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UNITED STATES - JULY 1: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and members of the Democratic Women's Conference hold their news conference about the care economy on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in the U.S. Capitol. The group is pushing for extending funding for the nations care economy to be included in infrastructure legislation. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Fourth of July jet fumes, huckleberries and push ups — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted July 2, 2021 at 3:26pm

Previewing the 2022 battle for the Senate

By Nathan L. Gonzales and Thomas McKinless
Posted July 1, 2021 at 5:10am
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks outside the White House with a bipartisan group of senators after meeting on an infrastructure deal June 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. From left to right are Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA). Biden indicated that a framework for an infrastructure bill is in place following the meeting. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Tired of talking about Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted June 25, 2021 at 3:21pm
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers arrives for the House Republican leadership elections at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on Nov. 17, 2020.

McMorris Rodgers on COVID-19 origins, gain-of-function research

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Thomas McKinless
Posted June 24, 2021 at 12:59pm
UNITED STATES - JUNE 17: Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., arrives in the Ohio Clock Corridor for the annual Seersucker Thursday photo-op in the Capitol on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

‘Damn good to be back’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted June 18, 2021 at 3:25pm
Sen. Cory Booker speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup in the Hart Building on June 10, 2021.

Aliens, magnets and altering the moon’s orbit — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted June 11, 2021 at 2:10pm

Gen Z is most hesitant on COVID-19 vaccines, and this group wants to change that

By Thomas McKinless and Ariel Cohen
Posted June 8, 2021 at 6:30am
UNITED STATES - MAY 26: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., arrives for a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

A Rand Paul voice vote, Scooby Snacks and a cicada attack — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 28, 2021 at 3:09pm

Will Congress and ‘Amtrak Joe’ bring passenger rail into the 21st century?

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 27, 2021 at 3:25pm
An Amtrak train pulls out of Union Station. in Washington.

CQ Future: Amtrak

By Shawn Zeller, Evan Campbell, Joanne Levine, Thomas McKinless and Jessica Wehrman
Posted May 27, 2021 at 10:00am
UNITED STATES - MAY 20: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., attend a news conference to highlight Cuban Independence Day outside the Capitol on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

To be productive, no one in Congress can be involved — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 21, 2021 at 3:19pm
UNITED STATES - MAY 12: A squirrel dines on a Snickers almond bar around lunch time in Upper Senate Park outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Cicadas, Snickers and feeling naked without a mask — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 14, 2021 at 5:07pm
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., participates in a TV news interview in the Russell Senate Office Building on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

CQ Budget: Infrastructure week, again

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Thomas McKinless
Posted May 14, 2021 at 11:59am
UNITED STATES - May 12: Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post as chair of the House Republican Conference in Washington on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Cheney vows to do ‘everything I can’ to keep Trump from Oval Office

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 12, 2021 at 11:24am

How redistricting will shape the fight for House seats

By Nathan L. Gonzales and Thomas McKinless
Posted May 10, 2021 at 12:05pm
UNITED STATES - MAY 3: Workers power wash the colonnade at the main entrance to Union Station in Washington on Monday, May 3, 2021. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

‘Galaxy Quest,’ ‘Down Periscope’ and ‘Die Hard 2’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 7, 2021 at 2:32pm
President Joe Biden speaks with lawmakers as he exits the House chamber at the end of his address to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

Intern IDs, Lincoln’s ghost and vaccines on Mars: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted April 30, 2021 at 2:27pm
UNITED STATES - APRIL 28: Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,clap as President Joe Biden delivers his address to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.(Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Top 3 health care takeaways from Biden’s address

By Thomas McKinless and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 29, 2021 at 2:01pm
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., runs to the Capitol for a vote on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

Cardi B, 420 and a Green New Deal debate: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted April 23, 2021 at 3:04pm
UNITED STATES - APRIL 22: Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., stops to pose with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., as she holds a card on the House steps with the final vote count after the House passed HR 51 with a 216-208 vote at the Capitol on Thursday, April 22, 2021. The legislation would create the new state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, with one representative and two senators. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Watch: House passes DC statehood bill once again, despite uphill fight in Senate

By Thomas McKinless
Posted April 22, 2021 at 4:24pm
UNITED STATES - APRIL 20: The Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., center, speaks at a news conference surrounded by members of the Congressional Black Caucus after the reading of guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The Congressional Black Caucus gathered in the Rayburn Room to watch the verdict before holding a press conference outside. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

‘This is accountability’ — Lawmakers react to Chauvin guilty verdict

By Thomas McKinless and Bridget Bowman
Posted April 20, 2021 at 7:20pm

Watch: Tribes see progress in COVID-19 fight

By Sandhya Raman and Thomas McKinless
Posted April 20, 2021 at 1:02pm
The Capitol dome is framed by red tulips on the East Plaza on April 15.

