Congress · 119th Congress
This week: DHS faces possible shutdown ahead of congressional recess
↵↵While 11 of the 12 annual spending bills have become law for fiscal 2026, the Homeland Security Department's funding will expire on Friday.
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Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
Photos of the week | January 16-22, 2026
The House worked through spending bills while the Senate was away. Here are the images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.
Congress · 119th Congress
Wrap-up: Congress leaves for MLK Day with long January to-do list
↵↵Particularly challenging for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., will be to push through the fiscal 2026 Homeland Security spending bill, which hit a snag following
Congress · 119th Congress
Should Jan. 6 be a national holiday?
↵↵According to a new page posted on Jan. 6, 2026, about Jan. 6, 2021, on whitehouse.gov, "The Democrats masterfully reversed reality after January 6, branding peaceful patriotic protesters as 'insurrectionists
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: Congress returns to debate Venezuela, spending, health
↵↵Republicans may also bring up additional appropriation bills for fiscal 2026, with less than a month before the expiration of the current continuing resolution.
Congress · 119th Congress
Health care fight returns in January with affordability at center
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has acknowledged the difficulty, calling health care "a very complicated issue" while adding that there is "much more to come … to bring down the cost of health care" in early 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
GOP lawmakers have administration ally to end predator species protections
↵↵The Senate's fiscal 2026 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill would keep the same funding level of $1 million for the program, while the House (HR 4754) would increase it to $2.5 million.
Congress · 119th Congress
New year, same problems for Trump with control of Congress on the line in 2026
'Year for Main Street'↵↵Still, Trump and top administration officials say their plans for 2026 will be even bigger than what has gone down this year.Â
Congress · 119th Congress
Firefighting plan that tripped up spending package back on track
A dispute over a Trump administration plan to consolidate federal firefighting operations may be close to resolution, in a sign of modest progress toward Senate passage of a major fiscal 2026 spending
Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
December brings reelection reflection — and safety fears
↵↵As filing deadlines for the 2026 elections approach in more and more states, it's not just current members who could be deterred but would-be candidates eyeing their first bids for office as well.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Problems mount for Trump as first year back in White House comes to a close
↵↵"In 2026, we are going to see very substantial tax refunds in the first quarter.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
This week: Defense policy bill on the move as Capitol Christmas tree arrives
↵↵Leaders of the Armed Services committees are reported to have finished their work on a compromise fiscal 2026 defense policy bill, and bill text is likely to be unveiled this week.
Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
This Capitol looks good enough to eat (but you shouldn’t)
↵↵Johnson said he's hoping to make it even better for 2026.Â
Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
Photos of the week | November 14-20, 2025
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks about the 2026 Congressional calendar during a news conference with House Republican leadership in the Capitol Visitor Center
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate releases its 2026 calendar
Congress' schedule for next year is set after the Senate rolled out its 2026 calendar Wednesday, a day after the House unveiled its own version.Â
Democrats tight-lipped on shutdown off-ramp as pressure grows
over how long to extend government funding, as Senate leaders indicated negotiators will need more time beyond the Nov. 21 deadline proposed in the House-passed continuing resolution to finish fiscal 2026
Senate leaders prepare to pivot to a new bill to end shutdown
Senate Republican leaders plan to abandon a House-passed funding patch to reopen government and pivot to a new bill that would provide more time to complete fiscal 2026 appropriations.
Shutdown to extend into next week as Trump readies budget knife
enhanced health insurance subsidies for coverage bought on government-run exchanges that expire at the end of the year, arguing it can’t wait because insurers are already locking in their premium rates for 2026
Neither side blinking yet as House preps for CR vote
nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office say if the enhanced health care subsidies aren’t extended now, it will be too late for insurers to lower premiums offered for plans purchased on the exchanges for the 2026
Pay caps are a ‘slap in the face’ for some in Capitol Police
Only $84.8 million of that total should go toward overtime, according to a recommendation in the Senate Legislative Branch fiscal 2026 bill report, which also directs the department to keep appropriators