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Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate, speaks at a rally in Fort Worth on March 20.

Democratic candidates start 2026 with a fundraising bang

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Ryan Kelly
Posted April 16, 2026 at 4:56pm
Reps. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., right, and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., were among lawmakers who bucked their party for more than 10 percent of votes defined as unity votes under the CQ Roll Call study.

Vote studies: 2025 sets new mark for partisanship on Capitol Hill

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted March 5, 2026 at 6:00am
From left, Reps. Ro Khanna, Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene hold their news conference outside the Capitol on Nov. 18, 2025, with survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Vote Studies 2025: Why some key votes don’t have presidential positions

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 24, 2026 at 4:00pm
President Donald Trump, flanked by Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, stops to speak to reporters before attending a House GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Vote Studies 2025: Republicans power Trump to record success

By Ryan Kelly and Niels Lesniewski
Posted February 24, 2026 at 4:00pm
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff dominated his Republican opponents in fundraising during the fourth quarter of 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats continue to outraise Republicans in key Senate races

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire, Ryan Kelly and Andrew Menezes
Posted February 1, 2026 at 5:09pm
Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, pictured here while attending a rally in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, in October 2024, continues to be a prolific fundraiser as he seeks a Senate comeback.

4 takeaways from Senate and House fundraising reports for the third quarter

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Ryan Kelly
Posted October 16, 2025 at 4:26pm
Reps. Steve Womack, R-Ark., and Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., talk before the start of a House Appropriations Committee markup on July 10, 2024.

Republicans, appropriators dominate House earmarks

By Aidan Quigley and Ryan Kelly
Posted July 31, 2025 at 2:45pm
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff had another strong fundraising quarter.

4 takeaways from second-quarter fundraising reports

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Ryan Kelly and Daniela Altimari
Posted July 16, 2025 at 4:52pm
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, here at a campaign stop in 2022, is running for Congress.

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage running for Congress

By Ryan Kelly
Posted May 5, 2025 at 5:46pm, Updated May 7, 2025 at 9:43am
California Rep. Young Kim was among nine Republicans in battleground House races who raised more than $1 million during the first quarter. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

5 takeaways from first-quarter fundraising reports

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Ryan Kelly and Daniela Altimari
Posted April 16, 2025 at 4:49pm, Updated at 6:46pm
President Joe Biden arrives to deliver his State of the Union address in the House chamber on March 7, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Vote studies 2024: Biden support steadies in final year in office

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 24, 2025 at 5:00am
House Republican leaders, from left, Tom Emmer, Steve Scalise, Mike Johnson and Richard Hudson, walk down the House steps to hold a post-election news conference in November 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Vote studies 2024: House GOP unity inched up as Senate Democrats set record

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 18, 2025 at 5:00am
Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa., here at a hearing in December 2023, had a vote participation rate of 37 percent in 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Voting in House dipped in 2024 as several members dealt with health issues

By Paul V. Fontelo and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 10, 2025 at 6:00am
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., seen after Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on July 30, is looking ahead to his next act.

Departing GOP leader dominates Senate earmark rankings

By Peter Cohn and Ryan Kelly
Posted August 19, 2024 at 10:30am
Rep. James R. Comer’s earmark total jumped more than tenfold from less than $20 million in last year’s House bills.

Earmarks in House spending bills increase over last year’s versions

By Peter Cohn and Ryan Kelly
Posted July 5, 2024 at 5:00am
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., questions former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during the House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Nov. 15, 2019.

What CQ Vote Studies say about Trump’s possible running mates

By Ryan Kelly
Posted June 7, 2024 at 6:00am
Rep. David Trone, a Democrat vying for Maryland’s open Senate seat, has loaned his campaign $41.8 million this election cycle.

Fundraising shows Democrats prepping for battle in both chambers

By Herb Jackson, Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Ryan Kelly
Posted April 16, 2024 at 5:53pm
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump would be second-term presidents, no matter who wins in November.

