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President Donald Trump attends a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House on Tuesday.

White House

Democrats question Trump’s stamina after he appears to nod off in public

Senate GOP ally describes president as ‘quite the unique specimen’

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 5, 2025 at 1:20pm

Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said he would remove his hold on the Interior-Environment spending bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Congress

Firefighting plan that tripped up spending package back on track

By Aris Folley
Posted December 5, 2025 at 5:49am
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn.

Congress

Supreme Court lets Texas use GOP-redrawn congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 4, 2025 at 6:56pm
An Architect of the Capitol worker uses a leaf blower to clear leaves from the front of the Supreme Court building on Monday.

Policy

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on Rebecca Slaughter firing

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 4, 2025 at 5:10pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel conduct a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on Jan. 5, 2001. Darren B. Cox, deputy assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division, background, and ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood, left, also appear.

Suspect arrested over Jan. 6 pipe bombs on Capitol Hill

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 4, 2025 at 2:40pm, Updated at 3:39pm
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a briefing in the U.S. Capitol with congressional leaders on Nov. 5.

Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s Signal use endangered troops

By Mark Satter
Posted December 4, 2025 at 2:06pm
Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, here heading to a House Republican Conference meeting on Tuesday, is among several lawmakers who have sought bipartisan solutions for problems Congress is facing.

Can Congress save itself?

By Jason Dick and Justin Papp
Posted December 4, 2025 at 1:53pm
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., left, and ranking member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., at a markup in May. Pallone praised some of the bipartisan broadband bills but said the permitting overhaul was an "unfunded mandate." (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House panel approves broadband permitting overhaul

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted December 4, 2025 at 8:18am
Warren talks with reporters in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Oct. 29. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats tee off on possible Treasury corporate tax move

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 4, 2025 at 8:16am
Republican committee leaders, including Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie, requested the GAO report on ACA tax credit fraud.

ACA marketplace allowed fake enrollees, possible fraud, GAO says

By Lia DeGroot
Posted December 3, 2025 at 6:03pm
Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.

House cancels vote on college sports NIL bill

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:49pm
From left, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., hold their news conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

Lawmakers seek update from DOJ on Epstein disclosure law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:36pm
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is seen during votes in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 23.

Momentum builds for bigger capital gains tax break on home sales

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:07pm
President Donald Trump closes his eyes during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Problems mount for Trump as first year back in White House comes to a close

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 3, 2025 at 3:14pm
Jared Isaacman, nominee to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, testifies during his Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Russell building on Wednesday.

NASA nominee denies conflict of interest with Musk

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 3, 2025 at 12:56pm
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, makes his way to House votes in 2024.

Trump announces pardon for Rep. Henry Cuellar

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 3, 2025 at 11:47am
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., joined Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to solicit corporate donations for 'Trump accounts.'

Bipartisan Senate duo seeks corporate support for ‘Trump accounts’

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 2, 2025 at 6:17pm
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday. Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., right, and Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, also appear. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House online safety bills take narrower approach than Senate

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted December 2, 2025 at 5:42pm
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., launched another attempt to bring a bill to the floor without the blessing of leadership.

Luna files discharge petition in push to ban member stock trading

By Justin Papp
Posted December 2, 2025 at 5:18pm
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

Takeaways: Hegseth doubles down on drug boat strikes during Cabinet meeting

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 2, 2025 at 3:11pm
A subcommittee led by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has a hearing set Wednesday over judicial impeachments.

Senate panel sets up hearing on impeachments of ‘rogue judges’

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 2, 2025 at 1:51pm
An Architect of the Capitol worker decorated the Capitol Christmas Tree last week.

This week: Defense policy bill on the move as Capitol Christmas tree arrives

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 1, 2025 at 5:02am, Updated at 6:50pm
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., holds a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Kelly spoke about about President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s efforts to intimidate him after he called for the military to refuse illegal orders.

Bipartisan outcry grows over alleged double-tap boat strike

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:44pm
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., is pushing for a smaller-sized spending package than what his Senate counterparts are considering.

Two months to go

By Aris Folley and Aidan Quigley
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:16pm
FBI Director Kash Patel, left, looks Thursday at photos of the two West Virginia National Guard soldiers shot last week in Washington, D.C., as well as a photo of the suspect in the shooting.

US toughens immigration policies after National Guard shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 1, 2025 at 1:07pm
Alina Habba, then an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks on the last night of the Republican National Convention in 2024.

Appeals court rules Alina Habba ineligible for US attorney role

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 1, 2025 at 12:04pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a rally with House Democrats on Nov. 12 to oppose a Senate-passed spending bill because it would not extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats winning on health care post-shutdown, some analysts say

By Lia DeGroot
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:30am
Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, sports a Donald Trump tie outside the Capitol on June 27, 2024.

Nehls announces retirement; his twin will seek the seat

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted November 29, 2025 at 2:28pm, Updated at 3:09pm
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., talks with reporters in the Capitol on Oct. 16.

FBI probes Democrats who taped viral video message to military

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 25, 2025 at 6:01pm, Updated at 7:53pm
Then-Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La., is seen in the Capitol in June 2018.

Louisiana surgeon general Abraham installed as deputy at CDC

By Sandhya Raman
Posted November 25, 2025 at 5:04pm
House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor participates in the grand opening of Agency Connection Center in the Longworth House Office Building on March 5, 2024.

Catherine Szpindor to step down as House CAO at end of year

By Justin Papp
Posted November 25, 2025 at 1:01pm, Updated at 1:19pm
Rep. Lloyd K. Smucker is seeking more tax breaks in a second reconciliation bill.

Smucker enters Budget Committee race as odds-on favorite

By Aidan Quigley
Posted November 25, 2025 at 6:30am, Updated at 6:30am
Police watch over the East Front of the Capitol as Speaker Mike Johnson attends a news conference on Nov. 5. While many members say they feel protected at the heavily fortified Capitol, security while traveling in their districts can be another story.

House to boost member security program, launch mobile duress app

By Justin Papp
Posted November 24, 2025 at 6:57pm
The Supreme Court building.

At Supreme Court, Texas congressional map faces issue of timing

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 24, 2025 at 3:03pm