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Former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., speaks during a bill enrollment ceremony in 2022 after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which mandates federal protections for same-sex marriage. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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Former Rep. Barney Frank dead at 86

Democrat co-authored 2010 financial regulatory overhaul law

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 20, 2026 at 11:19am

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary Tuesday to a Trump-backed opponent.

Campaigns

Massie ousted in Kentucky primary by Trump-backed challenger

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 19, 2026 at 9:48pm
Georgia Rep. Mike Collins will face Derek Dooley in a Senate Republican primary runoff next month. (Jason Allen/Getty Images)

Campaigns

GOP Senate primaries in Georgia and Alabama head to June runoffs

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 20, 2026 at 1:30am
Pennsylvania Rep. Ryan Mackenzie will face Democrat Bob Brooks in November. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

Matchups for 4 battleground House races are set in Pennsylvania

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 20, 2026 at 1:13am
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, says for him, the key is “having honest conversations with folks, being able to communicate that you’re not an extremist one way or the other.”

Heard on the Hill

Where have all the Blue Dogs gone? Ask Vicente Gonzalez

By Jackie Wang
Posted May 20, 2026 at 11:04am

Capitol Lens | Sign language

By Tom Williams
Posted May 20, 2026 at 4:02pm
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., arrives for a Senate Armed Services Committee briefing on March 10.

GOP senators push for challenge to House maps in Democratic states

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 19, 2026 at 5:46pm

Fly-In Strategy: What Advocacy Experts Say Still Works

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted May 6, 2026 at 5:56pm
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies Tuesday during the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing.

Blanche says he won’t recommend pardoning Maxwell

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 19, 2026 at 5:34pm
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., seen here at a committee hearing on Sept. 16, 2025, sought the addition of the funds to the immigration enforcement funding measure. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Funds to combat child exploitation added to reconciliation bill

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted May 19, 2026 at 5:09pm
Chair Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., speaks alongside members of the Congressional Black Caucus at an April news conference on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. This week the group announced it was united in opposing a college sports bill, calling on the NCAA to use its power to speak out against a redistricting push in Southern states.

House NIL bill gets benched

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 19, 2026 at 2:24pm, Updated at 4:13pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
Capitol Police are seen on Constitution Avenue on May 16. Changing the current retirement waiver age could solve some — but not all — of the force’s staffing challenges, according to the police union.

Another bill upping Capitol Police retirement age passes the House

By Nina Heller
Posted May 19, 2026 at 3:58pm
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a campaign stop on May 15 in Little Elm, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Trump backs Paxton over Cornyn in Texas runoff

By Daniela Altimari and John T. Bennett
Posted May 19, 2026 at 2:12pm
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies to the Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday.

Blanche faces questions over DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 19, 2026 at 1:42pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Demonstrators gather outside the Capitol during the anti-abortion March for Life in January 2020. For Catholics who support President Donald Trump, the death penalty is a thornier issue, Curtis writes.

When believing in the sanctity of all life meets the death penalty

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted May 19, 2026 at 12:00pm
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bill Cassidy, R-La., clashed with the Trump administration over the direction of the Health and Human Services Department. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Cassidy’s defeat complicates Senate Health committee’s future

By Lia DeGroot
Posted May 19, 2026 at 6:23am
Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., suggested the ballroom security funding may have to be included in a third reconciliation bill at some later date. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

GOP support for ballroom security funding gets wobbly

By Jacob Fulton
Posted May 19, 2026 at 6:11am
Yellow traffic lines are painted on the Sixth Street Bridge in Los Angeles. (Gary Leonard/Getty Images)

Michigan pigment maker could benefit from highway bill provision

By Peter Cohn
Posted May 19, 2026 at 5:29am

At the Races: The revenge tour continues

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 19, 2026 at 5:00am
The Ticketmaster logo is displayed field-side during a football game between the Baylor Bears and LSU Tigers on Dec. 31, 2024, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Former DOJ attorney lambasts settlement with Live Nation

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 18, 2026 at 7:28pm
Carla Estella, right, the blood-borne virus lead at Turning Point drug treatment services in London, draws blood for a hepatitis C test.

US overlooks drug treatment centers in hepatitis C fight

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted May 18, 2026 at 4:08pm
US President Donald Trump walks with China's President Xi Jinping as the US leader departs following a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15.

Trump’s trip to China doesn’t move the needle on low approval ratings

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 18, 2026 at 1:25pm
President Donald Trump is seen after speaking at a Small Business Summit at the White House on May 4.

DOJ announces $1.8 billion fund as part of Trump settlement with IRS

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 18, 2026 at 10:45am, Updated at 12:08pm
Capitol Police are seen on Constitution Avenue near a rally on Saturday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

This week: Reconciliation bill rewrites underway

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 18, 2026 at 7:01am
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, here at an April hearing, finished third in the Saturday's Republican primary. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Cassidy loses GOP primary in Louisiana as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 16, 2026 at 11:49pm, Updated May 17, 2026 at 12:19am

At the Races: Bayou State brawl

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 16, 2026 at 5:00am
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is seen in the Capitol after a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on March 26.

Social media CEOs called to Senate Judiciary hearing

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted May 15, 2026 at 7:20pm
A sign directs early voters on the Virginia redistricting referendum to the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., in March.

Supreme Court turns aside Virginia redistricting request

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 15, 2026 at 6:52pm
From left, FBI Director Kash Patel, DEA Administrator Terrance Cole, U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta, and ATF Director Robert Cekada appear at a Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 12.

Appropriations behavior  — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 15, 2026 at 5:47pm
Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz, seen in April at a panel hearing with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., plans to mark up children's online safety legislation in the coming weeks.

Chatbot bills look to address safety fears as midterms loom

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted May 15, 2026 at 4:00pm
Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen, here at a news conference outside the Capitol in April, won't be seeking reelection from his redrawn seat.

Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen announces retirement after GOP dismantles his district

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 15, 2026 at 2:12pm
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 22.

As RFK’s lifestyle seeps into policy, some fret over long-term effect

By Lia DeGroot
Posted May 15, 2026 at 2:03pm
An "official business only” sign stands outside the Senate Parliamentarian’s office last year.

Wrapup: Busy week ends in Byrd bath

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted May 15, 2026 at 1:57pm
Rep. Cleo Fields, D-La., speaks at a news conference on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais on April 29. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Louisiana Senate approves new map that would scrap majority-Black district

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 15, 2026 at 11:37am
A worker applies hot wax on the statue of Gen. Nathanael Greene in Stanton Park on May 5 as part of a restoration process. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | May 5-14, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 15, 2026 at 10:28am
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