‘What’s my vote supposed to be?’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted April 16, 2021 at 2:25pm

How Aaron Burr may have created the filibuster by mistake

By Thomas McKinless
Posted April 16, 2021 at 8:00am
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - DECEMBER 08: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to head the Centers for Disease Control, speaks during a news conference at the Queen Theater December 08, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. With the novel coronavirus pandemic continuing to ravage the country with daily records for infections and deaths, members of Biden's health team said they will make fighting COVID-19 the priority. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

CDC: Deaths jumped 16 percent in 2020

By Lauren Clason and Thomas McKinless
Posted March 31, 2021 at 5:30pm
UNITED STATES - MARCH 25: Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, runs out of the Capitol after the last vote before the the Easter recess on Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

‘One of my favorite times of the week’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted March 26, 2021 at 3:32pm
UNITED STATES - March 23: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., listen to Sen. John Thune, R-S. Dak., speak during a news conference following the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Washington on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Fact-checking the filibuster’s racial history

By Thomas McKinless
Posted March 24, 2021 at 8:29pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell conducts a Fox News interview in the Russell Building on Wednesday.

St. Paddy’s Day, SportsTalk and Tom Carper on a train — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted March 19, 2021 at 3:38pm
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 17: Marie Newman, candidate for Congress in IL-03, speaks to reporters after receiving the endorsement of Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Watch: Marie Newman shares why equality bill matters to her and her daughter

By Thomas McKinless
Posted March 17, 2021 at 4:32pm
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 8: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., talks to reporters after a vote on the Senate floor in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

GOP senators say their party’s vaccine hesitancy will go away

By Ariel Cohen and Thomas McKinless
Posted March 17, 2021 at 2:16pm
UNITED STATES - MARCH 10: From left, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., attend a bill enrollment ceremony for the American Rescue Plan Act on the West Front of the Capitol after the House passed the $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief package on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

‘Heaven forbid’ Congress accomplish something — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted March 12, 2021 at 3:00pm
UNITED STATES - March 4: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., puts on a tie as he talks with Sen. Maria Cantwell , D-Wash., before the start of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to vote on sending the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to be Interior Secretary, to the Senate floor in Washington on Thursday, March 4, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

‘Power is going to my head’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted March 5, 2021 at 4:06pm

Watch: N95 masks are piling up as nurses reuse PPE

By Emily Kopp and Thomas McKinless
Posted March 2, 2021 at 4:28pm
Ann Berry arrives to the Capitol to be sworn in as the Secretary of the Senate in Washington on Monday, March 1, 2021.

Ann Berry sworn in as secretary of the Senate

By Thomas McKinless and Jason Dick
Posted March 1, 2021 at 5:41pm
Activists with Our Revolution hold signs outside the Capitol complex on Thursday to call on Congress to pass the $15 federal minimum wage hike proposed as part of the COVID relief bill.

‘They may have disagreed on some details’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 26, 2021 at 5:08pm
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 25: A transphobic sign was put up by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2020, after Rep. Marie Newman, D-Ill., put up a pro transgener rights flag across the hallway in the Longworth House Office Building. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Rand Paul’s questions of transgender nominee were ‘obscene,’ says advocate

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 25, 2021 at 8:00pm
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 24: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, center, talks with ranking member Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., left, and Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., after the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing titled “Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots,” in Rayburn House Office Building on Monday, August 24, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool)

Fiery exchanges at Postal Service oversight hearing

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 24, 2021 at 3:53pm
Xavier Becerra, nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives for his Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 23, 2021.

Becerra touts health care record as GOP targets nomination

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Thomas McKinless
Posted February 23, 2021 at 6:10pm
A man walks along Florida Avenue Northeast as a winter storm moved though the Washington, D.C., area on Thursday, February 18, 2021.

How to refill a toilet and, of course, a trip to Cancún — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 19, 2021 at 3:33pm
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 16: A sign notifies customers that covid-19 vaccines are not yet available at a Harris Teeter grocery store in Washington on Feb. 16, 2021. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Watch: Biden invests $1.6 billion in COVID-19 tests, genomic sequencing

By Ariel Cohen and Thomas McKinless
Posted February 17, 2021 at 6:12pm
UNITED STATES - February 9: Lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., walks through the Ohio Clock Corridor at the end of the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump is charged with “incitement of insurrection” after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn November’s election result. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Another impeachment trial and lots of sleepy lawmakers: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 12, 2021 at 5:12pm

How does budget reconciliation work?

