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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland waits to testify during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in April.

Garland won’t face contempt of Congress charge over Biden audio

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 14, 2024 at 4:55pm
The Legislative Branch spending bill funds the operations of Congress, the Capitol Police, maintenance of the Capitol grounds and more.

Legislative Branch spending bill advances without member pay bump

By Justin Papp
Posted June 14, 2024 at 6:25am
Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn speaks to a reporter in the Capitol on June 4.

Trump plan to eliminate tip tax garners Capitol Hill interest

By Caitlin Reilly and Aidan Quigley
Posted June 13, 2024 at 7:14pm
Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, is among lawmakers who have pushed to use Russian assets to help Ukraine rebuild.

Senators welcome G7 deal to use Russian assets to aid Ukraine

By Rachel Oswald
Posted June 13, 2024 at 6:03pm
Protesters hold signs outside of House Republicans’ meeting with former President Donald Trump at the Capitol Hill Club on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

‘All hands on deck’: Trump vows to help GOP in House races

By John T. Bennett and Daniela Altimari
Posted June 13, 2024 at 1:07pm, Updated at 3:35pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during Senate Democrats’ news conference in the Capitol on Feb. 27 to discuss the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on in vitro fertilization.

Senate falls short on IVF vote

By Ariel Cohen and Sandhya Raman
Posted June 13, 2024 at 3:27pm
Mike Whitaker, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in February.

FAA’s Whitaker says agency ‘too hands off’ on Boeing

By Valerie Yurk
Posted June 13, 2024 at 2:29pm
Activists protest at the Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in the Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine case on March 26.

Advocates see ‘temporary’ victory in abortion drug ruling

By Sandhya Raman
Posted June 13, 2024 at 2:28pm
Bryan Steil, seen here in October 2023, chairs the House Administration Committee and this week issued subpoenas related to an executive order promoting voting access.

House Admin Republicans subpoena Biden officials over voting access push

By Justin Papp
Posted June 13, 2024 at 12:36pm
Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, scores in the first inning during the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.

Protesters run on the field while GOP runs roughshod over Dems at Congressional Baseball Game

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 12, 2024 at 10:59pm
Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., talks with reporters in the Capitol last year.

Senate Democrats try maneuver to pass Supreme Court ethics bill

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 12, 2024 at 7:45pm
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., speaks during a news conference in March. He has reintroduced a bill aimed at streamlining the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage.

Bipartisan prior authorization legislation introduced

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted June 12, 2024 at 5:42pm
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland is seen during a break in testimony earlier this month at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department.

House Republicans hold Garland in contempt over audio recordings

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 12, 2024 at 5:38pm
Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., attends a news conference outside the Capitol. Durbin blasted the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday for not doing more to eliminate illegal vaping products that can be found in gas stations, vape shops and other retail locations.

FDA, DOJ hammered on response to illegal vapes

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted June 12, 2024 at 5:09pm
Steve Bannon, former adviser to former President Donald Trump, arrives for sentencing in October 2022 on contempt of Congress charges for defying a subpoena from the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Bannon makes emergency appeal to stay out of prison

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 11, 2024 at 8:52pm
From left, Reps. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., James R. Comer, R-Ky., Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., testify Tuesday on a resolution recommending that the House find Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt of Congress, during a House Rules Committee meeting.

House GOP tees up vote on contempt of Congress for Garland

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 11, 2024 at 8:30pm
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney says he and others would like to see restrictions on dangerous outcomes from AI.

Downplaying AI’s existential risks is a fatal error, some say

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 11, 2024 at 7:00am
It can be hard to find a place near the Capitol to drop off passengers who use mobility devices, advocates say. Construction is set to begin on two new drop-off zones later this year.

New ADA drop-off zones are coming to the Capitol, but barriers remain

By Justin Papp
Posted June 10, 2024 at 4:43pm
“This bill disarms our military in the face of the climate crisis,” says House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro.

GOP’s fiscal 2025 spending bills heavy on climate change riders

By David Jordan
Posted June 10, 2024 at 2:56pm
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., talks on his phone before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Oct. 31, 2023.

Oregon casino battle works its way into appropriations process

By Aidan Quigley
Posted June 10, 2024 at 11:46am
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, center, has draft legislation on a federal privacy standard that’s the subject of intense debate over its scope.

Tech groups call for preempting state laws in privacy bill

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 10, 2024 at 7:43am
Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Donald Trump, departs the federal courthouse in Washington on Thursday.

Bannon told to report to prison on contempt of Congress charges

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted June 6, 2024 at 2:20pm
Americans for Contraception unveil a 20-foot inflatable IUD outside Union Station in Washington on Wednesday.

Senate rejects move to codify right to contraception

By Sandhya Raman
Posted June 5, 2024 at 6:19pm
Sen. Ben Ray Luján is pushing for a House vote on a Senate bill to expand the fund under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act that would compensate those harmed by radiation from America’s development of nuclear weapons.

House departure leaves radiation compensation fund in limbo

By Valerie Yurk
Posted June 5, 2024 at 6:01pm
The House Ethics Committee has closed its inquiry into campaign spending by Michigan Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga.

House Ethics closes Huizenga probe, finds no need for sanctions

By Justin Papp
Posted June 5, 2024 at 5:40pm
Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., speaks Wednesday during an event at the Supreme Court with MoveOn and progressive organizations whose members are demanding an investigation into Justice Alito.

Democrats renew push on Supreme Court ethics, but GOP dissents

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 5, 2024 at 4:27pm
Visitors walk across the Supreme Court plaza last October. The court is expected to issue a decision soon that could discard or limit the Chevron doctrine.

What would Congress do without Chevron deference?

By Jim Saksa
Posted June 5, 2024 at 3:16pm
Drew Johnson, a Republican candidate in Nevada’s 3rd District, looks at bullet holes in the tin wall from a deadly 1915 poker game during a tour of the Pioneer Saloon in Goodsprings, Nev., where he was holding a meet and greet on May 28.

GOP crowd vies to challenge Rep. Susie Lee in Nevada

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 5, 2024 at 12:40pm
Democratic Rep. Rob Menendez, right, faced a competitive primary challenge in New Jersey's 8th District triggered by the criminal indictment of his father, Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, left.

Menendezes and rematches: Takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted June 5, 2024 at 5:36am
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, right, attend the annual congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday.

Impeachment talk doesn’t stop both parties from attending Biden picnic

By Niels Lesniewski and Paul V. Fontelo
Posted June 4, 2024 at 8:31pm