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House Republican leaders, from left, Tom Emmer, Steve Scalise, Mike Johnson and Richard Hudson, walk down the House steps to hold a post-election news conference in November 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

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Vote studies 2024: House GOP unity inched up as Senate Democrats set record

Both chambers operated under narrow margins during an election cycle

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 18, 2025 at 5:00am

House Budget Chairman Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, arrives for Thursday's markup of the fiscal 2025 budget resolution in the Cannon House Office Building building on Thursday.

Congress

GOP budget framework gets over initial hurdle in House

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted February 13, 2025 at 10:00pm
Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Dec. 4, 2024.

Congress

Republicans defend USAID in hearing meant to criticize waste

By Rachel Oswald
Posted February 13, 2025 at 7:09pm
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith, pictured during a hearing last June, won a special election to the Senate by double digits in 2018 before winning a full term in 2020.

Campaigns

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith will not seek reelection in 2026

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted February 13, 2025 at 1:00pm, Updated at 4:30pm
Education secretary nominee Linda McMahon testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

McMahon says Trump’s plan to close Education Department would need Congress’ approval

By Daniela Altimari
Posted February 13, 2025 at 1:16pm
Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as Agriculture secretary.

Rollins confirmed as Agriculture secretary

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted February 13, 2025 at 12:21pm
Chairman Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, right, and ranking member Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., are seen during the House Budget Committee markup on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House budget headed for panel approval after deal with holdouts

By Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman
Posted February 13, 2025 at 12:10pm
FBI director nominee Kash Patel testifies during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

Senate Judiciary Committee advances Patel for FBI director

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 13, 2025 at 11:34am
House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Feb. 5.

Medicaid overhaul proves to be politically perilous proposition

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted February 13, 2025 at 7:00am
New York Rep. Mike Lawler, here at a campaign rally in Congers in October, is weighing a bid for governor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House members running for governor could complicate fight for majority

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted February 12, 2025 at 5:57pm
Attorney Todd Blanche looks on as Donald Trump speaks to the media outside Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City in May 2024.

Senators question Todd Blanche for top Justice Department role

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 12, 2025 at 4:39pm
A damaged building is pictured Wednesday in the Kurenivka neighborhood of Kyiv after a Russian missile attack. The Russian army attacked Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast with missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles overnight, causing fires to break out in several districts. One person died and four others were injured.

Ukraine and the day after a ceasefire

By Bruce Stokes
Posted February 12, 2025 at 4:26pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with senators during a July 2024 visit to Washington.

Trump’s proposed Ukraine reset gets mixed Hill reaction

By John M. Donnelly
Posted February 12, 2025 at 3:19pm
President Donald Trump speaks Tuesday in the Oval Office at the White House about an executive order implementing a “workforce optimization initiative,” which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government.

Trump firing lawsuits could lead to more presidential power

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 12, 2025 at 3:01pm
Ranking member Melanie Stansbury talks with Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene during Wednesday’s Oversight and Government Reform DOGE Subcommittee hearing. Stansbury had a message for Elon Musk: “Come and testify in front of the American people under oath,” she said.

DOGE fight: New subcommittee holds its first House hearing

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 12, 2025 at 2:49pm
In the first of two hearings this week, committee leaders defended their funding requests for the 119th Congress.

‘Constitutional duty’: House chairs make case for more committee operations funding

By Justin Papp
Posted February 11, 2025 at 3:42pm, Updated February 12, 2025 at 2:35pm
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives in the Capitol Wednesday. He was the only Republican to vote against confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence.

Senate confirms Gabbard to be director of national intelligence

By Jacob Fulton
Posted February 12, 2025 at 12:09pm, Updated at 2:20pm
Jamieson Greer, the nominee to be U.S. trade representative, testifies to the Senate Finance Committee last week.

Senate Finance advances Greer to be US trade representative

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted February 12, 2025 at 12:56pm, Updated at 2:11pm
Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, the vice chair of the House Republican Conference, is seen in the Capitol on Jan. 14.

House budget blueprint ready for close-up amid GOP ‘angst’

By David Lerman and Caitlin Reilly
Posted February 12, 2025 at 1:50pm
Kash Patel, nominated to become director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing on Jan. 30.

Senator accuses Kash Patel of directing FBI personnel ‘purge’

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 11, 2025 at 4:28pm
President Donald Trump greets Jordan's King Abdullah II as he arrives at the White House on Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Democrats doubt Trump’s Gaza plan as president puts Arab allies on the spot

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 11, 2025 at 3:33pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday.

House GOP preps all-in-one budget blueprint for committee vote

By Aidan Quigley, Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman
Posted February 11, 2025 at 1:45pm
Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, arrives for a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on Jan. 28. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate tries again on thorny issue of kids online safety

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted February 11, 2025 at 11:35am
Tulsi Gabbard, nominated to be director of National Intelligence, testifies to the Senate Select Intelligence Committee on Jan. 30.

Senate advances Gabbard’s nomination to become DNI

By Jacob Fulton
Posted February 10, 2025 at 7:32pm
The welcome sign at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in 2023.

Detention center in Cuba sparks concerns about costs, migrant rights

By Chris Johnson
Posted February 10, 2025 at 3:36pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Feb. 5. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Budget reconciliation stalls

By David Lerman and Caitlin Reilly
Posted February 10, 2025 at 3:35pm
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of National Intelligence, is up for confirmation votes this week.

Kennedy, Gabbard nominations top this week’s congressional to-do list

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted February 10, 2025 at 6:10am
Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa., here at a hearing in December 2023, had a vote participation rate of 37 percent in 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Voting in House dipped in 2024 as several members dealt with health issues

By Paul V. Fontelo and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 10, 2025 at 6:00am
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is seen at a news conference in the Capitol on Feb. 5. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Johnson: Budget blueprint not ready for prime time

By David Lerman
Posted February 9, 2025 at 11:15am
A sign about egg prices is seen at a rally in Upper Senate Park on Wednesday in reaction to the disruption of USAID and demands that foreign aid be restored. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Federal judge orders pause on USAID administrative leave

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 7, 2025 at 6:12pm
Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham arrives for the the confirmation hearing of Russell Vought, the nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, on January 22.

Graham unveils budget blueprint ahead of markup next week

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted February 7, 2025 at 5:05pm
Wreckage from American Airlines flight 5342 is pulled from the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Monday. The plane collided with a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter on Jan. 29, killing 67 people. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending February 7, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted February 7, 2025 at 9:46am
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves a news conference after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Feb. 5. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House Republicans to work through weekend on budget package

By David Lerman
Posted February 7, 2025 at 5:52am
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., with Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., speaks at a rally opposing Trump administration cuts outside EPA headquarters in Washington on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats, seeking answers on cuts, turned away at EPA

By David Jordan
Posted February 6, 2025 at 6:40pm