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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is seen outside the chamber as the Senate debates the coronavirus relief package on Friday.

Senate sets new mark for longest recorded vote thanks to vote-a-rama 2021

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 5, 2021 at 9:30pm
Sen. Tom Carper walks in the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.

Dueling unemployment proposals delay Senate votes on aid bill

By Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman
Posted March 5, 2021 at 11:37am, Updated at 3:42pm
Impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is seen during a break on the third day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Swalwell seeks to hold Trump, Brooks responsible for Jan. 6 insurrection

By Todd Ruger
Posted March 5, 2021 at 10:58am
A Lyft passenger is seen on Fourth Street Northeast in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 28.

Gig workers would pay higher taxes under coronavirus aid bill

By Doug Sword
Posted March 5, 2021 at 7:22am
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., arrives at the Capitol before the start of day three of the impeachment trial in the Senate on Feb. 11, 2021.

Klobuchar leads call for Biden to prioritize Violence Against Women Act programs in budget

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 5, 2021 at 5:00am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer makes his way to his weekly news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Senate in for another long night, and day, on pandemic relief

By David Lerman
Posted March 4, 2021 at 4:11pm, Updated at 9:50pm
U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard troops conduct a security briefing on Independence Avenue on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Congressional leaders defer to Capitol Police on security posture

By Chris Marquette
Posted March 4, 2021 at 6:50pm
Shalanda Young, nominee to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies during her Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing on March 2, 2021.

Young may serve as acting budget director, White House says

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted March 4, 2021 at 3:18pm
Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in August.

House restarts push to enforce subpoena for Trump financial records

By Todd Ruger
Posted March 4, 2021 at 1:07pm
Flames from a flaring pit are seen near a well in the Bakken oil formation, which stretches from North Dakota and Montana into Canada.

In contentious climate bill, some points of possible agreement

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted March 4, 2021 at 6:00am
Staffers place a sign on a podium Wednesday in preparation of a House Democratic news conference on their HR 1 overhaul. Senate Democrats plan to bring this bill and other key House measures to the floor this session, but Republicans can block them.

Senate Democrats ready to field House-passed bills but expect obstacles

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 4, 2021 at 5:30am
Wendy Sherman, nominee for deputy secretary of State, testifies during her Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Senators pepper State Department nominee with Iran questions

By Rachel Oswald
Posted March 3, 2021 at 5:30pm
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, commander of the District of Columbia National Guard, arrives at the Capitol to testify in a Senate joint committee hearing on Wednesday.

DC Guard chief details Pentagon delays during Jan. 6 riot at Capitol

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted March 3, 2021 at 4:51pm
U.S. Capitol Police officers enter the Capitol on Feb. 11, 2021.

Capitol Police chief disputes FBI’s account of pre-insurrection warnings

By Chris Marquette
Posted March 3, 2021 at 3:03pm
Adeyemo would be the first Black in the Treasury's No. 2 position.

Trade, Treasury nominees advanced by Senate Finance

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted March 3, 2021 at 12:28pm
Former President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a family photo session at G20 summit in 2019 in Osaka, Japan.

Report on Khashoggi death splits Democrats on punishment for Saudi prince

By Rachel Oswald
Posted March 3, 2021 at 12:14pm
Shalanda D. Young, nominee to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, is sworn into her Senate Budget Committee confirmation in Dirksen Building on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

House leadership pitches Shalanda Young for OMB director

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted March 3, 2021 at 12:14pm
Retired Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson.

Retired Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson tapped as Senate sergeant-at-arms in wake of Capitol attack

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 3, 2021 at 11:56am
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., who chairs the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, is now joining the House Agriculture Committee.

House Agriculture gets second spending cardinal as member

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted March 3, 2021 at 11:33am
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., says she'd be OK with lower unemployment benefit amounts, more money for broadband, health care providers.

Senate aid package would lower income limit for direct payments

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted March 3, 2021 at 11:24am, Updated at 3:18pm
Collin C. Peterson was the second-least loyal House Democrat in 2020, but that couldn't keep him from losing big in his deep-red Minnesota district.

No quarter for centrists in House: 2020 Vote Studies

By Shawn Zeller
Posted March 3, 2021 at 7:00am
Christopher S. Murphy was more willing than certain other Senate Democrats to back Trump nominees in 2020.

Trump support highlights split in Senate role: 2020 Vote Studies

By Shawn Zeller
Posted March 3, 2021 at 5:00am
Richard Durbin, D-Ill., arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday.

Transit, bridge funds knocked out as Senate takes up aid bill

By David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 2, 2021 at 7:21pm, Updated at 10:40pm
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Hart Building on Tuesday.

Wray: FBI followed protocol on Jan. 6 intel, but process needs improvement

By Chris Marquette
Posted March 2, 2021 at 5:00pm
“If we don’t take meaningful nationwide action now our children will inherit an economy and a world beyond their capacity to repair.” Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said as Democrats unveiled ambitious climate legislation.

Sweeping climate bill aims for zero carbon emissions by 2050

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted March 2, 2021 at 4:39pm
Shalanda Young, nominee to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies during her Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing on March 2, 2021.

Young wins bipartisan backing for deputy OMB director slot

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted March 2, 2021 at 2:46pm
The Supreme Court is seen on Jan. 7.

Supreme Court ponders limits of Voting Rights Act enforcement

By Todd Ruger
Posted March 2, 2021 at 2:14pm
Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee.

Ethics report details questionable spending, decisions by Rep. Palazzo

By Chris Marquette
Posted March 2, 2021 at 12:01pm
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., talks with a reporter as he arrives to the Senate for the third day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 11, 2021.

Pension funding, COBRA coverage survive aid bill’s ‘Byrd bath’

By David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 1, 2021 at 10:22pm, Updated March 2, 2021 at 10:52am
Rep. Sean Casten says he is “dubious” that the broker can satisfy the Securities and Exchange Commission's best execution standards while getting paid to route customer trades to bigger Wall Street firms.

Lawmakers plan further probe of trading models in GameStop saga

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted March 2, 2021 at 6:00am