Data suggests Biden or Trump may struggle with Congress in second term

By John T. Bennett and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 26, 2024 at 3:31pm
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III had the lowest rate of support among Senate Democrats for President Joe Biden’s position on votes in 2023, CQ Roll Call Vote Studies found.

Biden’s support from Democrats held steady in Senate, fell in GOP-led House

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 15, 2024 at 5:00am
From left, Reps. Steve Scalise and Mike Johnson and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy talk on the House floor during votes to choose a speaker on Jan. 6, 2023.

House GOP had lowest win rate on ‘party unity’ votes since 1982

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 8, 2024 at 5:00am
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat who flipped a Washington district in 2022, had $2.2 million in her campaign account on Dec. 31.

House disclosures show both parties gearing for battle

By Herb Jackson, Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 1, 2024 at 6:43pm, Updated February 7, 2024 at 2:58pm
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., seen leaving the Capitol with husband, Andrew Gamberzky, in July, has proposed allowing proxy voting after a member gives birth to a child.

End of proxy option drives increase in missed House votes

By Paul V. Fontelo and Ryan Kelly
Posted January 29, 2024 at 5:00am
Former Rep. John A. Boehner holds up his congressional voting card back in 2009. CQ has tracked members’ votes and analyzed them for its annual vote studies for several decades.

Yes, they look at ALL the votes

By Jason Dick, Herb Jackson and Ryan Kelly
Posted March 24, 2023 at 3:33pm
Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, right, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were the Republicans most likely to break with their party on votes where the two parties were divided last year, CQ Roll Call's annual vote studies found.

2022 Vote Studies: Division hit new high in Senate, fell in House

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted March 24, 2023 at 5:00am
Rep. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin was one of four members, all Republican, who participated in every House roll call vote last year without using the option to vote by proxy.

2022 Vote Studies: Proxies helped keep participation at record pace

By Paul V. Fontelo and Ryan Kelly
Posted March 22, 2023 at 5:30am
Senate candidate Cheri Beasley speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday. Beasley, a Democrat, raised $13.4 million during the third quarter, nearly $8.6 million more than her Republican opponent.

Congressional fundraising climate favors Democrats

By Herb Jackson, Kate Ackley and Ryan Kelly
Posted October 17, 2022 at 5:50am
Vying for the top Republican spot on the Ways and Means Committee are, from left, Reps. Jason Smith of Missouri, Vern Buchanan of Florida and Adrian Smith of Nebraska.

Lobbyists pony up in race for Ways and Means GOP leader

By Kate Ackley and Ryan Kelly
Posted October 11, 2022 at 12:37pm
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, right, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, were both among the top recipients of earmarks for their states.

Auditors: Senior appropriators’ states dominate earmark tally

By Aidan Quigley and Ryan Kelly
Posted September 22, 2022 at 10:18am
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., talks with Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., before the conference committee on industrial competitiveness and technology manufacturing legislation on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Conference calls a rare occurrence

By Ryan Kelly
Posted May 24, 2022 at 6:00am, Updated at 7:00am
Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., was responsible for $548 million in earmarks in the omnibus spending bill signed by the president on Tuesday.

In the game of earmarks, Shelby has no peers

By Peter Cohn, Ryan Kelly and Herb Jackson
Posted March 16, 2022 at 5:00am
GOP Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, who is not running for reelection and did not use a proxy option adopted in response to the coronavirus pandemic, missed the most votes in the House in 2021, a CQ Roll Call analysis found.

Proxy option fuels record-setting House vote participation rate

By Paul V. Fontelo and Ryan Kelly
Posted March 2, 2022 at 10:00am
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., was more likely than any of his colleagues in 2021 to vote against measures that a majority of Republicans supported, CQ Roll Call's analysis found.

Party unity vote studies underscore polarized State of the Union

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted March 1, 2022 at 9:35pm
Despite narrow majorities led by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, left, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Joe Biden has had a high success rate on 2021 votes, CQ vote studies found.

