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Heard on the Hill

One’s a Republican, one’s a Democrat. They captain the same team

Congress’ Mean Machine looks for a win for the first time since 2019

By Nina Heller
Posted March 12, 2026 at 6:40pm

Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott and ranking member Elizabeth Warren are seen at a committee hearing on Feb. 5. They shepherded the housing bill to passage in the Senate on Thursday.

Congress

Housing bill leaves deep divide with House after Senate passage

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted March 12, 2026 at 4:41pm
A poll watchers sign is seen at Dunbar High School on Election Day in Washington.

Politics

Democrats, groups sound alarm on Trump actions on elections

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 12, 2026 at 1:01pm

Campaigns

At the Races: Fuel to the fire

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted March 12, 2026 at 4:23pm
(By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Podcasts

Everything is being disrupted

By Jason Dick and Brody Mullins
Posted March 12, 2026 at 10:48am
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is among the critics of the Trump administration's easing of sanctions against Russian oil exports.

Ukraine supporters oppose easing of Russia sanctions

By John M. Donnelly
Posted March 12, 2026 at 7:00am
Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer is among Republicans who have pushed the Trump administration over its handling of the federal broadband expansion program.

Broadband program uncertainty has lawmakers, states on watch

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted March 12, 2026 at 6:00am

Digital Advocacy Fueled by Data Science

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 12, 2026 at 6:55pm
President Donald Trump speaks at Verst Logistics in Hebron, Ky., on Wednesday. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Worst person’: Trump slams Massie, boosts primary foe during Kentucky stop

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 11, 2026 at 6:33pm
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol during votes on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Filibuster becomes flashpoint in Texas Senate primary

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 11, 2026 at 5:55pm
FBI Director Kash Patel arrives to attend a lunch meeting with Republican senators in the Capitol on Wednesday.

FBI, CIA chiefs meet with Senate GOP over spy authority renewal

By Ryan Tarinelli and Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 11, 2026 at 5:28pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm

Capitol Lens | Taco show

By Bill Clark
Posted March 11, 2026 at 4:12pm
Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., talks with reporters outside the Capitol on Sept. 11, 2025.

Hern launches bid for open Senate seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted March 11, 2026 at 3:03pm, Updated at 3:10pm
From left: Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clayton Fuller advanced to the Georgia 14th District special election runoff.

Georgia special election to replace Greene heads to runoff

By Victor Feldman
Posted March 11, 2026 at 12:36pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
A plaque honoring law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is seen hanging inside the Capitol on Monday.

The Jan. 6 plaque now hangs in a quiet hallway. Some say it’s not enough.

By Nina Heller
Posted March 11, 2026 at 12:18pm
Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, seen here in the Capitol, has not missed a vote since 2020.

Vote studies: Participation up in 2025 despite notable absences

By Nick Eskow
Posted March 11, 2026 at 7:00am

Capitol Ink | Republican retreat

By R.J. Matson
Posted March 11, 2026 at 7:00am
Sens. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, left, and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire added their voices Tuesday to the chorus of Democrats calling for public hearings about the Iran war.

Senate Democrats’ calls for public Iran hearings grow louder

By John M. Donnelly
Posted March 10, 2026 at 8:49pm
A reporter grabs a handful of candy from a pallet outside the office of then-Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, R-Pa., on Jan. 24, 2020. The candy was sent to resupply the candy desk on the Senate floor during the 2020 impeachment trial.

The Senate still wants candy

By Nina Heller and Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 10, 2026 at 7:34pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., leaves the Republican Senate luncheon in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Senate leadership doesn’t budge on filibuster

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 10, 2026 at 7:31pm
In Illinois, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, left, and Reps. Robin Kelly, center, and Raja Krishnamoorthi are vying in the Democratic primary for the state’s open Senate seat.

In Illinois, big Democratic names jockey for a rare Senate vacancy

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted March 10, 2026 at 7:19pm
Reps. Nancy Mace and Lauren Boebert are seen at a hearing on March 4. “I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen in this place,” Mace says.

A GOP ‘MeToo’ moment? Not yet

By Valerie Yurk
Posted March 10, 2026 at 6:28pm
Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Tuesday.

Senators clash over sanctuary policies amid DHS shutdown

By Chris Johnson
Posted March 10, 2026 at 5:05pm

Capitol Ink | King of the world?

By Bill Clark
Posted March 10, 2026 at 2:33pm
As the Supreme Court seems primed to obliterate what remains of the Voting Rights Act, longtime Rep. James E. Clyburn has a message worth hearing, Curtis writes. Above, Clyburn addresses the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 2024.

Are Americans seeking justice tough enough to meet the moment?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted March 10, 2026 at 2:09pm
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., hold a news conference with Jeffrey Epstein survivors on Sept. 3, 2025.

In Massie district, Trump’s revenge push will clash with keeping House

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 10, 2026 at 12:52pm
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., is seen in the U.S. Capitol during a series of votes on April 3, 2025.

Rating change: Montana Senate moves out of Solid

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted March 10, 2026 at 12:43pm
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., talks with reporters outside the Capitol on March 5.

Democrats float tax relief plans to home in on affordability

By Jacob Fulton
Posted March 10, 2026 at 7:00am

At the Races: Georgia on my mind

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted March 10, 2026 at 5:00am
President Donald Trump speaks during a House Republican policy retreat at Trump National Doral in Florida on Monday. (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump calls Iran war ‘short term,’ says it could ‘be ended soon’

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 9, 2026 at 7:24pm
From left, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Bud Denker, president of Penske Corp., check out a race car during an event to announce the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington course on Monday.

Sidestepping Congress, IndyCar to race around National Mall 

By Nina Heller
Posted March 9, 2026 at 4:58pm
The late Hawaii Democratic Rep. Colleen Hanabusa is pictured here in April 2014 during a news conference with House Democratic women marking “Equal Pay Day.”

Former Rep. Colleen Hanabusa remembered as trailblazer

By Nick Eskow
Posted March 9, 2026 at 4:51pm
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is seen at a news conference in the Capitol on Feb. 1. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Rising pump prices draw calls to action from Democrats

By Kelly Livingston
Posted March 9, 2026 at 4:23pm

Capitol Lens | Photo finish

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted March 9, 2026 at 3:54pm
Iranian Americans rally in Upper Senate Park to support the provisional government for Iran’s transition period led by Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), on Saturday. Columnist Steven Pearlstein writes that Congress last week ceded its authority to the president on military operations in Iran.

Congress’ unconditional surrender

By Steven Pearlstein
Posted March 9, 2026 at 12:15pm

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