Skip to content
RollCall logo

Congress

Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., pictured in the Capitol on April 8, has introduced a bill that would fund both SNAP and WIC while also ensuring that states would be reimbursed for costs incurred for administering SNAP and WIC during the shutdown.

Democrats seize on food stamp funding as latest rallying cry

By Jacob Fulton
Posted October 29, 2025 at 6:46pm
A tourist snaps a photo of the Capitol this summer. For House interns who arrived in the fall, it’s been a strange semester, to say the least.

They went to DC to intern on the Hill. Then came the shutdown

By Nina Heller and Justin Papp
Posted October 29, 2025 at 5:57pm
FBI Director Kash Patel, who in July announced the selection of the Ronald Reagan Building complex in downtown Washington for the FBI’s new headquarters, responds to questioning at a House hearing in September.

Senate panel approves step on new FBI headquarters plan

By Ryan Tarinelli and David Jordan
Posted October 29, 2025 at 5:55pm
Markham Erickson, left, vice president of government affairs and public policy at Google, and Neil Potts, vice president of public policy at Meta, testify on Wednesday.

Tech execs give qualified backing to ‘jawboning’ legislation

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 29, 2025 at 3:48pm
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is pictured in the Capitol on Oct. 16. His bill has initial support from another Republican senator and two Democrats.

Senators unveil bipartisan chatbot child safety bill

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 28, 2025 at 4:08pm, Updated October 29, 2025 at 3:23pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, walks through Statuary Hall on Wednesday on the way to hold his daily news conference on the government shutdown.

The House was out in October. Does it matter?

By Justin Papp
Posted October 29, 2025 at 3:05pm
Sen. Charles E. Grassley has seen hundreds of staffers come up through his office over the years, including current Rep. Zach Nunn. Above, the pair participate in an Iowa roundtable.

If you’ve ever worked in Iowa politics, you might have done this

By Jackie Wang
Posted October 29, 2025 at 1:00pm
Vice President JD Vance arrives in the Capitol to attend the Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting Tuesday amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.

Judge extends block on government shutdown layoffs

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 28, 2025 at 4:23pm
In an aerial view, a wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 07, 2022, near Block Island, R.I.

Offshore wind projects feel brunt of Trump policy decisions

By Kelly Livingston
Posted October 28, 2025 at 4:03pm
A motorist passes through the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park on Oct. 1, when the government shutdown began and there were no employees to collect fees that help fund the park.

Shutdown, staffing cuts taking a toll at National Park Service

By Mike Magner and David Jordan
Posted October 28, 2025 at 3:00pm
A rendering of President Donald Trump's proposed 90,000-square-feet White House ballroom is displayed in the Oval Office on Oct. 22.

Murray vows to fight taxpayer dollars funding Trump’s East Wing project

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 28, 2025 at 2:51pm
Former Indiana Democratic Rep. Tim Roemer is pictured during a House Science Committee hearing in 1998.

Life after Congress: Roemer’s focus turns to preserving democracy

By Mike Magner
Posted October 28, 2025 at 6:03am
Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., attends a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting the of House Republican Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

In the Spotlight: Jen Kiggans

By Nick Eskow
Posted October 28, 2025 at 6:01am
Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, conducts a news conference on July 17.

Union call to reopen government exposes pain point for Democrats

By Lia DeGroot
Posted October 27, 2025 at 7:44pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this month.

Trump administration challenged on US attorney moves

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 27, 2025 at 5:26pm
Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., arrives for House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the Capitol on Sept. 16, 2025.

Senate and House GOP defend community finance fund from Trump cuts

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted October 27, 2025 at 4:04pm
The Main Reading Room at the Library of Congress is seen from the glass enclosed tourist viewing area.

Supreme Court asked to allow removal of Copyright Office head

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 27, 2025 at 4:03pm
The Capitol dome is framed by colorful leaves. This year, autumn looks a little different on the Hill.

Shutdown season: Fall traditions on ice as cancellations pile up

By Nina Heller
Posted October 27, 2025 at 3:17pm
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., walks up the House steps for a vote in the Capitol on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023.

Democrats keep focus on cybersecurity during shutdown

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 27, 2025 at 12:56pm
House Appropriations Committee Tom Cole, R-Okla., left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on the eighth day of the government shutdown on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

Appropriations chairman bullish on full-year spending bills after shutdown

By Aidan Quigley
Posted October 27, 2025 at 12:00pm
Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., are pushing for new sanctions on Russia.

On Ukraine, European leaders and top senators are in sync

By John M. Donnelly
Posted October 27, 2025 at 11:45am
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Oct. 22 holding a rendition of the White House ballroom he plans to build. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Democrats press White House over ballroom donations

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 27, 2025 at 11:35am
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, pictured here as a senator in the Capitol in 2024, has called a special session to redraw the state's House map.

Indiana announces special session to redraw congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 27, 2025 at 11:34am
FAA staffing shortages are beginning to cause issues with flight schedules across the country. Above, an American Airlines jet comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on June 14. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

This week: Senate to weigh in on tariffs, shutdown pay for air traffic controllers

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 27, 2025 at 6:08am
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins greets a girl who sold her a flower at a vendor at the inaugural Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall on Aug. 4. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is behind her.

USDA says it can’t use contingency fund for food stamps

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted October 24, 2025 at 8:42pm
Late-Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, waged a battle for years to open the door to oil and gas drilling in the arctic refuge. He is seen in 2003 greeting the administrator of NASA, Sean O'Keefe, at a committee hearing on the space shuttle Columbia accident.

Interior’s Alaska drilling move caps lengthy congressional saga

By Kelly Livingston and Caitlin Hendel
Posted October 24, 2025 at 8:33pm
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks during a news conference outside the Capitol on Oct. 15.

Adelita Grijalva lawsuit unlikely to lead to swearing in, experts say

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 24, 2025 at 1:29pm
The Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on March 20, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Social Security benefits to rise slightly

By Aris Folley
Posted October 24, 2025 at 12:30pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks with reporters in the Capitol on Oct. 8.

Senators propose ‘Russia Week,’ but Trump’s stance unclear

By John M. Donnelly
Posted October 23, 2025 at 7:15pm
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference Tuesday on the government shutdown in the Capitol. Also appearing are, from left, House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

Federal employees detail worries over shutdown layoffs

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 23, 2025 at 5:34pm