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The closing of E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C., a hub of documentary and art-house movies, is among the challenges facing the genre and its champions.

The ‘predicament and necessity’ of documentary movies

By Jason Dick
Posted June 4, 2025 at 11:53am
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., takes over the action on budget reconciliation from Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., left. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senators: It’s time to reclaim your relevance

By Steven Pearlstein
Posted June 2, 2025 at 2:16pm, Updated at 7:06am
New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas runs in the ACLI Capital Challenge 3-mile race in Anacostia Park on May 14.

In the Spotlight: Chris Pappas

By Nick Eskow
Posted June 2, 2025 at 2:03pm
Former New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel died on Monday. He was 94.

Charles B. Rangel, founding member of Congressional Black Caucus and former Ways and Means chair, dies at 94

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted May 26, 2025 at 3:38pm
Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on March.

With 2026 midterms top of mind, budget vote takes center stage

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 22, 2025 at 7:20pm, Updated May 23, 2025 at 10:54am
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Elena Kagan greet President Donald Trump after his address to Congress on March 4. The court has found itself in an increasingly prominent space in a series of cases concerning Trump's administration.

That’s a lot of Supreme Court there

By Jason Dick and Todd Ruger
Posted May 20, 2025 at 4:21pm
Christina Bellantoni, front, center, led these USC Annenberg students on a trip to Washington in 2023, and is back this week with a different group

Hello, DC! Let’s show these 20-somethings our best this week

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted May 20, 2025 at 6:00am
Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters as he arrives for the meeting in Speaker Johnson’s office with Republican House members on the reconciliation package on May 15.

In the Spotlight: Nick LaLota

By Nick Eskow
Posted May 19, 2025 at 3:18pm
Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., seen here last month in Washington, is one of the members of Congress who is not considered vulnerable in the 2026 election cycle, but could find himself in a tough race depending on circumstances.

Call it the Most Not Invulnerable List

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 13, 2025 at 5:13pm
Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., walks down the House steps after a vote in the Capitol last week.

Federal court strikes down Alabama’s version of congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 8, 2025 at 5:37pm