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President Donald Trump returns to the White House early Thursday morning after a campaign rally in San Antonio. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

Trump on the stump: Extreme lines, vague threats

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 8, 2026 at 1:14pm
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., speaks at a news conference in the Capitol on May 6, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Pallone bill would drop surprise billing law’s arbitration process

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted October 8, 2026 at 12:06pm
The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to set aside a ruling issued Wednesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

Supreme Court asked to weigh political ad rates

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 8, 2026 at 11:40am
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks about affordable health care for airport service workers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Warner pitches health care expansion as he preps for swan song

By Kelly Livingston and Peter Cohn
Posted October 8, 2026 at 6:29am
Cantwell is seen at an event outside the Capitol on Sept. 14. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Sen. Maria Cantwell looks to federal testing role in AI safety framework

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 7, 2026 at 5:24pm
President Donald Trump listens to a question from CQ Roll Call's John T. Bennett as he returned to the White House on Tuesday evening. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump on ensuring ‘dividend’ dollars spent at home: ‘It’s not going to be a big problem’

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 7, 2026 at 12:22pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks during a news conference in the Capitol in June. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Time for yet another debate over daylight, spurred by Trump

By Mike Magner and Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted October 6, 2026 at 7:00pm
Rep. Kat Cammack, seen here at the Capitol last year, is floating a rule change that would mandate background checks for House staff.

Background checks should be mandatory for Hill staff, Cammack says

By Nina Heller
Posted September 29, 2026 at 2:28pm, Updated October 6, 2026 at 11:01am
Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., speaks with a reporter in her office in the Longworth building on Jan. 22.

Crypto industry PAC gives to 32 House incumbents, on both sides

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted October 5, 2026 at 3:33pm
President Donald Trump arrives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for his new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House Sept. 21. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump expressing concern about GOP midterm chances

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 5, 2026 at 2:27pm
Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., flanked by other congressional leaders, stands on the Capitol steps on Sept. 11, 2001, to speak about the terrorist attacks earlier that day.

Disgraced former Speaker Hastert dies

By Nick Eskow
Posted October 5, 2026 at 2:21pm
Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss scores a touchdown during the Rebels' win over the visiting LSU Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Sept. 19 in Oxford, Miss. (Justin Ford/Getty Images)

Employee question could stall Senate college sports bill at midfield in House

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 5, 2026 at 5:15am
President Donald Trump departs the Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting in the Capitol on June 24.

As Congress leans on ‘pro formas,’ bills become law without Trump signature

By Victor Feldman
Posted October 5, 2026 at 5:00am
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries conducts a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 17.

Jeffries says Democrats are poised to win the House majority

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 4, 2026 at 9:19pm
President Donald Trump participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House on Sept. 21.

Court challenges mount over Trump’s funding clawback

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 2, 2026 at 7:47pm
The Supreme Court is pictured Sept. 15. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Guns, voting and immigration on deck for Supreme Court

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 2, 2026 at 5:00am
The presidential limo known as "The Beast" rolls into the factory floor as President Donald Trump visits the Peterbilt Motors truck plant in Denton, Texas, on Thursday.

‘Pain in the ass’: Trump again shows annoyance with Paxton after leaked audio

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 1, 2026 at 7:01pm
Sens. Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren greet David Slade, nominee for a top Export-Import Bank post, after a confirmation hearing on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rare out-of-session hearing draws top Banking Democrat’s ire

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted October 1, 2026 at 4:35pm
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., co-sponsors the legislation reversing a decade of Medicare payment policy that made it too expensive for many seniors to buy ultra-lightweight manual wheelchairs. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Bill easing seniors’ wheelchair upgrade costs clears Senate

By Peter Cohn
Posted October 1, 2026 at 4:16pm
Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference last year. She recently gave birth to a second child.

Rep. McIver joins rare group who have given birth in Congress

By Nina Heller
Posted October 1, 2026 at 3:53pm
Maine Sen. Susan Collins talks with reporters during votes in the Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Vulnerable Republican senators stick with Trump on votes since 2025

By Ryan Kelly
Posted October 1, 2026 at 1:50pm
The coming Supreme Court term is starting to take shape. Justices will hear a case about a mandatory detention policy for immigrants.

Trump’s immigration detention policy to face justices

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 1, 2026 at 11:39am
Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski are seeking to keep funding decisions rooted within the medical research agency.

Lame-duck effort brewing to protect NIH grantmaking

By Ariel Cohen
Posted October 1, 2026 at 11:38am
Chairman Josh Hawley, R-Mo., right, arrives for the hearing on hearing on Wednesday, with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senators debate liability for ‘rogue’ AI agents

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 1, 2026 at 5:00am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, seen here after a news conference last Wednesday, complained that Republicans were spending time this week on “toothless messaging.”

‘Toothless messaging’? Senate agenda caught up in midterm branding

By Savannah Behrmann, Kelly Livingston and Nina Heller
Posted September 30, 2026 at 6:26pm
Local housing groups are suing over planned cuts to congressionally appropriated funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Housing groups challenge Trump funding clawback

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 30, 2026 at 4:01pm
Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn leaves the Senate Republican luncheon in the Capitol on June 23.

Blackburn sues Jack Smith over phone records

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 30, 2026 at 3:59pm
An Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center stands adjacent to single-family homes in Stone Ridge, Va. on Aug. 12, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Voluntary ratepayer protection bill blocked in Senate again

By Kelly Livingston
Posted September 30, 2026 at 2:20pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles. E. Schumer, seen in the Capitol on Tuesday, called the bill "ineffective" at addressing concerns over lawmaker stock trades. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers’ stock trading bill falls short in Senate

By Nina Heller
Posted September 30, 2026 at 1:55pm
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne shakes hands with Burgum after signing an agreement to end the French company's U.S. offshore wind projects during the 2026 CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston on March 23. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)

New critique of offshore wind clawbacks: Taxpayers lose out

By David Jordan
Posted September 30, 2026 at 9:35am