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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, seen here on Capitol Hill in 2022, has watched a winding legal battle over a new map in Missouri that affects his House district.

Congress

Federal judge orders Missouri to use map targeting Dem House seat

Temporary order comes minutes after Supreme Court declines to get involved

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 8, 2026 at 7:28pm

Workers set up an outdoor stage Saturday outside the American Airlines Center in Dallas ahead of the 2026 Republican midterm convention. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images)

Campaigns

Trump heads to Dallas convention ahead of promised 30-day campaign blitz

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 8, 2026 at 1:51pm
Lonnie Bunch, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, testifies at a congressional hearing in September 2019.

Congress

With Bunch set to depart Smithsonian, Democrats urge ‘full history’

By Nina Heller
Posted September 8, 2026 at 3:57pm
Navy veteran Dan Green is challenging Democratic Rep. Darren Soto in Florida's 9th District. (Courtesy Dan Green for Congress)

Campaigns

NRCC adds 5 more candidates to ‘MAGA Majority’ program

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 8, 2026 at 6:00am
Rep. Chris Pappas talks with voters at a campaign stop in Warner, N.H., on Aug. 16.

Campaigns

Pappas keeps focus on November amid signs of tightening Senate primary

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 4, 2026 at 7:07pm

At the Races: Don’t take it for Granite

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Andrew Menezes and Daniela Altimari
Posted September 8, 2026 at 5:00am
Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, talks with voters in Warner, N.H., on Aug. 16, 2026.

Capitol Lens — Stumping in New England

By Tom Williams and Chris Hale
Posted September 4, 2026 at 6:32pm

Trends, analysis, & best practices from 595 million advocacy engagements

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted August 13, 2026 at 11:45am
Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., skates away from the Capitol on Sept. 3, after the final vote of the week.

Behind the Byline — The House’s CR week and skating out of town

By Aris Folley and Chris Hale
Posted September 4, 2026 at 2:05pm
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., is trying to thread a legislative needle on industry, ratepayer protections. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP consensus elusive on timing, scope of data centers bill

By David Jordan
Posted September 4, 2026 at 9:00am
Rep. Everton Blair Jr., D-Ga., mugs for the cameras before his ceremonial swearing in photo-op in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Photos of the week | August 28-September 3, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 4, 2026 at 8:48am

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, praised the move on Thursday that he said would expand broadband in his state.

NTIA opens door to new federal broadband grants

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 4, 2026 at 6:30am
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 31, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Social media debate shaken up by Meta settlement

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 4, 2026 at 6:00am
Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II is seen on the House steps of the Capitol in July 2025. With him, from left, are Reps. Steve Womack of Arkansas, Sylvia R. Garcia of Texas, French Hill of Arkansas and Deborah K. Ross of North Carolina.

Missouri and Maryland high courts hand Democrats a pair of redistricting wins

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 3, 2026 at 10:16pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Smucker said a Social Security fix could require lifting the payroll tax income cap.

Higher Social Security payroll taxes no longer taboo for GOP

By Paul M. Krawzak and Aris Folley
Posted September 3, 2026 at 6:04pm
The late Rep. Charles Hatcher, D-Ga., in January 1992.

Former Rep. Charles Hatcher dies at age 87

By Victor Feldman
Posted September 3, 2026 at 5:27pm
Vice President JD Vance conducts the White House briefing on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Vance sidesteps endorsing Thune to continue as leader, plays coy on 2028 plans

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 3, 2026 at 5:22pm

At the Races: Labor Day reds and blues

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 3, 2026 at 4:10pm

Capitol Lens | Rolling Out

By Bill Clark
Posted September 3, 2026 at 3:33pm
Survivors talk with reporters while handing out copies of files related to Jeffrey Epstein on Capitol Hill in July.

Second Epstein petition looks for Republican support

By Nina Heller
Posted September 3, 2026 at 2:04pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House plans quick September exit

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 3, 2026 at 10:29am, Updated at 11:35am

Capitol Ink | Wave election

By R.J. Matson
Posted September 3, 2026 at 7:00am
Massachusetts Sen. Edward J. Markey walks out with his wife, Susan Blumenthal, during his victory party in Boston on Tuesday. (Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Massachusetts primary results offer hope across the Democratic spectrum

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 2, 2026 at 6:39pm
Stefany Shaheen talks with voters during a “speed dating” event for Democratic candidates for New Hampshire's 1st District at City Hall in Dover on Aug. 13. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democratic race for Pappas seat in New Hampshire grows increasingly bitter

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 2, 2026 at 6:01pm
The debate over how to handle wild horses isn’t new, but some advocates are calling on lawmakers in Congress to step up their efforts. Above, wild horses roam outside Dugway, Utah, in 2020.

Congress looks to stop horsing around on wild mustangs and burros

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 2, 2026 at 5:53pm

Capitol Lens | Bay Area bonus

By Bill Clark
Posted September 2, 2026 at 4:58pm
President Donald Trump leaves the stage after a campaign rally with Sen. Darline Graham in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Aug. 21. At the event, he said House Democrats were hell-bent on impeaching him — again. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Top Dems, voting groups gear up for potential midterm ‘emergency’

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 2, 2026 at 4:22pm
Rep. Brittany Pettersen arrives at the House Rules Committee’s “member day” hearing Wednesday, where lawmakers heard a wide range of proposals to change how the House will work next year. Pettersen wants to see a proxy voting option for new parents, for example.

Members renew proxy voting push ahead of next Congress

By Nina Heller
Posted September 2, 2026 at 2:25pm
Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Charles E. Schumer are seen at an Election Night watch party in Washington on Nov. 7, 2006 — the year Democrats flipped both chambers of Congress.

Shades of 2006 loom large two months out from Election Day

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 2, 2026 at 12:53pm
Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., arrives for a vote in the Capitol earlier this year. Her advertising advantage wasn’t enough to propel her to victory in the Minnesota Senate race — and she’s not the only one who fell short despite spending big, Winston writes.

The big-money bust may be a game changer

By David Winston
Posted September 2, 2026 at 11:18am
Massachusetts Sen. Edward J. Markey waves to the crowd at an event in the White House in 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Markey coasts to victory over Moulton in Massachusetts primary

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 2, 2026 at 1:10am
Rep. Jeff Crank, seen here in May, sponsored a resolution denouncing socialism adopted by the House this week.

‘Socialism in all its forms’ denounced by the House

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 1, 2026 at 7:12pm
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C, arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Rep. Chuck Edwards censured by House after harassment probe

By Nina Heller
Posted September 1, 2026 at 6:32pm
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll appears before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on May 12.

Hawks lament Pentagon ‘churn’ after Army secretary’s resignation

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted September 1, 2026 at 6:01pm
A voter fills out her ballot in the Alexandria City High School gymnasium on Nov. 5, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Foes gear up to counter Trump’s possible election moves

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 1, 2026 at 4:53pm
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