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Kennedy said his resolution to freeze Senate pay was an effort at "shared sacrifice" during shutdowns.

Congress

Future shutdowns mean a pay freeze for senators

A rules change will withhold compensation from members during a government shutdown

By Jacob Fulton
Posted May 14, 2026 at 3:23pm

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.

Policy

Judge weighs challenges to Trump order on mail voting limits

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 14, 2026 at 6:24pm
Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol.

Congress

Rep. Max Miller files defamation lawsuit against ex-wife

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 14, 2026 at 6:14pm
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.

Congress

Librarian should be chosen by Congress, House panel agrees

By Nina Heller
Posted May 14, 2026 at 4:39pm
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has a tough primary coming up this weekend. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

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

At the Races: Hitting the gas

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 14, 2026 at 3:30pm
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

Fly-In Strategy: What Advocacy Experts Say Still Works

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

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
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
A sign outside of the National Gallery of Art says “Closed due to federal government shutdown” in Washington on Oct. 14, 2025.

Senators on path to forfeit paychecks during shutdowns

By Jacob Fulton
Posted May 13, 2026 at 5:22pm
More members of Congress are retiring than usual this cycle, as some vent frustration about partisanship and seemingly endless redistricting. Above, a door on the Senate side of the Capitol exits toward the Supreme Court.

‘Screw this, I’m out’: Why members of Congress are retiring 

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted May 13, 2026 at 5:04pm

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By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
A recent GOP-sponsored poll found Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani trailing his Democratic opponent. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

What can we learn from House Republican polling?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 13, 2026 at 4:22pm
Kevin Warsh, right, nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, talks with Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., after his Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21.

Warsh confirmed to lead Federal Reserve

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted May 13, 2026 at 3:44pm

Capitol Lens | ‘Higher’ ground

By Bill Clark
Posted May 13, 2026 at 3:28pm
Cooling equipment at the Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Tonopah, Ariz.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission updates processes to meet new demands

By Kelly Livingston
Posted May 13, 2026 at 6:04am, Updated at 1:52pm
A tourist stands in the Capitol Rotunda in February 2025. According to last month’s Gallup poll, just 10 percent of the public approves of the way Congress is handling its job. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Congress has an approval problem. Does it matter?

By Nina Heller
Posted May 13, 2026 at 11:00am
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., speaks during the caucus's news conference in the Capitol on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais on April 29. Rep. Clarke is flanked from left by Reps. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., Christian Menefee, D-Texas, Troy Carter, D-La., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Al Green, D-Texas, Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., and Cleo Fields, D-La.

Louisiana case is the latest chapter in redistricting war

By David Winston
Posted May 13, 2026 at 10:11am
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., attends a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee markup on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

Lummis reflects on future of nuclear power in Wyoming

By David Jordan
Posted May 13, 2026 at 6:03am
Then-Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., attends a House Budget Committee meeting on Feb. 9, 2023.

Kildee on life after Congress: ‘I don’t really think I’ve ever changed jobs in my life’

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted May 13, 2026 at 6:02am
Denise Powell and John Cavanaugh are locked in a close Democratic primary for Nebraska's 2nd District. (Courtesy Denise Powell for Congress/Facebook, John Cavanaugh for Congress/Facebook)

Denise Powell leads in Democratic primary for crucial Nebraska ‘blue dot’ seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 13, 2026 at 2:26am
The Kansas City-area seat currently held by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, D-Mo., would stretch hundreds of miles across much of the state under a new congressional map.

State supreme court upholds new Missouri congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 12, 2026 at 2:18pm, Updated at 7:27pm
Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., pictured here in July 2025, is the lone Democrat in South Carolina's House delegation.

South Carolina state Senate stymies redistricting effort

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 12, 2026 at 7:23pm
FBI Director Kash Patel appears before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing Tuesday on 2027 budget requests for the FBI and other agencies.

Senate Democrats confront FBI director over reports of imbibing

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 12, 2026 at 6:23pm
Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin testifies during a Senate Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Senators balk at Architect of the Capitol boost

By Nina Heller
Posted May 12, 2026 at 6:20pm

Capitol Lens | Space time

By Bill Clark
Posted May 12, 2026 at 4:57pm
Marty Makary at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in March 2025.

Makary out at FDA after facing pressure to resign

By Lia DeGroot and Ariel Cohen
Posted May 12, 2026 at 4:07pm
Alabama Democrat Shomari Figures would see his 2nd District seat become Republican-leaning if the state uses a 2023 map this fall. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Alabama governor sets Aug. 11 primary elections for 4 House seats

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 12, 2026 at 3:11pm
Kevin Warsh, the nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, was confirmed Tuesday for a seat on the board and advanced for the chairman's post.

Warsh confirmed for Fed board, advanced for chairman post

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted May 12, 2026 at 1:33pm
Rep. Emily Randall, seen here during freshman orientation in 2024, says she wants her office on the Hill to feel “welcoming” and “true.”

Elk horns and purple walls: Step into Emily Randall’s office

By Nina Heller
Posted May 12, 2026 at 12:35pm
Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., speaks at a rally in Bridgewater, Va., on April 11.

Democrats want Kiggans out over ‘cotton-picking’ episode

By Valerie Yurk
Posted May 12, 2026 at 11:48am
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he'll introduce a bill to suspend the federal gas tax for three months. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Federal gas tax holiday sees growing support amid pain at the pump

By Kelly Livingston
Posted May 12, 2026 at 6:11am

At the Races: Connecting the blue dot

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 12, 2026 at 5:00am
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