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Supreme Court lets Texas use GOP-redrawn congressional map

Lower court found the new district lines likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 4, 2025 at 6:56pm

President Donald Trump prepares to greet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House in September.

Campaigns

With Cuellar pardon, Trump again appears to undercut GOP’s midterm message

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 4, 2025 at 3:52pm
An Architect of the Capitol worker uses a leaf blower to clear leaves from the front of the Supreme Court building on Monday.

Policy

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on Rebecca Slaughter firing

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 4, 2025 at 5:10pm
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a briefing in the U.S. Capitol with congressional leaders on Nov. 5.

Congress

Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s Signal use endangered troops

By Mark Satter
Posted December 4, 2025 at 2:06pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel conduct a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on Jan. 5, 2001. Darren B. Cox, deputy assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division, background, and ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood, left, also appear.

Congress

Suspect arrested over Jan. 6 pipe bombs on Capitol Hill

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 4, 2025 at 2:40pm, Updated at 3:39pm

Capitol Lens | Under siege

By Tom Williams
Posted December 4, 2025 at 4:18pm

At the Races: Republicans in revolt?

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted December 4, 2025 at 2:44pm

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
Cassidy speaks to reporters as he arrives in the U.S. Capitol for a vote on Wednesday.

Cassidy suggests HHS is anti-science ahead of hepatitis B meeting

By Ariel Cohen
Posted December 4, 2025 at 10:13am
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., left, and ranking member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., at a markup in May. Pallone praised some of the bipartisan broadband bills but said the permitting overhaul was an "unfunded mandate." (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House panel approves broadband permitting overhaul

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted December 4, 2025 at 8:18am
Warren talks with reporters in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Oct. 29. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats tee off on possible Treasury corporate tax move

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 4, 2025 at 8:16am

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted November 20, 2025 at 4:08pm

Capitol Ink | Capitol debrief

By R.J. Matson
Posted December 4, 2025 at 7:00am
Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps, right, hugs Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee before his victory speech in Nashville on Tuesday. Also pictured is the incoming congressman's wife, Meg Van Epps. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Democrats see Tennessee special election as sign of expanding 2026 map

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 3, 2025 at 6:40pm
President Donald Trump is pictured here outside of the White House on Sept. 29.

Trump announces rollback of fuel economy standards

By David Jordan
Posted December 3, 2025 at 6:15pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Republican committee leaders, including Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie, requested the GAO report on ACA tax credit fraud.

ACA marketplace allowed fake enrollees, possible fraud, GAO says

By Lia DeGroot
Posted December 3, 2025 at 6:03pm
A Capitol Police officer is seen earlier this year outside the Capitol. As Congress enters its final stretch of the year and members look ahead to the winter holidays, they say the risks of serving still weigh on them despite several recent steps from congressional leaders to address safety fears.

December brings reelection reflection — and safety fears

By Nina Heller
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:53pm
Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.

House cancels vote on college sports NIL bill

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:49pm
From left, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., hold their news conference with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

Lawmakers seek update from DOJ on Epstein disclosure law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:36pm
Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps delivers his victory speech on Dec. 2, 2025, in Nashville.

Why the Tennessee race deserves a closer look from Republicans

By David Winston
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:24pm
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is seen during votes in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 23.

Momentum builds for bigger capital gains tax break on home sales

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 3, 2025 at 5:07pm
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference in the Capitol on Oct. 31.

Rollins says USDA will withhold food stamp funds from blue states

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted December 3, 2025 at 4:18pm
Senate HELP Chairman Bill Cassidy speaks to reporters as he arrives at the Capitol for a vote on Wednesday.

Senate panel sees opening, however slight, for health care deal

By Sandhya Raman
Posted December 3, 2025 at 4:14pm

Capitol Lens | Seeing eye to Nye

By Tom Williams
Posted December 3, 2025 at 3:45pm
President Donald Trump closes his eyes during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Problems mount for Trump as first year back in White House comes to a close

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 3, 2025 at 3:14pm
House Democrats, led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, don’t need a wave election to win the majority in 2026, Gonzales writes.

It’s beginning to look a lot like … a traditional midterm election

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 3, 2025 at 2:13pm
Jared Isaacman, nominee to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, testifies during his Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Russell building on Wednesday.

NASA nominee denies conflict of interest with Musk

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 3, 2025 at 12:56pm
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, makes his way to House votes in 2024.

Trump announces pardon for Rep. Henry Cuellar

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 3, 2025 at 11:47am
Tennessee Republican Matt Van Epps, here at a get-out-the-vote event in Franklin on Monday, will succeed former Rep. Mark E. Green in the state's 7th District. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Republican Matt Van Epps wins House special election in Tennessee

By Nick Eskow and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 2, 2025 at 9:44pm, Updated at 11:12pm
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., joined Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to solicit corporate donations for 'Trump accounts.'

Bipartisan Senate duo seeks corporate support for ‘Trump accounts’

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 2, 2025 at 6:17pm
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday. Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., right, and Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, also appear. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House online safety bills take narrower approach than Senate

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted December 2, 2025 at 5:42pm
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., launched another attempt to bring a bill to the floor without the blessing of leadership.

Luna files discharge petition in push to ban member stock trading

By Justin Papp
Posted December 2, 2025 at 5:18pm

Capitol Lens | Frosting over

By Bill Clark
Posted December 2, 2025 at 3:58pm
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

Takeaways: Hegseth doubles down on drug boat strikes during Cabinet meeting

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 2, 2025 at 3:11pm
A subcommittee led by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has a hearing set Wednesday over judicial impeachments.

Senate panel sets up hearing on impeachments of ‘rogue judges’

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 2, 2025 at 1:51pm

Capitol Ink | Capitol Christmas tree

By R.J. Matson
Posted December 2, 2025 at 7:00am

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