By
Niels Lesniewski
| Aug. 1, 2013, 9:16 p.m.
Updated: 10:41 p.m. | Just a day after President Barack Obama told Senate Democrats he had personally engaged in the issue of his signature health care law’s effect on lawmakers and their staff, it appears there’s a solution.
By
Niels Lesniewski
| Aug. 1, 2013, 8:23 p.m.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell quietly weighed in on one of his long-standing priorities Thursday — the country of Myanmar.
Niels Lesniewski
| Aug. 1, 2013, 5:57 p.m.
Senators lashed out Thursday in response to news that Russian President Vladimir Putin was granting temporary asylum to Edward Snowden.
By
Jason Dick
| Aug. 1, 2013, 4:29 p.m.
Lettuce, cantaloupes — it was a good day to be a vegetarian on Capitol Hill.
By
Meredith Shiner
| Aug. 1, 2013, 4:28 p.m.
A group of Democratic senators introduced two bills Thursday to change Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts — the same day that members of House and Senate Intelligence committees met with President Barack Obama at the White House to discuss Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act programs.
By
Emma Dumain
| Aug. 1, 2013, 3:52 p.m.
Updated 5:44 p.m. | House Republicans are eyeing a $40 billion cut to nutrition programs over 10 years — double their earlier proposal and 10 times what Senate Democrats are proposing — as they look to pass a bill reauthorizing food stamps after the August recess, lawmakers said.
By
Hannah Hess
| Aug. 1, 2013, 2:30 p.m.
Immigration protests that have blocked traffic in front of House office buildings Thursday will continue throughout the afternoon, organizers told CQ Roll Call.
By
Niels Lesniewski, Meredith Shiner
| Aug. 1, 2013, 2:27 p.m.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., succeeded in mustering the votes to kill a spending bill Thursday, drawing sharp rebukes from Democrats.
By
Emma Dumain
| Aug. 1, 2013, 2:08 p.m.
Updated 2:51 p.m. | Rep. Scott Rigell’s formal crusade to stop the August recess may have fallen on deaf ears in leadership ranks, but he plans to continue opposing the looming five-week break in other ways.
By
Emma Dumain
| Aug. 1, 2013, 12:36 p.m.
Speaker John A. Boehner came before the mics on Thursday, and he made one thing clear: The sequester is here to stay until the White House gets serious about spending cuts.
By
Cristina Marcos
| Aug. 1, 2013, 12:26 p.m.
With the August recess looming large, members are slipping in the last partisan jabs they can before everyone retreats to the echo chambers of their respective districts.
Niels Lesniewski
| Aug. 1, 2013, 11:54 a.m.
“We screwed ourselves here.”
By
David Hawkings
| Aug. 1, 2013, 11:44 a.m.
Senators are heading off for the August recess with a smoky, not bitter, taste in their mouths.
Emma Dumain
| Aug. 1, 2013, 11:40 a.m.
More than a dozen activists gathered on Capitol Hill on Thursday bearing gifts: cantaloupes — 224 of them.
By
Warren Rojas
| Aug. 1, 2013, 11:10 a.m.
Rep. Vicky Hartzler had some fun on the House floor Wednesday, railing against a federally mandated “rabbit disaster plan” as part of the GOP’s pre-recess blitz against odious government regulations.
By
Niels Lesniewski
| July 31, 2013, 7:22 p.m.
When not meeting with President Barack Obama or waiting for one of the longest Senate votes ever to conclude, the Senate’s two top Democratic leaders found time Wednesday for a few issues that won’t make such big headlines.
By
Niels Lesniewski
| July 31, 2013, 7:09 p.m.
Wednesday’s prolonged roll call vote to limit debate on B. Todd Jones to become the permanent ATF director fell about 15 minutes short of the longest example in recent years.
By
Emily Pierce
| July 31, 2013, 7:05 p.m.
Senate Democratic leaders struggled Wednesday to beat back a filibuster of President Barack Obama’s pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, holding a vote open for more than five hours and convincing one GOP senator to switch her position.
By
Matt Fuller
| July 31, 2013, 6:44 p.m.
House GOP leadership had some trouble with votes Wednesday.
