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California Rep. Doug LaMalfa died on Jan. 6.

Campaigns

Newsom sets special election for LaMalfa’s seat for Aug. 4

Democratic governor opts for latest possible date in blow to House Republican leaders

By Andrew Menezes and Daniela Altimari
Posted January 17, 2026 at 3:51pm

Sen. John Hoeven, left, confers with Sen. John Boozman, right, before a Senate Appropriations Committee markup on June 19, 2019. Also pictured is former Sen. Roy Blunt.

Congress

Senate Republicans detail farm aid package components

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 16, 2026 at 5:09pm
Virginia Republicans Rob Wittman, left, Jen Kiggans and John McGuire could see their districts become more favorable to Democrats under a new congressional map. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

Virginia voters set to decide on new House map for the midterms

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 16, 2026 at 3:41pm
Erick Chavez receives the COVID-19 vaccine administered by Kathy Baldez on Dec. 30, 2021, in San Francisco.

Policy

The facts on the vaccines the CDC no longer recommends for all kids

By FactCheck.org
Posted January 16, 2026 at 8:16am
Former House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., conducts a markup on May 17, 2018.

Venezuela is a lesson — Africa is a test of whether we learned from it

By Ed Royce and Chris Stewart
Posted January 16, 2026 at 6:01am
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., cuts through a group of people standing outside the Senate Foreign Relations Committee room after a vote in the Senate chamber on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | January 9-15, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 16, 2026 at 6:00am
Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., left, and John Hoeven, R-N.D., said the Senate might combine all remaining House-passed bills in a single package.

Six fiscal 2026 spending bills done, six more to go

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted January 15, 2026 at 8:13pm
Rep. James R. Comer, R-Ky., is calling for a two-year delay in new hemp content restrictions, to November 2028.

Comer wants spending bill to delay intoxicating hemp ban

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 15, 2026 at 7:23pm
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, seen in the Capitol on Tuesday, says she has not given up seeking a compromise on extension of health insurance subsidies. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump health plan asks Congress for drug, insurance legislation

By Sandhya Raman, Ariel Cohen and Lia DeGroot
Posted January 15, 2026 at 7:19pm
House Speaker Mike Johnson, right, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, seen here walking in the U.S. Capitol in October 2025, have a heavy agenda after lawmakers return from the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Wrap-up: Congress leaves for MLK Day with long January to-do list

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted January 15, 2026 at 6:34pm