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Recess update: SCOTUS justices to testify before Congress

2

House members flee Washington amid floor stalemate

3

Johnson proposes rule maneuver to un-stick House floor

4

This week: House leaders focus on NDAA floor effort

5

Lawmakers leave town amid voter ID fight

6

Lawmakers stuck amid Trump's push for voter ID bill

7

Two fiscal 2027 spending bills face rule vote

8

Housing bill on the cusp of being sent to Trump

9

This week: Senate set to send the House a housing bill

10

Questions on FISA path forward; sports bill gets markup

11

Trump's permanent DNI pick faces senators

12

Senate pushes ahead with reworked housing bill

13

Senate tries for speedy DNI confirmation amid FISA lapse

14

FISA provisions set to lapse; DNI pick could move quickly

15

On FISA, lawmakers between a rock and a DNI pick

16

Senate appropriators skeptical of defense reconciliation

17

House GOP looks to clear reconciliation bill

18

This week: House's turn for reconciliation

19

Reconciliation bill passed after marathon vote-a-rama

20

Marathons for both chambers with 'vote-a-rama,' NDAA markup

21

Senate leaders keep pushing on reconciliation

22

Republicans try to get reconciliation back in motion

23

This week: Take two for the GOP immigration reconciliation bill

24

Recess update: House NDAA text unveiled ahead of markup

25

Lawmakers leave town without reconciliation votes

26

Senate set to begin reconciliation 'vote-a-rama'

27

Two more appropriations bills get full-committee markups

28

Senate Homeland marks up portion of reconciliation bill

29

'Byrd bath' continues for reconciliation bill

30

Military Construction-VA spending bill gets floor debate

31

Commerce-Justice-Science bill set for House markup

32

Today: Hegseth, Caine back on Capitol Hill

33

This week: Congress tackles budget, biofuels and ballroom security

34

Recess Update: Senate committees present reconciliation plan

35

Congress leaves town with unfinished business

36

House sends FISA reauthorization to Senate

37

House faces big vote on rule to rescue jam-packed week

38

King Charles III addresses Congress

39

This week: House to take on budget resolution, FISA, farm bill

40

House preps for another FISA reauthorization push

41

More appropriations markups on the schedule

42

Inching toward a ‘vote-a-rama’

43

Senate GOP could kick-start reconciliation process

44

This week: More fiscal 2027 hearings and markups

45

Republicans prep reconciliation measure as fiscal 2027 markups begin

46

Kennedy defends HHS budget as fiscal 2027 hearings ramp up

47

Vought kicks off flurry of fiscal 2027 budget hearings

48

Swalwell, Gonzales plan departures from Congress amid scandals

49

This week: Democrats push war powers votes; budget season ramps up

50

Recess Update: Budget hearings ahead, with Vought in spotlight

51

Recess Update: High court hears arguments on birthright citizenship

52

DHS funding bill heads to House after overnight Senate passage

53

DHS talks falter with Congress on verge of planned recess

54

Senators narrow the gulf in DHS funding talks

55

Renewed optimism for DHS spending deal

56

This week: More DHS talks; Mullin gets confirmation vote

57

Thune sets a deadline for deal on DHS funding

58

House GOP slams Senate process on voter ID debate

59

Mullin faces fellow senators at DHS confirmation hearing

60

Senate barrels into potentially days of debate on voter ID

61

This week: Mullin, Pentagon officials testify on the Hill

62

White House, Democrats remain at loggerheads on DHS deal

63

Lawmakers mull additions to possible war funding bill

64

Democrats push for public hearings on Iran war

65

This week: Senate digs into work on major housing bill

66

DHS shake-up doesn't move the needle on funding

67

A divided House tees up a war powers vote

68

Senate readies for war powers vote

69

War powers questions as members briefed on Iran

70

Democrats plan to force Iran war powers votes

71

Amid criticism, House Oversight questions Clintons about Epstein

72

Senators eye taking up major housing bill

73

House looks to slash energy efficiency programs

74

Trump delivers his State of the Union address

75

This week: Tariff ruling reverberates as Trump gears up for SOTU

76

Recess Update: Slow going on DHS funding talks

77

DHS funds set to lapse as lawmakers depart with no deal

78

Lawmakers brace for potential partial DHS shutdown

79

Bondi faces lawmakers amid Epstein controversies

80

This week: Focus on DHS intensifies with deadline, hearings ahead

81

DHS funding standoff deepens

82

Congress confronts narrow time frame for DHS deal

83

Congress has little time to leap DHS funding hurdles

84

House barrels forward on spending package

85

This week: House faces uncertain vote on ending new partial shutdown

86

Senators scramble to hold quick funding vote on deadline day

87

White House stymies DHS funding talks as deadline nears

88

Senators try to work through DHS funding impasse

89

No quick compromise in sight on expiring Homeland funds

90

Minibus in peril in Senate after Minnesota shooting

91

The appropriations ball is in the Senate's court

92

House working under the wire on spending package

93

House takes steps on final set of spending bills

94

Congress is halfway through fiscal 2026 spending bills

95

Senate could vote to advance three-bill spending package

96

House and Senate sprint to advance spending packages

97

Newest spending package goes to House Rules

98

Two more spending bills ready, but Homeland on hold

99

Health care subsidy plan could come next week

100

Senators inch toward ACA credit extension deal

101

Is an ACA subsidy fix in sight?

