Jackie Wang

Members of Congress describe “strong bipartisan efforts to get some pickleballing done” ahead of charity event.

Democrat James Walkinshaw won the special election for Virginia’s 11th District to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Gerald E. Connolly.

The Marine Corps veteran is serving his fourth term as a Democrat. But he started out as a staffer for Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

First elected in 2016, Evans' retirement will likely spur a crowded primary for the heavily Democratic Philadelphia-area seat.

The freshman Democrat, who succeeded Jennifer Wexton in the House, represents a Northern Virginia district heavy on tech and federal workers.

Bob Filner, a fiery California liberal with a short fuse who served in the House for nearly two decades, died at the age of 82. 

Freshman Republican congressman from North Carolina learned of his brother’s death while working as a staffer for Ted Budd.

The Kansas Republican was once a junior staffer. “I packed up and drove out for a $12,000 a year staff assistant job, and it kind of stuck,” he says.

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who spent nearly three decades as a state lawmaker and eight years as Houston mayor, has died.

“When you come from Alabama, it just feels a little different,” said the freshman Democrat, who represents his state’s newly drawn 2nd District.