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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in the Capitol on June 17, 2020. He and GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky are threatening to object to a vote by Friday on a stopgap government funding bill.

Senate objections threaten to delay stopgap funding vote

By David Lerman and Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 10, 2020 at 4:56pm
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks at a Judiciary Committee markup on Thursday.

Bipartisan coronavirus relief package not winning GOP converts

By Lindsey McPherson and Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 10, 2020 at 4:00pm
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., says his fix would result in "sharing the wealth" within the Democratic caucus.

Democrats’ rule change could spark Senate Appropriations shakeup

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted December 10, 2020 at 2:13pm
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., left, votes on Democratic Caucus rules in the Capitol during a Senate vote Wednesday. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., appears at right.

Senate Democrats’ rules changes restrict top leaders’ committee roles

By Chris Cioffi and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 10, 2020 at 10:58am
Tai would confront the legacy of the Trump administration's trade policy, with steep tariffs on many goods and other measures to curtail imports.

Ways and Means aide Tai said to be Biden’s USTR choice

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted December 9, 2020 at 7:54pm
House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., isn't sure he can afford to lose any more members to the Biden administration.

Clyburn wants ‘halt’ to Biden tapping House Democrats for administration

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 9, 2020 at 7:30pm
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., is one of the key players in drafting compromise liability shield provisions.

Bipartisan coronavirus relief talks stuck on liability waiver

By Lindsey McPherson and Jennifer Shutt
Posted December 9, 2020 at 2:35pm, Updated at 6:36pm
Michigan Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin urged further action to clean up the chemicals.

‘Forever chemical’ provisions in NDAA fall short, say advocates

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted December 9, 2020 at 4:42pm
Construction continues in the Cannon Building courtyard in March 2020.

Cannon renovation expected to go $137 million over budget

By Chris Marquette
Posted December 9, 2020 at 10:00am
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrives for a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.

White House offers $916B coronavirus relief plan with GOP backing

By David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson
Posted December 8, 2020 at 2:06pm, Updated at 8:27pm
Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., conducts the House Armed Services Committee markup of the National Defense Authorization Act in Longworth Building on July 1.

House adopts defense conference report as veto threat looms

By Mark Satter
Posted December 8, 2020 at 6:33pm
"Million MAGA March" protesters crowd the street in front of the Supreme Court building to hear speeches in Washington on Nov. 14.

Supreme Court rejects bid by Trump allies to overturn Pennsylvania election result

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 8, 2020 at 5:44pm
Construction workers build bleachers at the inaugural platform on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2020, in anticipation of the Jan. 20, 2021, inauguration ceremony.

Inauguration planning the latest thing to enter the controversy zone

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Lindsey McPherson
Posted December 8, 2020 at 3:21pm, Updated at 4:47pm
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., during a Senate vote in the Capitol on Dec. 2.

Trump judicial nominees getting committee approval this week might be his last

By Chris Cioffi
Posted December 8, 2020 at 3:46pm
Speier, left, and Gillibrand at a November 2017 press conference.

NDAA envisions new military policies on sexual assaults

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 8, 2020 at 11:13am
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis is among those pushing for stronger language shielding businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits.

Bipartisan coronavirus relief package hits snags over details

By Lindsey McPherson and David Lerman
Posted December 7, 2020 at 2:52pm, Updated at 6:32pm
Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes, left, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, both of Maryland, attend a swearing-in ceremony for new Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in September 2016. Sarbanes died Sunday at the age of 87.

The workhorse legacy of the late Sen. Paul Sarbanes

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 7, 2020 at 5:54pm
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., is seen during a Senate vote in the Capitol on Dec. 2, 2020.

Adulting might be alive and well in Congress

By Jason Dick
Posted December 7, 2020 at 10:30am
Aerial view of the Pentagon building.

Congress moves to give Pentagon more say in Energy Department’s nukes budget

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 7, 2020 at 10:29am
Joe Biden, then the Democratic nominee for president, leaves the Capitol after a memorial service for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who became the first woman to lie in state on Sept. 25, 2020.

Biden poised to add diversity to federal courts

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 7, 2020 at 10:00am
Lawmakers gather on the House steps during the last votes of the week on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.

Capitol Insiders Survey finds staffers pessimistic on virus relief

By Shawn Zeller
Posted December 7, 2020 at 7:00am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference Friday.

Timeline for massive year-end bill slipping

By Lindsey McPherson, Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman
Posted December 4, 2020 at 3:04pm, Updated at 4:49pm
Ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., left, and foreground, Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., attend a Senate Judiciary meeting on October 15. Feinstein announced she would give up her top Judiciary post and Durbin said he would seek to replace her.

Durbin quest for Judiciary sparks opportunity debate

By Chris Cioffi
Posted December 4, 2020 at 2:57pm
A cannabis logo with Santa hat is seen in Dublin, Ireland, on Dec. 3.

House votes to decriminalize marijuana

By Emily Kopp
Posted December 4, 2020 at 7:52am, Updated at 1:29pm
Two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service workers strand next to a sign promoting conservation of the greater sage grouse. Spending bills for years have prevented the Interior Department from applying protections for the prairie bird.

Sage grouse, biomass riders trip up omnibus spending bill

By Jennifer Shutt and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted December 4, 2020 at 7:55am
Adaeze, a young cheetah from the Leo Zoo in Greenwich, Conn., licks a hand after a briefing titled “Combating Threats to the Cheetah, Africa's Most Endangered Big Cat” on Capitol Hill in 2016.

House passes ‘Tiger King’ bill to ban private ownership of big cats

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted December 3, 2020 at 10:05pm
The emergency petition filed Thursday at the Supreme Court could not by itself change the outcome of the presidential race.

Trump allies file emergency petition at Supreme Court over 2020 election

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 3, 2020 at 7:58pm
A coronavirus testing site, operated by the Maryland National Guard, is set up in a parking lot outside FedEx Field on March 31, 2020.

Defense bill seeks to bolster military’s pandemic response

By Mark Satter
Posted December 3, 2020 at 7:41pm
Aerial view of the Pentagon.

Conferees unveil NDAA as veto threat looms

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 3, 2020 at 6:47pm
Missouri Rep. Jason Smith is the incoming top Republican on the Budget Committee.

Jason Smith plans focus on ‘security’ issues in new Budget panel role

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 3, 2020 at 6:39pm