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President Joe Biden deplanes Air Force One in Hagerstown, Md., on Feb. 4.

‘I will take it down’: Biden rolls the dice in the not-so-friendly skies

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 17, 2023 at 8:00am
“I’m very concerned that tens of thousands of victims of this earthquake are not being appropriately supported in their response and recovery," said Sen. Chris Coons, who leads the Appropriations foreign aid subcommittee.

Sanctions waiver for Syria quake victims brings fears of abuse

By Rachel Oswald
Posted February 17, 2023 at 7:00am
Sen. John Fetterman arrives at the Capitol on Tuesday for a Senate classified briefing on unidentified objects shot down by the U.S. military over Alaska, Canada and Lake Huron.

Fetterman hospitalized for treatment of depression

By Niels Lesniewski and Sandhya Raman
Posted February 16, 2023 at 3:28pm, Updated at 6:05pm
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, right, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court in April.

Texas challenges federal spending law over proxy voting rule

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 16, 2023 at 5:10pm
Senate Banking Committee member Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is urging the president to choose a Latino to join the Federal Reserve Board.

Senate pressure mounts on Biden to nominate first Latino to Fed

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted February 16, 2023 at 4:53pm
A sign on the outskirts of Roswell, N.M., welcomes visitors in 2020. The military's downing of several unidentified objects has swamped the news of late.

Why Washington is crazy for Chinese balloons and UFOs

By Jim Saksa
Posted February 16, 2023 at 11:06am
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., grew up in a military family that used food stamps at times, and she and others are working to reduce food insecurity among military families.

Renewed push is on to help hungry military families

By John M. Donnelly
Posted February 16, 2023 at 9:47am
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., stops to talk to reporters as he arrives in the Capitol in January. Rubio has reintroduced legislation that would deny business deductions for traveling to seek an abortion or gender-affirming care for minors.

Conservatives use abortion strategies in fight over trans care

By Sandhya Raman
Posted February 16, 2023 at 7:00am
The FBI headquarters building in Washington in November.

Virginia congressional delegation makes pitch for FBI headquarters

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 15, 2023 at 4:47pm
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., participates in the House Judiciary Committee organizing meeting on Feb. 1.

Justice Department reportedly won’t charge Rep. Matt Gaetz

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 15, 2023 at 3:40pm
Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip L. Swagel says policymakers should start to deal with long-term fiscal imbalances.

CBO: Debt limit to hit as soon as July, budget picture worsens

By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted February 15, 2023 at 2:48pm
Rep. Mary Peltola, Alaska, in her Cannon Building office last week.

Alaska Democrat: Environmentalism and oil need to ‘coexist’

By Valerie Yurk
Posted February 15, 2023 at 1:59pm
Republican Main Street Caucus Chair Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., pictured talking to Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., right, during the January speaker election, said his 70-member group plans to be involved in developing every major and must-pass bill.

Main Street Caucus eyes ‘pragmatic’ conservative wins

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 15, 2023 at 1:13pm
Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., nominates Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for speaker on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

Newcomer’s placement on Pentagon spending panel attracts notice

By Aidan Quigley
Posted February 15, 2023 at 10:30am
Sen. Bob Menendez, left, described the meeting with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as a “positive, constructive conversation about a wide range of issues in the immigration space that we feel that the administration should be considering.”

DHS chief Mayorkas talks immigration with Latino Senate Democrats

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted February 15, 2023 at 6:00am
Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal have slammed social media companies' treatment of children.

Social media companies put profits over children, senators say

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 14, 2023 at 6:00pm
Lawmakers are starting the process to replace Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton

Congress looks for new architect of the Capitol as calls rise for oversight

By Justin Papp
Posted February 14, 2023 at 5:32pm
Federal Communications Commission nominee Gigi Sohn told Senate Commerce members Tuesday that "dark money groups and surrogates" are trying to block her confirmation.

Sohn blames ‘dark money’ for opposition to her joining FCC

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted February 14, 2023 at 3:24pm
Sen. Jim Risch arrives Tuesday for a classified briefing on unidentified objects shot down by the military. He said afterward that the objects were flying in a high-altitude band that hadn’t previously drawn much attention from the world’s militaries.

Information trickles out about downing of flying objects

By Mark Satter
Posted February 14, 2023 at 2:44pm
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said she will not run for reelection next year.

Feinstein will retire rather than run again in 2024

By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted February 14, 2023 at 1:57pm, Updated at 2:26pm
Chairman Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and ranking member Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., of the House Rules Committee.

Republicans say in-person Congress will help bipartisanship; not everyone agrees

By Justin Papp
Posted February 14, 2023 at 2:11pm
Rep. Ro Khanna, a member of the new select committee on China, has called for a broad industrial strategy to revive domestic manufacturing in several sectors and subsidies to help U.S. companies compete against Chinese exports in some sectors.

Lawmakers seek to stop China’s tech rise without a ‘Great Wall’

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted February 14, 2023 at 7:00am
DeLauro conducts a House Appropriations Committee markup on June 29, 2021.

DeLauro’s Appropriations panel staff director heads downtown

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted February 13, 2023 at 5:18pm
Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton is sworn in before testifying during Thursday’s House Administration Committee hearing.

Biden fires embattled architect of the Capitol, months after scathing report

By Justin Papp
Posted February 13, 2023 at 3:01pm
Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton testifies during a House Administration Committee hearing on Thursday.

Trouble deepens for Architect of the Capitol as Kevin McCarthy calls for firing

By Justin Papp
Posted February 13, 2023 at 1:44pm
House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger faces term limits after just two years with the gavel.

Term-limited Granger plans to seek reelection; weighing waiver

By Aidan Quigley
Posted February 13, 2023 at 5:00am
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., conducts a news conference outside the Capitol on Feb. 1 to call for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Homeland Security hires outside lawyers for potential impeachment

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted February 10, 2023 at 2:31pm

Ideological, regional diversity hallmarks of tax panel’s frosh

By Laura Weiss
Posted February 10, 2023 at 10:30am
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., testifies during the Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee hearing Thursday.

Republicans defend quick use of subpoenas in House panel probe

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 9, 2023 at 5:49pm
Witness Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, before the start of a Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee hearing on Thursday.

GOP senators testify on FBI in first ‘Weaponization’ panel hearing

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 9, 2023 at 4:31pm