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President-elect Donald Trump, seen here at the Capitol on Jan. 8 with incoming first lady Melania Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, will be sworn in Monday inside the Capitol Rotunda.

White House

Trump got the last laugh, but the hard part begins after second inaugural address

Expect 47th president to focus on delivering a ‘Golden Age,’ rather than on ‘carnage’

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 17, 2025 at 4:26pm

Ohio Lt Gov. Jon Husted, here at the Republican convention in Milwaukee in July, is heading to the Senate.

Congress

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed JD Vance in Senate

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 17, 2025 at 2:56pm
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be Homeland Security secretary, greets Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., right, during her Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing Friday. Noem was introduced by Cramer and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.

Congress

Homeland Security pick details immigration policy plans

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 17, 2025 at 3:04pm
President Joe Biden, pictured here on the South Lawn of the White House in October, says the Equal Rights Amendment “has become part of our Constitution.”

White House

Biden creates constitutional consternation on Equal Rights Amendment

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 17, 2025 at 3:39pm
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be Defense secretary, testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Building on Tuesday.

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Confirmation overload — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 17, 2025 at 4:22pm
An Architect of the Capitol worker spreads de-icer around the Capitol Reflecting Pool earlier this week, in advance of next week’s Inauguration ceremony at the Capitol.

Trump inauguration moves indoors as arctic chill bears down on DC

By Justin Papp
Posted January 17, 2025 at 12:48pm, Updated at 5:35pm
John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be director of the CIA, testifies Wednesday during his Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing.

Senators use confirmation hearings to press views on spy authority

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 17, 2025 at 2:39pm

PolicyNote’s AI-powered platform helps you track, analyze, and report on policy changes—all in one place.

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 11:59am
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn last year.

Supreme Court upholds law to force TikTok sale or ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 17, 2025 at 10:45am
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be Homeland Security secretary, is sworn in for her confirmation hearing on Friday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Noem touts state experience on national security issues

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 17, 2025 at 10:21am
Pete Hegseth, left, Trump's pick for secretary of Defense, and former Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., prepare to leave the hearing room after the Senate Armed Services Committee's confirmation hearing on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending January 17, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 17, 2025 at 9:22am

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

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted December 11, 2024 at 7:10pm
California Rep. David Valadao, the chair of the Republican Governance Group, leaves a House Republican Caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Republican Governance Group wants to live up to its name

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 17, 2025 at 5:00am
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, here outside the Supreme Court on Feb. 26, 2024, is the next senator from Florida. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Florida AG Ashley Moody picked for Rubio’s Senate seat

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 16, 2025 at 11:36am, Updated at 8:12pm
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's intended nominee for Treasury secretary, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Bessent warns of ‘devastating’ consequences if tax cuts lapse

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 16, 2025 at 4:58pm

Experts Share Advice on Navigating 2025 State Sessions

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted December 11, 2024 at 7:12pm
The FDA authorized the 20 Zyn products under a premarket tobacco product application process granted under a 2009 tobacco control law.

FDA authorizes first nicotine pouches

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 16, 2025 at 4:50pm
Lee Zeldin greets Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., right, before his Senate Environment and Public Works confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Zeldin faces climate change heat on path to confirmation

By Valerie Yurk
Posted January 16, 2025 at 4:23pm
Doug Burgum addresses senators at his confirmation hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday.

Burgum promises energy dominance at Interior

By David Jordan
Posted January 16, 2025 at 4:09pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Rep. Rick Crawford participates in a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 27, 2024.

Crawford named Intelligence panel chair, replacing Turner

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted January 16, 2025 at 3:54pm
Ashley Moody, Florida’s attorney general, speaks with the media outside the Supreme Court last year after oral arguments over controversial Florida and Texas social media laws.

Next Florida senator pursued conservative policies in courts

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 16, 2025 at 3:46pm
Eric Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to become secretary of Housing and Urban Development, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday.

Spending more or spending better animates Turner’s HUD hearing

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted January 16, 2025 at 3:24pm

At the Races: Stand by me

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 16, 2025 at 2:30pm
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., used his first meeting as chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to hold a vote on the Trump-era immigration policy.

Senate panel votes in support of ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 16, 2025 at 2:29pm
Progressive staffers sent a letter Thursday proposing a 32-hour week for Hill staff during district work periods, and the same for district staff when members are in Washington.

A 32-hour week? It could work for Congress, staff say

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 16, 2025 at 10:43am
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be secretary of Health and Human Services, meets with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Jan. 9.

How RFK Jr. drove mistrust of a cancer prevention vaccine

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted January 16, 2025 at 7:00am

Capitol Ink | Senate game show

By R.J. Matson
Posted January 16, 2025 at 7:00am
Allison Riggs, shown outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022, is battling to preserve her narrow victory in North Carolina's Supreme Court election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

When the will of the voters meets a political power grab

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted January 16, 2025 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office of the White House. (Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Oligarchy is taking shape’: Biden issues warnings as he bids nation goodbye

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 15, 2025 at 10:17pm
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s intended nominee for Treasury secretary, meets with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, right, in the Hart Senate Office Building on Jan. 7.

Democrats: Bessent avoided Medicare tax on hedge fund earnings

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 15, 2025 at 9:02pm
Russ Vought, picked to lead the Office of Management and Budget, arrives for his confirmation hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

Vought gets chilly reception from Senate Homeland Security Democrats

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 15, 2025 at 6:46pm
Some members of Congress are looking to Donald Trump to boost their hopes for a congressional stock trading ban.

Could a stock trading ban for Congress get new life in the Trump era?

By Justin Papp
Posted January 15, 2025 at 6:45pm
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be attorney general, testifies Wednesday during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.

Attorney general pick avoids missteps at confirmation hearing

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 15, 2025 at 6:21pm
Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski is the most senior senator to first enter the chamber as an appointee.

Some stick around: Appointed senators and their fates

By Jason Dick
Posted January 15, 2025 at 5:37pm
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Jan. 7. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump’s idea to rebrand Gulf of Mexico would face hurdles — if he’s even serious

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 15, 2025 at 4:25pm
Chris Wright, the expected secretary of Energy nominee, testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Wright promises to ‘unleash’ American energy as DOE head

By David Jordan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 3:46pm
In this photo illustration, bottles of the generic prescription pain medication buprenorphine are seen in a pharmacy in Boca Raton, Florida. The narcotic drug is used as an alternative to methadone to help treat opioid use disorder.

DEA, HHS finalize rule allowing telehealth drug treatment

By Jessie Hellmann and Sandhya Raman
Posted January 15, 2025 at 3:40pm

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