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Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, walks down the House steps after votes on April 30, 2024.

GOP Rep. Gonzales gives up on reelection bid

Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, speaks at House Democrats’ annual issues conference  at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va., on Thursday. Also pictured are, from left, co-chair Lauren Underwood, Chair Debbie Dingell and co-chair Lori Trahan.

The search for Democrats’ HR 1

 House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., blocks a sign held by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, as President Donald Trump arrived for his State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb.24, 2026.

The State of Division

Rep. Adriano Espaillat, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., conduct a rally Tuesday with members of the CHC, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and other caucuses, to call for the firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters.

Congress turns to Homeland Security funding clash

Christian Menefee addresses supporters in Texas after winning a special election runoff on Saturday.

As Menefee joins the House, Johnson’s margin shrinks

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters in the Senate subway on Thursday.

Tillis ‘unleashed’

Capitol workers clear snow last January. This year, the threat of snow has senators nervously checking the forecast, while House members got out of town after a busy week.

Wrap-up: One chamber down, one to go (plus snow)

The first phase of the Second Avenue Subway in New York opened in 2017. The Transportation Department said Wednesday it is withholding funds for the second phase, blaming the Democratic minority leaders in the House and Senate for the partial government shutdown that began Wednesday.

Blaming shutdown, DOT freezes funds for projects in New York

In this aerial view, Waymo self-driving vehicles charge at a station in Santa Monica, Calif., on May 14.

Lawmakers want driverless vehicle rules in transportation bill