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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., conducts a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., left, Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., also appear. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate plots its final week before elections with potential data center electricity vote

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 25, 2026 at 6:02am
China's first lady Peng Liyuan, Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump and U.S. first lady Melania Trump look on during a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Amid surreal scenes, Trump flashes force and ‘friendship’ with China’s Xi

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 24, 2026 at 3:11pm
Whitehouse and Schumer conduct a news conference Thursday to highlight GOP connections to the fossil fuel industry. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Permitting bill off until after midterms even as talks close in

By David Jordan and Kelly Livingston
Posted September 24, 2026 at 12:18pm, Updated at 4:05pm
Chairman Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., conducts a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Permitting deal down to the wire as senators look to the exits

By David Jordan and Kelly Livingston
Posted September 23, 2026 at 6:07pm
From left: President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick look on during a meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

Trump says administration is weighing diesel export restrictions

By Kelly Livingston and David Jordan
Posted September 22, 2026 at 6:28pm
President Donald Trump addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

‘Into hell’: Trump signals aggressive lame-duck foreign policy at UN

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 22, 2026 at 1:20pm
President Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Sept. 9.

Trump pivots to foreign policy amid political, legal battles at home

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 21, 2026 at 12:54pm, Updated at 6:38pm
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is seen in the Capitol on June 23, 2026. He sought quick passage of the data centers bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Ratepayer bill aimed at data center buildout blocked in Senate

By David Jordan
Posted September 17, 2026 at 3:42pm
Colorado Republican Rep. Gabe Evans leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on June 4, 2025.

Bill aimed at voter anger over data centers passes House

By David Jordan
Posted September 16, 2026 at 8:10pm
Sponsor Andy Harris, R-Md., showed in June, wanted a vote on his bill before the recess.

Gas tax holiday bill on ice despite House rule fracas

By Kelly Livingston
Posted September 16, 2026 at 2:59pm