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Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, seen here in May, this week described an agency that has worked to address the failings of Jan. 6, 2021, and now turns to other threats.

Capitol Police close out post-Jan. 6 recommendations, call for more manpower

By Justin Papp
Posted December 11, 2024 at 9:11pm
Rep. Nancy Mace, seen here on Nov. 19, accused an advocate of physically accosting her this week.

Rep. Nancy Mace wears sling at the Capitol after saying she was ‘accosted’

By Justin Papp
Posted December 11, 2024 at 7:00pm
Andy Kim, D-N.J., takes in John Trumbull’s “Declaration of Independence” painting in the Capitol Rotunda before being sworn in to the Senate on Monday.

Revenge of the Senate

By Jason Dick
Posted December 11, 2024 at 6:57pm
The annual defense policy bill is one of Congress' few must-pass measures.

House sends compromise NDAA to Senate

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 11, 2024 at 6:30pm

Capitol Lens | Statue debut

By Bill Clark
Posted December 11, 2024 at 5:56pm
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in July.

FBI director plans to step down before Trump takes office

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 11, 2024 at 3:19pm, Updated at 4:21pm
Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, arrives for a meeting with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., on Tuesday.

Kristi Noem meets senators as Trump’s pick to lead Homeland Security

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 11, 2024 at 4:18pm
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, talks with reporters after a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Roy, a vocal critic of spending deals, seeks Rules gavel

By Hunter Savery
Posted December 11, 2024 at 3:25pm
Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., participates in a House Judiciary Committee markup of a report recommending that the House cite Attorney General Merrick B. Garland for contempt of Congress on May 16.

Rep. Bishop picked for No. 2 slot in Trump OMB after statewide loss

By Aidan Quigley
Posted December 10, 2024 at 8:10pm
Patty Morin holds a picture of her daughter, Rachel, who was allegedly killed by undocumented immigrant in Maryland in 2023, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.

Senate Democrats air concerns about Trump mass deportation plan

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 10, 2024 at 4:59pm
Staff from the Office of the Attending Physician are seen leaving after checking on Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell in his office in the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

McConnell suffers minor injuries in fall

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 10, 2024 at 4:25pm, Updated at 4:48pm
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz at a Senate hearing.

DOJ watchdog review sparks change to policy on lawmaker records

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 10, 2024 at 2:57pm
Rep. Sam Graves poses inside his office in the Longworth House Office Building on Dec. 4.

In a party of firebrands, Graves sidesteps limelight

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 10, 2024 at 7:00am
“I honestly feel that people should come and serve and not spend the rest of their entire career in Congress,” says Rep. Larry Bucshon, seen here in the Capitol in October 2023.

After 14 years in the House, Rep. Bucshon moves on

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 10, 2024 at 6:14am
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., greets President-elect Donald Trump at the Republican convention in July.

In a surprise, GOP panel recommends Mast to lead Foreign Affairs

By Rachel Oswald
Posted December 9, 2024 at 8:11pm
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and ranking member Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., are sparring over a bill that would expand the federal judiciary. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House sets up vote on bill to add dozens of new federal judgeships

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 9, 2024 at 7:46pm
Senate Republicans under incoming leader John Thune, seen in the Capitol last month, are planning as much as $85 billion for border security as part of an initial bill for budget reconciliation. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Republicans start making immigration plans for next year

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 9, 2024 at 6:48pm
Rioters are seen on a monitor during testimony to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol hearing in 2022.

Trump says he will look at pardons for Jan. 6 attackers on ‘first day’

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 9, 2024 at 6:44pm
Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be director of the FBI, leaves a meeting Monday with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the Hart building.

Trump’s pick to lead FBI identified ‘Government Gangsters’

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 9, 2024 at 5:06pm
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, center, has scheduled 31 five-day work weeks in 2025, which was music to the ears of Rep. William R. Timmons IV.

Help wanted: Spending more time and effort in Congress

By Jason Dick
Posted December 9, 2024 at 4:42pm
Syrian citizens take down a statue of the late President Hafez Assad in Damascus on Monday after his son Bashar Assad's government collapsed. (Murat Sengul/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Syria chaos could complicate lawmakers’ holiday endgame

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 9, 2024 at 9:42am, Updated at 12:55pm
Reps. Burgess Owens of Utah, left, and Tim Walberg of Michigan are seeking the chairmanship of the House Education and the Workforce Committee. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photos)

Walberg and Owens bring different experiences to race for House Education chair

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 9, 2024 at 6:30am, Updated at 9:25am
A military honor guard carries the flags of the liberating U.S. Army divisions into the Capitol during the a Holocaust memorial ceremony on May 7. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

NDAA features historic raise for junior enlisted troops

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 9, 2024 at 6:47am
Summer Lucille, a TikTok content creator, is seen outside the Capitol on March 13 before the House passed the law that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

Federal court dismisses challenge to TikTok ban

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted December 6, 2024 at 3:44pm
Rep. Gus Bilirakis chairs the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, whose jurisdiction includes data privacy, security and consumer protection.

Parents, states press Congress to act on kids online safety bill

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted December 3, 2024 at 7:00am, Updated December 6, 2024 at 3:08pm
Pete Hegseth and his wife Jennifer on the move between meetings with senators on Thursday.

Trump publicly backs embattled DOD pick

By Mark Satter
Posted December 6, 2024 at 1:33pm
DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., will lead the committee for another two years. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Suzan DelBene will continue as DCCC chair for 2026

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 6, 2024 at 10:52am
Reps. Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin, seen here in July, are among those pushing for a changing of the guard at the committee level as House Democrats head into the second Trump era.

Seniority shake-up? House Democrats test committee norms

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 5, 2024 at 8:02pm
Matt Gaetz is no longer a member of Congress, but many of his former colleagues still want to see the findings of an Ethics investigation into his conduct.

Republicans sink attempts to force release of Gaetz report

By Justin Papp
Posted December 5, 2024 at 7:36pm
Elon Musk, with his son, makes his way to a meeting in the Capitol Visitor Center with House and Senate Republicans to talk about President-elect Donald Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency," on Thursday. Vivek Ramaswamy also attended.

DOGE day afternoon on Capitol Hill

By David Lerman
Posted December 5, 2024 at 5:16pm