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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said she won't vote for a rule on a $1.2 trillion spending package without including legislation on voter ID requirements.

Struggle for votes to end shutdown

By Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and David Lerman
Posted February 2, 2026 at 3:32pm
From left, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and then-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., hold a news conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein outside the Capitol in November.

Lawmakers pursue full compliance with Epstein transparency law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 2, 2026 at 3:26pm
Johnson has a one-vote buffer to advance the spending bill over Democratic opposition.

House leaders face dicey math to clear major spending package

By Aidan Quigley
Posted February 2, 2026 at 3:14pm
Demonstrators protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and demanding the closure of the immigrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" last month outside the center at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla.

Judge blocks latest limits on lawmaker visits to ICE facilities

By Chris Johnson
Posted February 2, 2026 at 2:19pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., hopes to clear a government funding bill by Tuesday.

This week: House GOP tries to end partial government shutdown

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted February 2, 2026 at 6:15am
Architect of the Capitol crews clear snow on Tuesday, after a winter storm dumped snow, sleet and ice on the Washington area.

Wrap-up: Senate plows spending work back to the House

By Valerie Yurk
Posted January 30, 2026 at 6:53pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., seen here in the Capitol on Wednesday, shepherded the spending package to passage. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate passes spending package with Homeland Security punt

By Jacob Fulton and Aris Folley
Posted January 30, 2026 at 6:50pm
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former member of Congress, attends a news conference with House Republican leadership in the Capitol in November.

Government paid discrimination claim related to office of ex-Rep. Chavez-DeRemer

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 30, 2026 at 5:34pm
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham talks with reporters in the Dirksen building on Dec. 9. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Graham outlines demands as clock ticks on spending package

By Aidan Quigley and Jacob Fulton
Posted January 30, 2026 at 3:35pm
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a news conference in Washington to announce an update on the release of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein files.

Justice Department ends Epstein review with big document release

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 30, 2026 at 1:20pm
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters in the Senate subway on Thursday.

Tillis ‘unleashed’

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted January 29, 2026 at 5:16pm, Updated January 30, 2026 at 12:05pm
Kevin Warsh, right, walks with Bom Kim (C), founder and CEO of Coupang and investor Stan Druckenmiller at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 13, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Warsh’s path to Fed chair may face even GOP obstacle in Senate

By Mark Schoeff Jr. and Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 30, 2026 at 9:12am
Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., left, and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., are seen in the Capitol as the Senate took a procedural vote on a government funding package on Thursday.

Senate spending deal runs into ‘hotline’ headwinds

By Jacob Fulton, Aidan Quigley and Aris Folley
Posted January 29, 2026 at 5:10pm, Updated at 11:49pm
Voters fill out their ballots in Vienna, Va., on Election Day in 2024.

House Republicans lean into voter ID debate

By Nina Heller
Posted January 29, 2026 at 6:31pm, Updated at 8:39pm
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been a vocal advocate for his state's congressional redistricting in response to redistricting in Texas.

California urges Supreme Court to allow new congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 29, 2026 at 5:19pm
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump sends a message to next Fed chair, says deal ‘close’ on funding

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 29, 2026 at 3:23pm
Senators returned to Washington after a massive winter storm, with just a few days to avert a partial government shutdown. Time is not on their side, nor is a solution for addressing concerns about Homeland Security operations.

Forecast shows chance of snow, shutdown

By Jason Dick, Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted January 29, 2026 at 12:22pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., conduct a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.

Senate talks move in direction of splitting off DHS funding bill

By Aidan Quigley and Savannah Behrmann
Posted January 29, 2026 at 12:02pm
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar is running for governor of Minnesota.

Klobuchar announces campaign for Minnesota governor

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 29, 2026 at 7:48am, Updated at 8:49am
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference in Washington after federal immigration agents shot and killed another U.S. citizen on Saturday morning, later identified as Alex Pretti, during operations in Minneapolis.

ICE shootings heighten criticism of Kristi Noem’s tenure at DHS

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 28, 2026 at 6:47pm
Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly, who is running for Senate, speaks during a Jan. 14 news conference to introduce articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Fight over ICE takes center stage in contested Senate primaries

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted January 28, 2026 at 6:22pm
From left, Sen. Patty Murray, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Sen. Alex Padilla hold Senate Democrats’ news conference in the Capitol on Wednesday.

White House rejects Democrats’ DHS demands to unlock funding bill

By Jacob Fulton and Aris Folley
Posted January 28, 2026 at 5:25pm

Capitol Lens | That’s Risch

By Bill Clark
Posted January 28, 2026 at 4:08pm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes his seat to testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about U.S. policy toward Venezuela on Wednesday.

Rubio leaves door open to more military action in Venezuela

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 28, 2026 at 3:30pm
Senate Judiciary Chair Charles E. Grassley, left, and ranking member Richard J. Durbin listen to testimony during a Senate Judiciary hearing in the Hart Building on Sept. 16, 2025.

Senate hearing restarts debate over Section 702 privacy

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 28, 2026 at 3:29pm
An officer is seen on Capitol grounds on Sunday. Recent events in Minnesota and beyond have reignited a debate over dangerous rhetoric, as Capitol Police report rising threat assessment cases.

As threats climb, political violence debate roils Congress again

By Nina Heller
Posted January 28, 2026 at 2:10pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks to the Senate chamber after GOP leaders' weekly news conference in the Capitol on Jan. 13.

Hints of progress to end Senate immigration funding quagmire

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted January 27, 2026 at 9:54pm
President Donald Trump takes the stage to speak during a rally in Clive, Iowa, on Tuesday.

Back on campaign trail in Iowa, Trump bets big on tariffs and blaming Biden

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 27, 2026 at 7:25pm
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs executive orders after being sworn into office this month at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va.

Virginia judge rules against Democrats’ redistricting push

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 27, 2026 at 6:50pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Dec. 11, 2025.

A GOP clash over right to carry

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted January 27, 2026 at 6:31pm