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Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., speaks to reporters as he leaves the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Policy

Top GOP appropriators dominate earmarks in House bills

GOP lawmakers received 59 percent of earmarked dollars across House appropriations bills

By Peter Cohn and Ryan Kelly
Posted June 11, 2026 at 5:00am

Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minn., snags a ground ball in the first inning of the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington on Wednesday.

Congress

GOP brings home sixth Congressional Baseball Game in a row

By Hunter Savery
Posted June 10, 2026 at 9:55pm
Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., seen here at the Capitol last month, made it to the later rounds of Wednesday night’s spelling bee, with a “parliamentary inquiry” along the way. But the press was ultimately victorious.

Heard on the Hill

Orthographic glitterati? Press beat politicians at annual spelling bee

By Nick Eskow
Posted June 11, 2026 at 7:08am
Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner speaks at his election night event in Blue Hill, Maine, on Tuesday. (CJ Gunther/Getty Images)

Campaigns

6 takeaways halfway through primary season

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted June 10, 2026 at 3:46pm
The exposed lake bed of the Great Salt Lake is seen on May 15 from the site where the Stratos Project, a proposed data center, will be built in Utah’s Box Elder County. Supported by celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary, the proposal has met strong opposition from scientists, environmental groups and citizens who fear it could have a potentially devastating impact on wildlife and the water level of the lake.

Congress

A data center caused an uproar in Utah. Congress is watching (and waiting)

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted June 11, 2026 at 6:00am

Capitol Ink | The big stage

By R.J. Matson
Posted June 11, 2026 at 7:00am
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., talks with reporters outside the Capitol on Tuesday.

Democrats rebuff Trump pitch on surveillance authority

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted June 10, 2026 at 5:05pm, Updated at 7:01pm

Fly-In Strategy: What Advocacy Experts Say Still Works

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted May 6, 2026 at 5:56pm
Donald Trump gestures to supporters as he appears at an election night watch party in Columbia, S.C., in 2024 alongside South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump continues to hold sway in Republican primaries

By Daniela Altimari
Posted June 10, 2026 at 6:06pm
A supporter of Graham Platner holds a campaign sign as the Democratic Senate candidate speaks during his election night event Tuesday in Blue Hill, Maine. (CJ Gunther/Getty Images)

Democrats stick by Platner with Senate control on the line

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted June 10, 2026 at 5:40pm
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and ranking member Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., support legislation related to conflict in Sudan.

Lawmakers launch bipartisan efforts to address Sudan civil war

By Kristina Karisch
Posted June 10, 2026 at 5:06pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
Rep. James Gallagher, R-Calif., talks with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Gallagher replaced the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif.

James Gallagher sworn in to finish LaMalfa’s term in the House

By Nick Eskow
Posted June 10, 2026 at 5:03pm
Derek Mason, head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University; James Crawford III, president of Texas Southern University; Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas; and Charles Huff, head football coach at the University of Memphis talk Wednesday after a Senate Commerce Committee roundtable on college sports legislation.

College sports bill sparks unusual alliances

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 10, 2026 at 3:57pm
Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin is seen outside the Capitol in 2024.

They want to rebuild Rayburn. First, they have to build enough support

By Nina Heller
Posted June 10, 2026 at 3:12pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Rep. Doris Matsui will face fellow Democrat Mai Vang in the general election for California's 7th District.

More fall House matchups set in California

By Daniela Altimari
Posted June 10, 2026 at 2:53pm
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., is seen in the Capitol on March 10.

Transportation safety technology drawing interest in Congress

By Kelly Livingston
Posted June 10, 2026 at 12:52pm
Regina Wallace-Jones, CEO of ActBlue, appears at the House Administration Committee hearing Wednesday.

ActBlue CEO invokes Fifth Amendment to lawmakers 

By Nina Heller
Posted June 10, 2026 at 12:48pm
Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., at a hearing in 2024.

Prior authorization bill now eligible for House fast track

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted June 10, 2026 at 11:47am
People are seen in a mirror as they check in and fill out ballots during early voting at the Garners Ferry Adult Activity Center on May 26 in Hopkins, S.C.

Unhappy independents will decide this election

By David Winston
Posted June 10, 2026 at 11:22am
California Rep. Ted Lieu is on the House Democrats' panel that is looking at AI policies to take up if they win the majority in the midterm elections.

Rush to regulate AI divides Democrats in Congress

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted June 10, 2026 at 7:00am
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., left, is seen at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in March. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman lose bids for governor in South Carolina

By Daniela Altimari
Posted June 9, 2026 at 11:54pm
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks to voters Sunday at a town hall in Portland, Maine. (Laura Brett/Getty Images)

Platner clinches Democratic nod to take on Collins in Maine

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted June 9, 2026 at 11:36pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks Tuesday during the Senate Republicans’ news conference in the Capitol.

Surveillance reauthorization stuck amid Trump’s Pulte pick

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted June 9, 2026 at 7:22pm
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House Appropriations subcommittee the 'anti-weaponization' fund was not moving forward.

‘Anti-weaponization’ fund challengers question its demise

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 9, 2026 at 7:01pm
A sign marks the entrance to the Senate parliamentarian’s office in the Capitol.

Partisan blame game falls on the Senate parliamentarian … again

By Valerie Yurk
Posted June 9, 2026 at 5:59pm
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, an independent who caucuses with Republicans, voted against the bill. He is shown on Tuesday.

GOP immigration funding bill clears House, heads to Trump

By Aidan Quigley and Valerie Yurk
Posted June 9, 2026 at 5:52pm
A sign for the Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on March 20, 2025.

Trustees: Social Security, Medicare outlook slightly worse

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted June 9, 2026 at 5:47pm
A worker power washes in preparation of the reopening of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday. The pool is expected to be open by the Fourth of July.

Heavy security in advance of White House 250th festivities

By Mike Magner
Posted June 9, 2026 at 4:42pm

Capitol Lens | Entre moose

By Bill Clark
Posted June 9, 2026 at 3:20pm
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, leaves the Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Ohio Senate candidates spar over donations tied, loosely or not, to Epstein

By FactCheck.org
Posted June 9, 2026 at 7:00am

At the Races: Maine’s moment

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted June 9, 2026 at 5:00am
President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an event at Custer Farms on Friday in Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Trump’s early midterm stops only touch on lawmakers

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 8, 2026 at 5:54pm
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives for a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on June 2.

Blanche heads into attorney general confirmation clash

By Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 8, 2026 at 5:13pm
President Donald Trump during the signing of executive orders in the Oval Office in September, including a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.

Judge halts Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 8, 2026 at 4:44pm
Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club in March. The House on Monday passed his bill that would change how the librarian of Congress is appointed.

House votes to take over librarian of Congress appointment power 

By Nina Heller
Posted June 8, 2026 at 4:32pm
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