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Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., pressed for passage of the immigration bill in the Senate.

Congress

Immigration bill heads to Trump’s desk after House passage

GOP lawmakers in both chambers got some Democratic support for measure

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 22, 2025 at 6:00pm

Speaker Mike Johnson listens as President Donald Trump addresses supporters Monday in an overflow space in Emancipation Hall after his second inauguration ceremony.

White House

‘So much sharper’: Which Trump will GOP encounter during high-stakes talks?

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 22, 2025 at 4:42pm
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens, here arriving at the Capitol in July, leads the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Campaigns

For Haley Stevens, the road to the House majority runs through the ‘New Dems’

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 22, 2025 at 7:05pm
Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., left, is seen near the House chamber door as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021.

White House

Law enforcement groups criticize Trump pardons for Jan. 6

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 22, 2025 at 6:36pm
Rep. Brittany Pettersen holds her son at a news conference in 2023. Now pregnant with her second child, the Colorado Democrat has joined forces with Anna Paulina Luna to call for a proxy voting exception for new parents.

Congress

Grounded in Colorado ahead of birth, Pettersen is still fighting for proxy change

By Justin Papp
Posted January 22, 2025 at 7:23pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of Health and Human Services, makes his way to a meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Dirksen Building on Jan. 8.

HHS pauses communications through Feb. 1, memo says

By Lia DeGroot
Posted January 22, 2025 at 6:49pm
Democratic Reps. Don Davis, left, and Jared Golden, here in the Cannon House Office Building tunnel in April 2024, represent districts won by Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats who won in Trump districts brace for two years in the spotlight

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 22, 2025 at 6:26pm

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
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is joining the Congressional Dads Caucus, hoping to put a spotlight on policies that “ensure that every parent has the resources they need.”

Congressional dad bod grows as Jeffries joins Dads Caucus

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 22, 2025 at 5:37pm
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, Updated January 22, 2025 at 5:30pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arrives for a meeting with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Dec.16. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Kennedy to divest from law firms that sue over vaccines

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted January 22, 2025 at 5:17pm

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

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted December 11, 2024 at 7:10pm
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., spent much of the last Congress reinvestigating the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol. Now top Republicans announced a plan to keep his effort going.

Loudermilk to lead select subcommittee to keep probing Jan. 6

By Justin Papp
Posted January 22, 2025 at 4:32pm
House Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, R-Tenn., seen at a House hearing in December, says the U.S. is vulnerable to Chinese cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure.

CISA funding at center of tough talk on countering China

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted January 22, 2025 at 4:02pm

Capitol Lens | Babydog’s day

By Tom Williams
Posted January 22, 2025 at 1:16pm

Experts Share Advice on Navigating 2025 State Sessions

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted December 11, 2024 at 7:12pm
Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs, pictured here at the Capitol in April 2024, is weighing a gubernatorial run.

Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs weighs governor run and potential clash with Trump pick

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 21, 2025 at 7:25pm
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations, testifies during her Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday.

Stefanik mostly impresses at Senate Foreign Relations hearing

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 21, 2025 at 7:11pm
Kenneth Cuccinelli, a former top official with the Homeland Security Department during the first Trump administration, cautioned senators last week against an official designation of drug cartels as terrorist groups.

Experts cautious on designating drug cartels as terrorist groups

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 21, 2025 at 6:43pm

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By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Asylum seekers wait Tuesday to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, after President Donald Trump began his second term in office with a series of tough-on-immigration measures.

States challenge Trump order seeking to end birthright citizenship

By Michael Macagnone and Chris Johnson
Posted January 21, 2025 at 6:04pm
Pete Hegseth is seen during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week.

Top Democrats continue to oppose Hegseth amid new allegations

By Mark Satter
Posted January 21, 2025 at 6:00pm
President Donald Trump addresses the crowd in the Emancipation Hall overflow area after being sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, with first lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the background.

Trump’s big bang approach to Day 1

By David Winston
Posted January 21, 2025 at 5:08pm
From left, in 2023, Reps. Mike Johnson, R-La.; Chip Roy, R-Texas; Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.; and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., conduct a House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing.

Trump orders wide search for political bias in Biden-era actions

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 21, 2025 at 4:22pm
President Donald Trump takes part in a signing ceremony in the Capitol’s President's Room on January 20, 2025.

Trump moves to roll back Biden diversity initiatives

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 21, 2025 at 12:41pm
Elon Musk, with his son, and Vivek Ramaswamy make their way to a meeting at the Capitol to talk about the "Department of Government Efficiency" on Dec. 5, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

‘DOGE’ formally established under White House

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted January 21, 2025 at 8:04am

Capitol Ink | Democratic withdrawal

By R.J. Matson
Posted January 21, 2025 at 7:00am
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense secretary, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 14. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Armed Services panel moves Hegseth nomination forward

By Mark Satter
Posted January 21, 2025 at 6:31am
President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing a series of executive orders at the White House on Monday. (Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post via Getty Images)

7 key focal points of Trump’s first-day executive orders

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 21, 2025 at 6:10am
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday.

Trump pardons nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, orders prison releases

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 20, 2025 at 10:13pm
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, here at a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Friday, is up for reelection in 2026.

These 12 Democrats voted for the GOP immigration bill dubbed the Laken Riley Act

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 20, 2025 at 8:49pm
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Presiden Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, testifies during her Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing Friday.

Senate panel advances Trump pick to lead Homeland Security

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 20, 2025 at 7:44pm
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., center, met Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and ranking member Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., at his confirmation hearing last week.

Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of State

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 20, 2025 at 7:17pm
Scott Bessent, left, President Donald Trump’s intended nominee for Treasury secretary, and Senate Finance Chairman Michael D. Crapo arrive for Bessent's confirmation hearing on Jan. 16.

Finance Democrats seek assurances from Bessent on taxes ahead of vote

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 20, 2025 at 2:13pm, Updated at 6:54pm
Elon Musk is seen on a television during a watch party for the second inauguration of President Donald Trump at Union Pub on Capitol Hill on Monday.

‘DOGE’ to have its day — in court

By David Lerman
Posted January 20, 2025 at 5:01pm, Updated at 6:47pm
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., nominated to be secretary of State, spoke about concerns regarding the canal at his confirmation hearing on Jan. 15. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump renews threat to take back Panama Canal

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 20, 2025 at 6:30pm
President Donald Trump speaks to supporters Monday at the Capitol after his inauguration as Vice President JD Vance looks on.

Trump vows new ‘Golden Age’ and pledges to undo Biden policies in second term

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 20, 2025 at 2:57pm, Updated at 5:43pm
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda as his wife, Melania Trump, holds a Bible. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump inauguration: ‘American carnage’ gets a fresh coat of paint

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 20, 2025 at 5:15pm

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