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President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday.

White House

Trump pardons nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, orders prison releases

President goes further than some Republican allies in Congress had suggested

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 20, 2025 at 10:13pm

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, here at a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Friday, is up for reelection in 2026.

Congress

These 12 Democrats voted for the GOP immigration bill dubbed the Laken Riley Act

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 20, 2025 at 8:49pm
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Presiden Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, testifies during her Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing Friday.

Congress

Senate panel advances Trump pick to lead Homeland Security

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 20, 2025 at 7:44pm
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., center, met Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and ranking member Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., at his confirmation hearing last week.

Congress

Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of State

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 20, 2025 at 7:17pm
Scott Bessent, left, President Donald Trump’s intended nominee for Treasury secretary, and Senate Finance Chairman Michael D. Crapo arrive for Bessent's confirmation hearing on Jan. 16.

Finance Democrats seek assurances from Bessent on taxes ahead of vote

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 20, 2025 at 2:13pm, Updated at 6:54pm
Elon Musk is seen on a television during a watch party for the second inauguration of President Donald Trump at Union Pub on Capitol Hill on Monday.

‘DOGE’ to have its day — in court

By David Lerman
Posted January 20, 2025 at 5:01pm, Updated at 6:47pm
President Donald Trump speaks to supporters Monday at the Capitol after his inauguration as Vice President JD Vance looks on.

Trump vows new ‘Golden Age’ and pledges to undo Biden policies in second term

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 20, 2025 at 2:57pm, Updated at 5:43pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., maintains there is 'no legal basis' for an extension of the law's effective date.

Trump vows to save TikTok as two GOP senators dig in on ban

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted January 20, 2025 at 11:11am
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of state, is likely to be confirmed Monday.

Senate confirmation process kicks into high gear for Trump’s Cabinet

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 20, 2025 at 6:03am
An Architect of the Capitol worker spreads de-icer around the Capitol Reflecting Pool earlier this week, in advance of next week’s Inauguration ceremony at the Capitol.

Trump inauguration moves indoors as arctic chill bears down on DC

By Justin Papp
Posted January 17, 2025 at 12:48pm, Updated at 5:35pm
President-elect Donald Trump, seen here at the Capitol on Jan. 8 with incoming first lady Melania Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, will be sworn in Monday inside the Capitol Rotunda.

Trump got the last laugh, but the hard part begins after second inaugural address

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 17, 2025 at 4:26pm
President Joe Biden, pictured here on the South Lawn of the White House in October, says the Equal Rights Amendment “has become part of our Constitution.”

Biden creates constitutional consternation on Equal Rights Amendment

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 17, 2025 at 3:39pm
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be Homeland Security secretary, greets Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., right, during her Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing Friday. Noem was introduced by Cramer and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.

Homeland Security pick details immigration policy plans

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 17, 2025 at 3:04pm
Ohio Lt Gov. Jon Husted, here at the Republican convention in Milwaukee in July, is heading to the Senate.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed JD Vance in Senate

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 17, 2025 at 2:56pm
John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be director of the CIA, testifies Wednesday during his Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing.

Senators use confirmation hearings to press views on spy authority

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 17, 2025 at 2:39pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn last year.

Supreme Court upholds law to force TikTok sale or ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 17, 2025 at 10:45am
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be Homeland Security secretary, is sworn in for her confirmation hearing on Friday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Noem touts state experience on national security issues

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 17, 2025 at 10:21am
California Rep. David Valadao, the chair of the Republican Governance Group, leaves a House Republican Caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Republican Governance Group wants to live up to its name

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 17, 2025 at 5:00am
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, here outside the Supreme Court on Feb. 26, 2024, is the next senator from Florida. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Florida AG Ashley Moody picked for Rubio’s Senate seat

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 16, 2025 at 11:36am, Updated at 8:12pm
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's intended nominee for Treasury secretary, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Bessent warns of ‘devastating’ consequences if tax cuts lapse

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 16, 2025 at 4:58pm
Rep. Rick Crawford participates in a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 27, 2024.

Crawford named Intelligence panel chair, replacing Turner

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted January 16, 2025 at 3:54pm
Ashley Moody, Florida’s attorney general, speaks with the media outside the Supreme Court last year after oral arguments over controversial Florida and Texas social media laws.

Next Florida senator pursued conservative policies in courts

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 16, 2025 at 3:46pm
Eric Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to become secretary of Housing and Urban Development, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Thursday.

Spending more or spending better animates Turner’s HUD hearing

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted January 16, 2025 at 3:24pm
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., used his first meeting as chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to hold a vote on the Trump-era immigration policy.

Senate panel votes in support of ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 16, 2025 at 2:29pm
Progressive staffers sent a letter Thursday proposing a 32-hour week for Hill staff during district work periods, and the same for district staff when members are in Washington.

A 32-hour week? It could work for Congress, staff say

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 16, 2025 at 10:43am
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s intended nominee for Treasury secretary, meets with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, right, in the Hart Senate Office Building on Jan. 7.

Democrats: Bessent avoided Medicare tax on hedge fund earnings

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 15, 2025 at 9:02pm
Two appointed senators, Roger Wicker, R-Miss., left, and Roland Burris, D-Ill., walk through Statuary Hall before President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 24, 2009. Burris did not seek election following his appointment. Wicker won election and has continued to climb the ranks in the chamber.

Appointed senators: The winners, seat-warmers, losers and weirdos

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 15, 2025 at 8:29pm
Russ Vought, picked to lead the Office of Management and Budget, arrives for his confirmation hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

Vought gets chilly reception from Senate Homeland Security Democrats

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 15, 2025 at 6:46pm
Some members of Congress are looking to Donald Trump to boost their hopes for a congressional stock trading ban.

Could a stock trading ban for Congress get new life in the Trump era?

By Justin Papp
Posted January 15, 2025 at 6:45pm
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be attorney general, testifies Wednesday during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.

Attorney general pick avoids missteps at confirmation hearing

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 15, 2025 at 6:21pm
Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski is the most senior senator to first enter the chamber as an appointee.

Some stick around: Appointed senators and their fates

By Jason Dick
Posted January 15, 2025 at 5:37pm
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Jan. 7. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump’s idea to rebrand Gulf of Mexico would face hurdles — if he’s even serious

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 15, 2025 at 4:25pm
Chris Wright, the expected secretary of Energy nominee, testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Wright promises to ‘unleash’ American energy as DOE head

By David Jordan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 3:46pm
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be secretary of state, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Rubio says Ukraine needs leverage to deter Russia in the future

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 15, 2025 at 3:06pm