Kojo and Tom Sherwood wrap up a week of broadcasts from Capitol Hill by chatting with U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.)

We speak with Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton about D.C. issues on their agenda.

We speak with Republicans with deep roots in the District about the GOP's unique challenge in engaging an urban and solidly Democratic electorate.

In one of the few, official nonpartisan positions on the Hill, the Rev. Patrick Conroy ministers to a unique congregation of elected officials, many serving far from home.

From "me" walls to taxidermy, each congressional office is decorated to suit the style of the member who occupies it. We explore what office decor says about the men and women elected to serve in Congress.

Kojo sits down with Virginia Sen. Mark Warner to discuss his priorities during the 114th Congress.

He's an avid outdoorsman, biologist, Chesapeake Bay protector and advocate for military families and shipbuilding. We talk with Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.)about priorities for his district and the nation.

Kojo chats with U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the second-ranking Democrat in his chamber.

The "steakhouse" scene used to dominate official Washington, but now the city's palate is more sophisticated. Kojo explores how Congress has influenced D.C.'s culinary universe over time.

Tech Tuesday explores how websites and search engines have brought votes and deal-making out of the shadows on Capitol Hill and altered the landscape for lawmakers, citizens, activists and the media.

Kojo explores the juggling act of a freshman legislator and learns how lawmakers establish a road map for themselves and their constituents in the first frenetic weeks on Capitol Hill.

The Senate Historical Office serves as the institutional memory for Congress, the media and the general public. We speak with Senate Historian Donald Ritchie about the Senate's past and present.

Kojo kicks off a week of special broadcasting from Capitol Hill with a look at the difference between Congress as it is, and Congress as we imagine it.

Kojo chats with U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.) about what he sees at stake for his constituents and the D.C. region in the debate over the president's new budget proposal.

While we may not hear Shakespeare quoted in Congress very often today, make no mistake: the influence of the Bard is heard in almost all political oratory, from the Gettysburg Address to the State of the Union.

Parental leave policies vary from office to office in the halls of Congress, and the effects reverberate throughout the surrounding neighborhood, where a growing number of families are choosing to raise their children.