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The Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building is seen from the observation area at the top of Capitol Dome. A power struggle at the library has become an unexpected focal point for questions of legislative branch authority.

Heard on the Hill

As Library of Congress crisis deepens, lawmakers tread carefully

‘Stop being punked by Donald Trump,’ Jeffries tells Republicans

By Justin Papp
Posted May 13, 2025 at 7:36pm

Speaker Mike Johnson, seen here in April, was slow to appoint members to the Office of Congressional Conduct, compared to previous House leaders.

Congress

After delay, Johnson appoints ethics watchdog board members

By Justin Papp
Posted May 13, 2025 at 5:26pm, Updated at 8:06pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee earlier this month.

Policy

States challenge immigration cooperation requirements for grants

By Chris Johnson
Posted May 13, 2025 at 4:59pm
Then-Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and then-Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., the vice chairman, hold a media availability following the committee's closed hearing into the attempted Times Square bomb attack on Tuesday, May 11, 2010.

Congress

Four-term former Missouri Sen. Christopher Bond dead at 86

By Jackie Wang
Posted May 13, 2025 at 3:57pm
Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., seen here last month in Washington, is one of the members of Congress who is not considered vulnerable in the 2026 election cycle, but could find himself in a tough race depending on circumstances.

Podcasts

Call it the Most Not Invulnerable List

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 13, 2025 at 5:13pm
Iowa Rep. Randy Feenstra is exploring a run for governor. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra exploring run for Iowa governor

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 13, 2025 at 4:55am, Updated at 4:55pm

Capitol Lens | Markup interuptus

By Tom Williams
Posted May 13, 2025 at 4:01pm

Securing American Battery Technologies

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted May 6, 2025 at 3:08pm

Capitol Ink | Sure shot

By R.J. Matson
Posted May 13, 2025 at 7:00am
Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil's 1st District seat could become more competitive under a new map.

Challenge to Wisconsin map adds latest wrinkle to 2026 House fight

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 12, 2025 at 7:32pm
Donald Trump appears with Todd Blanche, then part of his personal legal team, outside Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan on May 29, 2024.

Trump taps Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting head of Library of Congress

By Justin Papp
Posted May 12, 2025 at 12:50pm, Updated at 7:16pm

Track and shape policy faster than ever.

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 11:59am
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King, here at a campaign rally in 2022, is running for Senate.

GOP race to take on Sen. Jon Ossoff heats up in Georgia

By Victor Feldman
Posted May 12, 2025 at 6:03pm
An image of President Donald Trump, marking his first 100 days in office, is seen on the Heritage Foundation, next to an Exxon station, on Capitol Hill on May 5. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump pivots from populist economic campaign ideas

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 12, 2025 at 4:57pm
President Donald Trump takes the oath of office in the Capitol on Jan. 20. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)

Trump is running for reelection (right now)

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 12, 2025 at 4:13pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, arrives for the start of a House Appropriations Committee markup last July.

Rep. Henry Cuellar seeks to dismiss bribery indictment

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 12, 2025 at 3:48pm

Capitol Lens | A K-9 shrine

By Tom Williams
Posted May 12, 2025 at 3:20pm
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., arrives to a meeting with Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and House and Senate Republicans in the Capitol Visitor Center about President-elect Donald Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency," on Dec. 5, 2024.

Most controversial Medicaid cuts left out of reconciliation text

By Jessie Hellmann, Sandhya Raman and Lia DeGroot
Posted May 12, 2025 at 2:55pm
Chairman Ted Cruz and ranking member Maria Cantwell arrive at a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on April 2.

Reconciliation would auction 600 megahertz of federal spectrum

By Jacob Fulton
Posted May 12, 2025 at 1:42pm
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., plans to begin markup of the panel's reconciliation text Tuesday.

Reconciliation text would rescind energy, environment funding

By David Jordan
Posted May 12, 2025 at 1:21pm
President Donald Trump is seen on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One en route to the Middle East on Monday.

Trump signs order to level US drug prices with other countries

By Lia DeGroot
Posted May 12, 2025 at 1:11pm
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., released the text of his committee's reconciliation package on Sunday night. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

This week: Top three House reconciliation markups take center stage

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 12, 2025 at 6:35am
Library of Congress head Carla Hayden is seen at an oversight hearing in 2019. She was abruptly fired by the White House on Thursday, sparking calls from some on the Hill to overhaul the appointment process.

Trump fired the Librarian of Congress. Now Dems want to change the hiring process

By Justin Papp
Posted May 9, 2025 at 6:16pm
Jonathan McKernan, the nominee to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who hasn't yet received a Senate floor vote, will be tapped for a Treasury post, the department said.

McKernan, in limbo as CFPB nominee, to get a shot at Treasury

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted May 9, 2025 at 4:55pm, Updated at 5:29pm
Palestinians carry out a search-and-rescue operation Thursday following Israeli attacks on a house in Beit Lahia, Gaza.

Fate of Gaza will hang over Trump’s Middle East swing

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 9, 2025 at 4:49pm
A view of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.

Between ‘The Rock’ and a hard place — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 9, 2025 at 3:15pm
David H. Souter testifies during his Senate confirmation hearings to be a Supreme Court Justice in 1990.

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 9, 2025 at 2:07pm
Carla Hayden speaks during a hearing for her confirmation to be librarian of Congress before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on April 20, 2016.

Fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in her own words

By Jason Dick
Posted May 9, 2025 at 12:21pm
An image of President Donald Trump, marking his first 100 days in office, is seen on the Heritage Foundation next to an Exxon station on Capitol Hill on May 5.

The possible source of Trump’s false $2 gasoline claim

By FactCheck.org
Posted May 9, 2025 at 10:28am
House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., listens as ranking member Jared Huffman, D-Calif., speaks with the aid of a “wreck-onciliation” poster during a markup of budget reconciliation legislation on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | May 2-May 8, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 9, 2025 at 9:48am
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, seen here in 2020 at a budget hearing, has served in the role since 2016.

Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

By Justin Papp
Posted May 8, 2025 at 10:03pm
Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., walks down the House steps after a vote in the Capitol last week.

Federal court strikes down Alabama’s version of congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 8, 2025 at 5:37pm
Former Cardinal Robert Prevost attends the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on April 26. Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV on Thursday.

For Catholics in Congress, pope selection sparks giddiness

By Nick Eskow
Posted May 8, 2025 at 5:06pm
Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego, who supported the bill in committee, said over the weekend he would oppose it on the floor.

Senate stablecoin bill trips on cloture vote

By Nina Heller
Posted May 8, 2025 at 4:47pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies Thursday during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a proposed budget for fiscal 2026.

Republican senators question Trump’s plans to change FEMA

By Chris Johnson
Posted May 8, 2025 at 4:46pm

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