Capping a unique relationship - Roll Call

1 month ago | rollcall.com | R.J. Matson |Chris Hale

Former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s announcement last Thursday that he will not run for reelection in 2026 had us dipping into our archives. And dipping into the inkwell. Which leads us to Capitol Ink. R.J. Matson’s satirical pen has been sketching the Kentucky senator for quite some time now, which makes sense since McConnell has been in Republican leadership for over 20 years.
Capitol Lens | A Mitch in time

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Bill Clark |Tom Williams |Chris Hale

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, will not seek reelection next year, the Kentucky Republican announced on the chamber floor Thursday. Here are some of Roll Call’s more memorable archival photos of the GOP leader from the past 22 years. A sign is installed on Jan. 3, 2003, for the office of the new Majority Whip McConnell.
Capitol Lens | A Mitch in time

2 months ago | rollcall.com | Chris Hale

Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, address the Election Night crowd in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 4, 2014, after the Kentucky Republican defeated Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)