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Capitol Ink | Big bubble Republicans

By R.J. Matson
Posted June 9, 2022 at 7:00am
Garnell Whitfield Jr. appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week to ask lawmakers a question: “Is there nothing that you personally are willing to do to stop the cancer of white supremacy and the domestic terrorism it inspires?”

When will Congress call domestic terrorism by its name?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted June 9, 2022 at 6:00am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi poses for a photo during a rally at Union Square on Capitol Hill on Wednesday with members of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action and other gun safety advocates to call for congressional action on the issue in the wake of recent mass shootings.

House passes gun bill with age restriction, other proposals

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 8, 2022 at 8:09pm
Former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., speaks during a Wednesday ceremony to name rooms on the Senate side of the Capitol after her and the late Margaret Chase Smith, R-Maine.

She couldn’t even use the Senate gym. Now she has a room of her own

By Chris Cioffi
Posted June 8, 2022 at 7:52pm
Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., indicated Wednesday the committee would move on the new nominee.

Biden picks USDA veteran for USTR agriculture negotiator post

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted June 8, 2022 at 6:25pm
Whenever lawmakers try to give themselves a raise, they risk political backlash. But some say stagnant salaries bode ill for Congress and its future.

Hill staffers just got raises. These lawmakers say it’s their turn

By Chris Cioffi
Posted June 8, 2022 at 3:36pm
Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., arrives for the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

House sets $1.6 trillion cap for fiscal 2023 appropriations

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted June 8, 2022 at 2:58pm, Updated at 3:30pm
Americans have reached a staggering level of dissatisfaction not only with President Joe Biden, but with government as a whole, Winston writes.

Biden unites country, but it’s not what you think

By David Winston
Posted June 8, 2022 at 6:00am
After meeting with President Joe Biden, actor Matthew McConaughey joins White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the daily news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room on Tuesday.

Matthew McConaughey brings messages from Uvalde to the White House

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 7, 2022 at 4:39pm
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in white, greets Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday on the National Mall, where members of Congress called for action on gun safety legislation. Giffords was shot during a constituent event in 2011. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, left, John Garamendi and Robin Kelly are also pictured.

Democrats set up votes on gun legislation as Senate negotiates

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 7, 2022 at 2:40pm