102

Congress launches spending sprint as Venezuela questions loom

103

Lawmakers leave Washington with lengthy January to-do list

104

House will vote on ACA credit extensions after discharge petition

105

Hope dwindles for spending procedural vote before recess

106

Lawmakers look to address expiring health insurance credits

107

It's crunch time before the holiday recess

108

Senators inch forward on 'minibus' talks

109

Senate set for competing, partisan health votes

110

House looks to take up final defense policy bill

111

The NDAA heads to the Rules Committee

112

This week: Lawmakers take up 3,000-page-plus compromise NDAA

113

Lawmakers tackle last-minute NDAA disputes

114

Lawmakers work to finalize defense policy bill

115

The uphill climb for a health care deal

116

Lawmakers dig in for packed December agenda

117

Senate releases draft text of more spending bills

118

Lawmakers leave town with little new progress on spending

119

Top appropriators meet to discuss possible 'minibus'

120

Cole warns of yearlong CR, raising heat on appropriators

121

House set to vote on Epstein files

122

Senate plan for huge spending package faces uphill climb

123

Government reopens after Trump signs bill ending shutdown

124

House looks to vote to end shutdown

125

End of government shutdown appears to be in sight

126

Senate GOP pushes again to test Democratic unity on shutdown

127

Amid election wins, Democrats differ on shutdown endgame

128

Both parties face big unanswered questions on shutdown

129

Shutdown ties record; GOP considers longer stopgap

130

Pressure could build to find way out of shutdown

131

No Halloween treats with shutdown on cusp of one-month mark

132

Discussions to find a way out of shutdown ramp up

133

As open enrollment nears, no resolution to subsidies issue

134

Deals remain elusive on shutdown pain points

135

Unclear path ahead as food stamp suspension approaches

136

Senators open to compromise on federal worker shutdown pay

137

Senators weigh in on bill to pay troops, certain other workers

138

Republicans mull a longer CR, tee up vote on pay bill

139

Thune floats longer stopgap as shutdown carries on

140

Shutdown standoff continues, and so do the furloughs

141

Zelenskyy visits as Russia sanctions bill hits new snag

142

Senate GOP pushes full-year Defense bill; Democrats wary

143

Week 3 of the partial shutdown begins

144

Military pay concerns ratchet up shutdown pressure

145

Shutdown drags on as Democrats hope for health care deal

146

Partial shutdown enters Week 2

147

Bondi testifies; shutdown nears one-week mark

148

This week: The shutdown continues

149

More CR procedural votes in Senate, but no movement expected

150

Senators look for potential exit strategies on shutdown

151

It's government shutdown season

152

Counting down to a shutdown

153

This week: Trump, party leaders meet as shutdown looms

154

Days to go before a partial shutdown deadline

155

House, Senate gear up for stopgap spending votes

156

After leaping procedural hurdle, GOP stopgap nears vote

157

House GOP looks to shore up support for stopgap ahead of floor vote

158

This week: Stopgap could go to House floor

159

Lawmakers weigh extending health subsidies in CR

160

House Republicans weigh short, 'clean' CR

161

House to vote to go to conference on three-bill spending combo

162

House appropriators mark up Labor-HHS-Education bill

163

This week: Appropriations markups; NDAAs on the floor

164

Lawmakers prepare for NDAA floor action in both chambers

165

House works on Energy-Water; RFK Jr. testifies

166

Lawmakers face a laundry list of fall to-dos

167

Fed governor pushes back on Trump, House panel plans probe

168

EPA hearings on greenhouse gas regulations continue

169

Advocates look to Congress after Trump's DC police takeover

170

Epstein subpoenas could tee up further controversy

171

Senate leadership eyes slimmer spending package

172

Democrats seem to move toward consent for Senate spending package

173

Senate resolves some holds on appropriations minibus

174

Senate works through holds on appropriations package

175

Clawbacks could complicate Senate appropriators' plans on two bills

176

Senate appropriators mark up more bills as they eye four-bill package

177

House wraps up floor action; Senate votes on taking up spending bill

178

Senate gears up for potential spending debate, but House gears down

179

Crunch time for appropriators in pre-recess spending push

180

House expected to try again on crypto, Defense rule vote

181

House committee marks up fiscal 2026 NDAA

182

Defense takes spotlight as policy, spending bills set for action

183

House moves toward more spending floor action, Senate hits bump

184

Senate appropriators mark up three spending bills

185

Senate NDAA markup moves to full committee

186

House leaders hope to send reconciliation bill to Trump

187

Vote-a-rama in Senate; House could return Wednesday

188

Everybody's working for (or on) the weekend

189

Rural hospital relief fund proposal divides senators

190

GOP considers axing recess for reconciliation push

191

Rural hospitals prompt concerns about Medicaid in reconciliation

192

Senate GOP pushes for reconciliation vote

193

Reconciliation friction mounts as GOP sees sticking points

194

Senators continue reconciliation talks after Finance text reveal

195

This week: Reconciliation crunch time for Senate GOP

196

Senate stablecoin bill teed up for floor vote

197

Senate GOP sees finish line for reconciliation changes

198

Reconciliation tweaks head to the House floor

199

Parliamentarian to send House list of reconciliation red flags

200

Testing the partisan waters at full House Appropriations markups

201

Testing the partisan waters at full House Appropriations markups

202

Senators mull Medicare cuts as reconciliation talks intensify

203

Fiscal 2026 appropriations markups kick off

204

Debt ceiling questions punctuate Senate reconciliation talks

205

Rescissions request goes to Congress amid budget debates

206

House begins spending markups, Senate tackles reconciliation

207

Reconciliation under campaign spotlight ahead of 2026

208

Senate Republicans plan changes to House reconciliation bill

209

Sweeping budget package passes House

210

Trump's trip to the Hill ups the reconciliation pressure

211

After brief delay, reconciliation appears back on track

212

Reconciliation bill goes to Budget markup amid questions on vote count

213

Reconciliation markups near rearview, but roadblocks ahead

214

Contentious markups continue after some panels work into the night

215

A trio of controversial markups dominates the Hill

216

This week: Reconciliation crunch time and more fiscal 2026 hearings

217

Ways and Means works with lower tax cut limit ahead of markup

218

GOP continues savings scramble amid Medicaid fight

219

GOP pivots as leaders seem to rule out certain Medicaid cuts

220

Natural Resources markup arrives; Bessent goes to Hill

221

This week: With Trump budget outline in hand, appropriators' work ramps up

222

White House expected to unveil 'skinny' budget request

223

GOP mulls Medicaid specifics ahead of key reconciliation markup

224

House Judiciary focuses on immigration; other panels weigh cuts

225

Reconciliation markups begin with deep cuts, big adds

226

Reconciliation markups kick off as Trump's 100-day mark nears

227

Rubio plans big changes at State

228

Trump's grip shifts the politics of spending bills

229

It's recess time – but a daunting task awaits

230

House leaders hope to try again on a budget resolution

231

GOP pressures budget resolution holdouts as recess nears

232

In the House, more questions over revised budget plan

233

This week: Budget resolution on deck as part of House's do-over week

234

Senate preps for 'vote-a-rama' amid questions on final adoption

235

Senate GOP readies budget resolution action as new tariffs near

236

Senate GOP looks to skirt parliamentary concerns on budget

237

Senate GOP looks to take up budget resolution later this week

238

Trump's pick for top military officer gets confirmation hearing

239

Senate GOP revising budget resolution ahead of 'vote-a-rama'

