The impeachment trial has claimed one of the U.S. Capitol’s quaintest traditions — the crackling blazes in fireplaces that are the perk of senior lawmakers, senators and staff working in the building’s oldest rooms and offices.
The chill has spread to both sides of the U.S. Capitol, where a letter signed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was posted on a dormant fireplace in the lobby off the House chamber. Ordinarily, it would be blazing during evening votes.