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The Supreme Court's late-night ruling means Texas' anti-abortion law remains in effect.

Supreme Court lets Texas anti-abortion law remain in effect

By Todd Ruger
Posted September 2, 2021 at 7:38am
Activists, including members of Congress, rally in Washington on Saturday, calling on the Senate to pass voting rights legislation.

Justice Department releases Voting Rights Act mapmaking guidance

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 1, 2021 at 4:02pm
A protester holds up a model of a fetus as she and other anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court on June 29, 2020. The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Texas law banning most abortions after six weeks to take effect.

Groups mobilize as Texas abortion ban takes effect

By Sandhya Raman and Todd Ruger
Posted September 1, 2021 at 2:58pm
Maryland Rep. Anthony G. Brown’s NDAA amendment would make explicit a military commander’s authority to bar or expel people who espouse or act on extremist beliefs or are members of such groups.

House panel to debate banning extremism in the military

By John M. Donnelly
Posted September 1, 2021 at 8:30am
A C-17 Globemaster takes off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Sunday.

Biden signs funding boost to evacuate Americans from Afghanistan

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted August 31, 2021 at 11:48am, Updated at 6:35pm
President Joe Biden speaks Tuesday at the White House on the end of the war in Afghanistan.

Biden defends decision to end war in Afghanistan

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 31, 2021 at 4:42pm
A military transport plane flies over as Afghans wait outside the airport in Kabul as the Taliban’s takeover scrambles the foreign aid picture there.

Foreign aid for Afghanistan in flux after Taliban takeover

By Rachel Oswald
Posted August 31, 2021 at 12:30pm
Electric vehicles are displayed before a news conference in Washington with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in April to highlight the Biden administration's plans for electric vehicles and charging stations.

Nearly $7.5B to electrify federal fleet in Oversight panel bill

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted August 31, 2021 at 7:43am
Sens. Marco Rubio, left, and Ron Wyden are among lawmakers who are alarmed at China’s global genome grab.

China’s amassing of genomic data highlights global biotech race

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted August 31, 2021 at 6:01am
A sign warns drivers of road work ahead near McCamey, Texas, in April.

With big spending plans looming, key roles are unfilled at DOT

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted August 31, 2021 at 6:00am
House Republicans hold a roundtable discussion Monday at the Capitol Visitor Center on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in the Capitol Visitor Center. Pictured from left, Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Reps. Mark E. Green of Tennessee, Daniel Crenshaw of Texas, Jim Banks of Indiana and Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin.

Republicans plan barrage of NDAA amendments on Afghanistan

By Chris Marquette
Posted August 31, 2021 at 5:00am
Pfizer-BioNTech says manufacturers will have data on their booster shots for all adults by the end of September at the earliest.

CDC advisers weigh more phased COVID-19 booster plan than White House

By Ariel Cohen
Posted August 30, 2021 at 6:42pm
Rep. Tom Emmer is chairman of the House GOP campaign arm and a co-chair of the House Blockchain Caucus.

Treasury pushes global crypto data-sharing rules in budget bill

By Laura Weiss
Posted August 30, 2021 at 6:32pm
House Natural Resources Chairman Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., is among 68 House Democrats who signed a letter calling for more funding through the Interior Department to combat climate change.

68 House Democrats urge more reconciliation money for Interior

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted August 30, 2021 at 3:53pm
Afghan people wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul trying to leave the country as U.S. aid to the country is in flux.

Taliban sanctions complicate dire Afghanistan humanitarian picture

By Rachel Oswald
Posted August 30, 2021 at 7:00am
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen, shown answering questions during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on June 23, has said the debt ceiling should be lifted soon to avoid default.

Democrats mull disapproval process to break debt limit stalemate

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted August 27, 2021 at 6:48pm
Rep. Maxine Waters had urged the Biden administration to extend the eviction moratorium despite Justice Kavanaugh's indication that the court would find it unconstitutional.

After Supreme Court strikes down eviction ban, Democrats scramble to find response

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted August 27, 2021 at 11:53am
A sign urging people to participate in the census stands in a planter on Main Street in Roswell, N.M. in 2020.

Redistricting to test new Census method for protecting user data

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 26, 2021 at 4:21pm
A sign outside Grubb’s Pharmacy on Capitol Hill in April notes the availability of COVID-19 vaccines.

COVID-19 vaccinations required for most green card applicants

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted August 26, 2021 at 6:00am
A U.S. Marine passes out water to evacuees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday.

Roughly 1,500 Americans still in Afghanistan, Blinken says

By Rachel Oswald
Posted August 25, 2021 at 5:33pm
A Customs and Border Protection vehicle patrols the border fence in El Paso, Texas.

Biden administration will continue challenging ‘Remain in Mexico’

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted August 25, 2021 at 1:38pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi conducts for weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday.

Pelosi pledges coordination with Senate on $3.5T budget package

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted August 25, 2021 at 12:21pm
A Customs and Border Protection agent processes migrants who crossed the border in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in this 2019 photo.

Supreme Court denies Biden’s attempt to end ‘Remain in Mexico’

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted August 24, 2021 at 8:46pm
Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., said he plans to provide for enough revenue-raising provisions to offset whatever amount of spending the House committees collectively propose. 

House adopts budget, greenlights reconciliation process

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted August 24, 2021 at 4:11pm, Updated at 7:30pm
President Joe Biden speaks about the ongoing evacuation of Afghanistan.

Biden says US withdrawal from Afghanistan on track as evacuations continue

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 24, 2021 at 6:15pm
Health care workers inside the COVID-19 intensive care unit in North Oaks Hospital in Hammond, La., on August 13.

Rising hospitalizations aren’t only about COVID-19 cases

By Sandhya Raman
Posted August 24, 2021 at 4:08pm
Rep. Henry Cuellar said he was confident the changes will gain votes of enough of the holdouts to adopt the budget later on Tuesday. "I think we'll be fine," the Texas Democrat said.

Fixes to target date language for infrastructure vote teed up

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted August 24, 2021 at 10:46am, Updated at 1:26pm
Workers install high-speed internet cable in Denver. Lawmakers included funds in a bipartisan infrastructure deal to expand broadband access, long a goal of both political parties.

Senate’s internet access plan rests on better broadband maps

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted August 24, 2021 at 6:00am
Chairman Jim McGovern, D-Mass., speaks during the House Rules Committee markup of the rule for floor debate on the budget resolution, infrastructure bill and voting rights legislation on Monday.

House leaders scrap plans for budget vote; will try again later Tuesday

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted August 24, 2021 at 12:33am, Updated at 1:31am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks with reporters in the Capitol before a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus on Monday.

Democrats will try to ‘deem’ $3.5T budget blueprint

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted August 23, 2021 at 7:52pm, Updated at 9:56pm