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Sen. Raphael Warnock has sought answers on CDC working conditions from the Trump administration.

Policy

Lawyers say new CDC policy may violate federal disability law

HHS spokesman denies policy change will result in more hardships for disabled employees

By Ariel Cohen
Posted December 10, 2025 at 3:00pm

Florida Rep. Laurel Lee's district is among several Republican-held seats added to the DCCC's target list. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

DCCC adds more House seats to its 2026 target list

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 10, 2025 at 6:30am, Updated at 9:58am
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, seen here testifying to the House Financial Services Committee in September, is running for Congress.

Campaigns

Brad Lander launches primary challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in New York

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 10, 2025 at 6:11am
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise speaks about the 2026 congressional calendar during a news conference on Nov. 18. With the midterms less than a year away, voters will ultimately decide whether the economy deserves a passing grade, Winston writes.

Opinion

The electorate’s inflation report card: three factors to watch

By David Winston
Posted December 10, 2025 at 12:04pm
Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue NW for the second "No Kings" protest in Washington on Oct. 18, 2025. The current political instability has some parallels to the 1930s portrayed in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Shadow Ticket."

Podcasts

Buy the ‘Shadow Ticket,’ take the ride

By Jason Dick
Posted December 10, 2025 at 1:26pm

Bringing up baby

By Tom Williams
Posted December 10, 2025 at 2:47pm
Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro is preparing to step down amid a clash with the White House. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GAO chief’s pending exit tees up battle for a successor

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 10, 2025 at 4:31am

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., on Tuesday evening. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

Takeaways: Trump doesn’t acknowledge price concerns in Pennsylvania return

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 9, 2025 at 9:12pm
Gene Simmons is seen in the Senate subway on Tuesday. He appeared at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing with the aim of drumming up support for radio royalties.

‘Let’s rock’: Gene Simmons urges Congress to OK radio royalties 

By Nina Heller
Posted December 9, 2025 at 6:04pm
Ohio Rep. Emilia Sykes saw her district become more Democratic under the state's new congressional map. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Good news for House Democrats in latest round of race rating changes

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 9, 2025 at 4:09pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted November 20, 2025 at 4:08pm
The facade of the Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court mixed on striking down party coordination rule

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 9, 2025 at 2:41pm
Former Rep. Tom Perriello, here at a panel discussion in Qatar as the U.S. special envoy to Sudan, is running for Virginia's 5th District again. (Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Former Rep. Tom Perriello launches comeback bid in Virginia

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 9, 2025 at 1:33pm

Capitol Ink | The polarized express

By R.J. Matson
Posted December 9, 2025 at 7:00am

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, will not seek reelection.

Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to run for Tarrant County judge

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 9, 2025 at 5:06am
Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., attends the House Armed Services Committee markup of the defense portion of the budget reconciliation package in April.

Trump threatened to veto NDAA over base names, Rep. Strickland says

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 8, 2025 at 7:44pm
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches Senate run in Texas

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 8, 2025 at 7:29pm
Jared Isaacman, nominee to be NASA administrator, testifies to the Senate Commerce Committee on Dec. 3.

Senate panel advances nominee in his second run to lead NASA

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 8, 2025 at 7:21pm
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House on Nov. 6.

Trump pledges executive action to counter state AI laws

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted December 8, 2025 at 6:45pm
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie is bracing for mutlmillion-dollar attacks from allies of President Donald Trump as he runs for reelection next year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Thomas Massie says he’s ready for pro-Trump onslaught in 2026

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 8, 2025 at 5:50pm
Proximity transmission language in the NDAA falls short of what some had hoped after a fatal midair collision over the Potomac River earlier this year. Above, Apache helicopters fly past the Washington Monument on June 14.

NDAA makes exceptions on DC military flight restrictions

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 8, 2025 at 5:14pm
Architect Frank Gehry and Rocco Siciliano, chairman of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, talk with reporters during a press conference about the memorial for President Eisenhower in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2010.

Frank Gehry’s Washington legacy: The Eisenhower Memorial

By Jason Dick
Posted December 8, 2025 at 5:05pm
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Sunday.

Trump will talk prices at Pennsylvania stop as ally says he has few quick-fix options

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 8, 2025 at 3:17pm, Updated at 4:17pm
Vice President JD Vance was among the Republicans who filed the campaign finance challenge when he was a senator.

Supreme Court to hear arguments on campaign finance limits

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 8, 2025 at 3:48pm
Books by Andrew Lawler, Zaakir Tameez, Thomas Pynchon, Walter Isaacson, Beth Macy and Ruth Bloch Rubin made our annual list of recommendations from Capitol Hill denizens.

Hill insiders share favorite books of 2025

By Nina Heller
Posted December 8, 2025 at 2:55pm
The Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court sounds open to presidential firing of agency officials

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 8, 2025 at 2:30pm
The bill would increase the number of authorized Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps units. Above, JROTC members march in a parade in Boston on Nov. 9.

Automatic draft registration, recruiting tweaks included in NDAA

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted December 8, 2025 at 1:46pm, Updated at 2:29pm

Capitol Lens | Foggy top

By Bill Clark
Posted December 8, 2025 at 2:24pm
Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, R-Ga., is seen at a markup in May.

In the Spotlight: Earl L. ‘Buddy’ Carter

By Nick Eskow
Posted December 8, 2025 at 1:37pm
Gene L. Dodaro, U.S. comptroller general, testifies during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on pandemic relief spending on Feb. 1, 2023.

Congress must become a champion guard dog to defend its watchdog

By Steven L. Katz
Posted December 8, 2025 at 12:51pm
Former Rep. Colin Allred is running for Texas' redrawn 33rd District.

Former Texas Rep. Colin Allred will run for House instead of Senate

By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 8, 2025 at 12:34pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has made the expiring ACA subsidies a frequent talking point and line of criticism directed at Republicans.

Why a deal isn’t coming together on health care

By Steven Pearlstein
Posted December 8, 2025 at 6:00am
The House-Senate agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026 reaches the House floor this week.

This week: Defense authorization deal headlines floor action in Congress

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 8, 2025 at 5:26am
Voters stand in long lines in November to cast their ballots in the Proposition 50 special election on redistricting in California.

Supreme Court’s Texas map ruling could spark redistricting race

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

Indiana House passes new Republican-drawn congressional map

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 5, 2025 at 4:22pm

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