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Capitol Ink | He was robed!

By Robert Matson
Posted December 2, 2020 at 7:00am
Nancy Pelosi will likely have a caucus of just 222 Democrats to draw from in the floor vote for speaker next month.

With historically narrow majority, Pelosi can only afford a handful of defections in speaker vote

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 2, 2020 at 6:00am
The Capitol Christmas Tree is unloaded on the West Front of the Capitol on Nov. 20. The lighting ceremony on Wednesday will be closed to the public.

Mask up, gingerbread men: It’s Christmas at the Capitol

By Chris Cioffi
Posted December 2, 2020 at 6:00am
Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C. Shelby says it’s “not impossible, but it would be difficult” to reach agreement on the 12 spending bills by Friday.

Familiar holdups threaten omnibus; tax extenders also at risk

By Doug Sword and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 1, 2020 at 7:48pm
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference on child care relief bills on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

Rosa DeLauro wins panel vote for Appropriations gavel

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted December 1, 2020 at 3:32pm, Updated at 3:52pm
Senate Banking Chairman Michael D. Crapo, left, and ranking member Sen. Sherrod Brown, shown here at a February hearing, disagree about ending a series of Fed lending programs to soften the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Partisan split on Senate panel over end to Fed lending programs

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 1, 2020 at 12:16pm
North Carolina GOP Rep. Mark Walker launched his Senate campaign Tuesday.

Retiring GOP Rep. Mark Walker launches North Carolina Senate run

By Bridget Bowman
Posted December 1, 2020 at 12:06pm
Demonstrators play music outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears oral arguments that challenge the Affordable Care Act in Washington on Nov. 10.

Trump-era court battles weaken congressional power

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 1, 2020 at 10:00am

Capitol Ink | The final frontier

By Robert Matson
Posted December 1, 2020 at 7:00am
House Republicans have reasons to be optimistic about the 2022 midterms, but nothing is guaranteed about the political landscape in two years time, Rothenberg writes.

GOP shouldn’t count its midterm chickens before they hatch

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted December 1, 2020 at 6:30am