240

Budget breakthrough could set up Senate action next week

241

Republicans see new movement on budget resolution

242

Already-scheduled intel hearing arrives amid Signal flare-up

243

GOP enters pivotal period for reconciliation timeline

244

Earmarks could return post-CR, but with complications

245

Schumer shuts down shutdown prospects

246

Senate Democrats push back on CR

247

Stopgap bill in the Senate's court

248

Spending stopgap measure ready for House floor

249

Waiting on text of a long-term stopgap

250

Even with CR expected, appropriators near topline pact

251

Long-term CR plan faces pressure from left and right

252

Trump takes to the Hill for prime-time address

253

Budget talks, and a talk from Trump

254

White House requests 'anomalies' as CR odds increase

255

Senate concerns on House budget could lead to choppy waters

256

After dramatic House vote, focus turns to talks with Senate

257

House budget heads to floor in face of GOP uncertainty

258

House GOP budget blueprint heads to the floor

259

House budget on deck as Senate adopts competing effort

260

Senate pushes ahead on budget, with or without Trump's support

261

Senate presses ahead on budget floor debate

262

Senate gets back to nominations; budget debate possible

263

Appropriators hold out hope in fiscal 2025 topline talks

264

House Budget panel marks up reconciliation blueprint

265

Still no House GOP budget resolution as Senate heads to markup

266

Crunch time for House GOP on reconciliation blueprint

267

House Republicans still hashing out a budget resolution

268

House Republicans still hashing out a budget resolution

269

House, Senate GOP off to the races on budget resolution

270

Trump-fueled tensions reshape appropriations prospects

271

Senate Republicans inch toward budget reconciliation action

272

USAID in flux as latest agency affected by Trump, Musk push

273

After Trump's new tariffs, trade nominee goes to Hill

274

Trump's deadline for Canada, Mexico tariffs closes in

275

Funding freeze fracas throws appropriators for a loop

276

Funding freeze on ice for now, but concerns remain

277

Duffy up next for confirmation vote

278

Senate continues Cabinet votes, starting with Bessent

279

Hegseth could be confirmed as Defense secretary

280

CIA, Defense picks get votes as Democrats try to slow nominees

281

Reconciliation uncertainty continues with Trump in office

282

More Cabinet nominees move toward confirmation as Trump returns

283

Trump returns to the White House

284

Hearing day for Homeland Security Noem-ination

285

Democrats question tax history of Trump's Treasury pick

286

Florida man, woman face confirmation hearings

287

Hegseth steps into spotlight at Senate hearing

288

Taking steps to stock Trump's Cabinet

289

Details on reconciliation priorities emerge amid process debate

290

No Trump card coming in the reconciliation debate

291

Scalise predicts weeks of debate on reconciliation approach

292

Trump two-steps on one-step reconciliation

293

America's Next Top Speaker

294

On the eve of shutdown as another CR goes down

295

Johnson seeks a path to avoid a Christmas shutdown

296

Congress finally gets a (CR) text back

297

The (CR) text is yet to come

298

CR's release is delayed days before potential partial shutdown

299

Leaders say CR negotiations need to wrap up

300

Skepticism in GOP ranks on using reconciliation for defense funds

301

House set to take up final fiscal 2025 NDAA

302

NDAA language on Space Force, Air National Guard renews flare-up

303

With final NDAA released, House prepares for action

304

GOP plans up to $85 billion for border via reconciliation

305

Democrats prepare response to GOP's year-end health pitch

306

Republicans plan two-pronged reconciliation approach

307

Fiscal 2025 NDAA endgame approaches

308

VA slashes request to fill funding shortfall

309

McConnell outlines his Senate future

310

Senate appropriators unite behind disaster aid relief

311

Appropriators hear from officials on disaster aid request

312

Lawmakers set to tackle White House's disaster funding request

313

Republicans look to get a jump-start on reconciliation

314

New year, new leader for Senate Republicans

315

Senate, House Republicans to hold leadership elections

316

Election results to transform policy agenda, committee composition

317

Officials warn about election disinformation

318

Another CR could be in the offing

319

Appropriations panels could see leadership shakeups

320

Technology R&D expansion likely to face hurdles

321

Ahead of Milton, FEMA says it has enough funds for now

322

Recess update: Concerns recede over need to quickly act on disaster aid

323

Lawmakers head into recess early with stopgap sent to Biden

324

House expected to vote on CR ... and so could Senate

325

CR prepped for consideration under suspension of rules

326

Lawmakers look to vote on bipartisan stopgap

327

Lawmakers eye weekend talks, House vote early next week on CR

328

An uncertain future for stopgap funding

329

House Republicans' take on a CR scheduled for a floor vote

330

Second assassination attempt renews Secret Service scrutiny

331

Senate appropriators expected to unveil their CR

332

IVF vote on the Senate's horizon

333

Republicans regroup on continuing resolution

334

Johnson's stopgap plan heads to the floor

335

Johnson faces challenge in rallying stopgap votes

336

CQ's Fall Legislative Preview

337

Johnson prepares a government funding proposal

338

Lobbying expenditures are up, and expected to stay there

339

August recess officially begins

340

Spending markup, tax vote on Senate agenda before recess

341

Senators look to quickly pass veterans relief

342

Senators hold vote on passage of online safety package

343

Senate looks to pass legislation on online kids' safety

344

Hole in VA budget frustrates GOP appropriators

345

With 5 of 12 spending bills passed, House set to leave town

346

Netanyahu addresses Congress

347

House set to take up two spending bills

348

Amid campaign tumult, lawmakers take up spending bills

349

Leaders push unity after attempt on Trump's life

350

Spending bill's defeat raises questions on House strategy

351

Senate spending markups begin

352

House appropriators again tackle three spending bills

353

Three more House Appropriations Committee markups

354

Appropriations action, Biden questions

355

House looks to pass three spending bills

356

Debates, of the spending and presidential variety

357

Three spending bills on verge of floor debate

358

Spending bills go to House Rules amid veto threats

359

House goes to town on spending bills

360

Questions ahead on Senate NDAA, appropriations

361

A tight NDAA vote is possible in the House

362

More NDAA work and spending markups

363

House NDAA goes to the floor

364

Agriculture bill markup in House; NDAA at Rules

365

This week: NDAA on House floor and in Senate committee

366

Tribes want appropriators to intervene in casino dispute

367

Chevron deference may be on borrowed time

368

Two more House subcommittee spending markups set

369

Two House subcommittee spending markups set

370

First spending bill set for House floor

371

Recess update: Key Senate Republican pushes Pentagon topline increase

372

A break before an appropriations onslaught

373

Farm bill gets marked up in House

374

NDAA markup in House, WRDA in Senate

375

House holds first fiscal 2025 spending markup

376

Major markups, and a crypto debate in the House

377

First House spending markups set for next week

378

House bill on Israel weapons transfers goes to the floor

379

Hearings on the budget, Baltimore bridge collapse

380

House preps vote on Israel weapons transfers

381

Menendez on trial; final FAA bill vote in House

382

Literal and figurative jet fumes

383

Senate takes key procedural vote on FAA bill

384

FAA amendment process still in question

385

FAA amendment talks continue in the Senate

386

Republicans to press Cardona on campus antisemitism

387

Senators unveil generic drug shortage proposal

388

Senate in for a bumpy ride on FAA reauthorization

389

​House GOP to 'crack down' on campus antisemitism

390

Buttigieg to field questions on Key Bridge repair

391

Antisemitism bill headed to the floor

392

Senate clears foreign aid for Biden's desk

393

Senate interrupts recess for foreign aid votes

394

Senate pushes forward on FISA

395

Senate on deadline to pass FISA renewal

396

Johnson needs Democrats’ votes to pass foreign aid

397

House mulls separate aid bills for Israel, Ukraine and Indo-Pacific

398

Lawmakers pressed anew to act on foreign aid

399

House takes another swing at FISA renewal

400

Chief U.S. aid officer warns of 'draconian cuts'

