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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said the FHFA nominee will be able to tackle pressing issues facing homeowners and renters.

FHFA nominee pledges to address racial homeownership gap

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 13, 2022 at 2:35pm
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf will make the final decision on removing the only available drug aimed at lowering the risk of premature births.

Senate Health panel advances Califf to lead FDA

By Emily Kopp
Posted January 13, 2022 at 1:35pm
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., has opposed eliminating the need for 60 votes to invoke cloture on legislation.

Sinema opposes changing filibuster ahead of Biden visit, another obstacle to voting rights push

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 13, 2022 at 1:11pm
Lael Brainard, nominee to serve as vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board, testifies to the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday.

Brainard tells senators reining in inflation is top Fed priority

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 13, 2022 at 12:18pm
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., holds his weekly news conference in the Capitol on Dec. 3, 2021.

Jan. 6 committee wants to talk to House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy

By Chris Marquette
Posted January 12, 2022 at 5:33pm, Updated at 9:48pm
Capitol Lounge in Washington is pictured on December 28, 2020, after closing in September of that year due to the pandemic.

Restaurants could get another $40B financial lifeline from Congress

By Lindsey McPherson and David Lerman
Posted January 12, 2022 at 7:22pm
President Joe Biden pays his respects Wednesday to the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as he lies in state at the Capitol.

Capitol honors Reid amid latest debate over Senate filibusters

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2022 at 6:28pm
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., wants to know more about child tax credits' impact on consumer prices.

Inflation report triggers partisan jockeying

By Peter Cohn
Posted January 12, 2022 at 5:33pm
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown told a House Appropriations panel that Congress' failure to agree on fiscal 2022 appropriations could delay plans to replace the F-35 fighter.

Pentagon caught in funding fight

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted January 12, 2022 at 4:37pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference on Tuesday.

Senate Democrats craft plan to start debate on voting legislation

By Niels Lesniewski and Kate Ackley
Posted January 12, 2022 at 4:18pm
Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Jim Risch, right, and other Republicans have not signed onto a Russia sanctions bill by Democratic Chairman Bob Menendez.

Democrats release sweeping Russia sanctions package

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 12, 2022 at 4:18pm
Senate Judiciary Chairman Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., arrives for a hearing in July.

Republicans stung by a change they made on judicial picks

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 12, 2022 at 11:08am
Rep. David E. Price chairs the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee.

Temporary spending bill would delay big infrastructure plans

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted January 12, 2022 at 8:10am
A sign welcomes people to the Catawba Indian Nation’s reservation near Rock Hill, S.C., in April 2019.

The strange case of the casino, the Senate leader and the defense bill

By Mark Satter
Posted January 12, 2022 at 5:01am
Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick won the special election to fill the seat of former Rep. Alcee Hastings in Florida's 20th District.

Florida Democrat wins special election after promising $1,000 checks

By Stephanie Akin
Posted January 11, 2022 at 7:11pm
Donald Trump Jr. speaks at a rally of his father's supporters on Jan. 6, 2021 at the Ellipse behind the White House before protesters stormed the Capitol.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump’s son’s advisers, aide who helped write rally speech

By Chris Marquette
Posted January 11, 2022 at 6:23pm
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris pause to speak to reporters as they leave the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Biden, Harris push voting rights in Atlanta as Senate preps for rules fight

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 11, 2022 at 10:27am, Updated at 6:20pm
Sen. Jack Reed and other Democrats like Sen. Bob Menendez say they will vote against Sen. Ted Cruz's pipeline sanctions bill.

Hawkish Senate Democrats turn against Cruz’s sanctions bill

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 11, 2022 at 5:29pm
Hawaii Rep. Case wants Congress to pay to fix the fuel leaks tainting water in his district.

Navy fuel spill prompts broader look at Pacific readiness

By John M. Donnelly
Posted January 11, 2022 at 5:05pm
Capitol Police are investigating threats against lawmakers, but "we’re barely keeping our head above water for those investigations,” Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger says.

Capitol security officials acutely focused on bolstering protections for members

By Chris Marquette
Posted January 11, 2022 at 2:49pm
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell arrives for his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for a second term Tuesday.

Democrats press Powell on jobs; GOP wants inflation fix

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 11, 2022 at 11:42am
Chairs have been removed from the Dunkin’ in the Longworth House Office Building, seen here on Monday.

Congress is back, testing lines are long, but omicron feels all too familiar

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 10, 2022 at 7:03pm, Updated January 11, 2022 at 11:32am
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., has criticized SEC Chair Gary Gensler for not giving regulatory clarity to the stablecoin and crypto industry.

Systemic risk seen as potential route to stablecoin regulation

By Peter Feltman
Posted January 11, 2022 at 7:00am
Rep. Mo Brooks, seen in November, argued at a remote hearing Monday to be removed as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by Rep. Eric Swalwell about the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol.

Lawmaker lawsuits over Jan. 6 tested in Trump push to dismiss

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 10, 2022 at 6:45pm
Rep. Doug Lamborn is now ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee's Strategic Forces panel, having vacated the top GOP spot on the Readiness Subcommittee.

Nunes departure prompts GOP reshuffling on Armed Services

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted January 10, 2022 at 4:37pm
Rep. Jim Jordan won't cooperate with the House committee investigating the Capitol attack.

Jan. 6 committee: Jim Jordan is ‘material witness’ to investigation

By Chris Marquette
Posted January 10, 2022 at 3:22pm
Nicholas Burns, U.S. ambassador to China, was among a list of diplomatic nominees recently confirmed by the Senate.

Senators pry open spigot for Biden’s diplomatic nominees

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 10, 2022 at 6:30am
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., has championed the energy tax break in the House.

Boon for ‘dynamic glass’ offers window into budget bill lobbying

By Laura Weiss
Posted January 10, 2022 at 6:00am
Senate Judiciary Chair Richard J. Durbin and ranking member Charles E. Grassley arrive for a confirmation hearing for judicial nominees in June.

Biden judicial nomination train heading for purple and red states

By Megan Mineiro
Posted January 10, 2022 at 5:00am
Sunset light illuminates the U.S. Supreme Court building in December.

Supreme Court weighs COVID mandates as virus surges

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 7, 2022 at 3:30pm