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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)

Congress

Cassidy’s defeat complicates Senate Health committee’s future

Departing chairman leaves behind a reputation as institutionalist and policy wonk

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)

Congress

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)

Congress

Michigan pigment maker could benefit from highway bill provision

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

Campaigns

At the Races: The revenge tour continues

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 19, 2026 at 5:00am
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.

Opinion

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

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted May 19, 2026 at 12:00pm
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

Fly-In Strategy: What Advocacy Experts Say Still Works

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

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
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

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
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
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
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
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