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House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said the Afghanistan withdrawal was worse than the U.S. departure from South Vietnam in 1975.

House GOP report blames Biden for messy Afghanistan withdrawal

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted September 9, 2024 at 2:54pm, Updated at 5:10pm
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump in July on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Republicans use spending clash to highlight immigration issue

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 9, 2024 at 1:39pm
Protesters hold signs outside the Supreme Court on June 24 to mark the second anniversary of the reversal of Roe v. Wade. In a new book, journalist Amanda Becker chronicles the upheaval and activism that followed the decision.

In ‘You Must Stand Up,’ Amanda Becker captures the scramble after Dobbs

By Jason Dick
Posted September 9, 2024 at 1:38pm
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 21.

In Congress, Walz championed tough fiscal medicine

By Daniel Hillburn
Posted September 9, 2024 at 11:19am
"Democrats support a CR to keep the government open," Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote on Sunday.

Fall Legislative Preview: Congress returns for busy fall session

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 9, 2024 at 6:30am
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, talks with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on the third night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 17.

Six-month stopgap funds bill with voting rider unveiled in House

By Aidan Quigley
Posted September 7, 2024 at 10:37am
Sarah McBride, a Democrat running for Delaware’s congressional seat, speaks at the Wilmington Democratic Committee annual fish fry in Wilmington, Del., on July 27. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Congressional primaries to wrap up in three Northeastern states

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted September 6, 2024 at 3:29pm
Former President Donald Trump speaks on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.

Trump floats US sovereign wealth fund as part of economic pitch

By David Lerman
Posted September 5, 2024 at 4:17pm
New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler’s reelection race is moving in his favor, according to Nathan L. Gonzales of Inside Elections.

Rating changes: Seven House races shift on divided battlefield

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 4, 2024 at 4:23pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters after his weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on July 23.

Opening bid on stopgap funds package readied in House

By Aidan Quigley
Posted September 4, 2024 at 5:00am
E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse

Man sentenced to prison for threat, calls to congressional offices

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 3, 2024 at 6:08pm
(CQ Roll Call file photo)

House readies to help bald eagle soar as national bird

By Mike Magner
Posted September 3, 2024 at 4:28pm
Rep. Jamie Raskin, seen here at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, published a memoir in 2022 called “Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy.” Now it has inspired an oratorio.

Aria ready for ‘The Jamie Raskin Oratorio’?

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 3, 2024 at 2:58pm
Then-Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried speaks at a news conference with North Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani (not seen) in Skopje, North Macedonia, on April 27, 2022.

New director named to lead Congressional Research Service

By Justin Papp
Posted September 3, 2024 at 12:36pm, Updated at 2:47pm
Rep. Steven Horsford is pictured outside the Capitol after House votes on July 25.

Nevada’s Horsford likely to rejoin Ways and Means panel

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted August 30, 2024 at 12:34pm
From left, Reps. Sean Casten, D-Ill., Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., and Dan Kildee, D-Mich., are seen on the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 19. McGarvey is among the members scheduled to perform at the Congressional Record 2024 music event on Sept. 17.

The happy-to-be-there caucus

By Jason Dick
Posted August 30, 2024 at 5:00am
New Jersey Democrats on Thursday chose longtime state legislator Nellie Pou to replace Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., on the ballot in November. Pascrell, pictured here, died last week.

NJ Democrats pick longtime legislator to replace Pascrell on November ballot

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 29, 2024 at 8:25pm
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., said the report shows "the FBI is continuing to fail victims."

Watchdog finds FBI fell short on child sexual abuse allegations

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 29, 2024 at 2:04pm
Groups serving aging Americans say a combination of factors has made them increasingly worried about potential cuts to Meals on Wheels programs.

Nutrition programs for older adults face service cuts

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted August 29, 2024 at 1:30pm
An indictment unsealed Wednesday described “swatting“ attempts against government officials and threats to detonate explosives at the Capitol.

Foreign nationals charged with ‘swatting’ members of Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted August 28, 2024 at 4:27pm
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during day two of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago this month.

Biden faces hurdles to match Trump on judicial appointments

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 28, 2024 at 11:58am
Arkansas Republican Rep. Rick Crawford.

Crawford, former members argue in court for back pay

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 23, 2024 at 5:56pm
Then-Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is seen in the U.S. Capitol during senate votes on January 23, 2024.

Ethics review into Menendez closed after resignation takes effect

By Jacob Fulton
Posted August 21, 2024 at 5:47pm
Former Sen. Bob Menendez attends a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing in 2015 on the impact of U.S. policy changes on human rights and Democracy in Cuba.

Cuba embargo backers lose advocate with resignation of Menendez

By Rachel Oswald
Posted August 21, 2024 at 5:36pm
Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., is seen outside the House Democratic Caucus leadership election in Longworth Building on Nov. 30, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. dies after career in New Jersey politics

By Paul V. Fontelo
Posted August 21, 2024 at 12:28pm
Then-Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., talks with the media in the Capitol after a shooting at the Republican's baseball practice in Alexandria on June 14, 2017.

Ex-lawmakers seek to curb political talk that could spark violence

By Justin Papp
Posted August 21, 2024 at 11:47am
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic nominee for president, and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, kick off their campaign with a rally in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.

Walz, favorite of labor unions, opposed UAW-backed auto bailout

By Hunter Savery
Posted August 20, 2024 at 1:04pm
Then-Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., holds a news conference outside the Capitol in November 2023 to discuss an upcoming vote to expel him from Congress.

Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to two federal charges

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted August 19, 2024 at 5:52pm
President Joe Biden makes his way to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in May.

House Republicans release report on Biden impeachment inquiry

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 19, 2024 at 1:22pm
The Democratic Party is largely focused on the same issues and voters since the New Deal, Stu Rothenberg writes.

Still your father’s (and grandfather’s) Democratic Party

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted August 19, 2024 at 12:39pm