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Voters stand in long lines in November to cast their ballots in the Proposition 50 special election on redistricting in California.

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Supreme Court’s Texas map ruling could spark redistricting race

Experts say states could use timing to ensure preferred map gets used in upcoming elections

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 5, 2025 at 4:37pm

Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett won’t seek reelection next year.

Campaigns

Doggett calls it quits after Supreme Court sanctions new Texas map

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 5, 2025 at 4:14pm
Indiana Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, left, represents a Gary-anchored seat that would become redder under the new Republican-drawn map. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

Indiana House passes new Republican-drawn congressional map

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 5, 2025 at 4:22pm
The State Department building in Washington.

Policy

Judge temporarily blocks State Department layoffs

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 5, 2025 at 2:52pm
An Architect of the Capitol worker uses a leaf blower to clear leaves in front of the Supreme Court building on Monday.

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Rush shower — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted December 5, 2025 at 3:50pm
Activists begin to gather with signs at the Supreme Court in May before the court heard oral arguments on one part of President Donald Trump‘s birthright citizenship executive order.

Supreme Court will review Trump’s birthright citizenship order

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 5, 2025 at 2:42pm
President Donald Trump attends a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House on Tuesday.

Democrats question Trump’s stamina after he appears to nod off in public

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 5, 2025 at 1:20pm

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith and Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan attend a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday to announce the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices the night before Jan. 6, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | December 1-4, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted December 5, 2025 at 9:48am
Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said he would remove his hold on the Interior-Environment spending bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Firefighting plan that tripped up spending package back on track

By Aris Folley
Posted December 5, 2025 at 5:49am
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn.

Supreme Court lets Texas use GOP-redrawn congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 4, 2025 at 6:56pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted November 20, 2025 at 4:08pm
An Architect of the Capitol worker uses a leaf blower to clear leaves from the front of the Supreme Court building on Monday.

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on Rebecca Slaughter firing

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 4, 2025 at 5:10pm

Capitol Lens | Under siege

By Tom Williams
Posted December 4, 2025 at 4:18pm
President Donald Trump prepares to greet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House in September.

With Cuellar pardon, Trump again appears to undercut GOP’s midterm message

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 4, 2025 at 3:52pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel conduct a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on Jan. 5, 2001. Darren B. Cox, deputy assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division, background, and ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood, left, also appear.

Suspect arrested over Jan. 6 pipe bombs on Capitol Hill

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 4, 2025 at 2:40pm, Updated at 3:39pm

At the Races: Republicans in revolt?

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted December 4, 2025 at 2:44pm
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a briefing in the U.S. Capitol with congressional leaders on Nov. 5.

Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s Signal use endangered troops

By Mark Satter
Posted December 4, 2025 at 2:06pm
Cassidy speaks to reporters as he arrives in the U.S. Capitol for a vote on Wednesday.

Cassidy suggests HHS is anti-science ahead of hepatitis B meeting

By Ariel Cohen
Posted December 4, 2025 at 10:13am
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., left, and ranking member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., at a markup in May. Pallone praised some of the bipartisan broadband bills but said the permitting overhaul was an "unfunded mandate." (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House panel approves broadband permitting overhaul

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted December 4, 2025 at 8:18am
Warren talks with reporters in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Oct. 29. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats tee off on possible Treasury corporate tax move

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 4, 2025 at 8:16am

Capitol Ink | Capitol debrief

By R.J. Matson
Posted December 4, 2025 at 7:00am
Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps, right, hugs Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee before his victory speech in Nashville on Tuesday. Also pictured is the incoming congressman's wife, Meg Van Epps. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Democrats see Tennessee special election as sign of expanding 2026 map

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 3, 2025 at 6:40pm
President Donald Trump is pictured here outside of the White House on Sept. 29.

Trump announces rollback of fuel economy standards

By David Jordan
Posted December 3, 2025 at 6:15pm
Republican committee leaders, including Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie, requested the GAO report on ACA tax credit fraud.

ACA marketplace allowed fake enrollees, possible fraud, GAO says

By Lia DeGroot
Posted December 3, 2025 at 6:03pm
A Capitol Police officer is seen earlier this year outside the Capitol. As Congress enters its final stretch of the year and members look ahead to the winter holidays, they say the risks of serving still weigh on them despite several recent steps from congressional leaders to address safety fears.

December brings reelection reflection — and safety fears

By Nina Heller
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:53pm
Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.

House cancels vote on college sports NIL bill

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:49pm
From left, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., hold their news conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

Lawmakers seek update from DOJ on Epstein disclosure law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:36pm
Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps delivers his victory speech on Dec. 2, 2025, in Nashville.

Why the Tennessee race deserves a closer look from Republicans

By David Winston
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:24pm
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is seen during votes in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 23.

Momentum builds for bigger capital gains tax break on home sales

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:07pm
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference in the Capitol on Oct. 31.

Rollins says USDA will withhold food stamp funds from blue states

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted December 3, 2025 at 4:18pm
Senate HELP Chairman Bill Cassidy speaks to reporters as he arrives at the Capitol for a vote on Wednesday.

Senate panel sees opening, however slight, for health care deal

By Sandhya Raman
Posted December 3, 2025 at 4:14pm

Capitol Lens | Seeing eye to Nye

By Tom Williams
Posted December 3, 2025 at 3:45pm
President Donald Trump closes his eyes during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Problems mount for Trump as first year back in White House comes to a close

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 3, 2025 at 3:14pm
House Democrats, led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, don’t need a wave election to win the majority in 2026, Gonzales writes.

It’s beginning to look a lot like … a traditional midterm election

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 3, 2025 at 2:13pm
Jared Isaacman, nominee to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, testifies during his Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Russell building on Wednesday.

NASA nominee denies conflict of interest with Musk

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 3, 2025 at 12:56pm

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