IMAGES | WDRB News travels to Washington for 1st week of 118th Congress
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The United State Capitol on the first day of the 118th Congress, January 3, 2023.Â
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WDRB News' photojournalist Frank Stamper and reporter Monica Harkins travel from Louisville to Washington, D.C. Monday, January 2, 2023 for the beginning of the 118th Congress.
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WDRB News crew enjoys East Coast lobster rolls on a lunch break.
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WDRB's photojournalist Frank Stamper sets up a Monday night camera set up.
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WDRB News set up a camera shot showing the U.S. Capitol dome Monday, January 2.
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WDRB's Monica Harkins poses for a photo after recording a reporter package with the U.S. Capitol dome in the background.
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Tuesday morning, WDRB News crew begins reporting from the U.S. Capitol at 9 a.m. for the first day of the 118th Congress.
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Many of the U.S. House of Representatives have their offices in the Longworth building pictured here.
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Freshman Congress members get the keys to their new offices Tuesday, Jan. 3. 2024. Pictured here is the name plate for Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky.
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WDRB's Frank Stamper captures Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky, as he walks into his office for the first time.
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WDRB News is the first crew to interview Rep. Morgan McGarvey in his office in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.
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U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey displays a photo of him and his family in the Kentucky Senate Chambers.
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U.S. Congressmen Morgan McGarvey displays a bourbon barrel lid from the Kentucky Distillers' Association in his new office on Capitol Hill.
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Rep. Morgan McGarvey displays some bourbon in the front room of his new D.C. office.
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Many of the U.S. House of Representatives have their offices in the Longworth building pictured here.
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This sign was seen Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 outside the U.S. Capitol and says the U.S. House is 'under new management' and 'fully open.' But, ironically, the Republican party took four days of voting on the House Speaker.
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Side view of the U.S. Capitol.
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Capitol view from a designated media live shot spot outside.
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Photo inside the U.S. Capitol dome.
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View of the Washington Monument from inside the U.S. Capitol.
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WDRB's Monica Harkins secures an exclusive one-on-one interview with Kentucky's Sen. Mitch McConnell.
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WDRB's Monica Harkins and photojournalist Frank Stamper secure an exclusive one-on-one interview with Kentucky's Sen. Mitch McConnell in his leadership office.
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WDRB's Monica Harkins secures an exclusive one-on-one interview with Kentucky's Sen. Mitch McConnell on the day he makes history as longest serving party leader in the U.S. Senate.Â
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In Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell's leadership office you can see a wall decorated with old campaign posters. Including a poster when he ran with former Congressmen John Yarmuth, who at the time was running as a Republican.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell uses old campaign posters as decor in his leadership office.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell sits with WDRB News for an exclusive one-on-one interview the day he makes history as longest party leader in the U.S. Senate, Jan. 3, 2023.
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Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has two offices. This video shows his leadership office in the U.S. Capitol.
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This video shows some of the pictures and decor displayed in the room Sen. McConnell uses for meetings and interviews in the U.S. Capitol.Â
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays photos of all the senators before him.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays photos of all the senators before him.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays photos of all the senators before him this is a close up of the text displayed.
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This is the view from a window in the House's media room.
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WDRB's Monica Harkins prepares for an afternoon live shot on the first day of the voting process for the U.S. Speaker of the House Jan. 3, 2023.
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WDRB's Monica Harkins prepares alongside national and international news outlets for a live shot on the first day of voting for the U.S. House Speaker.
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Library of Congress sits across the lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
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Wednesday Jan. 4, 2023 WDRB News meets with Kentucky's Republican Rep. James Comer for a one-on-one interview.
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Wednesday Jan. 4, 2023 WDRB News meets with Kentucky's Republican Rep. James Comer for a one-on-one interview.
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Kentucky's Republican Rep. James Comer displays photos in his D.C. office.
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Kentucky's Republican Rep. James Comer displays photos in his D.C. office including when he met Sen. Mitch McConnell when Comer was FFA president.
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Kentucky's Republican Rep. James Comer displays his FFA jacket in his D.C. office. Below is a photo of when Comer met Sen. Mitch McConnell when Comer was FFA president.
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Kentucky's Republican Rep. James Comer displays photos in his D.C. office with presidents past and present.
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An American flag waves above the Cannon Building on Capitol Hill.
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WDRB's photojournalist Frank Stamper walks in front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday Jan. 4, 2023.
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The United States Supreme Court, SCOTUS, building on Jan. 4, 2023.
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U.S. Senators use the Russell Building for offices and meetings.
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Inside the Russell Building news outlets set gear up for live shots in the rotunda.
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Inside the Russell Building news outlets set gear up for live shots in the rotunda.
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, displays flags in his office in the Russell Building.
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WDRB News interviews Sen. Rand Paul in a one-on-one interview Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.
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Senator Mitch McConnell's office in the Russell Building.
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Senator Mitch McConnell's personalized mug in his office in the Russell Building.
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Senator Mitch McConnell displays pieces from both UofL and UK basketball NCAA Championship game floor boards in his office in the Russell Building.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays his favorite political cartoons from his career in his Russell Building office space.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays his favorite political cartoons from his career in his Russell Building office space. This cartoon is one of the very first ever made mentioning Sen. McConnell.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays his favorite political cartoons from his career in his Russell Building office space.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays his favorite political cartoons from his career in his Russell Building office space.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays his favorite political cartoons from his career in his Russell Building office space.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays his favorite political cartoons from his career in his Russell Building office space.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays his favorite political cartoons from his career in his Russell Building office space.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays his favorite political cartoons from his career in his Russell Building office space.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays his favorite political cartoons from his career in his Russell Building office space.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell displays his favorite political cartoons from his career in his Russell Building office space.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell's office in the Russell Building is one of three that has a balcony with this view of the U.S. Supreme Court, Library of Congress and U.S. Capitol.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell's office in the Russell Building is one of three that has a balcony with this view of the U.S. Capitol.
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Two years following the Jan. 6 attack you can see barricades and police on the Capitol grounds but the public does has some outdoor access.
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Two years following the Jan. 6 attack you can see Capitol police monitoring an entrance of the U.S. Capitol.
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Sign shows U.S. Capitol tours information.
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WDRB News captures the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 4, 2023.
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U.S. Police patrol car parked in the front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 4, 2023.
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WDRB News captures people walking through the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 4, 2023.
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WDRB News captures the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 4, 2023.
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WDRB News crew is met with this sunset leaving Washington, D.C.
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This sign was seen Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 outside the U.S. Capitol and says the U.S. House is 'under new management' and 'fully open.' But, ironically, the Republican party took four days of voting on the House Speaker.
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In Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell's leadership office you can see a wall decorated with old campaign posters. Including a poster when he ran with former Congressmen John Yarmuth, who at the time was running as a Republican.
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Kentucky and Indiana representatives spent last week waiting — and waiting some more — in Washington.
WDRB News anchor and reporter Monica Harkins and photojournalist Frank Stamper traveled to Washington for the first week of the 118th Congress.
Kentucky and Indiana representatives spent last week waiting — and waiting some more — in Washington.
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