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 10, 2021 at 10:16am
Sydney Register, left, and Pablo Feliciano construct a snow man at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as snow continues to fall in Washington on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021.

Groundhog week, cellphones and vote-a-rama — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 5, 2021 at 3:52pm
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 26: Workers clean a classroom floor at Heather Hills Elementary School as officials conduct a materials distribution for parents to pick up for distance learning in Bowie, Md., on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Teachers competing with other groups for vaccines as Biden pushes schools to reopen

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Thomas McKinless
Posted February 2, 2021 at 1:49pm
UNITED STATES - January 26: A staffer pretends to get run over by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., as he uses a knee scooter after undergoing foot surgery, to make his way to the Senate floor for a vote in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Scooters, new recipes and the final ‘Time to Wake Up’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 29, 2021 at 2:11pm
US President Joe Biden signs three documents including an Inauguration declaration, cabinet nominations and sub-cabinet noinations, as US Vice President Kamala Harris (R) watches in the Presidents Room at the US Capitol after the inauguration ceremony to making Biden the 46th President of the United States in Washington, DC, USA, 20 January 2021.

Here’s the health care landscape Trump left for Biden

By Lauren Clason, Emily Kopp and Thomas McKinless
Posted January 26, 2021 at 8:30am
First Lady Jill Biden, left, places her hands on U.S. President Joe Biden during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Biden will propose a broad immigration overhaul on his first day as president, including a shortened pathway to U.S. citizenship for undocumented migrants - a complete reversal from Donald Trump's immigration restrictions and crackdowns, but one that faces major roadblocks in Congress. Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/UPI

‘Jill’s husband’ becomes president — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 22, 2021 at 4:14pm
UNITED STATES - January 20: President-elect Joe Biden arrives to the West Front of the Capitol for his Inauguration as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Here are Biden’s first executive orders on health care

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Thomas McKinless
Posted January 21, 2021 at 11:43am
UNITED STATES - January 20: A Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies volunteer looks at name cards as preparations are made prior to the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Views from the Capitol on Inauguration Day

By Thomas McKinless, Lindsey McPherson, Niels Lesniewski, Jennifer Shutt and Jim Saksa
Posted January 20, 2021 at 4:23pm
UNITED STATES - January 20: President Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on the West Front of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Watch President Joe Biden’s full inaugural address

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 20, 2021 at 1:56pm
UNITED STATES - January 13: The unsigned article of impeachment is pictured before an engrossment ceremony in the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

‘Second annual impeachment show extravaganza’: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 15, 2021 at 3:24pm

Two Republicans speak on House floor in favor of impeachment

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 13, 2021 at 3:07pm
Members of the National Guard arrive at the East Front of the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.

In their words: What GOP members are saying during impeachment debate

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 13, 2021 at 1:45pm
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 6: Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., and Annie Kuster, D-N.H., center, take cover as rioters attempt to break in to the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

More lawmakers test positive after superspreader event during Capitol riot

By Thomas McKinless and Emily Kopp
Posted January 12, 2021 at 1:28pm
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 6: Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., comforts Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while taking cover as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol under siege: What we saw inside the chambers

By Tom Williams, Thomas McKinless, Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted January 8, 2021 at 8:16pm
Workers install more robust fencing along the east side of the U.S. Capitol on the morning of Jan. 7, 2021, following the riot at the Capitol the previous day.

A week like no other: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 8, 2021 at 2:46pm
Jon Ossoff talks with a poll chaplain near the Metropolitan Library polling place on Election Day in Atlanta on Nov. 3, 2020.