Biden had high success rate on votes despite slim majorities

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted March 1, 2022 at 5:30am, Updated at 11:04am
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks, center, has former President Donald Trump's endorsement in the race for the state's open Senate seat, but was not the top fundraiser in the fourth quarter.

5 takeaways from the latest fundraising disclosures

By Stephanie Akin, Kate Ackley, Ryan Kelly and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted February 2, 2022 at 5:00am
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's fundraising in 2021 totaled $15.4 million, up from about $8 million in 2019, new data show.

House GOP feels no fundraising backlash for opposing electors

By Kate Ackley, Stephanie Akin and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 1, 2022 at 4:45pm
Former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon was found in criminal contempt of Congress for not cooperating with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Meet the Bannon contempt vote, same as previous contempt votes

By Ryan Kelly
Posted November 3, 2021 at 6:15am
House Rules Chairman Jim McGovern, center, and Rep. Norma J. Torres participate in an Oct. 12 meeting in which the debt limit increase received the deem-and-pass treatment.

‘Deem and pass’ rule has bipartisan history

By Ryan Kelly
Posted October 28, 2021 at 6:15am
North Carolina Rep. Ted Budd saw a significant increase in online donations after former President Donald Trump endorsed his Senate campaign.

After Trump endorsement, candidates’ online donations see mixed results

By Bridget Bowman and Ryan Kelly
Posted August 5, 2021 at 5:30am
House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter A. DeFazio is No. 1 among earmarkers with $43.8 million.

Earmarks in House bills favor Democrats, but GOP not shy either

By Jennifer Shutt, Ryan Kelly and Peter Cohn
Posted August 4, 2021 at 5:44am
Florida Rep. Brian Mast wants more funding for Everglades restoration.

Earmark requests grow as House Appropriations panels begin work

By Jennifer Shutt and Ryan Kelly
Posted June 23, 2021 at 9:17am
Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves, who led other Republicans in requests, asked for nearly $955.7 million in earmarks.

Lawmakers happily embrace return of earmarks to highway bill

By Jessica Wehrman and Ryan Kelly
Posted May 14, 2021 at 7:00am
Texas Reps. Colin Allred and Beth Van Duyne are both seeking earmark dollars for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport totaling nearly $234 million.

Texas duo top list of House appropriations earmark requests

By Peter Cohn and Ryan Kelly
Posted May 11, 2021 at 4:40pm
Rep. Roger Marshall is the fourth holder of Kansas’ Big First congressional district to win election to the Senate in the last 52 years.

9 facts about new members of the 117th Congress

By Paul V. Fontelo and Ryan Kelly
Posted November 5, 2020 at 6:00am
Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham said earlier this month his Democratic challenger, Jaime Harrison, would raise $100 million. His projection was low, by $9 million.

Latest reports show more money surging against GOP in Senate battleground races

By Herb Jackson and Ryan Kelly
Posted October 23, 2020 at 10:42am
Utah House candidate Burgess Owens, who spoke at the Republicans' virtual national convention in August, is one of five challengers who raised more than $2 million during the third quarter.

GOP House challengers, outraised by Democrats for months, make last-minute sprint in third quarter

By Stephanie Akin, Bridget Bowman and Ryan Kelly
Posted October 16, 2020 at 1:21pm
Democrat Jaime Harrison broke the quarterly fundraising record in his race against South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Fundraising surges for Democratic Senate challengers, reports show

By Bridget Bowman, Herb Jackson, Kate Ackley and Ryan Kelly
Posted October 16, 2020 at 11:51am
Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., was one of nine Democrats voting against the rule for the DREAM Act on Tuesday, a high-water mark for the year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

On DREAM Act, 9 Democrats defect on rule vote, even as caucus shows more unity

By Lindsey McPherson and Ryan Kelly
Posted June 4, 2019 at 7:15pm
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says Senate Democrats are engaging in obstructionism, making rules changes necessary. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Here’s why the Senate went nuclear for district judge nominations

