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In 2024, activists for and against trans rights protest outside the Supreme Court before the start of oral arguments on a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors.

Policy

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on transgender athlete bans

Lower courts blocked state bans as unconstitutional and violation of federal law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 12, 2026 at 11:06am

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole, R-Okla., will seek to advance another package of spending bills this week.

Congress

This week: Spending sprint continues; Venezuela war powers expected to get a vote

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2026 at 6:14am
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)

Congress

Tillis to oppose all Fed nominees over Powell investigation

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2026 at 5:06am
Maine state Sen. Joe Baldacci, a Democrat, is running for Congress in a battleground district.

Campaigns

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
Former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, is running for Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

Former Rep. Mary Peltola enters Alaska Senate race in boost to Democrats

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 12, 2026 at 10:03am
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
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

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
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
President Donald Trump departs Tuesday after delivering remarks at the House GOP retreat in Washington.

White House signaled a domestic pivot, but Trump had other plans

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 9, 2026 at 3:41pm
Reps. Ro Khanna, left, and Thomas Massie, right, pictured here during a November news conference, wrote a letter this week to enforce a law for the U.S. to release documents on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Lawmakers push for DOJ compliance with Epstein disclosure law

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 9, 2026 at 2:44pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
The fireworks show begins at midnight with the Washington Monument illuminated as a birthday candle on New Year’s Eve. The four-sided projection light show on the Washington Monument, plus fireworks, kicked off the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.

Photos of the week | January 1-8, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 9, 2026 at 12:41pm
Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., speaks during a news conference at the RNC after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Congress must work to strengthen Medicare access to lifesaving oxygen

By Rep. Gabe Evans
Posted January 9, 2026 at 6:00am
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., who announced he is retiring at the end of the 119th Congress, is seen here speaking during a Capitol Hill news conference in July 2022.

Hoyer set to leave behind a hard-fought legacy in the House

By Nick Eskow
Posted January 9, 2026 at 5:00am
A replica of a plaque honoring law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 stands in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol on Dec. 23, 2025.

Overdue Jan. 6 plaque to get a temporary home

By Nina Heller
Posted January 8, 2026 at 5:08pm
California Rep. Julia Brownley won't seek reelection this year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

California Rep. Julia Brownley is latest Democrat to announce retirement

By Daniela Altimari and Jackie Wang
Posted January 8, 2026 at 4:55pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries conduct a joint news conference at the Capitol on Thursday.

Democrats call for hearings, independent probes over ICE shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 8, 2026 at 4:29pm
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, talk as they arrive for a vote in the Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025.

Senate advances Venezuela war powers measure

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 8, 2026 at 2:10pm, Updated at 3:38pm

At the Races: Of voters and Venezuela

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted January 8, 2026 at 3:17pm

Capitol Lens | Remembering the Giffords shooting

By Bill Clark and Chris Hale
Posted January 8, 2026 at 12:24pm
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a federal courthouse on Jan. 5.

Exploring the legality questions about Venezuela military strike

By FactCheck.org
Posted January 8, 2026 at 11:07am
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary attends an event at the USDA Jamie L. Whitten Building in Washington on Aug. 4, 2025.

Top-down approach has Congress AWOL on FDA, experts say

By Lia DeGroot
Posted January 8, 2026 at 7:02am

Capitol Ink | Trump gang of eight

By R.J. Matson
Posted January 8, 2026 at 7:00am
Two of California's most powerful politicians, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Gov. Gavin Newsom, seen here at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, will still be making news in the coming year as they start new phases of their political careers, Christina Bellantoni writes.

Eight(ish) California predictions for 2026

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted January 8, 2026 at 5:00am
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., seen here at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, will not seek reelection.

Hoyer will not seek reelection

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 7, 2026 at 10:45pm
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is eyeing a new congressional map for his state.

DeSantis calls for Florida redistricting session in April

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Andrew Menezes
Posted January 7, 2026 at 8:25pm
Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Oct. 7, 2025.

Zero-dollar premiums sticking point in Senate health talks

By Jessie Hellmann, Sandhya Raman and Ariel Cohen
Posted January 7, 2026 at 6:27pm
President Donald Trump is expected to give his State of the Union address before Congress next month. Trump is seen here on May 20, 2025, alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., following a House Republican Conference meeting on the Hill.

Trump’s State of the Union to happen in February

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted January 7, 2026 at 3:23pm, Updated at 5:06pm
Witnesses are sworn in during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on fraud and misuse of federal funds in Minnesota. The witnesses are, from left, former Special Counsel Brendan Ballou, State Rep. Marion Rarick, R-Minn., State Rep. Walter Hudson, R-Minn., and State Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Minn.

House GOP hearing highlights Minnesota fraud concerns

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 7, 2026 at 4:43pm
California Rep. Doug LaMalfa, seen here leaving a meeting of the House Republican Conference last year, was first elected in 2012. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

California Rep. Doug LaMalfa dies at 65

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 6, 2026 at 11:39am, Updated January 7, 2026 at 4:13pm
A Marine helicopter flies past a hawk in a tree above the Rose Garden outside the White House in 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuelan governance picture clears as Trump team turns hawkish on hemisphere

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 7, 2026 at 3:43pm

Capitol Lens | Winding up

By Bill Clark
Posted January 7, 2026 at 3:18pm
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise are seen during a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Could House control change party hands before November?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 7, 2026 at 2:40pm
Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Sept. 18, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House farm bill action delayed until February

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 7, 2026 at 2:19pm
President Donald Trump — pictured during a news conference in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 28 — is significantly weaker among independent voters now than he was just a few years ago.

A blowout win for Democrats in 2026?

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted January 7, 2026 at 2:01pm

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