Skip to content
RollCall logo

Policy

Then-Chairman Patrick J. Leahy speaks with Sen. Dianne Feinstein as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 2007 investigating the firing of several U.S. attorneys.

High-profile cases to test wording of US attorney law from 2007

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 12, 2025 at 4:53pm
Michelle James, left, and Karen Swindler met through a Facebook group that James started for widows of those allegedly poisoned by toxic water at Camp Lejeune, including James’ late husband, Eric Holford.

An anxiety-filled Veterans Day for victims of Camp Lejeune water

By Mike Magner
Posted November 12, 2025 at 2:35pm
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 plane passes by the Capitol dome in Washington as it comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Sunday.

Senate passes spending package in key step to end shutdown

By Aris Folley and Aidan Quigley
Posted November 10, 2025 at 9:29pm
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.

FDA removes warning for hormone replacement therapy for menopause

By Ariel Cohen
Posted November 10, 2025 at 4:37pm
A sign on the facade of the Library of Congress is seen in Washington on May 21, 2025. (Wesley Lapointe/for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Copyright Office head asks Supreme Court to keep her in role

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 10, 2025 at 4:35pm
A woman takes a bag of groceries during a free food distribution for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program organized by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office and The Jewish Federation at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Sunday.

Appeals court rules Trump administration cannot avoid paying SNAP

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 10, 2025 at 10:28am, Updated at 4:19pm
Workers erect scaffolding around the exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on Friday evening, April 4, 2025.

Supreme Court will hear case on post-Election Day ballot counting

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 10, 2025 at 11:06am
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., seen here at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Oct. 7, said there's "no way" Republicans would vote for the Democratic proposal to end the shutdown.

Republicans denounce new Democratic offer to end shutdown

By Sandhya Raman and Jessie Hellmann
Posted November 7, 2025 at 6:33pm, Updated at 7:01pm
President Donald Trump meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a bilateral lunch in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Friday.

‘Blocked, ruined, canceled’: Trump hosts Hungary’s Orban as shutdown rolls on

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 7, 2025 at 4:11pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune walks to his office after opening the Senate floor Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate leaders prepare to test Democratic unity on shutdown

By Jessie Hellmann, Jacob Fulton, Sandhya Raman, Aris Folley and Ariel Cohen
Posted November 6, 2025 at 7:27pm
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., is leading the bipartisan resolution in support of AI chip sales limits. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate measure would support limits on AI chip sales to China

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted November 6, 2025 at 6:55pm
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the addition of two key fertilizer ingredients to the 2025 national critical minerals list. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Interior adds phosphate, potash to final critical minerals list

By David Jordan
Posted November 6, 2025 at 3:04pm
Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., is one of several lawmakers concerned over moves to cut staff and programs.

Addiction, mental health agency eviscerated under Trump

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted November 6, 2025 at 7:00am
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said flight reductions will begin at 40 high-traffic airports starting Friday.

FAA to cut a tenth of flights starting Friday due to shutdown

By Valerie Yurk
Posted November 5, 2025 at 7:21pm
Calvert quickly announced his plans to run in the adjacent 40th District in 2026.

It’s Calvert vs. Kim in redrawn Southern California district

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 5, 2025 at 4:28pm
Homeland Security Department officers speak with a federal agent as they patrol the halls of an immigration court last month at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City.

Lawmakers want count of US citizens held by immigration agents

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 5, 2025 at 4:10pm
A demonstrator holds a sign outside the Supreme Court building on Wednesday as justices heard oral arguments in a challenge to President Donald Trump's worldwide tariff regime.

Supreme Court sounds skeptical of broad Trump tariff powers

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 5, 2025 at 3:00pm
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said his department will work to “creatively to enable the rapid deployment and export of next-generation nuclear technology.” (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Worker shortage looms over new US nuclear power focus

By Kelly Livingston
Posted November 5, 2025 at 11:32am
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., said Senate Democrats had "very thoughtful" talks Tuesday toward a shutdown exit strategy.

Democrats tight-lipped on shutdown off-ramp as pressure grows

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted November 4, 2025 at 8:00pm
Early education advocates warn preschools are being forced to close their doors as a casualty of the partial government shutdown.

No quick fix for Head Start funding as programs start to close

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted November 4, 2025 at 3:58pm
President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.

Obamacare is still on Trump’s mind — but outlook appears doubtful

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 4, 2025 at 1:02pm
Former FBI Director James B. Comey testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in June 2017.

Justice Department defends criminal case against James Comey

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 3, 2025 at 7:37pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, conduct a news conference on the government shutdown in the Capitol on Friday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate leaders prepare to pivot to a new bill to end shutdown

By Aris Folley
Posted November 3, 2025 at 3:21pm, Updated at 5:11pm
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse

Appeals court sounds skeptical of Trump’s asylum ban

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 3, 2025 at 3:34pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins speak Friday about food assistance during a news conference in the Capitol on the government shutdown.

USDA tells court it will disburse all SNAP contingency funds

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 3, 2025 at 1:46pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives to hold his daily news conference on the government shutdown in the Capitol on Monday.

Whom to blame for shutdown? All 535 members of Congress

By Steven Pearlstein
Posted November 3, 2025 at 1:19pm
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, introduced the resolution that would vacate a Bureau of Land Management decision closing about 11 million acres of land from oil and gas leasing. The Senate passed the resolution last week.

Congress leads reversal of land use rules amid BLM director questions

By David Jordan
Posted November 3, 2025 at 12:05pm
House Transportation and Infrastructure ranking member Rick Larsen, D-Wash., was among the House Democrats asking the Army Corps of Engineers for details of projects affected by a funding pause.

Democrats seek funding details on Cape Cod bridges, port projects

By Valerie Yurk
Posted November 3, 2025 at 12:00pm
President Donald Trump in April announced additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S.

Trump’s tariff regime case could reshape Congress’ taxing power

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 3, 2025 at 11:41am
A banner featuring President Donald Trump is seen on the Labor Department building in Washington on Oct. 26 as runners make their way down Pennsylvania Avenue during the 50th Marine Corps Marathon.

Federal judge thanks Trump, orders him to make SNAP payments

By CQ Roll Call staff
Posted November 1, 2025 at 8:07pm