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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters in the Capitol on Thursday, as House members headed home for August recess.

Congress

Wrapup: House hustles home while Senate stays the course

Deep divisions remain as summer campaign season is off to the races

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted July 24, 2026 at 11:27am

Bill sponsor Ted Lieu, D-Calif., says the legislation is needed to prevent AI systems from causing "catastrophic harm."

Congress

AI companies would need ‘kill switch’ under new bipartisan bill

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted July 23, 2026 at 6:24pm
From left, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar are seen at a news conference in Washington in April. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Campaigns

DCCC targets Republican-held seats with digital ad to mark 100 days till midterms

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted July 24, 2026 at 6:00am
President Donald Trump rings the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq during the launch of Trump investment accounts in the Oval Office of the White House on July 6. Trump accounts are a new type of tax-deferred investment account for children.

White House

The dubious rags to riches promise of Trump accounts

By FactCheck.org
Posted July 24, 2026 at 1:21pm
A dragonfly buzzes the House steps during the last votes before the August recess on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Heard on the Hill

Photos of the week | July 17-23, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted July 24, 2026 at 10:50am
Al Pacino plays Michael Corleone in a still from the film "The Godfather Part II."

‘Godfather’ 1 or 2?  — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted July 24, 2026 at 4:51pm

At the Races: Seeing blue in Georgia

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted July 23, 2026 at 4:10pm

Fly-In Strategy: What Advocacy Experts Say Still Works

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted May 6, 2026 at 5:56pm

Capitol Lens | Trophy life

By Bill Clark
Posted July 23, 2026 at 3:35pm
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, here as a congressman at a news conference in Washington in 2017, is running for Senate.

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford enters race for Graham’s seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 23, 2026 at 3:20pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate floor on July 14. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump’s ‘patience is running out’ with Thune over SAVE Act, Leavitt says

By Savannah Behrmann and John T. Bennett
Posted July 23, 2026 at 2:33pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I. and Angus King, I-Maine, chat at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on July 16.

Trump linked Iran’s Hormuz attacks, midterms. Senators have doubts

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 23, 2026 at 1:15pm
Fitzpatrick was one of four Republicans to vote in favor of the war powers resolution Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Congress splits on two war powers resolution votes

By Rebecca Kheel and John M. Donnelly
Posted July 23, 2026 at 11:37am
Former Arizona state Rep. Amish Shah, here during a rally in Phoenix in November 2024, is the Democratic nominee for the state's 1st District (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Amish Shah wins Democratic nod for key Arizona seat over DCCC-backed rival

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 23, 2026 at 7:24am

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Senate Banking Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair Cynthia Lummis, seen here on July 15, released the updated text.

Revised GOP crypto package doesn’t assuage Democrats’ concerns

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted July 22, 2026 at 7:57pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives in the Capitol on Monday.

GOP budget blueprint adopted in House as Senate resists

By Aris Folley
Posted July 22, 2026 at 6:38pm
President Donald Trump arrives Wednesday to speak at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump in Georgia: Ossoff, Democrats ‘want to let the Marxists into power’

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 22, 2026 at 6:26pm
Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., seen in the House chamber in January 2025, chairs the House Administration Committee.

Congressional stock-trading bill passes the House

By Nina Heller
Posted July 22, 2026 at 5:29pm, Updated at 6:10pm
Jay Clayton, nominee to be director of national intelligence, arrives for his Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on July 15.

Jay Clayton heads toward DNI confirmation vote 

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted July 22, 2026 at 5:25pm
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, attends a Senate Budget Committee markup in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday.

Bill to ban certain Chinese cars approved by Senate panel

By Kelly Livingston
Posted July 22, 2026 at 5:11pm
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is seeking automatic funding extensions to avoid government shutdowns. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Appropriators ponder alternatives to annual shutdown threats

By Aris Folley
Posted July 22, 2026 at 5:10pm
Anthea M. Hartig, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, prepares to testify during Wednesday’s House Administration Committee hearing, marking her second Hill appearance this week.

Fight at the museum 

By Nina Heller
Posted July 22, 2026 at 1:38pm
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Trump is flanked from left by GOP Sens. Rick Scott of Florida, John Barrasso of Wyoming and Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Republicans: Time is not on your side

By David Winston
Posted July 22, 2026 at 12:32pm
A turkey dog is "just not the same," Rep. Morgan Griffith says.

Tick bites snag Congress’ attention as red meat allergies rise

By Ariel Cohen
Posted July 22, 2026 at 11:20am

Capitol Ink | Election sabotage

By R.J. Matson
Posted July 22, 2026 at 7:00am
Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, center, here with Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, right, after a House Republican Conference meeting in 2025, has won the Republican nomination for governor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump-backed candidates sweep to victory in Arizona primaries

By Daniela Altimari
Posted July 22, 2026 at 5:32am
The Capitol Dome is seen through a window in the Cannon House Office Building rotunda.

Funding extension passes House, heads for Senate rewrite

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted July 21, 2026 at 11:34pm
It’s only July, but the legislative year is nearly over for Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Above, the pair conclude a news conference in the Capitol last October, during the partial government shutdown.

Can the GOP trifecta meet their ‘mandate’ moment?

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted July 21, 2026 at 6:29pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol in June as Senate Majority Leader John Thune listens. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Which direction is Trump’s job approval rating headed?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted July 21, 2026 at 5:40pm
South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting.

For Darline Graham, winning Trump’s endorsement may be the easy part

By Daniela Altimari, Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted July 21, 2026 at 5:21pm
Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields will run for his old seat in the Louisiana Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Louisiana’s Cleo Fields forgoes reelection after redistricting eliminated his seat

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted July 21, 2026 at 5:17pm
White House counselor Peter Navarro speaks during a news conference outside the USDA Whitten Building on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.

Appeals court upholds contempt of Congress conviction for Navarro

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 21, 2026 at 12:35pm, Updated at 4:48pm
Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, is sworn in for a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing Tuesday.

Republicans in Congress probe history museum, echoing Trump

By Nina Heller
Posted July 21, 2026 at 3:57pm

Capitol Lens | Upon reflection

By Bill Clark
Posted July 21, 2026 at 2:58pm
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House on Thursday evening. (SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Independent voters have been skeptical of Trump’s election claims

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 21, 2026 at 1:51pm
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