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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll appears before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on May 12.

Hawks lament Pentagon ‘churn’ after Army secretary’s resignation

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted September 1, 2026 at 6:01pm
Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., is seen in the Capitol on Feb. 14, 2024. She is the sponsor of the social media bill that advanced Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Panel punts kids’ social media ban for data consent mandate

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 1, 2026 at 2:16pm
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. attends President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026.

Supreme Court rules ballroom construction can continue

By Kelly Livingston
Posted August 31, 2026 at 6:12pm
CEO of Meta Platforms Mark Zuckerberg attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference at the Sun Valley Lodge on July 9 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Kids law needed beyond Meta settlement, backers say

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted August 26, 2026 at 7:50pm, Updated August 27, 2026 at 11:17am
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., talks with reporters in the Capitol this month.

Cassidy says abortion pill makers turn blind eye to safety

By Ariel Cohen
Posted August 27, 2026 at 9:00am
535 Political Analyst Susan Davis, left, CQ Roll Call Staff Writer Savannah Behrmann, center, and Roll Call Editor in Chief Jason Dick discuss the affordability agenda in Congress.

The Roll Call and 535 deep dive on the affordability agenda

By Jason Dick, Savannah Behrmann and Susan Davis
Posted August 26, 2026 at 12:10pm
Rollins speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday.

USDA certified? Comments suggest beef deal not quite cooked

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 25, 2026 at 4:58pm
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., has indicated that he will fight to undo the Senate bill's hemp provision.

Stopgap funding bill’s hemp troubles aren’t over

By Aris Folley
Posted August 24, 2026 at 6:00am
A worker stocks Angus beef top sirloin filets in the meat section of a grocery store in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25, 2025.

Trump creates beef with ranchers over new import plan

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted August 21, 2026 at 4:24pm, Updated at 5:15pm
A child is vaccinated during an immunization event at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Community Resource Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2025.

HHS seeks input on kids vaccination changes called for by Trump

By Lia DeGroot
Posted August 21, 2026 at 1:42pm
Former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in on July 29.

Republicans revive false miscarriage statistic, twist Fauci’s texts about COVID-19 shots

By FactCheck.org
Posted August 20, 2026 at 2:24pm
President Donald Trump speaks to the press on Wednesday next to ongoing construction of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House. His top legislative affairs aide, James Braid, is leaving that post later this month.

White House legislative liaison’s exit comes ahead of tricky pre-midterms session

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 20, 2026 at 12:41pm
Heidi Overton previously worked at the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned think tank. (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump picks White House adviser Overton to head FDA

By Lia DeGroot
Posted August 19, 2026 at 1:25pm
535 Political Analyst Susan Davis, left, CQ Roll Call Staff Writer Kelly Livingston, center, and Roll Call Editor in Chief Jason Dick discuss surface transportation reauthorization legislation on the latest Political Theater podcast.

The Roll Call and 535 deep dive on surface transportation reauthorization

By Jason Dick, Susan Davis and Kelly Livingston
Posted August 19, 2026 at 1:23pm
Haze from Canadian wildfires blankets the Capitol on July 17. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Wildland firefighting bill gains steam as smoke reaches Congress

By Savannah Behrmann and David Jordan
Posted August 19, 2026 at 10:34am
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., voted for the bill in committee but said he wanted stronger protections against political self-dealing before he could support it on the floor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Crypto bill in limbo as stakeholders ramp up recess efforts

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted August 18, 2026 at 6:52am
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joins President Donald Trump as he signs an executive order on Monday calling for childhood vaccine shots to be spaced out into separate visits.

Kennedy looks for new members for revamped vaccine committee 

By Ariel Cohen
Posted August 14, 2026 at 6:45pm
How the airline and wireless industries worked together on Upper C-Band spectrum offers a model for getting things done, write Chris Sununu and Ajit Pai.

Aviation and wireless get it right, and create a model for the future

By Chris Sununu and Ajit Pai
Posted August 14, 2026 at 6:00am
535 Editor in Chief Brody Mullins, left, CQ Roll Call Staff Writer David Jordan, center and Roll Call Editor in Chief Jason Dick discuss permitting reform, part of the Roll Call/535 collaboration for the Political Theater Podcast.

The Roll Call and 535 deep dive on permitting reform

By Jason Dick, Brody Mullins and David Jordan
Posted August 12, 2026 at 10:46am
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jayme Leagh Franklin with The Conservateur, speaks after signing a childhood vaccine executive order in the Oval Office on Monday.

Trump order seeks to stagger childhood vaccination administration

By Ariel Cohen
Posted August 10, 2026 at 8:15pm
The late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at right, led the efforts on the sanctions with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. They are shown in 2024.

Long-stalled Russia sanctions bill passed by Senate

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted August 7, 2026 at 3:37pm
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., talks with reporters in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Cassidy’s hepatitis C bill delayed over CBO score

By Ariel Cohen
Posted August 6, 2026 at 7:20pm
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, seen here at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on Jan. 14, says the change would allow the agency to consider mergers based on their merits.

FCC opens door to larger local broadcast ownership groups

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted August 6, 2026 at 5:48pm
Lanouer Haboubi, 54, a peer worker who has had hepatitis C, works in a mobile clinic that locates and reconnects people who have fallen out of care.

Opt-out testing for hepatitis C seen as key to fighting disease

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted August 5, 2026 at 12:15pm
535 News Editor in Chief Brody Mullins, left, CQ Roll Call Staff Writer Mark Schoeff Jr., center and Political Theater Podcast host Jason Dick discuss cryptocurrency legislation on the Political Theater/535 collaboration pod.

The Roll Call and 535 deep dive on cryptocurrency

By Jason Dick, Brody Mullins and Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted August 5, 2026 at 11:09am
National Guard troops patrol the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 22.

Pentagon: National Guard in DC to cost another $1.43 billion

By John M. Donnelly
Posted August 4, 2026 at 3:44pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters on June 23 in the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Thune doesn’t guarantee NIL bill votes this week even with SEC, Big Ten backing

By John T. Bennett and Savannah Behrmann
Posted August 3, 2026 at 6:01pm, Updated at 9:49pm
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., shown here in March, lamented the exclusion of language to restrict “pocket rescissions.”

Senate’s funding patch adds Trump requests but blocks grant rule

By Aris Folley
Posted August 2, 2026 at 11:22pm
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said the Iran war has driven up costs for Americans, particularly at the gas pump.

Iran war powers resolution blocked in Senate as conflict heats up

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted July 30, 2026 at 5:30pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was the only Finance Committee member to oppose the modernization bill. She's shown at a hearing on July 22.

IRS modernization bill approved by Senate panel

By Jacob Fulton
Posted July 30, 2026 at 5:26pm