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The American flag flies in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday.

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Supreme Court sounds ready to rule against Hawaii gun law

State passed law after 2022 ruling expanded Second Amendment rights

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 20, 2026 at 2:20pm

Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook makes remarks at the Brookings Institution before a November discussion on the economy and monetary policy.

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Supreme Court to hear arguments on Trump firing of Fed member

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 20, 2026 at 10:18am
Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is pictured in the Capitol last June.

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New alcohol advice emerged from competing forces, Hill pushback

By Lia DeGroot
Posted January 20, 2026 at 6:00am
Sen. John Hoeven, left, confers with Sen. John Boozman, right, before a Senate Appropriations Committee markup on June 19, 2019. Also pictured is former Sen. Roy Blunt.

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Senate Republicans detail farm aid package components

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 16, 2026 at 5:09pm
Erick Chavez receives the COVID-19 vaccine administered by Kathy Baldez on Dec. 30, 2021, in San Francisco.

The facts on the vaccines the CDC no longer recommends for all kids

By FactCheck.org
Posted January 16, 2026 at 8:16am
Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., left, and John Hoeven, R-N.D., said the Senate might combine all remaining House-passed bills in a single package.

Six fiscal 2026 spending bills done, six more to go

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted January 15, 2026 at 8:13pm
Rep. James R. Comer, R-Ky., is calling for a two-year delay in new hemp content restrictions, to November 2028.

Comer wants spending bill to delay intoxicating hemp ban

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 15, 2026 at 7:23pm
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, seen in the Capitol on Tuesday, says she has not given up seeking a compromise on extension of health insurance subsidies. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump health plan asks Congress for drug, insurance legislation

By Sandhya Raman, Ariel Cohen and Lia DeGroot
Posted January 15, 2026 at 7:19pm
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., shown speaking to reporters Tuesday in the Capitol, says he expects numerous other war powers resolutions ahead. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senators plot more war powers efforts despite Venezuela setback

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 15, 2026 at 6:31pm
House National Security-State Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said the bill would restore “fiscal sanity” to the agencies covered under it. 

House passes second spending package with more bills in pipeline

By Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted January 14, 2026 at 7:11pm, Updated at 8:35pm
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said there had been an "intervention" to prevent funding cuts.

White House reverses $2 billion cut to mental health, addiction grants

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 14, 2026 at 2:51pm, Updated at 8:30pm
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

GOP hawks show contrast with Trump on European allies

By John M. Donnelly
Posted January 14, 2026 at 5:38pm
A crowd of mostly volunteers who worked on Prop 50 cheer at a "Yes On Prop 50" volunteer event at the LA Convention Center in November in Los Angeles.

Court rejects challenge to California’s new congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2026 at 5:22pm
Fires are lit as protesters rally against the Iranian government in Tehran on Jan. 8. (Anonymous/Getty Images)

Iran remains thorn for Trump as he mulls new military strikes

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:08pm, Updated at 4:05pm
Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, testifies Wednesday during the House Science, Space and Technology research subcommittee hearing on national AI strategy.

White House holds back on national AI framework specifics

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted January 14, 2026 at 4:03pm
“I wouldn’t even call this a half measure; it’s a misdirection play,” says House Administration ranking member Joseph D. Morelle.

House panel advances plan to restrict lawmaker stock trading

By Nina Heller
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:44pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Dec. 11, 2025.

Judge asks how DHS funds new lawmaker visit policy

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:22pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court gives candidates right to challenge election rules

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2026 at 12:52pm
Activists rally outside the Supreme Court as the court hears arguments Tuesday over state transgender athlete bans.

Supreme Court sounds ready to back transgender athlete bans

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:35pm
Elon Musk attends President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on March 4, 2025.

Senate passes bill targeting nonconsensual deepfake images

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:02pm
Sen. Mark Kelly talks with reporters outside the Capitol on Jan. 8 after a vote on the war powers resolution.

Kelly sues Hegseth over DOD retaliation

By Mark Satter
Posted January 12, 2026 at 5:11pm
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in June.

GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 12, 2026 at 4:51pm
Minnesota Democratic Reps. Kelly Morrison (left), Ilhan Omar (center) and Angie Craig (right) arrive Saturday outside of the regional ICE headquarters at the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis.

DHS again restricts lawmaker visits to ICE detention facilities

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 12, 2026 at 2:26pm, Updated at 4:36pm
A police officer is seen outside of the Supreme Court as it begins a new term on Oct. 3, 2022.

Spending bill would boost court security, public defenders

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 12, 2026 at 1:32pm
Activists for and against trans rights protest outside the Supreme Court in December 2024 before the start of oral arguments on a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors.

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on transgender athlete bans

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 12, 2026 at 11:06am
Reps. Ro Khanna, left, and Thomas Massie, right, pictured here during a November news conference, wrote a letter this week to enforce a law for the U.S. to release documents on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Lawmakers push for DOJ compliance with Epstein disclosure law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 9, 2026 at 2:44pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries conduct a joint news conference at the Capitol on Thursday.

Democrats call for hearings, independent probes over ICE shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 8, 2026 at 4:29pm
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, talk as they arrive for a vote in the Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025.

Senate advances Venezuela war powers measure

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 8, 2026 at 2:10pm, Updated at 3:38pm
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a federal courthouse on Jan. 5.

Exploring the legality questions about Venezuela military strike

By FactCheck.org
Posted January 8, 2026 at 11:07am
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary attends an event at the USDA Jamie L. Whitten Building in Washington on Aug. 4, 2025.

Top-down approach has Congress AWOL on FDA, experts say

By Lia DeGroot
Posted January 8, 2026 at 7:02am
Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Oct. 7, 2025.

Zero-dollar premiums sticking point in Senate health talks

By Jessie Hellmann, Sandhya Raman and Ariel Cohen
Posted January 7, 2026 at 6:27pm
A Marine helicopter flies past a hawk in a tree above the Rose Garden outside the White House in 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuelan governance picture clears as Trump team turns hawkish on hemisphere

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 7, 2026 at 3:43pm
Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Sept. 18, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House farm bill action delayed until February

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 7, 2026 at 2:19pm
The spending package appeared to go along with the DOJ’s moves to disband a decades-old program tasked with coordinating major drug-trafficking and transnational-crime investigations.

Spending package would reject proposed DOJ restructuring

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 6, 2026 at 2:32pm