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Capitol Ink | Bipartisan rescue brigade

By R.J. Matson
Posted February 3, 2021 at 7:00am
Chuck Schumer is just one vote away from losing power in the Senate, while only a handful of votes separate Nancy Pelosi from losing the speaker’s gavel, Winston writes.

The risks of a fragile majority

By David Winston
Posted February 3, 2021 at 6:00am
Ivanka Trump faces a tough race if she decides to challenge Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in a Republican primary next year, Gonzales writes.

Can Ivanka Trump defeat Marco Rubio?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted February 3, 2021 at 5:30am
The Senate has been without a power-sharing agreement almost a month into the 117th Congress, but Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer says leaders are “getting close.”

Senate Democrats still without committee control as power-sharing talks drag on

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 2, 2021 at 8:04pm
North Carolina’s Richard M. Burr was among several senators who came under scrutiny for certain stock trades at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Senate Ethics has not sanctioned a member in 14 years

By Chris Marquette
Posted February 1, 2021 at 7:03pm
Shuwanza Goff was previously floor director for legislative operations for House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer.

From the House to the White House: Ex-Hoyer aide relishes new role

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted January 28, 2021 at 6:30am
President Joe Biden, here with his wife, Jill, at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington on Jan. 20, presents his faith as essential in his life and politics, but many, including his fellow Catholics, are not convinced, Curtis writes.

No surprise, American Catholics are as split as the nation over Biden

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted January 28, 2021 at 6:00am
Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi worked on Barack Obama’s early campaigns for the House and Senate. The former president “was in the world of politics and public service for the right reasons,” Krishnamoorthi says.

Winning wasn’t everything for Krishnamoorthi. Then along came Obama

By Eleanor Van Buren
Posted January 28, 2021 at 5:30am
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., pictured arriving in the Capitol on the Senate subway to vote Tuesday, announced the following day that he was quarantining after having close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Warner quarantine could scramble Democrats’ plan for quick budget vote

By Lindsey McPherson and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 27, 2021 at 9:19pm
New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer says budget reconciliation may be necessary to get a repeal of the cap on state and local tax deductions through.

State and local tax deduction cap back in play for coronavirus relief package

By David Lerman and Doug Sword
Posted January 27, 2021 at 6:55pm