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Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur represents a meme-worthy Ohio district that backed Donald Trump by 6.7 points last year.

When a meme meets the midterms: 6-7 politics edition

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 23, 2025 at 2:23pm
Then-Rep. Ryan Costello, R-Pa., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Feb. 27, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Making America healthy should include passing bipartisan pediatric care bill

By Ryan Costello
Posted September 19, 2025 at 9:55am
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the pressure to pull Jimmy Kimmel came from local affiliates. Not all local audiences, and voters, will be pleased, Brandon Wetherbee writes.

How will canceling Kimmel play in Peoria? Scranton?

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted September 18, 2025 at 5:41pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., walks from his office to the microphone to hold a news conference on the government shutdown in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.

The shutdown: How did we get here?

The latest NAEP results for high school seniors offer a grim picture of where America is headed in reading and math, Winston writes.

We are becoming the world’s D student, latest test results suggest 

By David Winston
Posted September 17, 2025 at 6:00am
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted faces a potentially tough challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown, a contest Democrats would likely need to win to have a chance at the Senate majority in 2026, Rothenberg writes.

Senate Democrats face difficult, but not insurmountable, path to majority 

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted September 15, 2025 at 1:26pm
Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019.

Community health centers vital to keeping Americans healthy, productive

By Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Posted September 12, 2025 at 7:00am
Democratic Rep. Adam Gray, pictured here at the Capitol on Thursday, narrowly won his 2024 race and could benefit from the proposed new California map if Prop 50 passes.

In California, Prop 50 campaign has something for everyone

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted September 11, 2025 at 4:50pm
Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference in July. The reconciliation effort may be done and signed, but Republicans still need to sell their handiwork to the American public, Winston writes.

Why Republicans still need to close the deal on the BBB

By David Winston
Posted September 10, 2025 at 6:00am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., talks with reporters after the Senate luncheons on Tuesday. His caucus has a choice in how it will approach negotiations with the GOP and White House on spending, Steven Pearlstein writes.

Ditch the bromides; stand up for the Constitution

By Steven Pearlstein
Posted September 9, 2025 at 5:24pm
Former Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., was the latest member of Congress to bid adieu and leave before his term was over.

Editor’s Note: The 119th Congress in numbers, post-Labor Day edition

By Jason Dick
Posted September 8, 2025 at 3:44pm