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Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, are among the members of both parties who have asked the administration to release guidance for the funds. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senators press administration for answers on broadband funds

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 29, 2026 at 6:29am, Updated at 10:46am
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said Congress shouldn't depend on courts to preserve spending power. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Appropriators seek ways to curb Trump’s spending cancellations

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted September 29, 2026 at 6:02am
Appalachian State quarterback Malachi Singleton rolls out to pass during the Mountaineers' 41-31 loss to N.C. State on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C. Singleton came to App State this season from Purdue University via the transfer portal.

Senate laterals college sports bill to House, but forward progress uncertain

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 28, 2026 at 10:20pm
Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump flies over Neyland Stadium prior to a game between the Texas Longhorns and Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images)

Midterms looming, Trump opts for football, golf and a late dinner with Dario Amodei

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 28, 2026 at 3:49pm
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, accused the Trump administration of an "illegal" move to cancel funding.

Power of the purse challenged

By Paul M. Krawzak, Aris Folley and David Lerman
Posted September 28, 2026 at 3:35pm
Jack Smith testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 22. The former special counsel will return to Capitol Hill this week, this time for a Senate-side grilling.

Senators gear up for Judiciary clash with Jack Smith

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 28, 2026 at 12:12pm
"I will work with my colleagues to address these illegal actions," Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, said in a statement. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

White House cancels health, education funds approved by Congress

By Aris Folley
Posted September 28, 2026 at 6:17am
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is leading the effort on the college sports bill. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

This week: Senate takes final votes before elections

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 28, 2026 at 6:09am
The Supreme Court as seen in Washington in June.

Supreme Court again rejects Missouri effort to use GOP-friendly map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 25, 2026 at 7:47pm
A worker sweeps part of the Mountains and Clouds sculpture on Friday ahead of its reinstallation.

Calder clouds are rising on Capitol Hill

By Nina Heller
Posted September 25, 2026 at 3:44pm
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier arrives at Laem Chabang Port on Sept. 2, 2026, at Racha, Thailand. (Thananuwat Srirasant/Getty Images)

Democrats call for hearings on suicide attempts on USS Lincoln

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted September 25, 2026 at 2:46pm
Sen. Mark Kelly attends a news conference in the Capitol on June 17.

Tech taxes would drive Kelly’s labor-focused ‘AI Horizon Fund’

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 25, 2026 at 2:39pm
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
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, talks with reporters in the Capitol on Aug. 5. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Vote on Chinese car imports bill sought as Xi meets with Trump

By Kelly Livingston
Posted September 25, 2026 at 5:00am
Senate Majority Leader John Thune talks with reporters at the Capitol on Thursday. He’s been getting a version of this question a lot: Will you run for leader again?

‘The assumption is yes,’ Thune says of another leadership run

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 24, 2026 at 6:15pm
Texas Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido, seen here at a campaign rally in Goliad, Texas, on Sept. 12, is running against Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz in a district President Donald Trump won easily. The House race is competitive, and a case study for election year dynamics.

Gathering threads: The stories defining the midterm elections

By Jason Dick, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 24, 2026 at 5:41pm
Newly installed fences surround the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Sept. 16. President Donald Trump threatened on Sept. 15 to keep the Kennedy Center closed for good after a judge ruled his name cannot be added onto the famed arts institution's facade.

Appropriators push to protect Kennedy Center from demolition

By Aris Folley
Posted September 24, 2026 at 5:04pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a joint news conference in the Capitol on Jan. 8.

Schumer, Jeffries sue to block federal agents at polls in November

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 24, 2026 at 4:36pm
Klomp speaks at the White House on Sept. 30, 2025, with, from left, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and President Donald Trump. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Senate Finance approves Klomp nomination for HHS deputy

By Lia DeGroot
Posted September 24, 2026 at 4:20pm
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
The Bad News Babes celebrate their win on Wednesday over Team Congress after the Congressional Women's Softball Game at Audi Field, which pits congresswomen against women journalists.

Journalists get the win in high-scoring Congressional Women’s Softball Game

By Nina Heller
Posted September 23, 2026 at 10:23pm
From left, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Andy Kim, D-N.J., conduct a news conference Wednesday about President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

AI export controls debate rages as Trump, Xi meet

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted September 23, 2026 at 9:54pm
During a belated celebration for her 90th birthday, former Sen. Barbara Mikulski laughs with Rep. Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol on Wednesday.

‘Heroine to us’: Mikulski returns to the Hill to mark 90th birthday

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 23, 2026 at 6:57pm
Activists hold signs during a rally outside the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., on May 10, 2025.

White House drops executive order for tighter NIH purview

By Lia DeGroot
Posted September 23, 2026 at 6:43pm
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
Lindsey Isaacs, who was wrongfully arrested in a fatal hit-and-run in Florida, greets Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., at the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Flock and other surveillance technology. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Flock cameras draw bipartisan concerns at Senate hearing

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 23, 2026 at 5:53pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks on Sept. 15 during the Pro-Human Assembly conference on AI legislation in Washington.

AI ‘superintelligence’ ban proposed by Casar, Sanders

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 23, 2026 at 4:10pm
Sen. John Curtis, seen here at a hearing in April, wants the Judiciary Committee to probe “the use of presidential family relationships for private financial benefit, preferential treatment, or access by domestic and foreign interests.”

Not a ‘toaster’: GOP senator urges Judiciary panel to probe Don Jr. wedding party

By Savannah Behrmann and Michael Macagnone
Posted September 22, 2026 at 7:56pm
Vice President JD Vance conducts the White House briefing on Thursday, Sept. 3.

Vance pushes for health fraud legislation in the Senate

By Lia DeGroot
Posted September 22, 2026 at 3:04pm
Voting rights activists stage a protest on the Senate steps of the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. The protesters were arrested by Capitol Police.

Court rejects Capitol Police rules on demonstrations on Capitol steps

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 22, 2026 at 2:48pm