By Ryan Kelly
Posted April 8, 2019 at 5:55pm
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., embodies and supports many of the positions causing Republicans to decry socialism. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Medicare for All and Green New Deal spur Red Scare tactics

By Ryan Kelly
Posted March 14, 2019 at 10:00am
Copies of President Donald Trump's budget for fiscal year 2020 run through the binding process at the Government Publishing Office in Washington. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Visual Report: Trump’s budget proposal trades butter for guns

By Ryan Kelly
Posted March 12, 2019 at 10:04am
Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., cast just 47 percent of eligible votes in the House in 2018 as she made a run for governor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

At least senators showed up to vote in 2018: CQ Vote Studies

By Ryan Kelly
Posted February 28, 2019 at 5:00am
President Donald Trump claps during the State of the Union address in the House chamber January 30, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The state of the union in 8 charts

By Ryan Kelly
Posted February 5, 2019 at 12:28pm
While the Lincoln Memorial remains open to visitors, some facilities were closed due to the government shut down on New Year's Day. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

2019 government shutdown climbs historical charts

By Ryan Kelly
Posted January 4, 2019 at 3:32pm
Mike Dean, chief upholsterer of the House of Representatives, vacuums the Lincoln catafalque as work continued Monday for the arrival of former President George H.W. Bush’s casket in the Capitol Rotunda. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Schedule for George H.W. Bush’s Funeral Services in Washington D.C.

By Ryan Kelly
Posted December 3, 2018 at 5:43pm
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., is running for a second term in the redrawn 1st District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Some House Members Face Toss-Up Races — And New Voters, Too

By Ryan Kelly
Posted October 29, 2018 at 5:04am
Michigan Rep. Sander M. Levin, who entered Congress in 1983, waited 23 years before getting his first bill passed. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

It Can Take Years for a Lawmaker to Get a Bill Enacted

By Ryan Kelly
Posted September 20, 2018 at 5:01am
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., leads the Senate in naming post offices this Congress. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

What Has Congress Done Lately? Name Post Offices

By Ryan Kelly
Posted September 7, 2018 at 5:04am
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., appears on a screen on Wednesday from the House floor where she’s voicing support for a DACA-related vote. In the background, Democratic leaders hold a news conference in the Capitol Visitors Center. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Nancy Pelosi Claims Record for Longest House Floor Speech

By Ryan Kelly
Posted February 7, 2018 at 5:04pm
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith is administered an oath by Vice President Mike Pence during a mock swearing-in ceremony in the Capitol’s Old Senate Chamber on Jan. 3. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Will 2018 Be the New Year of the Woman?

By Ryan Kelly
Posted January 11, 2018 at 11:30am

So Long, Insurance Penalty: Here’s Where the Most People Were Paying

By Ryan Kelly and Randy Leonard
Posted December 22, 2017 at 2:52pm
OMB director Mick Mulvaney is seen in the Longworth Building in May. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Freedom Caucus Has Mulvaney’s Ear

By Ryan Kelly
Posted November 29, 2017 at 11:04am
The U.S. Capitol as seen from the East Plaza. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By the Numbers: Harassment Claims on Capitol Hill Peaked in 2011

By Ryan Kelly
Posted November 22, 2017 at 5:05am
House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise embrace during a news conference in the Capitol after the House passed the the GOP’s tax overhaul bill Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Tax Cut Bills Face Increasing Partisanship: Recent Tax Votes in One Chart

By Ryan Kelly
Posted November 20, 2017 at 5:03am
Tuesday's Virginia gubernatorial race, which includes Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam pictured here, is just one of the many governorships up in the next two years that could have a big effect on Congress next decade. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

How Governors’ Races Will Shape the Future of Congress

By Ryan Kelly
Posted November 7, 2017 at 4:34pm
Sens. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah and Dianne Feinstein of California are two of the three oldest senators in the chamber. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senior Class: Members of Congress Getting Older