401

Senate fight brewing as Mayorkas impeachment articles delayed

402

Pentagon leaders make the case for budget blueprint

403

Cole could take the appropriations gavel

404

Republicans to pick approps chair next week

405

Republicans look to pick a new top House appropriator

406

Spending package set for House vote, and potentially Senate

407

Spending text could be unveiled

408

Negotiators land deal on Homeland Security

409

Congress on deadline to wind up fiscal 2024 appropriations

410

DHS headed for a full-year stopgap

411

Split over Gaza aid threatens to stall State-Foreign Ops

412

Homeland Security spending talks get sticky

413

Top Biden budget aide pitches 2025 blueprint

414

Biden rolls out budget wish list

415

Biden calls on Congress to act on Ukraine, IVF and drug costs

416

Biden's speech to center on issues at home

417

House could vote to pass six-bill spending package

418

House GOP prepping bill named for Laken Riley

419

Spending votes could intersect with SOTU

420

Lawmakers head home after sending CR to Biden

421

​Stopgap on deck in the House

422

Short-term CR could pave way for action on full-year bills

423

Biden sits down with ‘Big Four’ as shutdown looms

424

Lawmakers return to ticking clock on funding deadline

425

Congress to return to fast-approaching funding deadline

426

Biden visits East Palestine, Ohio

427

White House to brief top House lawmakers amid 'threat' talk

428

It's House's move (or lack thereof) on supplemental

429

Senators look to pass Ukraine, Israel aid package this week

430

Senate inching forward on military aid package

431

Senate could pivot to 'clean' supplemental

432

Senate talking supplemental sans border deal

433

Senate supplemental's future is in doubt

434

Text in hand, Senate starts moving on supplemental

435

Supplemental text is expected by Sunday

436

Republicans talk slicing up the supplemental

437

Zuckerberg, other social media leaders testify in Senate

438

House panel set to vote on Mayorkas impeachment articles

439

Text awaited on Senate border security deal

440

Senate's supplemental talks to roll into the weekend

441

Supplemental talks continue as GOP grapples with Ukraine aid

442

​Dispute bubbles up on aid to Palestinian civilians

443

Border talks near the finish line

444

Spending deadline reset, appropriators await allocations

445

Congress pushes funding deadline to March

446

Senate looks to pass stopgap; House vote possible, too

447

​'Big Four' meeting with Biden on security supplemental

448

Stopgap funding at the starting block

449

Senate to take first step on another stopgap

450

Senators discuss stopgap; Johnson drops opposition

451

House Republicans eye contempt of Congress for younger Biden

452

Appeals court to hear Trump's immunity claim

453

Clock is ticking to avoid shutdown

454

Senate sticking around to work out border deal

455

House to vote on sending NDAA to Biden's desk

456

Democrats want to stick around in hopes of aid deal

457

Zelenskyy makes one more plea for aid

458

Congress aims to wrap up NDAA

459

Senate at a partisan standstill on emergency spending

460

Senate’s talks on emergency package turn tense

461

Year's final legislative sprint starts at a crawl

462

GOP digs deeper into Hunter's tax case

463

Santos could be sent packing

464

Ways and Means marks up Taiwan tax bill

465

Final NDAA in the chute

466

Lawmakers face long holiday to-do list

467

Ethics chair takes third swing at Santos

468

Stopgap goes to Biden; lawmakers go home

469

Johnson’s stopgap​​​​​​​ is headed to the Senate

470

Senate signals support for House stopgap​

471

Congress races the shutdown hourglass

472

Johnson's spending bills on shaky ground​

473

House sets its sights on Financial Services spending bill

474

Rail funding is still a sore spot​

475

House sets out to pass two more spending bills

476

House pumps the brakes on Transportation-HUD bill

477

House keeping pace with Johnson's appropriations plan​

478

Senate gears up to pass its first batch of appropriations bills

479

Austin and Blinken pitch linked Israel and Ukraine aid​

480

Big guns advocate for Israel aid

481

House spending bills on the move

482

Johnson jump-starts House spending bills

483

Johnson's speaker bid awaits floor vote

484

GOP to pick new candidate for speaker

485

With nine speaker candidates, House back at square one

486

House again votes on speaker as gridlock continues

487

​Jordan's support could fizzle out

488

Jordan scrambles to clinch votes

489

Jordan takes speaker fight to the floor

490

Math questions for Jordan ahead of Tuesday vote

491

Speaker election could be a long slog

492

Attacks on Israel put pressure on speaker race

493

Rule that sealed McCarthy's fate under scrutiny

494

Jockeying to succeed McCarthy is underway

495

House grinds to a halt after McCarthy ousted as speaker

496

Butler to be sworn in as first openly LGBTQ California senator

497

Congress keeps the lights on (for now)

498

Stopgap work set to drag into Saturday

499

Stopgap could stall over border funding

500

Stopgap is on the table but timing is tight

501

Senate leaders seek stopgap that could work for McCarthy

502

Senate leads on stopgap to avoid shutdown at week's end

503

Senate moves toward its own CR

504

Zelenskyy makes a plea for more aid

505

House Republicans seek intraparty accord on CR

506

House GOP struggles for stopgap support

507

House pushes stopgap with conservative riders

508

House Republicans mull a new spending plan

509

House appears at an impasse on spending

510

Biden inquiry, far-right critics cloud House spending strategy

511

Spending measures head toward both floors

512

A solemn anniversary, and spending clashes

513

House Republicans pressed on Ukraine funding

514

Schumer sets up initial motion on spending package

515

Senate plots three-bill spending package

516

Spending showdown awaits lawmakers

517

Senate could make first move on stopgap

518

House GOP eyes short-term stopgap

519

White House to call for emergency funding package

520

Unpacking Trump's Jan. 6 criminal charges

521

Congress flies out, leaving long to-do list

522

Veterans bill marches to vote as Ag lags

523

House spending bills could be in trouble

524

House spending bills en route to floor amid veto threats

525

House, Senate race toward recess

526

Senate spending markups, NDAA debate, FAA vote

527

House buckles up for FAA debate

528

Transportation-HUD hits full committee markup

529

FAA reauthorization landing on House floor

530

NDAA takes a complicated turn

531

NDAA readied for House floor with passage up in the air

532

NDAA lands at Rules with 1,500-plus amendments on deck

533

NDAA faces precarious route to House passage

534

Debt limit law puts pressure on appropriators

535

Student loan forgiveness and ‘Bidenomics'

