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Policy

Justices agree to hear dispute over California emissions rules

Case challenges EPA's move to allow the state to set tighter standards than the rest of the country

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 13, 2024 at 5:22pm

President-elect Donald Trump speaks Thursday at a reception at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City after being named Time magazine's "Person of the Year."

White House

Trump signals foreign policy will run through him despite nominee noise

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 13, 2024 at 12:39pm
Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on March 22, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Congress

Trump risks legal clashes in plans to not spend appropriations

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 12, 2024 at 5:15pm
This week saw many departing lawmakers giving their final thoughts before heading for the exits.

Video

Farewell tours — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted December 13, 2024 at 2:17pm
Former Democratic Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey takes in John Trumbull’s “Declaration of Independence” painting in the Capitol Rotunda before his swearing-in to the Senate on Monday.

Heard on the Hill

Photos of the week ending December 13, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted December 13, 2024 at 11:05am
Michigan Rep. Tim Walberg, here on Capitol Hill in September, won the nod to chair the House Education and the Workforce Committee in the 119th Congress. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Walberg gets Republican panel nod for House Education chair

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 12, 2024 at 5:46pm
President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani speaks to Trump supporters from the Ellipse at the White House in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Watchdog finds no proof of undercover FBI agents at Jan. 6 attack

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 12, 2024 at 4:58pm

2025 Global Policy Outlook: Your Blueprint for Navigating the Coming Year

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted December 11, 2024 at 7:10pm

At the Races: The truth about trifectas

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 12, 2024 at 2:39pm
California Rep. Mike Levin, here at the Democratic convention in August, is among the Democrats looking for common ground on immigration.

House Democratic border hawks eye new influence next Congress

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 11, 2024 at 6:34pm, Updated December 12, 2024 at 1:55pm
Rep. Darrell Issa argued on the House floor Thursday in support of a bill to add new federal judgeships.

House passes bill to add new judges amid Biden veto threat

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 12, 2024 at 1:24pm

Experts Share Advice on Navigating 2025 State Sessions

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted December 11, 2024 at 7:12pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Libertarian National Convention on May 24 in Washington.

Senate Democrats search for common ground with Kennedy

By Ariel Cohen and Lia DeGroot
Posted December 12, 2024 at 7:00am

Capitol Ink | Kash Patelf

By R.J. Matson
Posted December 12, 2024 at 7:00am
By counting on resentment and fear of the other, the GOP has betrayed people like her mom, Curtis writes.

A holiday season of personal and political reflection

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted December 12, 2024 at 6:00am

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Kari Lake, former Republican Senate candidate from Arizona, is Trump's pick to lead the Voice of America.

Kari Lake to lead Voice of America, Trump says

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 12, 2024 at 4:50am
Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, seen here in May, this week described an agency that has worked to address the failings of Jan. 6, 2021, and now turns to other threats.

Capitol Police close out post-Jan. 6 recommendations, call for more manpower

By Justin Papp
Posted December 11, 2024 at 9:11pm
Rep. Nancy Mace, seen here on Nov. 19, accused an advocate of physically accosting her this week.

Rep. Nancy Mace wears sling at the Capitol after saying she was ‘accosted’

By Justin Papp
Posted December 11, 2024 at 7:00pm
The annual defense policy bill is one of Congress' few must-pass measures.

House sends compromise NDAA to Senate

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 11, 2024 at 6:30pm

Capitol Lens | Statue debut

By Bill Clark
Posted December 11, 2024 at 5:56pm
Fallen trees and debris are seen on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina in October after Hurricane Helene hit in late September.

Disaster aid for national parks deemed ‘critical’ by advocates

By Mike Magner
Posted December 11, 2024 at 5:13pm
Rep. Tony Cárdenas, now in his final weeks in the House, ran the Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC for several years.

Rep. Tony Cárdenas on his legacy and Latinos’ electoral shift

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 11, 2024 at 4:36pm
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in July.

FBI director plans to step down before Trump takes office

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 11, 2024 at 3:19pm, Updated at 4:21pm
Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, arrives for a meeting with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., on Tuesday.

Kristi Noem meets senators as Trump’s pick to lead Homeland Security

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 11, 2024 at 4:18pm
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, talks with reporters after a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Roy, a vocal critic of spending deals, seeks Rules gavel

By Hunter Savery
Posted December 11, 2024 at 3:25pm
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his “economic playbook” at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Tuesday.

Joe Biden hasn’t vanished, but here’s why it might feel that way

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 11, 2024 at 3:09pm
Republicans were able to capitalize in November as Democratic voters drifted apart, Winston writes. Above, Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Convention on July 18.

The great Democratic divide elects Trump twice

By David Winston
Posted December 11, 2024 at 6:00am
Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., participates in a House Judiciary Committee markup of a report recommending that the House cite Attorney General Merrick B. Garland for contempt of Congress on May 16.

Rep. Bishop picked for No. 2 slot in Trump OMB after statewide loss

By Aidan Quigley
Posted December 10, 2024 at 8:10pm
Patty Morin holds a picture of her daughter, Rachel, who was allegedly killed by undocumented immigrant in Maryland in 2023, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.

Senate Democrats air concerns about Trump mass deportation plan

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 10, 2024 at 4:59pm
Staff from the Office of the Attending Physician are seen leaving after checking on Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell in his office in the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

McConnell suffers minor injuries in fall

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 10, 2024 at 4:25pm, Updated at 4:48pm
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, here during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, is a potential Senate candidate in 2026.

Don’t count out Roy Cooper in 2026

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 10, 2024 at 3:43pm
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz at a Senate hearing.

DOJ watchdog review sparks change to policy on lawmaker records

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 10, 2024 at 2:57pm
The facade of the Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court sounds ready to curb environmental impact reviews

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 10, 2024 at 2:00pm
Rep. Sam Graves poses inside his office in the Longworth House Office Building on Dec. 4.

In a party of firebrands, Graves sidesteps limelight

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 10, 2024 at 7:00am

Capitol Ink | DOGE Minions

By R.J. Matson
Posted December 10, 2024 at 7:00am
“I honestly feel that people should come and serve and not spend the rest of their entire career in Congress,” says Rep. Larry Bucshon, seen here in the Capitol in October 2023.

After 14 years in the House, Rep. Bucshon moves on

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 10, 2024 at 6:14am

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