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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday.

Senate votes to move forward on immigration bill

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 9, 2025 at 5:21pm
Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., opposed the sanctions bill.

House backs international court sanctions over Israeli warrants

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 9, 2025 at 3:02pm
The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is carried down the steps of the Capitol on Thursday, ahead of a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral.

Jimmy Carter’s funeral: Fanfare for the common man with an extraordinary life

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 9, 2025 at 12:57pm, Updated at 1:15pm
Visitors attend the public viewing of former President Jimmy Carter in the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Capitol Police said they arrested a man trying to enter the Capitol Visitor Center with a machete.

Capitol Police arrest man with machete and knives

By Justin Papp
Posted January 8, 2025 at 4:26pm, Updated January 9, 2025 at 11:01am
From left, Sen. Patty Murray and Reps. Xavier Becerra and James E. Clyburn address the media outside the Senate Foreign Relations room in the Capitol, where members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, also know as the “super committee,” were holding a meeting in November 2011.

‘It’s incredibly hard’ — consider the super committee

By Jason Dick
Posted January 9, 2025 at 6:00am
President-elect Donald Trump and wife Melania, followed by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and wife Kimberly, walk through the Ohio Clock Corridor on Wednesday.

‘Horse race’ is on as Trump hears from senators on budget strategy

By Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman
Posted January 8, 2025 at 9:17pm
A Capitol Police vehicle drives past a security fence on Jan. 6. The department faces a sexual discrimination suit that now has a trial date.

Capitol Police discrimination suit could go to trial later this year

By Justin Papp
Posted January 8, 2025 at 6:32pm
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in November.

Senate appears poised to move forward on immigration bill

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 8, 2025 at 5:28pm
Sen. Max Baucus is questioned by reporters outside the Senate Foreign Relations room in the Capitol, where members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, also know as the “super committee,” were holding a meeting on Nov. 17, 2011.

So you want to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget

By Jason Dick, Peter Cohn and David Lerman
Posted January 8, 2025 at 4:11pm
TikTok supporters are seen outside the Capitol in March 2024, before the House passed legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

Supreme Court action on TikTok could shape congressional power

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 8, 2025 at 1:18pm
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.

Heinrich says panel chair Lee broke protocol on Burgum hearing

By David Jordan
Posted January 8, 2025 at 11:31am
President Jimmy Carter lies in state at the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Congress welcomes Jimmy Carter to the Capitol for the final time

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 7, 2025 at 6:36pm
From left: Republican Sens. Katie Britt, Eric Schmitt and Michael D. Crapo are joining the Judiciary Committee in the 119th Congress.

Three Republicans, all lawyers, join Senate Judiciary Committee

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 7, 2025 at 5:33pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune seeks to hold a procedural vote as soon as Friday on a Senate version of the immigration bill.

Republicans move on immigration bill with some bipartisan support

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 7, 2025 at 5:03pm
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters Tuesday during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

As House GOP calls for spending cuts, Trump pushes pricey Greenland purchase

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 7, 2025 at 2:56pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Speaker Mike Johnson lead the narrowly divided chamber, and the events of the year could influence which of their parties wins the majority in the 2026 midterm elections.

The 2026 midterm elections are just around the corner

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted January 7, 2025 at 6:00am
Trump rioters take over the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress meets to certify the Electoral College votes.

Legal fallout lingers four years after Jan. 6 attack

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 6, 2025 at 3:58pm, Updated at 5:27pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, center, appears in the House chamber on Friday with vote flippers Ralph Norman, second from right, center, and Keith Self, far right, who were critical to his election.

GOP’s fragile majority

By David Lerman and Jim Saksa
Posted January 6, 2025 at 4:46pm
Vice President Kamala Harris presides over the joint session of Congress in the House chamber Monday to count the Electoral College votes as Speaker Mike Johnson looks on.

Congress counts electoral votes, clearing path for Trump’s return to Oval Office

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 6, 2025 at 3:17pm
President-elect Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks on New Year's Eve at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump open to two-step budget plan despite earlier comments

By David Lerman
Posted January 6, 2025 at 12:57pm, Updated at 2:44pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., swears in the members of the 119th Congress in the House chamber on Jan. 3. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Solemn ceremonies dominate this week on Capitol Hill

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 6, 2025 at 5:25am
Speaker Mike Johnson, arriving in the House chamber after winning the gavel for the 119th Congress on Friday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Quick action planned for ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill

By David Lerman
Posted January 5, 2025 at 3:23pm, Updated at 9:45pm
Speaker Mike Johnson is congratulated by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, left, after Johnson won the speakership for the 119th Congress on Friday.

House GOP moves to block late-week suspension votes

By Aidan Quigley
Posted January 3, 2025 at 7:26pm, Updated January 4, 2025 at 9:10am
Mike Johnson was elected speaker on Friday in a nail-biter of a vote, as the 119th Congress began.

Johnson wins gavel on first ballot after flipping holdouts

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 3, 2025 at 1:33pm, Updated at 6:32pm
Bob Menendez is seen in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda last April.

Menendez lawyers ask judge for leniency in corruption case

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 3, 2025 at 2:13pm
Speaker Mike Johnson may be the one up for election on Friday, but the future of the Republican Party is also at stake, Winston writes.

Republican to-do list: Elect Mike Johnson and get to work

By David Winston
Posted January 3, 2025 at 6:45am
Sunrise light hits the Capitol Dome on Thursday as the 119th Congress is set to begin Friday. Republicans will control both chambers and the White House for the first time in eight years.

Editor’s Note: Honeymoon in Washington

By Jason Dick
Posted January 3, 2025 at 6:30am
The moon rises over the U.S. Capitol dome as an airplane lands at nearby National Airport in October.

Key dates to watch in 2025 for the 119th Congress

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 3, 2025 at 6:00am
Rep.-elect Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., is seen outside a hotel in Washington on Nov. 12. He was attending new member orientation, but he is not exactly “new,” having served in the House before.

These ‘new’ members are boomeranging back to Congress 

By Justin Papp
Posted January 3, 2025 at 5:30am
North Carolina Rep.-elect Tim Moore is among several newcomers to Capitol Hill with notable political experience.

Experience abounds among newcomers to House and Senate

By Niels Lesniewski and Andrew Menezes
Posted January 3, 2025 at 5:00am