536

Foreign aid on the GOP chopping block

537

Senate appropriators get down to business

538

​NDAA full committee markups on both sides of Capitol Hill

539

NDAA doubleheader and Senate appropriators on deck

540

Senate appropriators ready their markup pens

541

Energy, Defense spending set for subcommittee spotlight

542

Appropriators put hands to the plow on Agriculture bill

543

House floor back in business, at least for now

544

House launches into NDAA subcommittee markups​

545

Votes nixed as McCarthy works on compromise with right flank

546

Gas stoves back-burnered by conservatives' ploy

547

Gas stove debate lights up on the floor

548

House fired up to protect gas stoves

549

Senate sends bill to Biden's desk to avoid default

550

House sends debt limit bill to Senate

551

Debt limit deal hits the House floor

552

Congress races clock to pass debt deal

553

No deal, but glimmer of hope on debt limit

554

McCarthy hints at progress on debt limit

555

Debt limit talks still at a crawl

556

Biden, McCarthy set for Monday meeting on debt limit

557

Debt limit talks appear to gain traction

558

Debt limit negotiators racing the clock

559

House Appropriations markups kick off

560

No deal in sight as Biden and McCarthy meet again​

561

Biden expected to meet with 'Big Four' before trip

562

Debt limit meeting slides to next week

563

House GOP to vote to restrict migrants as Title 42 ends

564

Biden and McCarthy, no closer to agreement, set Friday meetup​

565

Biden and 'Big Four' meet on debt limit

566

Debt talks hit new gear; Title 42 to expire

567

Debt limit saga could slow appropriations

568

Senate Dems unpack House-GOP debt limit bill

569

Senate to vote on solar tariffs and protected chicken

570

​Partisan clashes over SCOTUS ethics

571

Senate Democrats dig into SCOTUS ethics

572

Solar tariffs on deck in the House

573

Senate Democrats don’t flinch on debt limit stance

574

McCarthy ironing out debt limit concerns

575

Capitol Police chief makes the case for budget boost

576

McCarthy drives debt limit bill to floor

577

Democrats send the chief justice a rare invite

578

Biden's pick to lead Labor could face heat

579

House could vote to overrule D.C. Council on policing

580

House votes on overriding Biden WOTUS veto

581

Congress probes the Pentagon leak

582

Bragg sues House Judiciary Republicans​

583

‘Blue slip’ whispers, and Trump’s history-making day in court

584

Republicans defend indicted ex-POTUS

585

GOP energy bill looks to be cruising toward passage

586

Ex-CEO of Starbucks could be in hot water​

587

Top brass defends Biden's Pentagon budget

588

House GOP drives energy bill to floor

589

HFAC takes up Ukraine aid oversight bill

590

TikTok CEO to assert app is not spying for China

591

Biden's cabinet flocks to the Hill

592

Moving one step closer to AUMF repeal

593

Biden's Cabinet touts budget

594

Senate gears up to vote to repeal Iraq AUMFs

595

Yellen's up to bat on tax proposals

596

Biden's top budget official in the hot seat​

597

Biden orders background check boost on gun sales

598

More budget details; Cabinet members on Hill

599

Yellen talks Biden's budget

600

Biden's budget drops​

601

Senate Intel chair sets sights on TikTok ban

602

Powell testifies on the Fed's inflation fight

603

Lawmakers prepare for a two-part budget delivery

604

Ahead of Biden budget, senators plot fiscal 2024 plans

605

Biden puts ink in his veto pen

606

Garland goes before Senate Judiciary Committee

607

Markups on China and on 'lawful speech'

608

Ukraine, China hearings on tap

609

Recess update: SCOTUS mulls Section 230; derailment fallout

610

Amid balloon scare, new bases could aid effort to deter China

611

Senators probe drug company middlemen

612

No aliens, but House demands briefing on UFOs

613

Senators grapple with protecting kids online​

614

Energy security sparks hearings in Washington, Texas

615

China competition calls for funding boost, Menendez says

616

Jordan launches 'weaponization' select panel

617

Republicans launch Biden family probe

618

Biden addresses a divided Congress

619

China takes center stage

620

Mace secures McCarthy's pledge on 'due process'

621

Republicans could oust Omar from House Foreign Affairs

622

Biden and McCarthy sit down to talk debt ceiling

623

Biden, GOP differ on when to end COVID-19 emergency

624

Biden, McCarthy to meet; GOP pushes 'post-pandemic' bills

625

House votes on oil bill Biden would veto

626

State testifies on Russian aggression in 'Ukraine and beyond'

