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Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is a top recruit for Democrats in Ohio, but the party still faces a steep climb to win the Senate majority, Gonzales writes.

Campaigns

Senate Democrats still have difficult path to majority

Their best bet would be to try to repeat what Republicans did in 2010

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:42pm

“I wouldn’t even call this a half measure; it’s a misdirection play,” says House Administration ranking member Joseph D. Morelle.

Congress

House panel advances plan to restrict lawmaker stock trading

By Nina Heller
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:44pm
Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, testifies Wednesday during the House Science, Space and Technology research subcommittee hearing on national AI strategy.

White House

White House holds back on national AI framework specifics

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted January 14, 2026 at 4:03pm
Fires are lit as protesters rally against the Iranian government in Tehran on Jan. 8. (Anonymous/Getty Images)

White House

Iran remains thorn for Trump as he mulls new military strikes

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:08pm, Updated at 4:05pm
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

Capitol Lens | Choral majority

By Bill Clark
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:27pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Dec. 11, 2025.

Judge asks how DHS funds new lawmaker visit policy

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:22pm

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is seen during votes in the Capitol on Oct. 23, 2025. Murray, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, was sharply critical of cuts to SAMHSA.

HHS cuts $2 billion in mental health, addiction grants

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 14, 2026 at 2:51pm
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.

Schmitt, Bell bring home the cup in annual beer contest

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 14, 2026 at 11:05am
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.

No-shows and holdouts define Johnson’s shaky majority

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

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
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
“This bill is a hell of a lot better than doing nothing,” says New York Democratic Rep. Josh Riley.

‘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
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
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
Elon Musk attends President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on March 4, 2025.

Senate passes bill targeting nonconsensual deepfake images

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:02pm
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
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

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