By Ryan Kelly
Posted October 30, 2017 at 1:00pm
Senate leadership talks with reporters in the Capitol after the policy luncheons on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

How Graham-Cassidy Stacks Up, in One Chart

By Ryan Kelly, Randy Leonard and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 21, 2017 at 11:00am
Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., conducts the confirmation hearing for Alex Acosta, nominee for Secretary of Labor, in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in Dirksen Building, March 22, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

How the Health Care Industry Has Been Giving to Congress

By Sean McMinn and Ryan Kelly
Posted August 8, 2017 at 4:48pm
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, seen here with Gen. James Mattis in January prior to his confirmation as Defense secretary, has recorded the most votes opposing President Donald Trump’s nominees so far. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Gillibrand Leads Democrats in Opposing Trump’s Nominees

By Ryan Kelly
Posted August 7, 2017 at 5:05am
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus lasted 189 days as President Donald Trump’s chief of staff. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Priebus Was One of Shortest-Tenured Chiefs of Staff in History

By Ryan Kelly
Posted July 28, 2017 at 5:09pm
(Photo courtesy iStock)

How Climate Change Impacts Congressional Districts Over Next 80 Years

By Ryan Kelly
Posted July 27, 2017 at 1:11pm
White House press secretary Sean Spicer leaves the Newseum in  April. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Spicer’s Departure is Quickest Resignation for Press Secretary Since 1974

By Ryan Kelly
Posted July 21, 2017 at 4:12pm
Arizona Sen. John McCain underwent surgery at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix on Friday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Who Can Afford McCain’s Surgery?

By Ryan Kelly
Posted July 18, 2017 at 5:00am
Reps. Nancy Johnson, R-Conn., right, and Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, with the portrait of Jeannette Rankin of Montana, who was the first woman elected to Congress in 1916, taking office in 1917. An unveiling ceremony for her portrait is shown in this file photo in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress on Sept. 29, 2005. (CQ Roll Call file photo)

100 Years of Women: Here’s How Many Have Served in Congress

By Ryan Kelly
Posted July 11, 2017 at 6:39pm

A Long History of Attacks on Members of Congress

By Ryan Kelly
Posted June 14, 2017 at 4:53pm
Then-FBI Director JAmes Comey testifying in from of a Senate panel in 2015. The Trump White House cannot shake questions about his firing. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

How We Got Here: A Timeline of How Comey Came to Testify Before Senate Intelligence

By Ryan Kelly and Stephanie Akin
Posted June 8, 2017 at 5:00am

The Real 13 Senators to Watch on Health Care

By Joe Williams and Ryan Kelly
Posted June 6, 2017 at 5:05am

By the Numbers: Trump’s First Full Fiscal Year Budget Cuts Deep and Wide

By Ryan Kelly
Posted May 23, 2017 at 5:57pm
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, right, seen here in 2013 with Virginia Rep. Robert W. Goodlatte on Capitol Hill, has been appointed special counsel for the Justice Department’s Russia investigation. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

How to Investigate an Administration: Breaking Down the 3 Independent Options

By Ryan Kelly
Posted May 17, 2017 at 6:24pm

Many GOP Members of Congress Are Concerned About Comey’s Firing

By Sean McMinn and Ryan Kelly
Posted May 10, 2017 at 7:06pm
Douglas MacArthur (CQ Roll Call Archive Photo)

A List of Notable Presidential Firings Since 1951

By Ryan Kelly
Posted May 10, 2017 at 1:35pm
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus.(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Members Who Vote With Freedom Caucus Did Better Than Trump in Elections

By Ryan Kelly and Sean McMinn
Posted March 31, 2017 at 1:31pm
The most contentious Trump Cabinet vote so far was Betsy DeVos to be Education secretary, where Vice President Mike Pence had to cast a tie-breaking vote to confirm her. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump’s Cabinet Racks Up ‘No’ Votes in Senate

