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Speaker Mike Johnson, seen here on Jan. 5, has had a rocky start to the year on the House floor, with a GOP-led bill defeated on Tuesday night.

Congress

No-shows and holdouts define Johnson’s shaky majority

With little wiggle room in the House, it’s coming down to who shows up

By Valerie Yurk
Posted January 13, 2026 at 7:39pm

A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court.

Policy

Supreme Court gives candidates right to challenge election rules

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2026 at 12:52pm
“This bill is a hell of a lot better than doing nothing,” says New York Democratic Rep. Josh Riley.

Congress

‘This is not a stock trading ban’: New bill puts Dems in a tough spot

By Nina Heller
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:40pm
Elon Musk attends President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on March 4, 2025.

Congress

Senate passes bill targeting nonconsensual deepfake images

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:02pm
Missouri teammates Sen. Eric Schmitt, left, and Rep. Wesley Bell serve beer during the Anheuser-Busch Brew Across America competition at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Heard on the Hill

Schmitt, Bell bring home the cup in annual beer contest

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 14, 2026 at 11:05am
President Donald Trump arrives Tuesday to speak at the Detroit Economic Club. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump defiant on economy in Michigan remarks amid growing voter angst

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 13, 2026 at 5:15pm
Activists rally outside the Supreme Court as the court hears arguments Tuesday over state transgender athlete bans.

Supreme Court sounds ready to back transgender athlete bans

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:35pm

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
Florida Rep. Neal Dunn is not running for reelection.

GOP Rep. Neal Dunn won’t seek reelection to North Florida district

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Nick Eskow
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:04pm
Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., followed by Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Scott Perry, R-Pa., leave the hearing room Tuesday after former President Bill Clinton did not appear for his deposition in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

House panel to seek contempt of Congress against Bill Clinton

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 13, 2026 at 1:51pm

Capitol Ink | Minnesota ICE

By R.J. Matson
Posted January 13, 2026 at 7:00am

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Capitol Police officers receive medical treatment in the crypt of the U.S. Capitol after clashes with protesters who later broke in and disrupted the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote of the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021.

Should Jan. 6 be a national holiday?

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted January 13, 2026 at 6:00am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in December. Also seen are Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, right. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

6 key questions about the 2026 midterm elections

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted January 12, 2026 at 6:17pm
Members of Congress could be in for a busy 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Spending bills, prices, health care top 2026 agenda for Congress

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2026 at 4:11pm, Updated at 5:43pm
Sen. Mark Kelly talks with reporters outside the Capitol on Jan. 8 after a vote on the war powers resolution.

Kelly sues Hegseth over DOD retaliation

By Mark Satter
Posted January 12, 2026 at 5:11pm
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in June.

GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 12, 2026 at 4:51pm
Minnesota Democratic Reps. Kelly Morrison (left), Ilhan Omar (center) and Angie Craig (right) arrive Saturday outside of the regional ICE headquarters at the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis.

DHS again restricts lawmaker visits to ICE detention facilities

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 12, 2026 at 2:26pm, Updated at 4:36pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks about the future of the Democratic Party during a speech at the National Press Club in Washington on Monday.

Warren pitches a bigger economic tent for Democrats

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted January 12, 2026 at 4:17pm

Honor guard

By Tom Williams
Posted January 12, 2026 at 2:55pm, Updated at 3:42pm
A police officer is seen outside of the Supreme Court as it begins a new term on Oct. 3, 2022.

Spending bill would boost court security, public defenders

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 12, 2026 at 1:32pm
House Administration Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., will lead a markup this week of stock-trading legislation.

House panel will take up GOP bill to curb members’ stock trading

By Nina Heller
Posted January 12, 2026 at 12:45pm, Updated at 1:31pm
Activists for and against trans rights protest outside the Supreme Court in December 2024 before the start of oral arguments on a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors.

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on transgender athlete bans

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 12, 2026 at 11:06am
Former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, is running for Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Rep. Mary Peltola enters Alaska Senate race in boost to Democrats

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 12, 2026 at 10:03am
House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole, R-Okla., will seek to advance another package of spending bills this week.

This week: Spending sprint continues; Venezuela war powers expected to get a vote

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2026 at 6:14am
Maine state Sen. Joe Baldacci, a Democrat, is running for Congress in a battleground district.

Maine’s Joe Baldacci is latest Democrat to join race for Golden’s seat

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 12, 2026 at 6:00am
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said the Trump administration is "actively pushing to end the independence of the Federal Reserve." (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Tillis to oppose all Fed nominees over Powell investigation

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2026 at 5:06am
Washington Republican Rep. Michael Baumgartner hands off “The Chick” painting to Democratic Rep. Emily Randall on Friday.

Are you a freshman from Washington state? Congratulations on your new painting

By Jackie Wang
Posted January 9, 2026 at 5:03pm
House members observe a moment of silence on Wednesday in honor of California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who died on Jan. 6.

‘Some days are diamonds. Some days are stone’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 9, 2026 at 4:01pm
President Donald Trump departs Tuesday after delivering remarks at the House GOP retreat in Washington.

White House signaled a domestic pivot, but Trump had other plans

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 9, 2026 at 3:41pm
Reps. Ro Khanna, left, and Thomas Massie, right, pictured here during a November news conference, wrote a letter this week to enforce a law for the U.S. to release documents on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Lawmakers push for DOJ compliance with Epstein disclosure law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 9, 2026 at 2:44pm
The fireworks show begins at midnight with the Washington Monument illuminated as a birthday candle on New Year’s Eve. The four-sided projection light show on the Washington Monument, plus fireworks, kicked off the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.

Photos of the week | January 1-8, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 9, 2026 at 12:41pm
Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., speaks during a news conference at the RNC after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Congress must work to strengthen Medicare access to lifesaving oxygen

By Rep. Gabe Evans
Posted January 9, 2026 at 6:00am
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., who announced he is retiring at the end of the 119th Congress, is seen here speaking during a Capitol Hill news conference in July 2022.

Hoyer set to leave behind a hard-fought legacy in the House

By Nick Eskow
Posted January 9, 2026 at 5:00am
A replica of a plaque honoring law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 stands in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol on Dec. 23, 2025.

Overdue Jan. 6 plaque to get a temporary home

By Nina Heller
Posted January 8, 2026 at 5:08pm
California Rep. Julia Brownley won't seek reelection this year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

California Rep. Julia Brownley is latest Democrat to announce retirement

By Daniela Altimari and Jackie Wang
Posted January 8, 2026 at 4:55pm

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