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Congress

Robust House majority backs sanctions on Russia and Iran

Measure now heads to White House for Trump's expected signature

By John M. Donnelly
Posted September 16, 2026 at 7:47pm

Rep. Thomas Massie, seen here in May, vented his frustration at Speaker Mike Johnson in a floor speech Wednesday that also doubled as a swan song for the Kentucky Republican, who won’t be returning for the 120th Congress.

Congress

One Republican rages against House’s early exit

By Nina Heller
Posted September 16, 2026 at 3:48pm, Updated at 8:15pm
Nicole Saphier testifies before senators on Wednesday. (Screenshot/Courtesy Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee)

Policy

Surgeon general nominee won’t renounce RFK Jr. vaccine decisions

By Ariel Cohen
Posted September 16, 2026 at 5:03pm
Sponsor Andy Harris, R-Md., showed in June, wanted a vote on his bill before the recess.

Congress

Gas tax holiday bill on ice despite House rule fracas

By Kelly Livingston
Posted September 16, 2026 at 2:59pm
President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas on Sept. 9.

Video

Behind the Byline — Trump and the Republican midterm convention

By John T. Bennett and Chris Hale
Posted September 16, 2026 at 6:23pm
Colorado Republican Rep. Gabe Evans leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on June 4, 2025.

Bill aimed at voter anger over data centers passes House

By David Jordan
Posted September 16, 2026 at 8:10pm
Senate Commerce Chairman Cruz, R-Texas, is seen in the Capitol on Aug. 4. He sponsored the 'jawboning' bill advanced by the panel on Wednesday.

Push to restrict ‘jawboning’ advanced by Senate Commerce panel

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 16, 2026 at 1:58pm, Updated at 3:25pm

2026 State Sessions Recap Report

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted September 10, 2026 at 12:07pm
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., provided the 218th signature for the discharge petition on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Veterans benefit bill gets 218 signatures on discharge petition

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted September 16, 2026 at 12:19pm
President Donald Trump dances after speaking to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9. Part of his message? “Pretend that I’m on the ballot.”

Trump on the ballot: Will it help Republicans?

By David Winston
Posted September 16, 2026 at 12:12pm

Capitol Ink | Mitch McConnell returns

By R.J. Matson
Posted September 16, 2026 at 7:00am

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
Democrat Janelle Stelson's campaign for Pennsylvania's 10th District is getting some help from NRDC Action Fund. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Environmental groups launch new canvassing effort to boost Democrats

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 16, 2026 at 5:00am
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., conducts a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the Capitol on Tuesday. Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., left, Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., also appear. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

AI threats confront a Congress far from erecting guardrails

By Allison Mollenkamp and Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 15, 2026 at 6:23pm, Updated at 9:36pm
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., talks with reporters in the Rayburn House Office Building in June. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Oversight panel recommends holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt

By Lia Chien
Posted September 15, 2026 at 8:41pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., greets student-athletes during a news conference outside the Capitol on the college sports bill on Monday.

College NIL bill moves forward on Senate floor

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 15, 2026 at 8:16pm
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., pulls the rope to unveil his portrait in Statuary Hall on Tuesday.

Kevin McCarthy looks back on his brush with the speakership

By Nina Heller
Posted September 15, 2026 at 6:18pm
Attorney General Todd Blanche answers questions during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Blanche vows to continue midterm efforts despite court blocking mail ballots rule

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 15, 2026 at 6:14pm
Johnny Garcia, the Democratic nominee for Texas' 35th District, speaks to campaign volunteers before going door-knocking in San Antonio on Sept. 12. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Texas Democrats see opportunity in potential GOP-drawn ‘dummymander’

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 15, 2026 at 6:04pm

Capitol Lens | Rail blazing

By Bill Clark
Posted September 15, 2026 at 4:54pm
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the administration's Iran war supplemental spending request on July 21, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Iran war has cost $38 billion and counting, CBO says

By John M. Donnelly
Posted September 15, 2026 at 4:27pm
Reps. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, right, talk with reporters about the renaming of the Kennedy Center to include President Donald Trump’s name outside the Capitol on Dec. 18, 2025.

Judge again blocks efforts to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 15, 2026 at 4:25pm
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Tuesday.

Patel won’t rule out FBI at the polls on Election Day

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 15, 2026 at 3:43pm
One of the vice president’s applause lines at the GOP’s midterm convention would not have been out of place at a white nationalist rally, Curtis writes. Above, the stage is set for the convention in downtown Dallas on Sept. 9.

In American politics, has racism become a feature, not a bug?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted September 15, 2026 at 2:16pm
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., says the policy outline is designed to be implemented under a divided government. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democratic group lays out environmental, economic roadmap

By David Jordan
Posted September 15, 2026 at 11:59am
President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Will there be more midterm conventions?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 15, 2026 at 10:58am
The DCCC, led by Washington Rep. Suzan DelBene, is expanding its "Red to Blue" program for strong recruits. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

DCCC adds three more candidates to ‘Red to Blue’ program

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 15, 2026 at 5:16am, Updated at 9:39am
Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures is one of the expected beneficiaries of a new voter outreach campaign by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Congressional Black Caucus Institute kicks off new midterm turnout effort

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 15, 2026 at 7:00am
U.S. Supreme Court building on March 18.

Supreme Court blocks efforts to stop mail voting this fall

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 14, 2026 at 8:33pm
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives Monday for a vote at the Capitol, his first public appearance in more than 90 days after a fall and illness.

After lengthy absence, McConnell returns to Senate

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted September 14, 2026 at 7:35pm
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., conduct a news conference with student athletes and coaches outside the U.S. Capitol on the “Protect College Sports Act,” on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.

Cruz, coaching legends make pitch for NIL bill on cusp of votes

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 14, 2026 at 5:48pm
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., has asked arbitration firms for more information about costs.

Surprise billing dispute process in ‘crisis,’ groups say

By Ariel Cohen
Posted September 14, 2026 at 5:33pm
Former Georgia Democratic Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux has found a new avenue for her fiscal policy work as executive director of the Concord Coalition, a nonprofit group advocating policies to curb mounting deficits in Washington.

An ex-congresswoman’s ‘passion project’: the national debt

By Aris Folley
Posted September 14, 2026 at 5:22pm
The U.S. Capitol dome as seen in November 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Pre-election agenda may prove too ambitious for Congress

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 14, 2026 at 6:00am

Capitol Lens | Pipes of peace

By Tom Williams
Posted September 11, 2026 at 5:02pm
From left, former Reps. Mike Kopetski, D-Ore., Jane Harman, D-Calif., Charlie Dent, R-Pa., Tim Roemer, D-Ind., Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., and Susan Brooks, R-Ind., sing "God Bless America" on the House steps of the Capitol in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday.

Former House members reflect on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

By Jackie Wang
Posted September 11, 2026 at 3:18pm
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