By Ryan Kelly
Posted February 27, 2017 at 6:09pm
Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn sits before a press conference in the White House last week. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Flynn’s Tenure as National Security Adviser Historically Brief

By Ryan Kelly and Sean McMinn
Posted February 14, 2017 at 4:17pm
Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the Capitol on Tuesday before he cast the first tiebreaking vote on a Cabinet nominee in Senate history. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

A Nap Got in the Way of the Last Tied Cabinet Vote in the Senate

By Ryan Kelly
Posted February 7, 2017 at 12:30pm
A passenger from a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight from Jeddah walks by demonstrators as she arrives at Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Jan. 29. Protests erupted at airports around the country following President Donald’s Trump's executive order on immigration. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Pool)

5 Charts Measuring the Effects of Trump’s Immigration Order

By Sean McMinn, Ryan Kelly and Randy Leonard
Posted January 31, 2017 at 2:31pm
Republican candidate Donald Trump at Wednesday's debate in Las Vegas. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Chart: Presidential Candidates’ Tax Returns

By Ryan Kelly
Posted October 21, 2016 at 11:45am
Many state independent deadlines have passed.

McMullin Presidential Run an Uphill Battle, per State Filing Deadlines

By Randy Leonard and Ryan Kelly
Posted August 8, 2016 at 11:12am
Ratings shift since 2015.

Chart: How the Senate Race Ratings Have Changed Since Early 2015

By Ryan Kelly and Randy Leonard
Posted August 4, 2016 at 2:05pm
The Clinton family earlier this year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Fact-Checking the Clintons’ Claim on the Economy

By Ryan Kelly
Posted July 26, 2016 at 9:26pm
Hillary Clinton campaigning with former rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, in New Hampshire earlier this month. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

How She Got Here: Clinton’s Key Life Moments

By Ryan Kelly
Posted July 25, 2016 at 9:00am
Only John Kerry, a Democrat, and Mitt Romney, a Republican, saw a negative dip in the polls after their conventions.

Will Trump Bounce? Historically, Nominees Get a Convention Bump

By Ryan Kelly
Posted July 21, 2016 at 7:38pm

3 Charts: The Growing Latino Electorate

By Ryan Kelly
Posted July 20, 2016 at 8:04pm
Donald Trump is set to accept the Republican Party's nomination for president in Cleveland on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

How He Got Here: Trump’s Key Life Moments

By Ryan Kelly
Posted July 18, 2016 at 1:39pm
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, shown here visiting the Hill on July 7, might not fare the same as previous GOP nominees come November. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Chart: How the GOP Fared in the Past 6 Presidential Elections

By Randy Leonard, Ryan Kelly and Sean McMinn
Posted July 14, 2016 at 12:15pm

Poll: Convention Audience Set to Skew Older Amid Tight Race

By Ryan Kelly and Andrew Menezes
Posted July 14, 2016 at 5:00am
Donald Trump's been unopposed for weeks, but his former rivals still put up numbers in primary voting. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)

How Trump’s Last Super Tuesday Stacks Up to History

By Ryan Kelly
Posted June 9, 2016 at 5:21pm
Hillary Clinton is set to make history as the first woman to head the presidential ticket of a major political party. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

As Hillary Makes History, Here’s Where Women Stand in Congress

By Ryan Kelly
Posted June 7, 2016 at 1:35pm
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders currently trails Hillary Clinton in the delegate race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)

How Sanders Would Fare Under Different Nominating Rules

By Ryan Kelly
Posted May 24, 2016 at 5:13pm
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How Tough Would an Independent Presidential Run Be?

By Ryan Kelly
Posted May 12, 2016 at 3:00pm

Here’s the Democratic Delegate Breakdown Going Into Saturday’s Caucuses

By Ryan Kelly
Posted March 25, 2016 at 10:52am