From a moose to a bunny and a “Babydog,” and from a Beaver moon to a Trump mask and a stadium husk, 2025 on Capitol Hill and in Washington was quite a whirlwind. But before we cue up “Auld Lang Syne,” Roll Call’s photojournalists share their most memorable feature photos from the past year.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump listen to Master Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Bennear of the Marine Corps Band sing the National Anthem during the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Fairfax, Va., Police officer Vann Sayasithsena and K-9 Valor lay a rose during the National Police K-9 Memorial Service to honor fallen police K-9s at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on May 11. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Photojournalists take photos as staffers for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., unload Marty the Moose from a freight elevator in the Hart Senate Office Building on June 10. The stuffed Marty the Moose and Kodak the Bear made their annual migration to Shaheen’s office for the “Experience New Hampshire” reception. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Attendees watch tanks roll down Constitution Avenue Northwest during the Army’s 250th anniversary parade, which was also President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, on June 14. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)A busker wearing a Donald Trump mask poses with tourists outside the White House on June 22. Tourists who asked to take a selfie with the man were asked for a donation. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)A Capitol Visitor Center tour guide speaks to tourists in the Capitol Rotunda on July 3. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., talk with an aide dressed as a hot dog during a reception to celebrate National Hot Dog Day in Russell Senate Office Building on July 16. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)The partially demolished Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is seen with the Capitol and the Washington Monument in the background on Oct. 6. The new Washington Commanders football stadium, which will be built on the site, is expected to open in 2030. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his dog, Babydog, pose for photos during Babydog’s 6th birthday party in the Hart Senate Office Building on Oct. 15. Hundreds of hill staffers waited in line to take photos with Babydog and to wish her a happy birthday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Participants dressed as Squidward from “SpongeBob SquarePants” march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration on Oct. 18. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Members of the Louisiana National Guard patrol near the Washington Monument during the government shutdown on Oct. 20. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)The moon rises behind the Capitol dome on Nov. 6. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
