Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
Photos of the week | January 23-29, 2026
Amid snow and severe cold, senators debated immigration enforcement. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.
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Campaigns · 119th Congress
Klobuchar announces campaign for Minnesota governor
She's the fourth incumbent senator to launch a 2026 gubernatorial campaign, joining fellow Democrat Michael Bennet of Colorado and Republicans Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee
Congress · 119th Congress
Tillis ‘unleashed’
His frustration has reached several bubbling points the first few weeks of 2026 alone over statements and decisions made regarding U.S. efforts to obtain Greenland, the Federal Reserve, and most recently
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate spending deal runs into ‘hotline’ headwinds
At the same time five other final fiscal 2026 spending bills that were caught in limbo by the partisan clash over immigration policy would be allowed to pass.
Defense · 119th Congress
CBO: National Guard deployments cost half-billion dollars
↵↵News reports indicate that some 2,400 Guard troops are to remain in Washington through the end of 2026.
Policy · 119th Congress
Federal unions ask court to halt FEMA position cuts
while injunctive relief prevented many agencies from engaging in unlawful workforce reductions during 2025, some of those agencies are poised to carry out further unlawful workforce reduction plans in 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
As threats climb, political violence debate roils Congress again
↵↵Appropriators included $30 million in the fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch measure for the Capitol Police to continue and expand its mutual aid program, which is used to reimburse local law enforcement
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Back on campaign trail in Iowa, Trump bets big on tariffs and blaming Biden
↵↵Here are three takeaways from Trump's first midterm campaign tour stop of 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
Coast Guard budget boost hangs in limbo amid DHS debate
A proposed 5 percent raise in Coast Guard discretionary funding in fiscal 2026 hangs in the balance amid a congressional fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Congress · 119th Congress
Spending bill would block DHS from arming long-range drones
↵↵The pending fiscal 2026 DHS funding bill would bankroll two additional MQ-9B drones for $98 million. None of these aircraft are armed with missiles.
Congress · 119th Congress
Spending bill would solidify Trump cuts in DHS oversight
↵↵The Trump administration's fiscal 2026 budget requests sought steep cuts to the three entities, and House Republicans highlighted the reductions in a summary of the Homeland Security portion of the spending
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
These House votes were once routine. Now they’re nail-biters
↵↵One rule vote last year, which set up consideration for the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill, was almost rejected because it lacked a cryptocurrency provision that some conservative members supported
Congress · 119th Congress
Brad Carson’s latest role puts him in the fight over AI
↵↵In 2026, he sees a Democratic Party that will sometimes be able to win the presidency, but will struggle in its current form with the Senate and even House maps.
Congress · 119th Congress
New alcohol advice emerged from competing forces, Hill pushback
The House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, in a report accompanying their fiscal 2026 bill, urged HHS in its bill report to completely defund the panel.
White House · 119th Congress
Compared with other presidents, Trump 2.0 is one of a kind
on Truth Social every 80 min, 5 sec (avg)…↵• …and spent 40.82% of the first 365 at Trump-branded property ⛳️↵↵• He has pardoned more… pic.twitter.com/IDjib6tULK— Factba.se (@FactbaseFeed) January 20, 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate Republicans detail farm aid package components
Top appropriators were aiming to release compromise versions of remaining fiscal 2026 spending bills this weekend in advance of House floor action next week, though stopgap funds may be needed for some
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump health plan asks Congress for drug, insurance legislation
Administration officials have spoken with allies on Capitol Hill and think most elements would have bipartisan support and can move forward in 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
GOP hawks show contrast with Trump on European allies
Ukraine aid question↵↵Wicker also noted that the fiscal 2026 NDAA authorizes more spending on the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which has bankrolled new U.S. weapons and services for Ukraine.
Congress · 119th Congress
White House holds back on national AI framework specifics
↵↵The president's budget request for fiscal 2026 proposed a $325 million cut, but the compromise Commerce-Justice-Science bill included in a three-bill package being considered by the Senate would reject