627

House GOP wants to weaken president’s power to tap oil reserves

628

Ticketmaster under fire for 'Swiftie' debacle​

629

Scalise's 'ready-to-go' bills face slowdown

630

Debt ceiling battle looms

631

Appropriations in the 118th and legal woes for Santos

632

Republicans push ban on reserve oil sales to China

633

Appropriations chairwoman mulls 'cardinal' waivers

634

House GOP to launch new investigating panels

635

House gets to work with vote on rules

636

GOP leaders work to win over holdouts for McCarthy's speaker bid

637

It's ‘Groundhog Day’ for speaker votes

638

McCarthy's speaker fight drags into a second day

639

McCarthy's bid down to wire; early GOP priorities

640

House set to clear omnibus for Biden to sign

641

Omnibus stalls, but a Senate deal may be near

642

Mr. Zelenskyy goes to Washington

643

Omnibus arrives; Trump’s taxes under the microscope

644

Congress races to wrap up omnibus

645

Appropriators draft omnibus, aim for Monday unveiling

646

Senate could vote to dodge shutdown and buy omnibus time

647

House to vote on brief CR; shooting survivors speak out

648

Lawmakers prep one-week CR, hoping for omnibus deal

649

Omnibus talks crawl with funds soon to lapse

650

Democrats play hardball on omnibus

651

House takes another swing at NDAA

652

House launches into NDAA vote

653

NDAA still on the radar; Georgians vote, again

654

Push for NDAA votes; omnibus status uncertain

655

NDAA conference report could drop, with a wrinkle

656

Hearing on FTX; Republicans float spending offer

657

Deadline looms as leaders convene for omnibus talks

658

Biden calls on Congress to avert major rail strike

659

Appropriations deadline, and musical chairs

660

House Republicans secure narrow majority

661

Ukraine aid, leadership battles and a Cherokee delegate

662

Schumer tees up same-sex marriage vote

663

The lame duck begins

664

Recess update: Election Day aftermath

665

Election Day: East Coast clues, disinformation risks and Capitol repopening

666

Debt ceiling, Big Tech's immigration push and Pelosi attack suspect

667

Lawmakers eye housing credit push in lame-duck

668

Senate Judiciary examines executive privilege

669

Jan. 6 panel holds (final?) hearing

670

SCOTUS opens with new justice, same conservative tilt

671

House votes to send stopgap to Biden

672

Stopgap finish line comes into view

673

Manchin drops permitting, clears stopgap path

674

Senate unveils stopgap for swift passage

675

Stopgap weekend talks, FDA fees and migrant aid

676

Stopgap starting gun; Senate votes on "dark money"