With narrow margin, here are the key health care priorities for Democrats

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Thomas McKinless
Posted January 7, 2021 at 4:24pm

McConnell: ‘Unhinged’ mob tried to disrupt democracy and ‘failed’

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 6, 2021 at 9:19pm
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 6: Trump supporters occupy the West Front of the Capitol and the inauguration stands on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Watch: Biden calls pro-Trump mob an assault on democracy

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 6, 2021 at 5:53pm

Watch Raphael Warnock’s victory speech

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 6, 2021 at 10:16am
UNITED STATES - APRIL 21: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,stops to speak with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as they cross paths in the Capitol after the Senate passed coronavirus relief during a pro forma session on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The Senate passed a $483.4 billion economic relief measure Tuesday that would replenish a popular small-business loan program and provide funding for hospitals facing financial shortfalls due to COVID-19. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

2020 in 6 horrible minutes: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted December 31, 2020 at 9:00am
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 22: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, receives his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health on December 22, 2020 in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images)

Top 3 health care things to know from the spending bill

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Thomas McKinless
Posted December 22, 2020 at 1:31pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA., receives a Covid-19 vaccination shot by Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician Congress of the United States in her office in Washington, D.C. on Friday, December 18, 2020. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI/POOL

Why some health care workers may be wary of COVID-19 vaccine

By Lauren Clason and Thomas McKinless
Posted December 21, 2020 at 10:52am
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 16: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., leaves the U.S. Capitol as snow from Winter Storm Gail falls in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Not sure whether to drink or pray: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted December 18, 2020 at 2:35pm
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Congressman-elect Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and other Representatives-elect arrive at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Newly elected members of the House of Representatives are attending orientation at the U.S. Capitol today following the 2020 elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Rep.-elect Andrew Clyde got a bill passed into law before he even ran for Congress

By Thomas McKinless
Posted December 16, 2020 at 8:45am
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 3: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the Senate floor in the Capitol on Thursday, December 3, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Watch: McConnell congratulates “President-elect Joe Biden” on the Senate floor

By Thomas McKinless
Posted December 15, 2020 at 11:26am
UNITED STATES - December 9: Ranking member Michael McCaul, R-Texas, places his name plate before the start of a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on "Diplomacy or Dead End: An Evaluation of Syria Policy” in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

‘Idiot control,’ dental issues and a Pat Roberts face mask: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted December 11, 2020 at 3:13pm
Leana Wen, then-president of Planned Parenthood, speaks at an abortion-rights rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington on May 21, 2019.

How progressive groups are pulling Biden’s health care team to the left

By Sandhya Raman and Thomas McKinless
Posted December 9, 2020 at 3:15pm
Gen. Lloyd Austin testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 8, 2016.

Biden finds you can’t please all the people all the time

By Jason Dick, John M. Donnelly, Thomas McKinless and Joanne Levine
Posted December 8, 2020 at 6:01pm
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 1: Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., laughs after Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., pulled out a step stool for him during a news conference with a group of bipartisan lawmakers to unveil a COVID-19 emergency relief framework in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Cats and cannabis: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted December 4, 2020 at 4:50pm
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Congresswoman-elect Michelle Fischbach (D-MN) arrives at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Newly elected members of the House of Representatives are attending orientation at the U.S. Capitol today following the 2020 elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Michelle Fischbach on the year of the GOP woman

By Thomas McKinless
Posted December 3, 2020 at 3:00pm
Construction continues on Oct. 28 for the inaugural platform on the West Front on the Capitol.

The Transition: Inauguration 2021 — things could get weird

By Jason Dick, Thomas McKinless and Joanne Levine
Posted December 2, 2020 at 3:11pm

Watch Mitch McConnell’s tearful tribute to retiring Lamar Alexander

By Thomas McKinless
Posted December 2, 2020 at 12:36pm
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 17: An area is set up in the House Visitors Center for Congressional members and staffers to tested for coronavirus in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

What we know now about COVID-19 vaccine authorization and distribution

By Emily Kopp and Thomas McKinless
Posted December 1, 2020 at 11:35am
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 19: Rudolph Giuliani, attorney for President Donald Trump, conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee, on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Trump attorneys, Jenna Ellis, far left and Sydney Powell, second from left, also appear. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Mask heckling, Bono and ‘My Cousin Vinny’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 20, 2020 at 1:59pm
Louisiana Rep. Cedric L. Richmond will head the Office of Public Engagement in the incoming Biden administration.

With Cedric Richmond, Joe Biden’s White House gain is Congress’ loss

By Jason Dick, Thomas McKinless, Evan Campbell and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 17, 2020 at 6:00pm
A balloon depicting a caricature of President Donald Trump is carried by revelers at 16th Street Northwest and I Street Northwest to celebrate Joe Biden being elected the 46th president after news outlets declared victory for Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., on November 7, 2020.

