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Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw holds a photograph of the rifle and other items found near where a suspect was discovered, during a press conference Sunday regarding an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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Trump ‘safe and well’ after agents fire at armed man near golf course

Suspect allegedly fled scene in car, caught in neighboring county

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 15, 2024 at 6:01pm

Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, left, and Prince George's County, Md., Executive Angela Alsobrooks could make history if they win elections to the Senate, which has never had two two Black women at the same time.

Campaigns

Women looking to make Senate history ‘intend to be quite bold’

By Nina Heller
Posted September 13, 2024 at 12:56pm
Former President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a press appearance at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on Friday. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

Campaigns

Donald Trump on running for president: ‘I don’t like doing this’

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 13, 2024 at 3:13pm
Congressional Gold Medals sit in front of photos of military servicemembers killed in the 2021 terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, before the start of the medal ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.

Heard on the Hill

Photos of the week ending September 13, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 13, 2024 at 9:45am
“They’re eating the dogs! They're eating the cats,” former President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday’s presidential debate.

Video

‘Dogs and cats … mass hysteria!’ Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted September 13, 2024 at 3:22pm
President Joe Biden, joined by survivors of domestic violence, speaks during an event marking the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Biden alludes to Trump case while hailing Violence Against Women Act, survivors

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 12, 2024 at 7:18pm
The Secret Service leads planning for high-profile happenings deemed as National Special Security Events. In the past those have included inaugurations and State of the Union speeches. Above, workers install a security fence around the Capitol in March, ahead of the State of the Union.

Lawmakers hail ‘prudent’ decision to up security on Jan. 6

By Justin Papp
Posted September 12, 2024 at 2:39pm, Updated at 4:33pm

The Complete AI and ChatGPT How-To Guide For Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 29, 2024 at 5:13pm
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., right, Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., center, and ranking member Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The committee will vote next week on whether to hold the CEO of Steward Health Care in contempt for refusing a subpoena.

Senate HELP to hold contempt vote for CEO who refused subpoena

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted September 12, 2024 at 3:28pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer conducts a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the Capitol on Tuesday. He announced Thursday that the Senate will vote again on a legislative package that would establish a statutory right to IVF.

Schumer tees up second vote on IVF

By Sandhya Raman
Posted September 12, 2024 at 3:21pm

At the Races: Recapping the season

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 12, 2024 at 3:00pm

What Constituent Correspondence Reveals About Voter Sentiment

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 28, 2024 at 11:41am
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10.

Presidential contenders stay mum, for now, on menthol ban

By Lia DeGroot
Posted September 12, 2024 at 12:56pm
Summer Lucille, a TikTok content creator, is seen outside the Capitol in March before the House passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

Appeals court to hear TikTok challenge to law requiring app sale

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 12, 2024 at 10:34am
A physician measures a pregnant patient's fundal height at Albany Medical Center's department of obstetrics and gynecology in Albany, N.Y..

Two years later, Dobbs decision continues to spur a reckoning

By Sandhya Raman
Posted September 12, 2024 at 7:00am

2024 CQ Election Watch Briefing Series

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted April 22, 2024 at 12:11am
An abortion rights advocate shows a box of mifepristone outside the Supreme Court on March 26.

For many, incomplete answers on mental health care and pregnancy

By Sandhya Raman
Posted September 12, 2024 at 7:00am

Capitol Ink | Mopped

By R.J. Matson
Posted September 12, 2024 at 7:00am
Senate Defense Appropriations Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., touted the benefits to his state of unrequested projects in the fiscal 2025 spending bill.

Defense spending bills see another surge in unrequested items

By John M. Donnelly
Posted September 12, 2024 at 5:30am

FiscalNote Copilot for Policy

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted July 15, 2024 at 8:45pm
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and his wife, Terese, celebrate on the final night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 22.

Senate’s most vulnerable list still dominated by Democrats

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 12, 2024 at 5:01am
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., arrives for the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Many House members are vulnerable. Here’s the Top 10.

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Herb Jackson
Posted September 12, 2024 at 5:00am
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats' presidential nominee, are seen on a screen as they debate for the first time Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

Trump signals more stress and inflammatory statements than Harris during debate

By Alex Angle
Posted September 11, 2024 at 8:03pm
Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, and Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., attend the House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.

Trump, Republicans try to stir up support for noncitizen voting bill

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 11, 2024 at 6:55pm
Vice President Kamala Harris greets former President Donald Trump at a ceremony in New York City marking 23 years since the 9/11 terrorist attack.

Harris, Trump take contrasting approaches to marking 9/11 terror attack anniversary

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 11, 2024 at 11:17am, Updated at 5:25pm
Six secretaries of state testified at a House Administration Committee hearing Wednesday. From right, Adrian Fontes of Arizona, Jocelyn Benson of Michigan, Maggie Toulouse Oliver of New Mexico, Mac Warner of West Virginia, Frank LaRose of Ohio and Cord Byrd of Florida.

State officials paint differing pictures of election challenges in fiery House hearing

By Justin Papp
Posted September 11, 2024 at 5:13pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for fallen servicemembers killed in the 2021 terrorist attack at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.

Six-month stopgap funds bill yanked from House floor

By Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted September 11, 2024 at 12:25pm, Updated at 5:02pm

Capitol Lens | In remembrance

By Tom Williams
Posted September 11, 2024 at 4:09pm
“For me, it wasn’t about polar bears,” Rep. Eric Sorensen says of climate change.

In the Quad Cities or DC, Eric Sorensen is happy to talk about the weather

By Jim Saksa
Posted September 11, 2024 at 2:25pm
Vice President Kamala Harris listens as former President Donald Trump speaks at the presidential debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Despite a debate win, Kamala Harris must walk an all-too-familiar tightrope

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted September 11, 2024 at 11:56am
Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the spin room after debating Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Trump, Harris face off with White House on the line

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted September 11, 2024 at 10:52am
Vice President Kamala Harris, right, shakes hands with former President Donald Trump before their debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Fact-checking the Harris-Trump debate

By FactCheck.org
Posted September 11, 2024 at 8:03am
Democratic congressional candidates Maggie Goodlander, left, and Colin Van Ostern shake hands after the Live Free or Die Debates at the Rosamond Page Putnam Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of New England College in Henniker, N.H. on Sept. 4. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP)

Key primary results from Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 10, 2024 at 9:22pm, Updated September 11, 2024 at 7:33am
California has been a reliable stronghold for Democrats, but the margins outside the state are what counts, at least in recent presidential elections, Winston writes. Above, the California delegation casts its votes during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 20.

The popular vote: California versus the rest of the country

By David Winston
Posted September 11, 2024 at 6:00am
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a debate on Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

Takeaways from fiery Trump-Harris debate with contrasting visions on full display

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 10, 2024 at 11:22pm
In recent interviews, House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, left, and ranking member Joseph D. Morelle each described their priorities for the panel in the remainder of the 118th Congress.

Election oversight continues to dominate, divide House Administration panel

By Justin Papp
Posted September 10, 2024 at 4:24pm
Inspector general reports can provide a glimpse inside the police force charged with protecting Congress. Transparency advocates want to see more.

Capitol Police watchdog reports emerge into public view, but slowly

By Justin Papp
Posted September 9, 2024 at 2:04pm, Updated September 10, 2024 at 4:13pm
Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s move could renew partisan rancor over his 10-month block on nominations that snarled more than 400 military promotions last year.

Tuberville blocks an Army nominee over Austin hospitalization

By Caroline Coudriet and Briana Reilly
Posted September 10, 2024 at 4:09pm

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