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Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar's South Texas district was made more Republican in redistricting, but Democrats are optimistic about holding the seat this fall. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

Texas Democrats bullish about winning back Latino voters

March 3 primaries had encouraging news for party, DCCC memo says

By Daniela Altimari
Posted March 17, 2026 at 7:02am

The task force will develop measures to boost eligibility verification and more controls over food stamps and nutrition benefits. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images file photo)

White House

Trump orders task force to counter fraud in SNAP, nutrition programs

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted March 17, 2026 at 6:12am
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Sept. 4, 2025.

Policy

Judge blocks vaccine changes by RFK Jr.’s advisory panel

By Ariel Cohen
Posted March 16, 2026 at 8:17pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn.

Policy

Supreme Court to weigh deportation protections for Syria, Haiti

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 16, 2026 at 4:49pm
President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senators unable to detect any Trump exit strategy from Iran war

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 16, 2026 at 2:37pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has been facing an escalating pressure campaign to take action on a GOP voter ID bill, despite its long odds in his chamber.

This week: Senate tries to break the SAVE standstill

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted March 16, 2026 at 10:56am
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks during Senate Democrats’ news conference in the Ohio Clock Corridor in the Capitol on March 3.

Senate Democrats seek to prevent military action against Cuba

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted March 16, 2026 at 7:00am
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One en route to Ohio and Kentucky on Wednesday. Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, stands to Trump’s right.

Trump told MAGA supporters that ‘we won’ in Iran. They were silent

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 13, 2026 at 1:37pm
Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., left, and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., introduce a nominee during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office building.

SPR drawdown might not be enough for consumers, Democrats say

By David Jordan and Kelly Livingston
Posted March 13, 2026 at 7:00am
Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., right, and ranking member Jack Reed, D-R.I., prepare for a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Thursday.

Armed Services members in the dark on details of war costs

By John M. Donnelly
Posted March 13, 2026 at 6:30am
A poll watchers sign is seen at Dunbar High School on Election Day in Washington.

Democrats, groups sound alarm on Trump actions on elections

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 12, 2026 at 1:01pm
(By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Everything is being disrupted

By Jason Dick and Brody Mullins
Posted March 12, 2026 at 10:48am
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is among the critics of the Trump administration's easing of sanctions against Russian oil exports.

Ukraine supporters oppose easing of Russia sanctions

By John M. Donnelly
Posted March 12, 2026 at 7:00am
Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer is among Republicans who have pushed the Trump administration over its handling of the federal broadband expansion program.

Broadband program uncertainty has lawmakers, states on watch

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted March 12, 2026 at 6:00am
President Donald Trump speaks at Verst Logistics in Hebron, Ky., on Wednesday. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Worst person’: Trump slams Massie, boosts primary foe during Kentucky stop

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 11, 2026 at 6:33pm
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol during votes on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Filibuster becomes flashpoint in Texas Senate primary

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 11, 2026 at 5:55pm
FBI Director Kash Patel arrives to attend a lunch meeting with Republican senators in the Capitol on Wednesday.

FBI, CIA chiefs meet with Senate GOP over spy authority renewal

By Ryan Tarinelli and Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 11, 2026 at 5:28pm
Sens. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, left, and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire added their voices Tuesday to the chorus of Democrats calling for public hearings about the Iran war.

Senate Democrats’ calls for public Iran hearings grow louder

By John M. Donnelly
Posted March 10, 2026 at 8:49pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., leaves the Republican Senate luncheon in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Senate leadership doesn’t budge on filibuster

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 10, 2026 at 7:31pm
Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Tuesday.

Senators clash over sanctuary policies amid DHS shutdown

By Chris Johnson
Posted March 10, 2026 at 5:05pm
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., hold a news conference with Jeffrey Epstein survivors on Sept. 3, 2025.

In Massie district, Trump’s revenge push will clash with keeping House

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 10, 2026 at 12:52pm
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., talks with reporters outside the Capitol on March 5.

Democrats float tax relief plans to home in on affordability

By Jacob Fulton
Posted March 10, 2026 at 7:00am
President Donald Trump speaks during a House Republican policy retreat at Trump National Doral in Florida on Monday. (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump calls Iran war ‘short term,’ says it could ‘be ended soon’

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 9, 2026 at 7:24pm
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is seen at a news conference in the Capitol on Feb. 1. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Rising pump prices draw calls to action from Democrats

By Kelly Livingston
Posted March 9, 2026 at 4:23pm
Iranian Americans rally in Upper Senate Park to support the provisional government for Iran’s transition period led by Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), on Saturday. Columnist Steven Pearlstein writes that Congress last week ceded its authority to the president on military operations in Iran.

Congress’ unconditional surrender

By Steven Pearlstein
Posted March 9, 2026 at 12:15pm
House Republicans are meeting at the Trump National Doral golf resort in Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump says he won’t sign other laws until election bill reaches his desk

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted March 9, 2026 at 6:51am
Protesters hold signs and chant during a demonstration outside the White House against President Trump and strikes on Iran on Feb. 28.

House members vying for Senate face conundrum with Iran votes

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted March 6, 2026 at 3:36pm
The container ship Seamax Bridgeport sails into the Charleston, S.C., harbor.

Court process kicks off for tariff refunds

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 6, 2026 at 3:15pm
Protesters hold signs and chant during a demonstration outside the White House against President Trump and strikes on Iran on Feb. 28.

Can Trump avoid ‘magical thinking’ on Iran?

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 6, 2026 at 1:41pm
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., leaves the Capitol after President Donald Trump selected him to be Homeland Security secretary on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Mullin moving to Cabinet would set off Appropriations shuffle

By Aidan Quigley
Posted March 6, 2026 at 10:50am
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., said the funding standoff won't end with new Homeland Security chief.(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats say immigration fight won’t ease with Noem’s departure

By Jacob Fulton
Posted March 6, 2026 at 6:18am
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., seen here during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday, sponsored the war powers resolution.

Iran war powers resolution defeated in House

By Mark Satter
Posted March 5, 2026 at 7:36pm
Robert Cekada, nominee to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arrives for his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

ATF nominee advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 5, 2026 at 6:13pm

At the Races: How to pass the torch in two easy steps

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted March 5, 2026 at 4:14pm