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Democrats with potential presidential aspirations have unveiled a slew of tax breaks in recent days that emphasize the party’s focus on affordability in hopes of taking back the White House. The latest pitch, unveiled Monday from New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, would more than double the standard deduction for married couples filing jointly to […]
A new statue titled “King of the World,” erected by the anonymous artist group The Secret Handshake, is seen on the National Mall in Washington on Tuesday. The statue compares the fictional romance depicted in the film “Titanic” to President Donald Trump’s friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Former Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, a Hawaii Democrat who made history as the first woman president of the Hawaii state Senate before serving four terms in the U.S. House, died on March 5 after a battle with cancer. Hanabusa was 74. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green ordered flags at half mast, praising Hanabusa in a statement as […]
As oil prices rise in the wake of U.S. military operations in Iran, Senate Democrats have begun calling for a solution to the increasing costs. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, in a Sunday post on X, called on President Donald Trump to draw down oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to slow rising costs. […]
There are two ways to look at what happened in Congress last week regarding President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. Looked at from one angle, the House and Senate, by narrow margins on largely party-line votes, rejected resolutions to end military operations against Iran. Taken up under an expedited procedure laid out by the War […]
President Donald Trump on Sunday declared that he would not sign other legislation until a sweeping election operations overhaul headlined by new voter ID requirements reaches his desk – even as there’s no sign the bill can get the votes needed to pass the Senate. “It must be done immediately. It supersedes everything else,” Trump […]
President Donald Trump on Monday tried to assuage concerns his war with Iran could become another prolonged military campaign, calling it a “little excursion” that could be wrapped up “soon.” He also urged House Republicans to add several white-hot social issues to a voting overhaul measure as a trap for vulnerable Democrats. The commander in […]
The IndyCar race planned for this summer as part of America’s 250th anniversary won’t go through the Capitol grounds, but will instead follow a 1.66-mile, seven-turn street circuit course around the National Mall, event organizers announced Monday. It comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January establishing the Freedom 250 Grand Prix […]
CQ Roll Call photojournalist Tom Williams’ photo of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries conducting a news conference on Nov. 25, 2025, won the Award of Excellence in the On Capitol Hill category in the White House News Photographers Association’s The Eyes of History contest, which recognizes the best in visual journalism. The association also announced […]
California Rep. Darrell Issa, a fierce defender of President Donald Trump and one of the GOP’s top attack dogs during the Biden and Obama administrations, will retire next year. After his San Diego-area district grew several shades bluer following California’s recent redraw of its congressional map, Issa briefly pondered seeking a safe red seat in […]
A federal court in New York took the first official steps this week to start the refund process for the worldwide tariff regime that the Supreme Court said violated the law. Judge Richard K. Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade said in an order Wednesday that importers were due refunds for tariffs paid […]
ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump’s decades-old fixation on Iran threatens to derail his second term, as he displays the kind of “magical thinking” about the Middle East that has hobbled previous commanders in chief. Overly optimistic views helped spawn the lengthy and expensive post-9/11 conflicts that Trump ran against during three presidential campaigns. But after […]
This week saw the outbreak of war in Iran, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before Senate and House committees before President Donald Trump ousted her and announced that Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., would take her place. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.
Bills that would seek to provide greater online protections for kids moved forward on both sides of Capitol Hill on Thursday, though a House measure was pulled back from a committee vote in a bid for bipartisan support. The Senate passed a bipartisan bill by unanimous consent that would amend current law to enhance protections […]
The fog of war clouded Capitol Hill this week, as did frustration with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose dual appearances before lawmakers ended up being her farewell tour.
House members eagerly hoping for a spot across the Capitol in the Senate are now facing an unexpected variable in their campaign calculus: the conflict in Iran. If the war drags on, it will become a delicate issue that both Republican and Democratic candidates will need to balance, albeit for different reasons. Their first test […]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s appointment to lead the Department of Homeland Security would shake up the Appropriations Committee and create a vacancy atop the Legislative Branch Subcommittee. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was nominating Mullin, R-Okla., to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. A White House spokesman said the administration would “work to confirm” […]
The ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared to have no immediate impact on her department’s partial shutdown, as the two parties sparred anew over a Democratic demand for an immigration enforcement overhaul. Within minutes of President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was replacing Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Democrats vowed to press […]
Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas announced Thursday night he was dropping his reelection bid after the Ethics Committee opened an investigation.
A group of Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the tariffs President Donald Trump adopted last month.