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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., talks with the press outside the Capitol after President Donald Trump selected him as his pick to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary Thursday.

White House

Trump removes Noem, picks GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead DHS

At least one Senate Democrat says he'll back Trump's pick as Noem's replacement

By John T. Bennett and Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 5, 2026 at 2:18pm, Updated at 4:06pm

Robert Cekada, nominee to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arrives for his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

Congress

ATF nominee advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 5, 2026 at 6:13pm
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, walks down the House steps after votes in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

Congress

GOP leadership urges Gonzales to give up reelection bid

By Valerie Yurk
Posted March 5, 2026 at 3:14pm
From left, Priscilla Chan, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk attend the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump in the Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025.

Podcasts

The ‘Bleeding Edge’ bleeds into 2026

By Jason Dick
Posted March 5, 2026 at 1:27pm
Reps. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., right, and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., were among lawmakers who bucked their party for more than 10 percent of votes defined as unity votes under the CQ Roll Call study.

Congress

Vote studies: 2025 sets new mark for partisanship on Capitol Hill

By Niels Lesniewski and Ryan Kelly
Posted March 5, 2026 at 6:00am
A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran on March 3. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, killing Iran's supreme leader, and the Islamic Republic retaliated with barrages of missiles toward Gulf states and Israel.

Trump’s big bet on Operation Epic Fury

By David Winston
Posted March 4, 2026 at 4:32pm, Updated March 5, 2026 at 8:41pm

At the Races: How to pass the torch in two easy steps

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted March 5, 2026 at 4:14pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Feb. 20, after the Supreme Court ruled against his use of emergency powers to implement international trade tariffs.

Democratic attorneys general challenge Trump’s newest tariffs

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 5, 2026 at 2:45pm

Capitol Ink | Operation random fury

By R.J. Matson
Posted March 5, 2026 at 7:00am
From left: Colton Moore, Star Black, Beau Brown and Meg Strickland are among Republican candidates in the Georgia 14th District special election.

GOP looks to move on from Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia

By Victor Feldman
Posted March 5, 2026 at 6:00am

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., is seen in the Capitol during a series of votes on April 3, 2025.

Sen. Steve Daines announces surprise retirement

By Daniela Altimari
Posted March 4, 2026 at 8:35pm

Capitol Lens | Raising Caine

By Tom Williams
Posted March 4, 2026 at 7:47pm
Voters fill out their ballots at The PARC at Tysons community center in Vienna, Va., in 2024.

Virginia Supreme Court clears way for redistricting referendum

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 4, 2026 at 7:34pm
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., talks with reporters outside the Capitol last September.

House panel subpoenas Pam Bondi over handling of Epstein files

By Hunter Savery and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 4, 2026 at 6:50pm
Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, leaves the House Republicans’ caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Utah Republican Burgess Owens announces retirement

By Savannah Behrmann and Jacob Fulton
Posted March 4, 2026 at 6:38pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is sworn in to a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Wednesday.

Lawmakers criticize Kristi Noem over delayed FEMA decisions

By Chris Johnson
Posted March 4, 2026 at 6:06pm
Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., listen to testimony during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday.

House squashes effort to force release of Ethics Committee files

By Nina Heller
Posted March 4, 2026 at 5:56pm
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters after a vote in the Capitol in December.

Tillis expands block over unanswered questions to DHS

By Chris Johnson
Posted March 4, 2026 at 5:03pm
President Donald Trump applauds for a guest during his State of the Union address on Feb. 24.

White House targets week of March 30 for budget release

By Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted March 4, 2026 at 4:59pm
Frank Bisignano, center, prepares to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday. Bisignano leads both the IRS and the Social Security Administration.

House Democrats grill IRS chief over data-sharing concerns

By Jacob Fulton
Posted March 4, 2026 at 4:36pm
Patrick McHenry, seen here in December 2024, has left Congress but still wears his signature bow ties.

Life After Congress: A prediction market duo

By Nina Heller
Posted March 4, 2026 at 4:04pm
Rep. Tony Gonzales is seen in the Capitol on March 25, 2025.

House Ethics panel launches probe of Rep. Tony Gonzales

By Nina Heller
Posted March 4, 2026 at 3:55pm
Sen. John Cornyn speaks to reporters at the Austin Marriott Downtown on Tuesday in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

8 takeaways from the Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas primaries

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted March 4, 2026 at 3:45pm
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the White House on Wednesday. President Donald Trump will attend a ceremony marking the return of American troops killed during the war on Iran, she said. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Justifications for war multiply at White House

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 4, 2026 at 3:38pm
Rep. Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, lost his primary by double digits, with 91 percent of the vote counted.

In Texas, Crenshaw’s defeat headlines some tough blows for House incumbents

By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted March 4, 2026 at 4:40am
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with reporters after the Republican Senate luncheon in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.

Texas GOP Senate primary heads for a May runoff as Democrats back Talarico

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted March 4, 2026 at 12:58am, Updated at 3:09am
Then-Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley gavels the Republican National Convention to order at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Monday, July 15, 2024. Whatley faces former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, in that state's open Senate race.

In North Carolina, it’s Whatley vs. Cooper for Senate

By Daniela Altimari
Posted March 4, 2026 at 1:23am
Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., is seen during votes in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.

Lawmakers’ concerns grow about Americans left stranded in Mideast

By John M. Donnelly and Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 3, 2026 at 10:03pm
The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington.

Judge hears arguments over potential FEMA job cuts

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 3, 2026 at 8:00pm
Protesters hold signs and chant during a demonstration outside the White House on Saturday against President Trump's decision to go to war with Iran. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump officials outline why they decided to bomb Iran

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 3, 2026 at 4:44pm
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in February.

Minnesota sues Trump administration over Medicaid freeze

By Ariel Cohen
Posted March 3, 2026 at 3:55pm

Capitol Lens | Photo stop

By Bill Clark
Posted March 3, 2026 at 3:11pm
Letlow after a news conference at the Capitol in January.

Letlow’s MAHA backing complicates Cassidy’s Senate retention bid

By Lia DeGroot
Posted March 3, 2026 at 3:00pm
President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz address reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Trump claims he ‘forced’ Israel into Iran war, contradicting Rubio’s account

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 3, 2026 at 2:07pm

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