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The only demo options near DC were at Best Buy locations on opposite sides of the District, each about 25 miles from the Capitol.
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers then left the Capitol for the weekend, with no further votes scheduled and little sign of progress in breaking the stalemate.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
On the other side of the Capitol, the super PAC tied to House Democratic leadership launched a $3 million digital ad campaign targeting 10 Republicans a full week before the shutdown.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Though the House is also expected to return Friday, the chamber has already passed the GOP bill and all action is expected to be on the Senate side of the Capitol building.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers then left the Capitol for the weekend, with no further votes scheduled and little sign of progress in breaking the stalemate.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
On the other side of the Capitol, the super PAC tied to House Democratic leadership launched a $3 million digital ad campaign targeting 10 Republicans a full week before the shutdown.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Though the House is also expected to return Friday, the chamber has already passed the GOP bill and all action is expected to be on the Senate side of the Capitol building.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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