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By Robert Matson
Posted March 12, 2020 at 5:00am
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., arrives for the Senate Finance Committee organizational meeting and hearing on pending nominations on Feb. 5, 2019. A member of her office has tested positive for COVID-19.

Senate staffer tests positive for COVID-19, first coronavirus case on Hill

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Niels Lesniewski
Posted March 11, 2020 at 10:24pm, Updated March 12, 2020 at 10:30am
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies on the fiscal 2021 budget for the Housing and Urban Development Department in Washington on Wednesday.

Leahy to Ben Carson: ‘Be honest with the American people’

By Chris Cioffi and Graham MacGillivray
Posted March 11, 2020 at 7:01pm
Public tours of the Capitol are expected to be suspended at the end of the week.

Capitol to restrict tours, limit public access in coronavirus response

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 11, 2020 at 6:44pm
Attorney General William Barr has endorsed the FISA compromise.

FISA deal passes House, but some conservatives want Trump to veto it

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted March 11, 2020 at 1:29pm, Updated at 5:10pm
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., has warned against a renewal without an overhaul.

House negotiators reach FISA deal as expiry nears

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted March 10, 2020 at 4:37pm
Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., USMC, left, and Lt. Gen. Richard D. Clarke, U.S. Army, testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in 2018. He told lawmakers Tuesday the U.S. has sufficient time to monitor the Taliban as part of a new Afghanistan peace deal.

Taliban peace deal draws fire from both parties

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted March 10, 2020 at 3:03pm
Gov. Steve Bullock’s decision to run against Sen. Steve Daines puts the Montana Senate race in play this year, Gonzales writes.

Rating change: Bullock against Daines puts Montana in play

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted March 9, 2020 at 10:05am
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said the House could consider FISA legislation next week.

Clock ticks to surveillance expiration with no FISA deal in sight

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted March 5, 2020 at 5:06pm
Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., voted "no" on Trump's judicial picks 87 times in 2019.

2019 vote studies: Markey leads in voting against judicial nominees

By Shawn Zeller
Posted March 5, 2020 at 9:48am