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The DCCC, led by Washington Rep. Suzan DelBene, is expanding its "Red to Blue" program for strong recruits. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

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DCCC adds three more candidates to ‘Red to Blue’ program

Alaska independent and Michigan progressive among newest additions

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 15, 2026 at 5:16am, Updated at 9:39am

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, isn't expected to release or mark up any fiscal 2027 spending bills until after the elections.

Podcasts

Winter funding fight brewing

By Peter Cohn, Savannah Behrmann and Aidan Quigley
Posted September 15, 2026 at 1:28pm
Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures is one of the expected beneficiaries of a new voter outreach campaign by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

Congressional Black Caucus Institute kicks off new midterm turnout effort

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 15, 2026 at 7:00am
President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Campaigns

Will there be more midterm conventions?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 15, 2026 at 10:58am
One of the vice president’s applause lines at the GOP’s midterm convention would not have been out of place at a white nationalist rally, Curtis writes. Above, the stage is set for the convention in downtown Dallas on Sept. 9.

Opinion

In American politics, has racism become a feature, not a bug?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted September 15, 2026 at 2:16pm

Capitol Lens | Rail blazing

By Bill Clark
Posted September 15, 2026 at 4:54pm
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the administration's Iran war supplemental spending request on July 21, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Iran war has cost $38 billion and counting, CBO says

By John M. Donnelly
Posted September 15, 2026 at 4:27pm

2026 State Sessions Recap Report

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted September 10, 2026 at 12:07pm
Reps. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, right, talk with reporters about the renaming of the Kennedy Center to include President Donald Trump’s name outside the Capitol on Dec. 18, 2025.

Judge again blocks efforts to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 15, 2026 at 4:25pm
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Tuesday.

Patel won’t rule out FBI at the polls on Election Day

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 15, 2026 at 3:43pm
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., says the policy outline is designed to be implemented under a divided government. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democratic group lays out environmental, economic roadmap

By David Jordan
Posted September 15, 2026 at 11:59am

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
U.S. Supreme Court building on March 18.

Supreme Court blocks efforts to stop mail voting this fall

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 14, 2026 at 8:33pm
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives Monday for a vote at the Capitol, his first public appearance in more than 90 days after a fall and illness.

After lengthy absence, McConnell returns to Senate

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 14, 2026 at 7:35pm
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., conduct a news conference with student athletes and coaches outside the U.S. Capitol on the “Protect College Sports Act,” on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.

Cruz, coaching legends make pitch for NIL bill on cusp of votes

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 14, 2026 at 5:48pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., has asked arbitration firms for more information about costs.

Surprise billing dispute process in ‘crisis,’ groups say

By Ariel Cohen
Posted September 14, 2026 at 5:33pm
Former Georgia Democratic Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux has found a new avenue for her fiscal policy work as executive director of the Concord Coalition, a nonprofit group advocating policies to curb mounting deficits in Washington.

An ex-congresswoman’s ‘passion project’: the national debt

By Aris Folley
Posted September 14, 2026 at 5:22pm
The U.S. Capitol dome as seen in November 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Pre-election agenda may prove too ambitious for Congress

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 14, 2026 at 6:00am

Capitol Lens | Pipes of peace

By Tom Williams
Posted September 11, 2026 at 5:02pm
From left, former Reps. Mike Kopetski, D-Ore., Jane Harman, D-Calif., Charlie Dent, R-Pa., Tim Roemer, D-Ind., Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., and Susan Brooks, R-Ind., sing "God Bless America" on the House steps of the Capitol in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday.

Former House members reflect on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

By Jackie Wang
Posted September 11, 2026 at 3:18pm
President Donald Trump exits the stage after speaking Wednesday at the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas.

‘Tired of politics’: By GOP convention’s end, even Trump had tapped out

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 11, 2026 at 12:40pm
RNC Chairman Joe Gruters opens Day Two of the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

‘He’s not going away’: GOP loyalists not ready for Trump to leave political stage

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 11, 2026 at 12:30am
A memorial to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk is seen at the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas on Thursday, the anniversary of Kirk’s assassination. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Roll Call on the Road: Day Two in Dallas

By Bill Clark
Posted September 10, 2026 at 10:23pm
The Capitol dome is seen through a window in the Cannon House Office Building. In June, the House adopted a resolution demanding more information on what some members have dubbed the “slush fund.”

Taxpayers spent more than $500,000 on House sexual harassment payouts

By Nina Heller
Posted September 10, 2026 at 5:49pm

At the Races: Defiant in Dallas

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 10, 2026 at 2:45pm
Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor remains competitive in a Florida district that Republicans redrew to favor their party. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Rating changes: 10 races move toward Democrats, one toward Republicans

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 10, 2026 at 11:28am
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a stay in a fast-moving case over Missouri’s congressional map.

Republicans lose SCOTUS bid to use new Missouri map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 10, 2026 at 11:04am
President Donald Trump speaks Wednesday night at the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump puts himself on midterm ballot during Dallas spectacle

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 10, 2026 at 10:11am
President Donald Trump arrives to speak Wednesday at the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Roll Call on the Road: Day One of the Republican midterm convention

By Bill Clark
Posted September 10, 2026 at 2:10am
Air Force veteran Carlos De La Cruz, a candidate for Texas' 35th District, speaks Wednesday during the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Republicans make ‘crazed’ Democrats the focus of their first midterm convention

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 10, 2026 at 1:57am

Capitol Lens | Mike check

By Bill Clark
Posted September 9, 2026 at 3:12pm
A “Fill Out the Census” sign stands in a planter on Main Street in Roswell, N.M., on Aug. 21, 2020.

Census overhaul proposed by Trump administration could reshape Congress

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 9, 2026 at 2:46pm
Lawmakers and staff evacuate the Capitol on Sept. 11, 2001.

‘What happens if we do die?’: Congress still stalled on continuity plan after 9/11

By Nina Heller
Posted September 9, 2026 at 2:33pm
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a printout of a proposed $250 bill featuring a picture of President Donald Trump during a White House press briefing on May 28.

‘Unsustainable’ fiscal path, debt limit fight awaits Congress

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted September 9, 2026 at 6:00am
A sign for this week's Republican midterm convention is seen at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Monday.

5 things to know about the Republican midterm convention

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 9, 2026 at 5:00am
New Hampshire Rep. Chris Pappas talks with voters at a campaign stop in Warner, N.H., on Aug. 16. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Pappas and Sununu set up marquee Senate clash in New Hampshire

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 8, 2026 at 11:09pm, Updated September 9, 2026 at 1:07am
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