‘An absurd circus,’ and new members arrive on the Hill — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 13, 2020 at 4:16pm
UNITED STATES - JUNE 10: Kai Kahele, Democrat running for Tulsi Gabbard's House seat in Hawaii's 2nd District, speaks with Roll Call on June 10, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Kai Kahele won’t have trouble with Hawaii to DC jetlag

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 12, 2020 at 6:05am
Leslie Luna, left, and friends sit near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Saturday while watching Joe Biden and Kamala Harris deliver remarks from Wilmington, Del.

The Transition: The fallout from the election a week ago

By Jim Saksa, Niels Lesniewski, Ellyn Ferguson, Joanne Levine and Thomas McKinless
Posted November 10, 2020 at 5:18pm
Colorado election results are displayed on a screen on election night in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington.

Congressional Hits and Misses: Election week edition

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 6, 2020 at 4:03pm

Mondaire Jones to become the first openly gay, Black member of Congress

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 4, 2020 at 11:35am

Former Yoho staffer Kat Cammack elected to Florida’s 3rd district

By Thomas McKinless
Posted November 3, 2020 at 8:29pm
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 28: A voter casts a ballot in a drop box outside the Union Market Super Vote Center during early voting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

A weekend all-nighter, fake tweets and a Grassley impression: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 30, 2020 at 11:35am
Voters wait outside Capital One Arena before the start of the first day of early voting in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020.

Top health care issues for the next administration

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Thomas McKinless
Posted October 27, 2020 at 12:09pm
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 22: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, takes a cell phone video of the empty Democratic Senators’ seats on the Senate Judiciary Committee as they boycott the committee vote on Amy Coney Barrett to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States during a Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business meeting in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. (Pool photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Political stunts, difficult masks and AOC Among Us: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 23, 2020 at 1:36pm
CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and former Vice President Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Speech therapist discusses Biden’s stutter ahead of final debate

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 20, 2020 at 11:22am
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse laughs during a back-and-forth Wednesday with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz about the Houston Astros.

‘This goose is pretty much cooked’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 16, 2020 at 2:29pm

2020 projection: Biden and Democrats poised to win big

By Nathan L. Gonzales and Thomas McKinless
Posted October 15, 2020 at 11:00am
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 12: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett swears in before testifying during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in the Hart Building in Washington on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Watch Amy Coney Barrett’s full opening statement

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 12, 2020 at 3:38pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi checks her hair Monday with the help of an aide’s iPhone before a television interview with MSNBC in the Russell Building.

‘God help us all if this is by the book’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 2, 2020 at 3:34pm

Pandemic Halloween: Here’s the CDC’s October safety guidance

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 1, 2020 at 4:45pm
The D.C. Board of Elections hosts the “Vote Safe DC” campaign that encourages residents to utilize voter mail-in ballots for the upcoming elections in response to the coronavirus outbreak, outside of The Anthem in Washington on Sept. 21, 2020.

House committee’s recommendation: more Nickelback — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted September 25, 2020 at 3:39pm
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 5: From left, Alma Viator, Ben Jones, Whey Jennings, and Nuke Bushner perform during former Rep. Ben “Cooter” Jones’ birthday celebration at Cooter’s Place in Luray, Va., on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

How ‘The General Lee’ was left in the Democratic Party’s dust

By Thomas McKinless
Posted September 25, 2020 at 7:00am
A woman waves a "Notorious R.B.G." flag at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to mourn the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Is there enough time to confirm a Supreme Court nominee by November?

By Niels Lesniewski and Thomas McKinless
Posted September 21, 2020 at 7:31pm

Politics imitates comedy: Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted September 18, 2020 at 2:40pm
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 10: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., greet a girl at the conclusion of a news conference that introduced the Thrive Agenda, an economic renewal plan, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Woodward, Lady Gaga and marijuana — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted September 11, 2020 at 2:57pm
President Donald Trump reacts as he stands with his family members after delivering his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 27, 2020. Trump gave the speech in front of 1500 invited guests.

Congressional Hits and Misses: Republican convention edition

By Thomas McKinless
Posted August 28, 2020 at 3:05pm
A health care professional applies a swab at a drive-thru coronavirus testing facility for residents who have an order from a provider on Quincy Street in Arlington, Va., on March 19, 2020.

Decoding approval vs. authorization for COVID-19 treatments

By Thomas McKinless
Posted August 26, 2020 at 5:19pm

Postal Service union calls for Senate to return from recess

By Thomas McKinless
Posted August 25, 2020 at 5:18pm

ICYMI: August rating changes continue to improve Democrats’ House outlook

By Nathan L. Gonzales and Thomas McKinless
Posted August 14, 2020 at 8:59am