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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, seen here testifying on Capitol Hill in 2022, is running for Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Campaigns

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton enters race to succeed Durbin in Senate

Crowded Democratic primary is likely in deep-blue state

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 24, 2025 at 10:45am

The Supreme Court building in Washington.

Policy

US asks Supreme Court to allow transgender service ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 24, 2025 at 1:03pm
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., arrives to chair a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 2022 on protecting election workers.

Congress

Durbin’s run at Judiciary Committee focused on immigration, judges

By Chris Johnson, Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 23, 2025 at 2:33pm
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt talks to reporters Wednesday on the driveway outside the West Wing. Leavitt answered questions about President Donald Trump's tariff policies, including those against China.

Policy

Twelve states ask trade court to halt Trump tariffs

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 23, 2025 at 6:21pm
Former NFL kicker Jay Feeley, here reporting for CBS in 2020 during a game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Chargers in Orchard Park, New York, is running for Arizona's 5th District.

Campaigns

Former NFL player Jay Feely launches bid for Congress in Arizona 

By Victor Feldman
Posted April 23, 2025 at 1:28pm

At the Races: The shifting Latino vote

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 24, 2025 at 3:00pm
Illinois Sen. Richard J. Durbin will not seek reelection next year.

Durbin announces retirement, capping off decadeslong career in Congress

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 23, 2025 at 11:48am, Updated at 1:08pm

Track and shape policy faster than ever.

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 11:59am
Aides to former top tax writers like ex-Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, are in demand as lobbying heats up. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

First-quarter tax lobbying bonanza as reconciliation beckons

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted April 23, 2025 at 8:31am

Capitol Ink | Constitutional wrecking ball

By R.J. Matson
Posted April 23, 2025 at 7:00am
President Donald Trump is seen at the White House on April 14. Republicans’ advantage on economic issues is beginning to slip just as Washington turns to the 2026 election, Winston writes.

The economic challenge facing Republicans

By David Winston
Posted April 23, 2025 at 6:15am

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr is running for Senate.

Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr enters race to succeed Mitch McConnell

By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 22, 2025 at 7:19pm
California Rep. Young Kim has drawn a string of Democratic challengers in the 40th District. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats eye 2026 as best chance to finally unseat Rep. Young Kim

By Daniela Altimari
Posted April 22, 2025 at 7:02pm
Age limits for elected officials doesn't seem so far-fetched when you consider that the Constitution already imposes age minimums on them, Gonzales writes.

It’s time for age limits for members of Congress

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted April 22, 2025 at 5:14pm
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington.

US urges appeals court to allow military transgender ban

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 22, 2025 at 3:57pm
Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez is in her second term representing a previously Republican-held district that voted for Donald Trump.

For Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, politics is about meeting voters where they are

By USC Annenberg Media
Posted April 22, 2025 at 2:57pm
Sprinklers water the lawn in front of the Supreme Court on April 29, 2024.

Ruling could give Kennedy more power over health care coverage

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted April 22, 2025 at 10:06am
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens is running for Senate.

Rep. Haley Stevens joins Senate race in Michigan

By Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 22, 2025 at 6:14am
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., at the "Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here" rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles on April 12.

The Bernie Sanders tour puts California GOP on notice

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted April 22, 2025 at 6:00am
Nadine Menendez, wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves Manhattan federal court Monday after her trial.

Wife of ex-Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty in corruption case

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 21, 2025 at 6:10pm
The Supreme Court building at sunset.

Supreme Court again faces question of Trump immigration move

By Chris Johnson
Posted April 21, 2025 at 3:09pm

Capitol Lens | Mr. Smith goes to the Easter Egg Roll

By Tom Williams
Posted April 21, 2025 at 3:08pm
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett at President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress in March.

Supreme Court sounds ready to back preventative care task force

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 21, 2025 at 2:15pm
Pope Francis, who died Monday, addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015.

Pope Francis, first pontiff to address Congress, dies on Easter Monday

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 21, 2025 at 5:19am
Jonathan McKernan, nominated to be permanent director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing on Feb. 27. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Judge blocks latest attempt to slash CFPB

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted April 18, 2025 at 3:56pm, Updated at 5:13pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunrise.

Supreme Court to hear arguments over preventive care task force

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 18, 2025 at 10:29am
President Donald Trump meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over lunch in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Thursday.

Trump puts Italy’s Meloni in high-pressure role as bridge to EU on tariffs

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 17, 2025 at 4:23pm
Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown speaks to reporters in Seattle after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship on Feb. 6. (Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images)

Supreme Court to review Trump birthright citizenship order

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 17, 2025 at 3:27pm

At the Races: Only the young

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 17, 2025 at 2:45pm
California Rep. Young Kim was among nine Republicans in battleground House races who raised more than $1 million during the first quarter. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

5 takeaways from first-quarter fundraising reports

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Ryan Kelly and Daniela Altimari
Posted April 16, 2025 at 4:49pm, Updated at 6:46pm
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 13, 2024.

California sues to stop tariffs levied under economic emergency

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted April 16, 2025 at 5:16pm
The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington.

Judge starts contempt of court process over US immigration moves

By Chris Johnson
Posted April 16, 2025 at 3:53pm
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., conducts a news conference on autism at the Hubert Humphrey Building in Washington on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

HHS to look at environmental toxins as cause of autism

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted April 16, 2025 at 3:06pm
Exterior of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta.

US, Europe diverge on infectious disease messaging

By Sandhya Raman
Posted April 16, 2025 at 3:00pm
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20.

Judge orders US to resume grants awarded under Biden-era laws

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 16, 2025 at 2:03pm

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