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A pair of Senate panels this week held hearings on voting rights and election security. Above, a voter prepares to cast a ballot at a polling place in Arlington, Va., on March 5.

Senators warn of threats to ’24 election, but disagree on what they are

By Justin Papp and Jim Saksa
Posted March 12, 2024 at 7:51pm
Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck is resigning from the House effective next week.

Colorado’s Ken Buck to make early exit from the House next week

By Megan Mineiro
Posted March 12, 2024 at 5:09pm
Special counsel Robert K. Hur watches a video of former President Donald Trump during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday about his report on President Joe Biden’s retention of classified materials as a private citizen.

Special counsel defends Biden classified materials investigation

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 12, 2024 at 3:51pm
Video of the police response to the pipe bomb at the Democratic National Committee headquarters is played Tuesday during a House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight hearing.

House panel shows video of sweeps that missed Jan. 6 pipe bomb

By Chris Marquette
Posted March 12, 2024 at 2:51pm
Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell, whose committee would have a key role in the TikTok bill passing in the Senate, says she’s examining provisions to ensure that they meet the free-speech threshold.

TikTok bill heads to House floor as Trump backs away from ban

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted March 12, 2024 at 7:00am
A member of the Capitol Police is seen in the Senate carriage entrance of the Capitol on Sept. 21, 2023.

Capitol Police could bolster staffing, security under Biden budget proposal

By Justin Papp
Posted March 11, 2024 at 9:01pm
Capitol Police line the barricades as Trump rioters gather on the East Front of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

House report questions police response to Jan. 6 pipe bombs

By Chris Marquette
Posted March 11, 2024 at 6:43pm
Staffers for Sen. Edward J. Markey, seen here in 2021, announced progress in their unionization effort.

Markey staffers begin collective bargaining, a win for union organizers

By Jim Saksa
Posted March 11, 2024 at 5:19pm
Peter Navarro, former trade adviser to Donald Trump, arrives at E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse to be sentenced for contempt of Congress in January.

Former Trump adviser Navarro ordered to report to prison March 19

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 11, 2024 at 2:55pm
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington on Monday.

Biden budget offers up election-year contrast with GOP foes

By David Lerman
Posted March 11, 2024 at 1:03pm, Updated at 2:46pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, seated next to Vice President Kamala Harris, reacts as President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address on March 7.

Speaker Johnson’s face told the story as Biden drew election battle lines

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 11, 2024 at 11:45am
Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., is halfway to the finish line on this year's overdue spending bills.

First fiscal 2024 appropriations package heads to Biden’s desk

By Aidan Quigley
Posted March 8, 2024 at 7:29pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference with members of the House Republican Conference in the Cannon House Office Building on Wednesday.

FBI: Spending cuts will hamper counterintelligence, investigations

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 8, 2024 at 1:08pm
Freshman Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., seen in the Capitol during votes on Jan. 9, delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday.

Transcript: Sen. Katie Britt delivers Republican response to State of the Union address

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted March 8, 2024 at 12:45pm
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address in the House chamber on March 7 as Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., look on.

Transcript: President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted March 8, 2024 at 12:03pm
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., greeted President Joe Biden at the State of the Union wearing a Make America Great Again hat.

The State of the Union continues evolving into a circus

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted March 7, 2024 at 11:54pm
President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address Thursday night amid challenging polls in his reelection bid.

Biden sells ‘America’s comeback’ in State of the Union amid rough polls

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 7, 2024 at 10:51pm
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., is seen outside the Capitol on Feb. 29. He sponsored the TikTok bill approved on Thursday.

House panel votes for TikTok divestiture, curtailed data brokering

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted March 7, 2024 at 7:17pm
Chairman Jim Jordan, seen here in July, leads the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.

Democrats say ‘weaponization’ panel is rewriting history of Jan. 6

By Megan Mineiro
Posted March 7, 2024 at 6:40pm
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the House Foreign Affairs Committee were in disagreement over documents related to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Blinken avoids contempt vote for second time in Afghanistan probe

By Rachel Oswald
Posted March 7, 2024 at 3:35pm
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, reacts during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday. Brown is in a toss-up reelection race that will be key to who is in the majority in the next Congress. Also pictured are, left, Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Tim Scott, R-S.C.

The changing 2024 Senate landscape

By Jason Dick
Posted March 7, 2024 at 1:37pm
The coming retirement of House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., is among the factors that could impact the future of health policy priorities during a lame duck session.

Spending debate tees up potential lame-duck health bill

By Lauren Clason
Posted March 7, 2024 at 7:00am, Updated at 12:51pm
Rep. Derek Kilmer, seen here in 2022, is introducing a resolution that draws attention to how the House handles vacancies. In the face of political violence, the current framework is not enough, he says.

‘No one likes to think about that stuff’: Kilmer introduces continuity plan ahead of SOTU 

By Justin Papp
Posted March 7, 2024 at 11:02am
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., says he can understand why some in the House, where lawmakers are generally not as wealthy as their Senate counterparts, would like a pay raise.

Member COLA a sticking point in Legislative Branch bill talks

By Aidan Quigley
Posted March 7, 2024 at 5:00am
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who will give up his leadership post at the end of this Congress, is a staunch internationalist in a party that is focusing more on domestic issues.

Biden’s State of the Union comes as foreign policy consensus fractures

By Rachel Oswald
Posted March 7, 2024 at 5:00am
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union in 2023. This year, the list of guests invited by lawmakers and the White House spotlights immigration, reproductive rights, the Israel-Hamas war, and more.

On the SOTU guest list: immigration, IVF and abortion  

By Justin Papp
Posted March 6, 2024 at 6:48pm

Biden to challenge GOP on lowering costs in State of the Union address

By Niels Lesniewski and John T. Bennett
Posted March 6, 2024 at 5:25pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference with members of the House Republican Conference on Wednesday.

First batch of final spending bills passes House

By Aidan Quigley
Posted March 6, 2024 at 4:16pm
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is seen during votes in the Capitol on Jan. 23.

LGBTQ-related earmark dropped from spending package amid furor

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted March 6, 2024 at 2:22pm, Updated at 3:39pm
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, D-Fla., isn't sure if he'll support the package during Wednesday's vote.

Gun rider injects a bit of uncertainty into spending bill vote

By Aidan Quigley and Caitlin Reilly
Posted March 6, 2024 at 5:00am