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Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows had sought to move the case from state to federal court, arguing a federal law protects executive branch officials acting in the course of their duties.

Appellate court rebuffs Meadows on moving Georgia election case

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 18, 2023 at 4:53pm
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is asking an appellate court to move a Georgia criminal case about the 2020 election to federal court.

Appeals court skeptical of Meadows’ bid to move Georgia case

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 15, 2023 at 11:58am
House Armed Services Chairman Mike D. Rogers, left, and ranking member Adam Smith attend the House and Senate committee markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2024 in the Dirksen Building on Nov. 29.

House sends final NDAA to Biden’s desk

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 14, 2023 at 12:35pm
House Republicans on Wednesday voted to formalize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, pictured at the White House on Dec. 13. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House GOP adds Biden to list of presidents to face formal impeachment probe

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 13, 2023 at 5:51pm
Activists attend a news conference with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Senators look ready to leave town as border talks inch along

By David Lerman
Posted December 13, 2023 at 5:46pm
Hunter Biden, left, the son of President Joe Biden, and his lawyer Abbe Lowell, are seen after a news conference Wednesday outside the Capitol about Hunter testifying publicly to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.

Hunter Biden appears on Hill, doesn’t appear at deposition

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 13, 2023 at 2:04pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and President Joe Biden hold a news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Tuesday after Zelenskyy met with congressional leaders to make an in-person case for continued military aid.

No deal yet, but border negotiators report progress

By David Lerman and Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 12, 2023 at 8:21pm
Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Ralph Norman, R-S.C. and Chip Roy, R-Texas, during a House Rules Committee hearing on an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Partisans spar as House impeachment process advances

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 12, 2023 at 5:44pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, is escorted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to a meeting with senators on military aid in the Capitol Tuesday.

Zelenskyy’s Senate visit doesn’t change border debate

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 12, 2023 at 11:47am, Updated at 12:57pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy smiles back at International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva after they spoke to the press following talks at IMF headquarters on Monday.

Zelenskyy makes one more push for aid before Christmas recess

By Niels Lesniewski and John M. Donnelly
Posted December 11, 2023 at 5:59pm
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, arrives for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with senators in the Capitol on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.

Senators leave town with no deal on border, war supplemental

By David Lerman
Posted December 7, 2023 at 6:19pm
Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally held in Ankeny, Iowa, on Dec. 2.

Trump initially sidesteps ‘dictator’ question before adoring Iowa crowd

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 6, 2023 at 6:54am
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., will be the focus of President Joe Biden's event on Wednesday.

White House goes at ‘MAGA’ Boebert over opposition to Biden agenda in Colorado

By Niels Lesniewski and Daniela Altimari
Posted November 29, 2023 at 5:00am, Updated at 5:30pm
Martin O’Malley, nominee to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Nov. 2.

Biden pick for Social Security chief OK’d by Senate panel

By Laura Weiss
Posted November 28, 2023 at 2:26pm
President Joe Biden delivers remarks Monday in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House about new actions to strengthen supply chains.

Biden touts supply chain progress as holiday shopping gets underway

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 27, 2023 at 4:09pm
Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, seen leaving a House GOP meeting on Nov. 7, says the administration’s move may be unconstitutional.

IRS delays new online sellers’ tax reporting threshold

By Laura Weiss
Posted November 21, 2023 at 4:16pm
President Joe Biden pardons the turkey, Liberty, from Willmar, Minn., during the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday Nov. 20, 2023. Steve Lykken, center, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, and Jose Rojas, vice president of Jennie-O Turkey Store, also appear.

Freedom granted to Liberty and Bell in annual turkey pardoning

By Ariel Cohen
Posted November 20, 2023 at 1:17pm, Updated at 1:44pm
President Joe Biden speaks about the economy and the deals between the United Auto Workers Union and automakers in Belvidere, Ill., on Thursday.

Biden, Harris tout union wins for UAW, actors and casino workers

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 9, 2023 at 3:50pm
An Amtrak train pulls into Union Station in Washington on Friday, April 22, 2022.

Northeast Corridor gets $16 billion amid Amtrak fight

By Valerie Yurk
Posted November 6, 2023 at 5:18am
The Supreme Court building in 2020.

Supreme Court ponders consequences of letting officials block critics on social media

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 31, 2023 at 5:46pm
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, seen speaking at an Oct. 12 vigil for victims of the Hamas attack on Israel, has called for disciplinary action against people behind projecting “Glory to our Martyrs” on a building at George Washington University.

Congress, White House weigh in on campus threats tied to Israel-Hamas war

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 31, 2023 at 5:07pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., center, has signaled his preference for separating the funding streams for Israel and Ukraine.

House Republicans unveil $14.3B stand-alone Israel supplemental

By Briana Reilly
Posted October 30, 2023 at 7:32pm
President Joe Biden's order codifies voluntary commitments made by top U.S. companies with the White House in July.

Biden compels AI companies to share safety data

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted October 30, 2023 at 1:06pm
“This funding is a lifeline for low-income communities, especially as winter approaches,” says HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, who announced the release of home heating assistance Tuesday.

Becerra, White House release $3.7 billion in home heating aid

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 24, 2023 at 1:51pm
Some of the White House's $106 billion request for emergency funding would go to replenish weapons and equipment the Pentagon has sent to Ukraine.

White House asks Congress for $106 billion in security supplemental

By Mark Satter
Posted October 20, 2023 at 11:51am
President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the Oval Office on Thursday.

Biden tries to make case for Israel and Ukraine funding

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 19, 2023 at 8:59pm
Jacob J. Lew, the nominee to be ambassador to Israel, rejected Republican suggestions that he misled them over the Iran nuclear deal during the Obama administration.

GOP senators criticize Israel envoy nominee over work on Iran deal

By Rachel Oswald
Posted October 18, 2023 at 3:45pm
A missile explodes in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on Sunday.

Will GOP conclude Joe Biden, proxy war president, needs a House partner?

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 13, 2023 at 6:00am
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held up Amtrak nominations that were not compliant with a 2021 infrastructure law.

White House to withdraw Amtrak nominee to lift Senate blockade

By Valerie Yurk
Posted October 11, 2023 at 7:33pm, Updated at 9:28pm
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., leaves a House Republicans caucus meeting Monday evening.

GOP speakers have long indulged party’s anti-government wing. Now what?

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 10, 2023 at 4:58pm