Picking up the pace

My first two weeks have been a great transition into working in DC. Not too fast, not too slow...I've had many opportunities to go out and cover things, but haven't felt overwhelmed yet. And from here starts about two weeks of craziness and at it's center is the confirmation hearings. Everything is prepping for Kagan's hearings and next week actually covering Kagan's hearings. I have a few other events thrown in like getting photos of those debating financial reform and if all goes according to plan an event with the president and first lady tomorrow!

Today I attended an event at the White House on their initiative to end homelessness. Nothing immediately newsworthy came out of it, but it did give me a chance to get some archive photos of four Cabinet secretaries. The photos aren't particularly compelling so instead I'll post some from earlier this afternoon. I spent the afternoon chasing senators through the halls of the Capitol which was actually a lot of fun. On Tuesdays, both parties have luncheons which many members attend. Reporters and photographers will often wait outside the elevators leading up to these luncheons and try to grab the senators for a question or photo before they go inside. After, the leadership of both parties holds a brief press conference. Here are a few of the photos I got. First, the Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks with other members of Republican leadership. I posted this photo for two reasons: to admire the gorgeous architecture inside the Capitol and to see the mass amounts of press that gather for these press conferences. The second photo is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.