677

Manchin set to unveil permitting proposal

678

Ukraine meltdown money; stop-and-go stopgap

679

Stopgap talks persist as clock ticks

680

Senate punts on same-sex marriage

681

Senate faces stopgap lag and possible rail strike

682

Taiwan bill to boost defense, diplomacy set for markup

683

Senate gives CR a go; ex-Twitter employee blows whistle

684

Stopgap timing up in the air

685

Bernie bucks Manchin's energy plan; House to honor Queen

686

Senate eyes December end to stopgap

687

Congress returns with stopgap to pass

688

House to vote on sending reconciliation bill to Biden

689

Senate back Saturday for reconciliation vote

690

Weekend work lies ahead

691

Democrats say reconciliation 'on track' to pass

692

Veteran health care fight drags on

693

Senate Democrats race to pass reconciliation

694

Senate Democrats set up budget showdown

695

House votes to send chips to Biden's plate

696

Senate fast-tracks chips to the House

697

Senate moves on 'chips-plus' after stormy slowdown

698

Congress packs agenda in countdown to recess

699

Rules preps wildfire and drought package

700

Vote to protect contraception and 'Byrd' bath for drug pricing

701

Likely passage of spending bills; 'chips-plus' on the move

702

Votes on 'chips-plus' and same-sex marriage

703

Democrats push appropriations and birth control to the floor

704

House votes to codify Roe

705

House zeroes in on NDAA passage

706

NDAA floor debate takes off

707

Rules to vet NDAA floor amendments

708

House to vote on NDAA and abortion access

709

Graham subpoenaed in Georgia elections probe

710

Senate Democrats face McConnell threat, Leahy injury

711

Jackson takes her seat on SCOTUS

712

House appropriators vote on climate funds

713

Appropriations plug along; curveball Jan. 6 hearing

714

Roe’s reversal reverberates

715

House expected to vote on Senate-passed gun violence bill

716

Senate pushes forward on guns bill; Appropriations markups continue

717

House holds dual defense markups

718

HASC and Appropriations ready defense bills

719

Senate NDAA cruises toward floor

720

Senate votes on sweeping expansion of vets health care

721

Starting bell sounds on House appropriations

722

Senate drafts NDAA (mostly) behind closed doors

723

Spending markups set to ramp up

724

Democrats prepare for Roe to fall

725

Jan. 6 findings air in primetime​

726

House votes on dead-end gun control; senators aim to cut deal

727

Gun control votes before the week is out

728

Democrat push gun control; NDAA kicks off

729

Democrats to mark up gun control bill

730

Bipartisan duo works red flag laws

731

Democrats push gun control, Republicans "harder" schools

732

Biden's pick to regulate guns faces Senate panel

733

Jam-packed day of primaries

734

Domestic terrorism bill, baby formula hearings on the agenda

735

Democrats race to protect abortion

736

Ukraine aid to head to Biden's desk

737

House set to vote on domestic terrorism bill

738

Ukraine aid passage likely to drag into Thursday​

739

Ukraine aid faces procedural gauntlet

740

Amendment standoff stalls Ukraine aid

741

Ukraine aid could face Senate GOP speed bumps

742

Ukraine aid on the move

743

Ukraine aid going stag, decoupled from pandemic relief

744

Small-businesses woes, budget hearings, staffer union

745

R&D tax breaks could slide into competitiveness bill

746

Wrangling over Ukraine aid, worrying over Roe fallout

747

Dems' 'five-alarm' vote to codify abortion rights

748

Senators urge swift end to solar probe

749

Cabinet doubles down on Biden budget

750

Dems signal pedal to the metal on gas measure

751

House looks to pass weapons bill for Ukraine

752

Pandemic and Ukraine aid combo

753

Fiscal 2023 hearings and back room talks

754

Lawmakers return to hefty to-do list topped by Ukraine

755

Monday, April 18, 2022

756

Monday, April 11, 2022

757

Friday, April 8, 2022

758

Thursday, April 7, 2022

759

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

760

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

761

Monday, April 4, 2022

762

Friday, April 1, 2022

763

Thursday, March 31, 2022

764

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

765

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

766

Monday, March 28, 2022

767

Friday, March 25, 2022

768

Thursday, March 24, 2022

769

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

770

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

771

Monday, March 21, 2022

772

Friday, March 18, 2022

773

Thursday, March 17, 2022

774

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

775

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

776

Monday, March 14, 2022

777

Friday, March 11, 2022

778

Thursday, March 10, 2022

779

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

780

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

781

Monday, March 7, 2022

782

Friday, March 4, 2022

783

Thursday, March 3, 2022

784

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

785

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

786

Monday, February 28, 2022

787

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

788

Friday, February 18. 2022

789

Thursday, February 17, 2022

790

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

791

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

792

Monday, February 14, 2022

793

Friday, February 11, 2022

794

Thursday, February 10, 2022

795

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

796

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

797

Monday, February 7, 2022

798

Friday, February 4, 2022

799

Thursday, February 3, 2022

800

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

801

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

802

Monday, January 31, 2022

803

Monday, January 24, 2022

804

Friday, January 21, 2022

805

Thursday, January 20, 2022

806

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

807

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

808

Friday, January 14, 2022

809

Thursday, January 13, 2022

810

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

811

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

812

Monday, January 10, 2022

813

Friday, January 7, 2022

814

Thursday, January 6, 2022

815

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

816

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

817

Monday, January 3, 2022

818

Friday, December 17, 2021

819

Thursday, December 16, 2021

820

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

821

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

822

Monday, December 13, 2021

823

Friday, December 10, 2021

824

Thursday, December 9, 2021

825

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

826

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

827

Monday, December 6, 2021

828

Friday, December 3, 2021

829

Thursday, December 2, 2021

830

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

