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California Rep. Mike Levin, here at the Democratic convention in August, is among the Democrats looking for common ground on immigration.

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House Democratic border hawks eye new influence next Congress

They turned party's vulnerabilities on immigration into a winning strategy

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 11, 2024 at 6:34pm, Updated at 7:20pm

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his “economic playbook” at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Tuesday.

White House

Joe Biden hasn’t vanished, but here’s why it might feel that way

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 11, 2024 at 3:09pm
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, here during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, is a potential Senate candidate in 2026.

Campaigns

Don’t count out Roy Cooper in 2026

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 10, 2024 at 3:43pm
Reps. Burgess Owens of Utah, left, and Tim Walberg of Michigan are seeking the chairmanship of the House Education and the Workforce Committee. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photos)

Congress

Walberg and Owens bring different experiences to race for House Education chair

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 9, 2024 at 6:30am, Updated at 9:25am
DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., will lead the committee for another two years. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Suzan DelBene will continue as DCCC chair for 2026

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 6, 2024 at 10:52am
Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., questions Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe Jr. during a hearing Thursday of the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump.

House task force finishes work on Trump assassination attempt

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 5, 2024 at 5:14pm

At the Races: Full House

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted December 5, 2024 at 2:30pm
Vice President Kamala Harris exits the stage at Howard University in Washington on Nov. 6 after conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Kamala Harris lost, but how weak of a candidate was she?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 5, 2024 at 5:00am
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, seen arriving for a vote in the Capitol in June, is facing a potentially tough reelection in 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy draws primary challenge from former Hill colleague

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 4, 2024 at 7:55pm
Rep. John Duarte, R-Calif., lost his reelection bid in the final 2024 House race to be decided.

Final election results show House Democrats gained a net of one seat

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 4, 2024 at 6:01am
Members of the Senate Democratic leadership team — from left, Mark Warner of Virginia, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Charles E. Schumer of New York and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin — are seen at the Capitol on Tuesday after leadership elections. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Democrats approve leadership team for new Congress

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 3, 2024 at 11:30am, Updated at 5:17pm
New Jersey Sen. George Helmy, seen with Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin at the Capitol in September, says he will resign on Sunday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Helmy to resign on Dec. 8, allowing Andy Kim to take Senate seat early

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 3, 2024 at 4:52pm
Clockwise from top: Linda McMahon, Pete Hegseth, Mehmet Oz, Doug Collins, Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Matthew Whitaker (Tom Williams and Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photos)

Trump’s second administration set to be filled with losers

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted November 25, 2024 at 2:45pm, Updated November 26, 2024 at 1:48pm
Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, seen here at the Republican convention in Milwaukee in July, says he will not return to Congres next year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 22, 2024 at 5:09pm
A Capitol Police officer takes a photo as a Marine helicopter carrying Barack and Michelle Obama lifts off from the East Plaza of the Capitol on Jan. 20, 2017, following Donald Trump's swearing-in as president. The Bidens are slated to take a similar ride in two months. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats are again ‘in between leaders’ as Biden prepares to leave office

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 21, 2024 at 5:55pm

At the Races: DNC, or the Democrats’ Next Campaign

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 21, 2024 at 4:00pm
Few senators have shaped the judicial confirmation process as much as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

A very judgy lame duck

By Jason Dick and Todd Ruger
Posted November 21, 2024 at 12:36pm
Former President Donald Trump, seen here at this year's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, swept the swing states and cut his margins in Democratic-leaning territory.

Baseline Battleground: How the partisan landscape has shifted after the election

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted November 20, 2024 at 7:42pm
Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., defeated Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids in a caucus election.

New Dems elect Schneider chair for the 119th Congress

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 20, 2024 at 6:36pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, at podium, conducts a news conference with House Democratic Caucus leaders in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday. Also appearing are, from left, Reps. Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida, Debbie Dingell of Michigan, Lori Trahan of Massachusetts, Joe Neguse of Colorado, Katherine M. Clark of Massachusetts, Pete Aguilar of California, Ted Lieu of California, Lauren Underwood of Illinois and Robert Garcia of California.

House Democrats hold low-fuss leadership elections

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Jacob Fulton and Daniela Altimari
Posted November 19, 2024 at 11:55am, Updated at 4:50pm
Reps. Brad Schneider of Illinois and Sharice Davids of Kansas are vying to chair the center-left New Democrat Coalition.

New Dems bullish heading into second Trump administration

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 19, 2024 at 6:01am
Rep. Mikie Sherrill became the latest New Jersey Democrat to announce her campaign for governor.

New Jersey’s ‘epic’ gubernatorial race shuffles into focus

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 18, 2024 at 5:52pm
President-elect Donald Trump holds the UFC heavyweight championship belt after a title fight between winner Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic in New York City on Saturday night.

Trump, GOP claim mandate, look to capitalize on ‘upper hand’

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 18, 2024 at 4:32pm
Where did Hulk Hogan land on this year’s Rothenberg best and worst list? Read on: If you dare!

Rothenberg’s Best and Worst of 2024

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted November 18, 2024 at 12:24pm
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., leaves a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus on July 9.

Gottheimer announces bid for New Jersey governor

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 15, 2024 at 1:41pm
Ranking member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and Chairman Richard Durbin, D-Ill., arrive for a Senate Judiciary Committee markup on Thursday. Prior to the markup, they spoke to reporters about the nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be attorney general.

Who are these guys? The Congress-Cabinet-West Wing revue

By Jason Dick and John T. Bennett
Posted November 14, 2024 at 6:19pm

At the Races: The Leftovers

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 14, 2024 at 3:30pm
President Joe Biden shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

White House touts ‘norms’ and ‘institutions’ it long warned Trump would obliterate

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 14, 2024 at 2:18pm
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would appoint a new senator and set a House special election date.

West Wing-driven House, Senate vacancies spotlight special elections

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 13, 2024 at 11:44am, Updated at 7:41pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson, R-N.C., walk down the House steps for the House Republican leadership post-election news conference outside the Capitol on Tuesday.

House will remain Republican in 2025, narrowly

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 13, 2024 at 6:57pm
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., is among the candidates for majority leader.

Senate, House Republicans gear up for internal elections this week

By Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 12, 2024 at 7:58am, Updated at 4:27pm
President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance, celebrate during the balloon drop in Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum at the Republican National Convention on July 18. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Here’s a look at who’s in — and possibly in — Trump’s second administration

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 8, 2024 at 2:19pm
A voter fills out her ballot in the Alexandria City High School gymnasium in Virginia on Election Day.

What happened and what’s next after the 2024 elections?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted November 7, 2024 at 7:06pm

At the Races: The big sort

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 7, 2024 at 2:35pm