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Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., left, and John Hoeven, R-N.D., said the Senate might combine all remaining House-passed bills in a single package.

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Six fiscal 2026 spending bills done, six more to go

Senate clears three-bill package ahead of recess

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted January 15, 2026 at 8:13pm

Rep. James R. Comer, R-Ky., is calling for a two-year delay in new hemp content restrictions, to November 2028.

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Comer wants spending bill to delay intoxicating hemp ban

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 15, 2026 at 7:23pm
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, seen in the Capitol on Tuesday, says she has not given up seeking a compromise on extension of health insurance subsidies. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

White House

Trump health plan asks Congress for drug, insurance legislation

By Sandhya Raman, Ariel Cohen and Lia DeGroot
Posted January 15, 2026 at 7:19pm
House Speaker Mike Johnson, right, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, seen here walking in the U.S. Capitol in October 2025, have a heavy agenda after lawmakers return from the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

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Wrap-up: Congress leaves for MLK Day with long January to-do list

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted January 15, 2026 at 6:34pm
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., shown speaking to reporters Tuesday in the Capitol, says he expects numerous other war powers resolutions ahead. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senators plot more war powers efforts despite Venezuela setback

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 15, 2026 at 6:31pm
House National Security-State Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said the bill would restore “fiscal sanity” to the agencies covered under it. 

House passes second spending package with more bills in pipeline

By Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted January 14, 2026 at 7:11pm, Updated at 8:35pm
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

GOP hawks show contrast with Trump on European allies

By John M. Donnelly
Posted January 14, 2026 at 5:38pm
A crowd of mostly volunteers who worked on Prop 50 cheer at a "Yes On Prop 50" volunteer event at the LA Convention Center in November in Los Angeles.

Court rejects challenge to California’s new congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2026 at 5:22pm
Fires are lit as protesters rally against the Iranian government in Tehran on Jan. 8. (Anonymous/Getty Images)

Iran remains thorn for Trump as he mulls new military strikes

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:08pm, Updated at 4:05pm
Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, testifies Wednesday during the House Science, Space and Technology research subcommittee hearing on national AI strategy.

White House holds back on national AI framework specifics

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted January 14, 2026 at 4:03pm
“I wouldn’t even call this a half measure; it’s a misdirection play,” says House Administration ranking member Joseph D. Morelle.

House panel advances plan to restrict lawmaker stock trading

By Nina Heller
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:44pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Dec. 11, 2025.

Judge asks how DHS funds new lawmaker visit policy

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:22pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, seen here on Jan. 5, has had a rocky start to the year on the House floor, with a GOP-led bill defeated on Tuesday night.

No-shows and holdouts define Johnson’s shaky majority

By Valerie Yurk
Posted January 13, 2026 at 7:39pm
President Donald Trump arrives Tuesday to speak at the Detroit Economic Club. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump defiant on economy in Michigan remarks amid growing voter angst

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 13, 2026 at 5:15pm
“This bill is a hell of a lot better than doing nothing,” says New York Democratic Rep. Josh Riley.

‘This is not a stock trading ban’: New bill puts Dems in a tough spot

By Nina Heller
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:40pm
Activists rally outside the Supreme Court as the court hears arguments Tuesday over state transgender athlete bans.

Supreme Court sounds ready to back transgender athlete bans

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:35pm
Elon Musk attends President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on March 4, 2025.

Senate passes bill targeting nonconsensual deepfake images

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:02pm
Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., followed by Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Scott Perry, R-Pa., leave the hearing room Tuesday after former President Bill Clinton did not appear for his deposition in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

House panel to seek contempt of Congress against Bill Clinton

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 13, 2026 at 1:51pm
Capitol Police officers receive medical treatment in the crypt of the U.S. Capitol after clashes with protesters who later broke in and disrupted the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote of the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021.

Should Jan. 6 be a national holiday?

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted January 13, 2026 at 6:00am
Members of Congress could be in for a busy 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Spending bills, prices, health care top 2026 agenda for Congress

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2026 at 4:11pm, Updated at 5:43pm
Sen. Mark Kelly talks with reporters outside the Capitol on Jan. 8 after a vote on the war powers resolution.

Kelly sues Hegseth over DOD retaliation

By Mark Satter
Posted January 12, 2026 at 5:11pm
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in June.

GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 12, 2026 at 4:51pm
Minnesota Democratic Reps. Kelly Morrison (left), Ilhan Omar (center) and Angie Craig (right) arrive Saturday outside of the regional ICE headquarters at the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis.

DHS again restricts lawmaker visits to ICE detention facilities

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 12, 2026 at 2:26pm, Updated at 4:36pm
A police officer is seen outside of the Supreme Court as it begins a new term on Oct. 3, 2022.

Spending bill would boost court security, public defenders

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 12, 2026 at 1:32pm
House Administration Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., will lead a markup this week of stock-trading legislation.

House panel will take up GOP bill to curb members’ stock trading

By Nina Heller
Posted January 12, 2026 at 12:45pm, Updated at 1:31pm
Former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, is running for Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Rep. Mary Peltola enters Alaska Senate race in boost to Democrats

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 12, 2026 at 10:03am
House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole, R-Okla., will seek to advance another package of spending bills this week.

This week: Spending sprint continues; Venezuela war powers expected to get a vote

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2026 at 6:14am
Maine state Sen. Joe Baldacci, a Democrat, is running for Congress in a battleground district.

Maine’s Joe Baldacci is latest Democrat to join race for Golden’s seat

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 12, 2026 at 6:00am
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said the Trump administration is "actively pushing to end the independence of the Federal Reserve." (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Tillis to oppose all Fed nominees over Powell investigation

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2026 at 5:06am
President Donald Trump departs Tuesday after delivering remarks at the House GOP retreat in Washington.

White House signaled a domestic pivot, but Trump had other plans

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 9, 2026 at 3:41pm
Reps. Ro Khanna, left, and Thomas Massie, right, pictured here during a November news conference, wrote a letter this week to enforce a law for the U.S. to release documents on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Lawmakers push for DOJ compliance with Epstein disclosure law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 9, 2026 at 2:44pm
The fireworks show begins at midnight with the Washington Monument illuminated as a birthday candle on New Year’s Eve. The four-sided projection light show on the Washington Monument, plus fireworks, kicked off the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.

Photos of the week | January 1-8, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 9, 2026 at 12:41pm
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., who announced he is retiring at the end of the 119th Congress, is seen here speaking during a Capitol Hill news conference in July 2022.

Hoyer set to leave behind a hard-fought legacy in the House

By Nick Eskow
Posted January 9, 2026 at 5:00am
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, talk as they arrive for a vote in the Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025.

Senate advances Venezuela war powers measure

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 8, 2026 at 2:10pm, Updated at 3:38pm