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Fight against ‘price gouging’ on military parts heats up

Lawmakers say defense contractors are exploiting loopholes on parts' prices

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 30, 2023 at 8:29am

Readers in and around Congress give these books a thumbs-up for your year-end reading list.

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Hill insiders share their favorite books to read in 2023

By Jim Saksa
Posted November 30, 2023 at 7:00am
Amy Rutkin has worked for Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., for nearly 25 years.

Heard on the Hill

‘It’s time’: Departing Nadler chief Amy Rutkin will launch her own political consulting firm

By Justin Papp
Posted November 30, 2023 at 5:30am
Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., left, and vice chair Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talk at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in July.

Policy

Congress weighs proposals to renew key surveillance authority as deadline looms

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 29, 2023 at 6:58pm
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is seen in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Drama ahead of third Santos expulsion vote

By Chris Marquette
Posted November 29, 2023 at 1:04pm, Updated at 6:00pm
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., will be the focus of President Joe Biden's event on Wednesday.

White House goes at ‘MAGA’ Boebert over opposition to Biden agenda in Colorado

By Niels Lesniewski and Daniela Altimari
Posted November 29, 2023 at 5:00am, Updated at 5:30pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a swearing-in ceremony with Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol after she was sworn in on the House floor on Tuesday.

Celeste Maloy sworn in; House now at full capacity

By K. Sophie Will
Posted November 28, 2023 at 8:40pm
Martin O’Malley, nominee to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Nov. 2.

Biden pick for Social Security chief OK’d by Senate panel

By Laura Weiss
Posted November 28, 2023 at 2:26pm
Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, conducts a May news conference on the investigation into the Biden family's “influence peddling to enrich themselves."

Hunter Biden agrees to testify at panel hearing, but not closed-door deposition

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 28, 2023 at 1:21pm
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, leaves a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Nov. 14.

Roy urges Johnson to reject appropriations ‘side deals’

By Aidan Quigley
Posted November 28, 2023 at 1:00pm
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., heads the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.

China commission calls for stronger tech export controls

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted November 28, 2023 at 7:00am
From left, Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaker-designate, and Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., are seen on the House floor before Johnson was elected speaker on Oct. 25.

Bipartisan consensus elusive on government retirees’ benefits

By Laura Weiss
Posted November 28, 2023 at 5:00am
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters as he and other members of Congress leave the Capitol for Thanksgiving recess.

Will the George Santos show go on?

By Chris Marquette
Posted November 27, 2023 at 7:05pm
The Cross Hall inside the White House on Monday, decked out for the holiday season.

This holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 27, 2023 at 3:24pm
Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, is resigning to take a job as president of Youngstown State University.

Rep. Bill Johnson accepts university post, but not quitting House right away

By Valerie Yurk
Posted November 21, 2023 at 4:40pm
Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, seen leaving a House GOP meeting on Nov. 7, says the administration’s move may be unconstitutional.

IRS delays new online sellers’ tax reporting threshold

By Laura Weiss
Posted November 21, 2023 at 4:16pm
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo arrives at the Rayburn House Office Building on Sept. 15, 2022. Eshoo on Tuesday became the latest veteran lawmaker to announce plans to retire at the end of this term.

Eshoo, longtime Silicon Valley lawmaker, announces plans to retire

By Ariel Cohen
Posted November 21, 2023 at 1:13pm
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has some new ammunition in topline spending negotiations.

Backstop in debt limit law flips script on spending endgame

By Peter Cohn
Posted November 21, 2023 at 12:21pm
Anti-war protesters hold banners and signs calling for a cease-fire in Gaza on Nov. 3 in the Hart Senate Office Building.

US arms aid to Israel tests whether humanitarian law applies

By Rachel Oswald
Posted November 20, 2023 at 3:10pm
Rep. Tony Càrdenas, D-Calif., will not seek reelection in 2024.

California Rep. Tony Cárdenas won’t run again

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 20, 2023 at 1:55pm
“We will continue loading video footage … the American people deserve transparency,” said Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., who chairs the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee.

House Republicans make January 6 footage public, over Democrats’ security concerns

By Justin Papp
Posted November 17, 2023 at 6:40pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., walks down the steps outside the Senate side of the Capitol on Wednesday.

Tentative Senate calendar for 2024 available

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted November 17, 2023 at 5:16pm
Chairman Thomas J. Bliley Jr. and ranking member John D. Dingell are seen during a House Commerce Committee hearing in January 1998.

Bliley, who rode red wave to Commerce chair, dies at 91

By David Jordan
Posted November 17, 2023 at 12:14pm
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who voted against expelling Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., on Nov. 1, said he will support expulsion after seeing the Ethics Committee's report.

Guest files motion to expel Santos; Raskin says he’ll support it this time

By Chris Marquette
Posted November 17, 2023 at 10:36am
CodePink’s Medea Benjamin, center left, sings with other activists in the Hart Senate Office Building atrium on Thursday as they call on female senators support a cease-fire in Gaza.

Protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza keep up drumbeat on Capitol Hill

By Justin Papp
Posted November 16, 2023 at 4:36pm
Paul Pelosi attends a portrait unveiling ceremony for his wife, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the Capitol last year.

Jury convicts man who attacked Paul Pelosi

By Chris Marquette
Posted November 16, 2023 at 3:17pm
Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., said in a victim impact statement that the attack had a lasting impact on her family.

Craig’s attacker sentenced to more than two years in prison

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 16, 2023 at 3:15pm
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters as he and other members of Congress leave for their Thanksgiving recess after the final votes of the week on Wednesday,

Ethics chairman to seek Santos’ expulsion after report finds new violations; Santos says he won’t seek reelection

By Chris Marquette
Posted November 16, 2023 at 11:00am, Updated at 12:44pm
Capitol Police evacuated 10 to 15 lawmakers from Democratic National Committee headquarters Wednesday after protesters blocked the building.

Capitol Police evacuate lawmakers after protesters block DNC headquarters

By Chris Marquette and Mark Satter
Posted November 15, 2023 at 11:31pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and his leadership counterparts have their work cut out for them.

Senate votes to keep government open amid wide gulf on spending

By Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted November 15, 2023 at 6:50pm, Updated at 11:18pm
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, will seek another term in the House and not run, as reported earlier this week, for state Senate instead.

Texas U-turn: Fallon will run for reelection in the House

By Paul V. Fontelo
Posted November 15, 2023 at 7:28pm
House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest says the panel’s report won’t recommend sanctions of New York Republican George Santos but could spur another move to expel him.

House Ethics panel won’t propose Santos sanctions, but chairman foresees another expulsion effort

By Chris Marquette
Posted November 15, 2023 at 4:25pm
Defense hawks are concerned by potential cuts to the Pentagon's fiscal 2024 budget.

Stopgap spending bill raises sequester specter at Pentagon

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 15, 2023 at 4:17pm
Members of House leave the Capitol for their Thanksgiving recess after the final votes of the week on Wednesday.

House heads home after defeat of rule for Iran, spending bills

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted November 15, 2023 at 12:13pm, Updated at 3:11pm