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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters Tuesday in the White House briefing room. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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Compared with other presidents, Trump 2.0 is one of a kind

Other White House occupants worked with or were stymied by Congress, experts say

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 20, 2026 at 5:35pm, Updated at 9:43pm

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters Tuesday from the White House briefing room.

Factbase

What the numbers say: Trump’s 2025 versus his 2017

By Bill Frischling
Posted January 20, 2026 at 9:04pm
Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow, center, here at an event in the Capitol Visitor Center in 2024, is running for Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Campaigns

Letlow launches primary challenge to Cassidy with Trump’s backing

By Niels Lesniewski and Daniela Altimari
Posted January 20, 2026 at 2:22pm, Updated at 6:17pm
Sen. Thom Tillis, pictured speaking to reporters on Dec. 18, has emerged as one of the most vocal senators expressing concern over policy advice being given to President Donald Trump.

Congress

‘This is not good policy’: Some GOP senators question advice Trump is receiving

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted January 20, 2026 at 5:49pm
President Donald Trump, flanked by Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in May.

Trump continues to play kingmaker in Republican primaries

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 20, 2026 at 4:10pm
The American flag flies in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday.

Supreme Court sounds ready to rule against Hawaii gun law

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.

Supreme Court to hear arguments on Trump firing of Fed member

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 20, 2026 at 10:18am
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., praised the agreement on the final package of spending bills.

This week: House seeks to finish work on fiscal 2026 spending

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 20, 2026 at 7:07am
Britain's Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle gestures as he speaks with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during his visit to the House of Commons on Monday.

Trump lambastes UK for ceding territory as Johnson visits Parliament

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 20, 2026 at 6:48am
Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is pictured in the Capitol last June.

New alcohol advice emerged from competing forces, Hill pushback

By Lia DeGroot
Posted January 20, 2026 at 6:00am
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
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

At the Races: Spotlight Minnesota

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 15, 2026 at 3:15pm
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
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is a top recruit for Democrats in Ohio, but the party still faces a steep climb to win the Senate majority, Gonzales writes.

Senate Democrats still have difficult path to majority

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:42pm
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
President Donald Trump arrives Tuesday to speak at the Detroit Economic Club. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump defiant on economy in Michigan remarks amid growing voter angst

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 13, 2026 at 5:15pm
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
Florida Rep. Neal Dunn is not running for reelection.

GOP Rep. Neal Dunn won’t seek reelection to North Florida district

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Nick Eskow
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:04pm
Capitol Police officers receive medical treatment in the crypt of the U.S. Capitol after clashes with protesters who later broke in and disrupted the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote of the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021.

Should Jan. 6 be a national holiday?

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted January 13, 2026 at 6:00am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in December. Also seen are Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, right. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

6 key questions about the 2026 midterm elections

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted January 12, 2026 at 6:17pm
Members of Congress could be in for a busy 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Spending bills, prices, health care top 2026 agenda for Congress

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2026 at 4:11pm, Updated at 5:43pm
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
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