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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the 2026 National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon on Friday.

White House

Pentagon’s latest Iran war cost estimate: $43.6 billion

Estimate comes as the conflict weighs down GOP midterms outlook

By John M. Donnelly
Posted September 18, 2026 at 3:30pm

An aerial view, a Flock camera is seen on Monday in Burbank, Calif.

Congress

Flock cameras controversy set for Senate hearing

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 18, 2026 at 5:22pm
Reps. Becca Balint and Julie Fedorchak, center, talk during a congressional softball practice, alongside Rep. Hillary Scholten, left. This year’s game will be played at Audi Field on Sept. 23.

Heard on the Hill

In a ‘very hard’ year for women in Congress, at least there’s still softball

By Nina Heller
Posted September 18, 2026 at 12:04pm
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., arrives for a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 19.

Congress

Before the final midterm whistle, Senate spends time on sports

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 18, 2026 at 5:00am
A podium is pictured on the House steps of the Capitol on Wednesday before a news conference.

Video

‘Some months, you don’t even have to come to work’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted September 18, 2026 at 4:30pm
Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., prepares to film a video with a man in a Tyrannosaurus rex costume to mark to the passage of the National Fossil Act in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | September 12-18, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 18, 2026 at 10:22am
Elbridge Colby, undersecretary of Defense for policy, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on March 3.

Pentagon official’s ‘contemptuous’ briefing sparks bipartisan ire

By John M. Donnelly
Posted September 17, 2026 at 8:26pm

2026 State Sessions Recap Report

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted September 10, 2026 at 12:07pm
Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., made an appearance on Capitol Hill in October 2023 to testify at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Kyl's family announced his death Thursday.

Former Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl dies at 84

By Nick Eskow
Posted September 17, 2026 at 4:22pm
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is seen in the Capitol on June 23, 2026. He sought quick passage of the data centers bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Ratepayer bill aimed at data center buildout blocked in Senate

By David Jordan
Posted September 17, 2026 at 3:42pm

At the Races: AI voted?

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted September 17, 2026 at 3:05pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., right, and Tim Kaine, D-Va., conduct a news conference in the Capitol on Jan. 8 (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

NIL bill foes likely out of timeouts as it clears second procedural hurdle

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 17, 2026 at 1:50pm
President Donald Trump greets supporters Wednesday at a rally in Gastonia, N.C., to drum up support for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley.

Trump slams Democrat Cooper as ‘weak’ on crime as he campaigns in North Carolina

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 16, 2026 at 9:56pm, Updated September 17, 2026 at 11:14am
Scenes around the Capital Jewish Museum on May 29, 2025, ahead of the reopening following the murder of Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, in Washington, D.C.

This year, holiest days in Jewish calendar marked by grief, security challenges

By Eric D. Fingerhut
Posted September 17, 2026 at 5:00am

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Rep. Thomas Massie, seen here in May, vented his frustration at Speaker Mike Johnson in a floor speech Wednesday that also doubled as a swan song for the Kentucky Republican, who won’t be returning for the 120th Congress.

One Republican rages against House’s early exit

By Nina Heller
Posted September 16, 2026 at 3:48pm, Updated at 8:15pm
Colorado Republican Rep. Gabe Evans leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on June 4, 2025.

Bill aimed at voter anger over data centers passes House

By David Jordan
Posted September 16, 2026 at 8:10pm
Supporters of Ukraine hold a protest in Lafayette Square across from the White House in Washington on March 1, 2025.

Robust House majority backs sanctions on Russia and Iran

By John M. Donnelly
Posted September 16, 2026 at 7:47pm
President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas on Sept. 9.

Behind the Byline — Trump and the Republican midterm convention

By John T. Bennett and Chris Hale
Posted September 16, 2026 at 6:23pm
Nicole Saphier testifies before senators on Wednesday. (Screenshot/Courtesy Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee)

Surgeon general nominee won’t renounce RFK Jr. vaccine decisions

By Ariel Cohen
Posted September 16, 2026 at 5:03pm
Senate Commerce Chairman Cruz, R-Texas, is seen in the Capitol on Aug. 4. He sponsored the 'jawboning' bill advanced by the panel on Wednesday.

Push to restrict ‘jawboning’ advanced by Senate Commerce panel

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 16, 2026 at 1:58pm, Updated at 3:25pm
Sponsor Andy Harris, R-Md., showed in June, wanted a vote on his bill before the recess.

Gas tax holiday bill on ice despite House rule fracas

By Kelly Livingston
Posted September 16, 2026 at 2:59pm
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., provided the 218th signature for the discharge petition on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Veterans benefit bill gets 218 signatures on discharge petition

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted September 16, 2026 at 12:19pm
President Donald Trump dances after speaking to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9. Part of his message? “Pretend that I’m on the ballot.”

Trump on the ballot: Will it help Republicans?

By David Winston
Posted September 16, 2026 at 12:12pm

Capitol Ink | Mitch McConnell returns

By R.J. Matson
Posted September 16, 2026 at 7:00am
Democrat Janelle Stelson's campaign for Pennsylvania's 10th District is getting some help from NRDC Action Fund. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Environmental groups launch new canvassing effort to boost Democrats

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 16, 2026 at 5:00am
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., conducts a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the Capitol on Tuesday. Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., left, Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., also appear. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

AI threats confront a Congress far from erecting guardrails

By Allison Mollenkamp and Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 15, 2026 at 6:23pm, Updated at 9:36pm
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., talks with reporters in the Rayburn House Office Building in June. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Oversight panel recommends holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt

By Lia Chien
Posted September 15, 2026 at 8:41pm
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., greets student-athletes during a news conference outside the Capitol on the college sports bill on Monday.

College NIL bill moves forward on Senate floor

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 15, 2026 at 8:16pm
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., pulls the rope to unveil his portrait in Statuary Hall on Tuesday.

Kevin McCarthy looks back on his brush with the speakership

By Nina Heller
Posted September 15, 2026 at 6:18pm
Attorney General Todd Blanche answers questions during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Blanche vows to continue midterm efforts despite court blocking mail ballots rule

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 15, 2026 at 6:14pm
Johnny Garcia, the Democratic nominee for Texas' 35th District, speaks to campaign volunteers before going door-knocking in San Antonio on Sept. 12. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Texas Democrats see opportunity in potential GOP-drawn ‘dummymander’

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 15, 2026 at 6:04pm

Capitol Lens | Rail blazing

By Bill Clark
Posted September 15, 2026 at 4:54pm
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the administration's Iran war supplemental spending request on July 21, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Iran war has cost $38 billion and counting, CBO says

By John M. Donnelly
Posted September 15, 2026 at 4:27pm
Reps. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, right, talk with reporters about the renaming of the Kennedy Center to include President Donald Trump’s name outside the Capitol on Dec. 18, 2025.

Judge again blocks efforts to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 15, 2026 at 4:25pm
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Tuesday.

Patel won’t rule out FBI at the polls on Election Day

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 15, 2026 at 3:43pm
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