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President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., are seen in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall after the Friends of Ireland luncheon with Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland, on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

White House

Trump unites divided GOP leadership behind Homeland Security deal

Strategy includes a reconciliation bill that Trump wants delivered by June 1

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted April 1, 2026 at 4:42pm

A man holds a sign as rioters take over the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress worked to certify the Electoral College votes.

White House

Judge denies Trump effort to end Jan. 6 lawsuits before trial

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 1, 2026 at 4:25pm
Protesters hold signs supporting birthright citizenship Wednesday outside the Supreme Court, as the justices heard oral arguments over an executive order from President Donald Trump.

Policy

Supreme Court questions curtailing of birthright citizenship

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 1, 2026 at 2:17pm
King Charles III has been invited to speak at the Capitol during his visit to the U.S. in April. Above, he talks with President Donald Trump at a banquet in the U.K. in September 2025.

Congress

Congress awaits a royal address from King Charles

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted April 1, 2026 at 1:59pm
Rep. Mark Amodei's, R-Nev., departure opens up a key subcommittee post. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Congress

Wave of retirements and politics promise spending panel makeover

By Aidan Quigley
Posted April 2, 2026 at 6:06am

Capitol Ink | Bunnymarket

By R.J. Matson
Posted April 2, 2026 at 7:00am
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter Tuesday in the Oval Office. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump to address nation on Iran as gas prices rise, poll numbers drop — and midterms loom

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 1, 2026 at 1:38pm

Digital Advocacy Fueled by Data Science

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 12, 2026 at 6:55pm
The ballroom construction project at the White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument on Nov. 17, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Congress must approve Trump ballroom, judge finds

By David Jordan
Posted March 31, 2026 at 5:27pm
Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, seen here in October of last year, didn’t see eye to eye last week on the best way to break a Homeland Security Department funding stalemate.

Who’s the shutdown scapegoat now?

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 31, 2026 at 4:09pm, Updated at 5:15pm
Some had hoped for House vote on a stock trading bill in the first quarter of the year, but it didn’t happen before lawmakers left for spring recess.

Lawmakers said they wanted to rein in their own stock trading. What happened?

By Nina Heller
Posted March 31, 2026 at 5:04pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
Iranian Americans rally in Upper Senate Park in Washington on March 7 to support a proposed provisional government for Iran.

As Iran war passes one-month mark, mission creep clouds Trump’s strategy

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 31, 2026 at 2:23pm
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged Tuesday that Iran retains capability to strike back.

Despite month of bombing, Iran retains some missile capability

By Mark Satter
Posted March 31, 2026 at 12:36pm
The Supreme Court building this month.

Supreme Court finds ‘conversion therapy’ law unconstitutional

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 31, 2026 at 11:18am

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Trump rioters occupy the West Front of the Capitol and the inauguration stands on Jan. 6, 2021.

Lawsuit seeks damages for police use of force during Jan. 6 attack

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 30, 2026 at 4:37pm
Cherry blossoms bloom outside of the Supreme Court building last week.

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on future of birthright citizenship

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 30, 2026 at 3:08pm
Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, conducts a press briefing on Monday.

Leavitt: Trump wants Congress to come back early, end DHS shutdown

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 30, 2026 at 2:56pm
Rep. Mark Sanford, seen here at a hot dog lunch in the Rayburn courtyard in July 2016, already served two stints in Congress — and is now eyeing a third.

For ex-Rep. Mark Sanford, another run at Congress

By Daniela Altimari
Posted March 30, 2026 at 1:57pm
House Budget Chairman Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, has offered details on what might be included in a second — and possibly third — budget reconciliation bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Budget reconciliation bill to target ‘fraud’ in means-tested programs, chairman says

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted March 30, 2026 at 5:51am
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is seen in the Capitol on Friday.

House opts for stopgap funding as DHS standoff deepens

By Jacob Fulton, Valerie Yurk and Aris Folley
Posted March 27, 2026 at 10:54pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is seen at the Capitol on Feb. 10 with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.

Senate to stay on SAVE after recess

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted March 27, 2026 at 6:11pm
Peak bloom cherry blossoms frame the Capitol dome on the first full day of spring in 2024.

Spring breakers — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted March 27, 2026 at 5:09pm
The National Institutes of Health logo at the agency's headquarters in Bethesda, Md. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sources: White House to propose 20 percent cut to NIH funding

By Ariel Cohen
Posted March 27, 2026 at 12:38pm, Updated at 3:45pm
Members of the House Freedom Caucus conduct a news conference to say they will not support the DHS funding bill in its current form, in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Friday.

House GOP rejects bipartisan Senate bill to end DHS shutdown

By Valerie Yurk, Aris Folley and Aidan Quigley
Posted March 27, 2026 at 1:53pm
House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo., is the latest senior House Republican to announce his departure.

Transportation Chair Graves will retire after 26 years in House

By Kelly Livingston and Daniela Altimari
Posted March 27, 2026 at 1:49pm
President Donald Trump attends the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon at the Capitol on March 17. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

‘Impulsive and emotional’: Trump tosses traditional wartime presidency blueprint

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 27, 2026 at 12:30pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday as he returns from the Senate floor to his office.

Photos of the week | March 23-27, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted March 27, 2026 at 11:10am
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., arrives for her House Ethics Committee adjudicatory subcommittee hearing on Thursday. Her attorney, William Barzee, appears at right.

Cherfilus-McCormick violated ethics rules, subcommittee finds

By Nina Heller
Posted March 27, 2026 at 7:56am, Updated at 10:47am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., leaves the Democratic caucus luncheons in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Competing claims on SAVE America Act disenfranchising voters

By FactCheck.org
Posted March 27, 2026 at 7:00am
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks with reporters in the Capitol about DHS funding on Thursday.

Senate passes bill to fund most of Homeland Security Department

By Jacob Fulton
Posted March 27, 2026 at 3:54am
Transportation Security Administration officers walk through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday. TSA officers have been working without pay as the government funding lapse continues.

Trump intervenes to pay airport security workers amid standoff

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted March 26, 2026 at 8:27pm
Wreckage from American Airlines Flight 5342 is pulled from the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Feb. 3, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rewritten air safety legislation moves out of House committees

By Kelly Livingston and Mark Satter
Posted March 26, 2026 at 5:36pm
Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kan., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference last month.

House panel advances bill on temporary US attorneys

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted March 26, 2026 at 5:27pm
Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, the commander of U.S. Space Command, left, and Adm. Richard Correll, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senators worry about ‘historically dangerous’ strategic threats

By John M. Donnelly
Posted March 26, 2026 at 5:27pm
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Takeaways from Cabinet meeting: Trump issues new threats to Iran, Democrats

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 26, 2026 at 2:41pm
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