831

Monday, November 29, 2021

832

Monday, November 22, 2021

833

Friday, November 19, 2021

834

Thursday, November 18, 2021

835

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

836

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

837

Monday, November 15, 2021

838

Friday, November 12, 2021

839

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

840

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

841

Monday, November 8, 2021

842

Friday, November 5, 2021

843

Thursday, November 4, 2021

844

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

845

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

846

Monday, November 1, 2021

847

Friday, October 29, 2021

848

Thursday, October 28, 2021

849

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

850

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

851

Monday, October 25, 2021

852

Friday, October 22, 2021

853

Thursday, October 21, 2021

854

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

855

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

856

Monday, October 18, 2021

857

Friday. October 15, 2021

858

Thursday, October 14, 2021

859

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

860

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

861

Friday, October 8, 2021

862

Thursday, October 7, 2021

863

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

864

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

865

Monday, October 4, 2021

866

Friday, October 1, 2021

867

Thursday, September 30, 2021

868

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

869

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

870

Monday, September 27, 2021

871

Friday, September 24, 2021

872

Thursday, September 23, 2021

873

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

874

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

875

Monday, September 20, 2021

876

Friday, September 17, 2021

877

Thursday, September 16, 2021

878

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

879

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

880

Monday, September 13, 2021

881

Friday, September 10, 2021

882

Thursday, September 9, 2021

883

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

884

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

885

Monday, August 30, 2021

886

Thursday, August 26, 2021

887

Monday, August 23, 2021

888

Monday, August 16, 2021

889

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2021

890

Monday, August 9, 2021

891

Friday, August 6, 2021

892

Thursday, August 5, 2021

893

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

894

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

895

Monday, August 2, 2021

896

Friday, July 30, 2021

897

Thursday, July 29, 2021

898

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

899

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

900

Monday, July 26, 2021

901

Friday, July 23, 2021

902

Thursday, July 22, 2021

903

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

904

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

905

Monday, July 19, 2021

906

Friday, July 16, 2021

907

Thursday, July 15, 2021

908

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

909

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

910

Monday, July 12, 2021

911

Friday, July 2, 2021

912

Thursday, July 1, 2021

913

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

914

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

915

Monday, June 28, 2021

916

Friday, June 25, 2021

917

Thursday, June 24, 2021

918

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

919

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

920

Monday, June 21, 2021

921

Friday, June 18, 2021

922

Thursday, June 17, 2021

923

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

924

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

925

Monday, June 14, 2021

926

Friday, June 11, 2021

927

Thursday, June 10, 2021

928

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

929

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

930

Monday, June 7, 2021

931

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

932

Friday, May 28, 2021

933

Thursday, May 27, 2021

934

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

935

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

936

Monday, May 24, 2021

937

Friday, May 21, 2021

938

Thursday, May 20, 2021

939

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

940

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

941

Monday, May 17, 2021

942

Friday, May 14, 2021

943

Thursday, May 13, 2021

944

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

945

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

946

Monday, May 10, 2021

947

Thursday, May 6, 2021

948

Monday, May 3, 2021

949

Friday, April 30, 2021

950

Thursday, April 29, 2021

951

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

952

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

953

Monday, April 26, 2021

954

Friday, April 23, 2021

955

Thursday, April 22, 2021

956

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

957

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

958

Monday, April 19, 2021

959

Friday, April 16, 2021

960

Thursday, April 15, 2021

961

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

962

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

963

Monday, April 12, 2021

964

Thursday, April 8, 2021

965

Monday, April 5, 2021

966

Thursday, April 1, 2021

967

Monday, March 29, 2021

968

Friday, March 26, 2021

969

Thursday, March 25, 2021

970

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

971

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

972

Monday, March 22, 2021

973

Friday, March 19, 2021

974

Thursday, March 18, 2021

975

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

976

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

977

Monday, March 15, 2021

978

Friday, March 12, 2021

979

Thursday, March 11, 2021

980

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

981

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

982

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

983

Monday, March 8, 2021

984

Friday, March 5, 2021

985

Thursday, March 4, 2021

986

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

987

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

988

Monday, March 1, 2021

989

Friday, February 26, 2021

990

Thursday, February 25, 2021

991

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

992

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

993

Monday, February 22, 2021

994

Friday, February 19, 2021

995

Thursday, February 18, 2021

996

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

997

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

998

Friday, February 12, 2021

999

Thursday, February 11, 2021

1000

Wednesday, February 10, 2021