Trump directs Pentagon to shift funds to make payroll for troops
President Donald Trump conducts a news conference in the White House briefing room on Aug. 11. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also appears.
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Trump ally appeals contempt of Congress case to Supreme Court
Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Donald Trump, addresses the media outside federal court in Washington in 2022 after being sentenced on contempt of Congress convictions.
Spanberger, Earle-Sears clash in Virginia as texting scandal upends fall elections
Virginia gubernatorial nominees Abigail Spanberger, left, and Winsome Earle-Sears.
Mass firings begin as White House weighs keeping troops paid
Speaker Mike Johnson holds up a chart during a news conference with Senate Majority Leader John Thune on the government shutdown in the Capitol on Friday.
Shutdown serves as exhibit A into why Congress does not work
Blue skies replaces rain clouds over the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.
Photos of the week | October 3-9, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., conclude a news conference in the Capitol's Statuary Hall on the third day of the government shutdown on Friday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Lawmakers sound alarm over lapsed cybersecurity law
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced a bill that would reauthorize the CISA law for 10 years. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Over 4K federal workers hit with shutdown-related layoffs, so far
White House budget director Russ Vought, seen here at the White House on Sept. 29, began mass firings of federal workers Friday.
Talk to the hand — Congressional Hits and Misses
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries , left, and fellow New Yorker, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, confront each other about the government shutdown in this week's Congressional Hits and Misses.
DNC launches ad campaign on health insurance costs as shutdown fight drags on
A podium is seen by the steps of the Capitol on Sept. 19 ahead of a news conference by House Democrats.
Trump feted by Cabinet members over ‘historic’ deal — on Gaza, not shutdown
President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Senate panel backs former Rep. D’Esposito for Labor IG; NLRB nominees
Former Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y., nominee to be inspector general of the Labor Department, testifies during his Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in June.
AI rush prompts raft of guardrail proposals
Sen. Josh Hawley speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Thursday. He has taken a visible role on AI regulation.
Federal courts plan to have less to spend on security this fiscal year
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse.
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At the Races: Signs of the times
Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including fresh scandals and campaign announcements.
Where are those ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ flags now?
Tea party activists gather near the Capitol on April 6, 2012, holding "Don’t Tread on Me" flags.
Former Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick dead at 80
In December 2006, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the incoming chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, introduced the caucus leadership team at a Capitol news conference. From left are then-Reps. Mel Watt, D-N.C., Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Kilpatrick, Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Barbara Lee, D-Calif.
The biggest name in the House right now hasn’t been sworn in yet
Adelita Grijalva speaks to the media at a primary election night party on July 15 in South Tucson, Arizona. She went on to win the special election, but her journey to Congress isn’t over.
Life after Congress: Wenstrup’s return to Ohio brings journey full circle
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, center, is congratulated by Rep. August Pfluger, after Wenstrup played in his last Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on June 12, 2024.
Senate passes NDAA after securing amendments deal
Members of the Louisiana National Guard are seen outside the Capitol during the last House votes of the week on Sept. 11.