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Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks to voters Sunday at a town hall in Portland, Maine. (Laura Brett/Getty Images)

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Graham Platner clinches Democratic nod to take on Maine Sen. Susan Collins

Progressive’s campaign has been rocked by further scrutiny of his private life

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted June 9, 2026 at 11:36pm

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, left, is seen at a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing in March. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Campaigns

Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman lose bids for governor in South Carolina

By Daniela Altimari
Posted June 9, 2026 at 11:54pm
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, an independent who caucuses with Republicans, voted against the bill. He is shown on Tuesday.

Congress

GOP immigration funding bill clears House, heads to Trump

By Aidan Quigley and Valerie Yurk
Posted June 9, 2026 at 5:52pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks Tuesday during the Senate Republicans’ news conference in the Capitol.

Congress

Surveillance reauthorization stuck amid Trump’s Pulte pick

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted June 9, 2026 at 7:22pm
A worker power washes in preparation of the reopening of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday. The pool is expected to be open by the Fourth of July.

Heard on the Hill

Heavy security in advance of White House 250th festivities

By Mike Magner
Posted June 9, 2026 at 4:42pm
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House Appropriations subcommittee the 'anti-weaponization' fund was not moving forward.

‘Anti-weaponization’ fund challengers question its demise

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 9, 2026 at 7:01pm
A sign marks the entrance to the Senate parliamentarian’s office in the Capitol.

Partisan blame game falls on the Senate parliamentarian … again

By Valerie Yurk
Posted June 9, 2026 at 5:59pm

Fly-In Strategy: What Advocacy Experts Say Still Works

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted May 6, 2026 at 5:56pm
A sign for the Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on March 20, 2025.

Trustees: Social Security, Medicare outlook slightly worse

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted June 9, 2026 at 5:47pm

Capitol Lens | Entre moose

By Bill Clark
Posted June 9, 2026 at 3:20pm
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, leaves the Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Ohio Senate candidates spar over donations tied, loosely or not, to Epstein

By FactCheck.org
Posted June 9, 2026 at 7:00am

2026 State of Government Affairs

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

At the Races: Maine’s moment

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted June 9, 2026 at 5:00am
President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an event at Custer Farms on Friday in Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Trump’s early midterm stops only touch on lawmakers

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 8, 2026 at 5:54pm
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives for a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on June 2.

Blanche heads into attorney general confirmation clash

By Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 8, 2026 at 5:13pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
President Donald Trump during the signing of executive orders in the Oval Office in September, including a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.

Judge halts Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 8, 2026 at 4:44pm
Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club in March. The House on Monday passed his bill that would change how the librarian of Congress is appointed.

House votes to take over librarian of Congress appointment power 

By Nina Heller
Posted June 8, 2026 at 4:32pm
A worker power washes the stonework at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday

Capitol Lens | Pool of engagement

By Tom Williams
Posted June 8, 2026 at 4:06pm
Lawmakers are looking to pick up the FISA pieces after the president picked Bill Pulte, seen here on Capitol Hill in 2025, as acting director of national intelligence.

This week: FISA fight comes to a head

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted June 8, 2026 at 1:34pm
Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., holds a press conference in September 1995 after the Ethics Committee voted to recommend his expulsion. (Laura Patterson/CQ Roll Call archives)

Packwood, former senator who resigned amid sex scandal, dead at 93

By Nina Heller and Jacob Fulton
Posted June 8, 2026 at 11:33am
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., hugs former Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., during last year’s Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on June 11, 2025.

Bitter rivalry? At the Congressional Baseball Game, sort of

By Hunter Savery
Posted June 8, 2026 at 10:48am
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday that the fund would not move forward.

Lawsuit to stop ‘anti-weaponization’ fund moot, DOJ tells court

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 5, 2026 at 6:09pm
Congressional staffers transport food for Republican senators through the Ohio Clock Corridor during the Senate’s reconciliation vote-a-rama on Thursday.

Working lunch  — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted June 5, 2026 at 5:07pm
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee hearing last month.

Justice Department moving forward with grant office changes

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 5, 2026 at 4:59pm
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., seen at a hearing earlier this week, was among Republicans who voted against a motion to proceed to the reauthorization measure.

FISA reauthorization stalls in early-morning Senate vote

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted June 5, 2026 at 4:47pm
The Capitol dome is lit on the evening of April 4, 2025.

Wrap-up: All-nighter caps Senate work and a short House week

By Valerie Yurk
Posted June 5, 2026 at 12:15pm
Protesters chant outside the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee office where Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner was meeting with Democratic senators in Washington on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | May 29-June 4, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted June 5, 2026 at 11:18am
House Armed Services Chairman Mike D. Rogers, R-Ala. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Fiscal 2027 NDAA approved by House Armed Services Committee

By John M. Donnelly
Posted June 5, 2026 at 7:02am
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., held up passage for hours over an amendment to curb a Justice Department "anti-weaponization" fund. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Immigration bill passes without curbs on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

By Jacob Fulton and Savannah Behrmann
Posted June 5, 2026 at 6:16am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., narrowly lost a bid to send the bill back to committee.

Immigration budget bill suffers setback as House leaves town

By Jacob Fulton, Savannah Behrmann and Aris Folley
Posted June 4, 2026 at 3:43pm, Updated at 9:27pm
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., enters the Republicans’ lunch meeting in the U.S. Capitol during the Senate’s reconciliation vote-a-rama Thursday.

Trump’s primary involvement sparks vote-a-rama drama

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted June 4, 2026 at 6:59pm, Updated at 7:58pm
The House on Thursday voted down a concurrent resolution sponsored by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.

Democratic division in the shape of Lebanon

By Valerie Yurk
Posted June 4, 2026 at 6:23pm
Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., teamed up with Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif. on the draft bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Bipartisan AI draft proposes three-year preemption of state laws

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted June 4, 2026 at 5:08pm

Capitol Lens | Where’s Mulder?

By Tom Williams
Posted June 4, 2026 at 4:42pm

At the Races: Tricks of the trade

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted June 4, 2026 at 3:39pm
Former University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban arrives to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday.

Trump backs Senate’s version of college athletics bill

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 4, 2026 at 2:48pm
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