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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, here at an April hearing, finished third in the Saturday's Republican primary. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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

Senator drew ire of president over vote to convict him at 2021 impeachment trial

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

A sign directs early voters on the Virginia redistricting referendum to the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., in March.

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Supreme Court turns aside Virginia redistricting request

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 15, 2026 at 6:52pm
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.

Policy

Social media CEOs called to Senate Judiciary hearing

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted May 15, 2026 at 7:20pm
Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen, here at a news conference outside the Capitol in April, won't be seeking reelection from his redrawn seat.

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

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 15, 2026 at 2:12pm
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.

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Appropriations behavior  — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 15, 2026 at 5:47pm

At the Races: Bayou State brawl

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 16, 2026 at 5:00am
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

Fly-In Strategy: What Advocacy Experts Say Still Works

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted May 6, 2026 at 5:56pm
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

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
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
Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol.

Rep. Max Miller files defamation lawsuit against ex-wife

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 14, 2026 at 6:14pm, Updated May 15, 2026 at 9:26am
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., was one of only two Democrats to vote to advance the bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate Banking approves crypto market structure bill

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted May 15, 2026 at 6:45am

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By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
An abortion rights advocate holds a box of mifepristone outside the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024. (Shuran Huang/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Supreme Court preserves telemedicine access to abortion drug

By Ariel Cohen
Posted May 15, 2026 at 6:44am
President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in March to limit mail-in voting as U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick looks on in the Oval Office.

Judge weighs challenges to Trump order on mail voting limits

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 14, 2026 at 6:24pm
Visitors take pictures in the main reading room of the Library of Congress in 2023. After a year of upheaval at the library, some lawmakers want to see a new appointment process for its head.

Librarian should be chosen by Congress, House panel agrees

By Nina Heller
Posted May 14, 2026 at 4:39pm

At the Races: Hitting the gas

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 14, 2026 at 3:30pm
Kennedy said his resolution to freeze Senate pay was an effort at "shared sacrifice" during shutdowns.

Future shutdowns mean a pay freeze for senators

By Jacob Fulton
Posted May 14, 2026 at 3:23pm
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse.

Appeals court questions Trump executive orders targeting law firms

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 14, 2026 at 2:53pm
Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., has sponsored a data privacy bill that comes after previous attempts to enact consumer protections have fallen short. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP data privacy bill tries again to set national standard

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted May 14, 2026 at 2:44pm

Capitol Ink | Mascots’ makeover

By R.J. Matson
Posted May 14, 2026 at 7:00am
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has a tough primary coming up this weekend. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The most vulnerable senators of 2026, less than 6 months before Election Day

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 14, 2026 at 5:00am
Demcorat Denise Powell speaks during her primary election watch party in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via Getty Images)

Denise Powell wins Democratic primary for battleground Nebraska seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 14, 2026 at 3:45am
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M., seen here in February, chairs the Democratic Women’s Caucus.

Democratic and GOP women announce ‘partnership’ to address sexual misconduct 

By Nina Heller
Posted May 13, 2026 at 7:40pm
A sign outside of the National Gallery of Art says “Closed due to federal government shutdown” in Washington on Oct. 14, 2025.

Senators on path to forfeit paychecks during shutdowns

By Jacob Fulton
Posted May 13, 2026 at 5:22pm
More members of Congress are retiring than usual this cycle, as some vent frustration about partisanship and seemingly endless redistricting. Above, a door on the Senate side of the Capitol exits toward the Supreme Court.

‘Screw this, I’m out’: Why members of Congress are retiring 

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted May 13, 2026 at 5:04pm
A recent GOP-sponsored poll found Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani trailing his Democratic opponent. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

What can we learn from House Republican polling?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 13, 2026 at 4:22pm
Kevin Warsh, right, nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, talks with Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., after his Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21.

Warsh confirmed to lead Federal Reserve

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted May 13, 2026 at 3:44pm

Capitol Lens | ‘Higher’ ground

By Bill Clark
Posted May 13, 2026 at 3:28pm
Cooling equipment at the Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Tonopah, Ariz.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission updates processes to meet new demands

By Kelly Livingston
Posted May 13, 2026 at 6:04am, Updated at 1:52pm
A tourist stands in the Capitol Rotunda in February 2025. According to last month’s Gallup poll, just 10 percent of the public approves of the way Congress is handling its job. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Congress has an approval problem. Does it matter?

By Nina Heller
Posted May 13, 2026 at 11:00am
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., speaks during the caucus's news conference in the Capitol on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais on April 29. Rep. Clarke is flanked from left by Reps. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., Christian Menefee, D-Texas, Troy Carter, D-La., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Al Green, D-Texas, Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., and Cleo Fields, D-La.

Louisiana case is the latest chapter in redistricting war

By David Winston
Posted May 13, 2026 at 10:11am
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., attends a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee markup on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

Lummis reflects on future of nuclear power in Wyoming

By David Jordan
Posted May 13, 2026 at 6:03am
Then-Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., attends a House Budget Committee meeting on Feb. 9, 2023.

Kildee on life after Congress: ‘I don’t really think I’ve ever changed jobs in my life’

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted May 13, 2026 at 6:02am
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