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Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., says he wants to bring communications skills he honed as a TV news anchor to the powerful spending panel. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Congress

Angling for open Appropriations seats set to ratchet up

Four vacant House committee positions for Republicans, six for Democrats

By Aidan Quigley
Posted November 27, 2024 at 8:45am

Brooke L. Rollins, the president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, has been tapped to be Agriculture secretary in the second Trump administration.

Policy

Trump’s USDA pick could focus on foreign investments in agricultural land

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted November 27, 2024 at 9:32am
Jay Bhattacharya speaks during a roundtable discussion with members of the House Freedom Caucus on the COVID-19 pandemic at The Heritage Foundation on Nov. 10, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Policy

Trump names pick for NIH director

By Ariel Cohen
Posted November 26, 2024 at 10:29pm
Trucks wait in a queue Thursday to cross into the U.S. at the Otay commercial crossing port in Tijuana, Mexico.

Policy

Countries criticize Trump tariff plans, which could flout trade pacts

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted November 26, 2024 at 3:02pm
Donald Trump arrives at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 17.

White House

Trump and recess appointments: A procedural and legal quagmire

By Daniel Hillburn
Posted November 26, 2024 at 11:12am
Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity.

White House rule would expand coverage of anti-obesity drugs 

By Sandhya Raman
Posted November 26, 2024 at 10:57am, Updated at 3:46pm
Clockwise from top: Linda McMahon, Pete Hegseth, Mehmet Oz, Doug Collins, Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Matthew Whitaker (Tom Williams and Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photos)

Trump’s second administration set to be filled with losers

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted November 25, 2024 at 2:45pm, Updated November 26, 2024 at 1:48pm

The Complete AI and ChatGPT How-To Guide For Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 29, 2024 at 5:13pm
A flag supporting special counsel John L. "Jack" Smith is seen on a house in Roslyn Heights, N.Y., in February. Smith on Monday sought to end federal prosecutions against president-elect Donald Trump in Washington and Florida.

Special counsel seeks dismissal of criminal cases against Trump

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 25, 2024 at 2:59pm
President Joe Biden, John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, and his son Grant, 9, talk after Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom, during the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday.

Peach and Blossom are freed as Biden pardons turkeys for last time

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 25, 2024 at 1:46pm
A sign advertises an apartment for rent on Capitol Hill.

Trump picks former aide Scott Turner to be HUD secretary

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted November 22, 2024 at 8:42pm, Updated November 23, 2024 at 9:11pm

What Constituent Correspondence Reveals About Voter Sentiment

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 28, 2024 at 11:41am
Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of America First Policy Institute, was chosen to become Agriculture secretary.

Brooke Rollins is Trump’s pick for Agriculture secretary

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted November 23, 2024 at 8:56pm
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Labor secretary, had the endorsement of several unions.

Trump selects Rep. Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted November 22, 2024 at 7:58pm
Russ Vought, former OMB director, conducts a news conference outside the Capitol with House Republicans to oppose vaccine mandates on Nov. 5, 2021.

Vought picked for repeat performance at Trump’s budget office

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted November 22, 2024 at 7:33pm

2024 CQ Election Watch Briefing Series

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted April 22, 2024 at 12:11am
Scott Bessent speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington on July 10.

Hedge funder Bessent gets Trump blessing for Treasury

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 22, 2024 at 7:12pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is seen in the Capitol on Sept. 18.

Sanders set to take seat on Senate Finance panel — maybe

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 22, 2024 at 6:00pm, Updated at 6:23pm
Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, seen here at the Republican convention in Milwaukee in July, says he will not return to Congres next year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 22, 2024 at 5:09pm

FiscalNote Copilot for Policy

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted July 15, 2024 at 8:45pm
Airplanes fly past the Washington Monument during the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association DC Flyover on May 11.

Law firm use of data scientists grows alongside AI’s challenges

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted November 22, 2024 at 4:32pm
Pablo José Hernández Rivera will become Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner in the upcoming Congress. Above, he speaks during a press conference introducing new members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during freshman orientation in Washington on Nov. 15.

Meet the newest nonvoting members of the House 

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 22, 2024 at 3:30pm
Former President Donald Trump and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman speak at the first tee during a LIV Golf tournament at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami on April 7.

Biden mostly left sports issues to Congress. Trump’s return will change that

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 22, 2024 at 2:58pm
The drama surrounding former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s brief designation as would-be attorney general highlights this week’s episode.

Gaetz-keeping — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted November 22, 2024 at 2:37pm
Defense Department inspector general Robert Storch during his confirmation hearing in 2022.

Intelligence watchdog departures raise red flags in Congress

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 22, 2024 at 10:39am
A jet flies in front of the moon rising over the Capitol dome on Saturday night. The weekend’s full moon, also known as the Beaver Moon, was the final supermoon of the year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending November 22, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted November 22, 2024 at 10:13am
Pam Bondi, former attorney general of Florida, is seen the Fiserv Forum on the first day of Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July.

Trump picks former prosecutor Pam Bondi for attorney general

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 21, 2024 at 8:10pm
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters, D-Mich., called it a “shocking departure” from the tradition of public testimony at the annual hearing.

Mayorkas and Wray skip public Senate hearing on threats to nation

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 21, 2024 at 2:50pm, Updated at 6:17pm
A Capitol Police officer takes a photo as a Marine helicopter carrying Barack and Michelle Obama lifts off from the East Plaza of the Capitol on Jan. 20, 2017, following Donald Trump's swearing-in as president. The Bidens are slated to take a similar ride in two months. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats are again ‘in between leaders’ as Biden prepares to leave office

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 21, 2024 at 5:55pm
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., leaves the Capitol after votes on Sept. 12.

Rep. Greene to helm new ‘DOGE’ subcommittee in House

By David Lerman
Posted November 21, 2024 at 12:12pm, Updated at 4:48pm

At the Races: DNC, or the Democrats’ Next Campaign

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 21, 2024 at 4:00pm
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., right, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be attorney general, and Vice President-elect JD Vance, R-Ohio, leave the Capitol after meetings with senators on Wednesday.

Gaetz withdraws from consideration to be attorney general

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted November 21, 2024 at 1:17pm, Updated at 3:33pm
The moon rises over the Capitol dome as an airplane lands at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Oct. 22.

Advancing America’s global AI leadership through digital diplomacy and strategic cooperation

By Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Frances F. Townsend and Michael J. Morell
Posted November 21, 2024 at 3:19pm
Maryland Democratic Rep. Steny H. Hoyer says he originally voted for the measure because he agreed with its intention but the legislation needed a stronger appeals process for organizations targeted by the Treasury Department.

Tax-exempt crackdown measure passes despite Democrat defections

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 21, 2024 at 3:00pm
New York Democratic Rep.-elect Laura Gillen reacts after drawing the best chip at the traditional office lottery during new member orientation on Thursday.

Cheers, jeers and long-walk fears: Lottery decides freshman office spots

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 21, 2024 at 1:10pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has said he will work to confirm judges for the rest of the year.

Democrats push judicial nominations through GOP delays

By Nina Heller
Posted November 21, 2024 at 9:15am

Capitol Ink | Trump turkeys

By R.J. Matson
Posted November 21, 2024 at 7:00am
Wade Ballou is retiring after more than 40 years at the House Office of the Legislative Counsel.

‘A different way of doing law’: For four decades, he drafted bills in the House

By Justin Papp
Posted November 21, 2024 at 6:30am

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