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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks back to his office escorted by staff, security and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., after the Senate Republicans’ news conference in the Ohio Clock Corridor in the Capitol on July 26.

McConnell incident highlights seniority of Congress

By Jason Dick
Posted August 30, 2023 at 4:54pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., takes questions after taking a break from a news conference because of lightheadedness, after the Senate luncheons on July 26.

McConnell briefly freezes at event in Kentucky

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 30, 2023 at 2:41pm
Former Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., will be a fellow this fall at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics.

Davis, Blunt named to Harvard fellowship program

By Justin Papp
Posted August 30, 2023 at 11:12am
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks during a March 30 news conference after the House passed an energy bill.

Scalise being treated for blood cancer, plans to keep working

By Justin Papp
Posted August 29, 2023 at 11:31am
Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., attends a House Appropriations Committee markup on July 18.

Rep. Clyde signals appropriations fight over Trump prosecutions

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 28, 2023 at 12:53pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has pushed for swifter, tougher implementation of regulatory framework for taxing crypto transactions.

Treasury, IRS roll out long-delayed crypto tax reporting rules

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted August 25, 2023 at 11:16am, Updated at 1:18pm
The Virginia and Maryland senators say Reagan National is already well above its capacity.

Virginia, Maryland senators dig in against more National flights

By Valerie Yurk
Posted August 24, 2023 at 5:02pm
Notre Dame narrowly defeated Navy, 35-32, in their last annual game on November 12, 2022 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.

Peace in Northern Ireland, war in Ukraine — and American football

By Justin Papp
Posted August 24, 2023 at 2:46pm, Updated at 3:45pm
Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow has noted that a short-term lapse in the farm bill is possible.

McConnell concedes farm bill will be late; Stabenow eyes year-end

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted August 24, 2023 at 2:33pm, Updated at 3:26pm
Members of the National Guard are seen near the Speaker’s Lobby at the door where Ashli Babbitt was killed during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, while troops toured the Capitol on Jan. 25, 2021.

Capitol Police promotes officers who got Jan. 6 attack spotlight

By Chris Marquette
Posted August 24, 2023 at 3:22pm
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in a bind with his caucus over spending, faces storm damage in his own state.

Senate mulls going first on stopgap, supplemental funds package

By Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley
Posted August 23, 2023 at 9:09am
Sources familiar with the House Appropriations race say Oregon Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is a favorite of leadership and a strong contender for the seat.

Jockeying for Rep. Stewart’s Appropriations seat in full swing

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 22, 2023 at 5:30am, Updated at 4:09pm
Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaks with Senate Judiciary Chair Richard J. Durbin at a committee hearing titled “Protecting America’s Children From Gun Violence” in June 2022. Both have signed on to briefs filed Monday in a gun law case now at the Supreme Court.

Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to keep domestic violence gun law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 22, 2023 at 12:36pm
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., sits on the Rules Committee, which is critical to getting bills on the floor.

House GOP hard-liners lay out stopgap funding demands

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 21, 2023 at 1:25pm, Updated at 8:15pm
President Joe Biden speaks during an event to mark the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday.

Pelosi, Schumer play the hits as Biden celebrates reconciliation law

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 16, 2023 at 5:25pm
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves the U.S. Capitol in May.

Former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos campaign indicted in NY

By Chris Marquette
Posted August 16, 2023 at 3:16pm
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, second from left, along with local Democrats deposit their ballots outside a city library on Oct. 20, 2022.

GOP-dominated Utah embraces mail voting despite party rhetoric

By Justin Papp
Posted August 16, 2023 at 2:22pm
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., one of Donald Trump's most vocal defenders in Congress before he took a job as White House chief of staff, talks with reporters before the continuation of the Trump impeachment trial in January 2020.

Once a conservative lawmaker, Mark Meadows now indicted

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 15, 2023 at 3:43pm, Updated at 6:41pm
House Minority Whip Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., speaks during an event in June.

Newest Trump indictment leaves lawmakers repeating themselves

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 15, 2023 at 3:06pm
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on May 17, 2022.

Police video shows Rep. Ronny Jackson handcuffed, cursing officers

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 15, 2023 at 1:09pm
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conducts a news conference in the Capitol on July 25.

McCarthy eyes a short-term funding bill to head off a shutdown

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 15, 2023 at 10:30am
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney receives documents Monday from County Court Clerk Che Alexander in Atlanta, Ga. District Attorney Fani Willis brought evidence before a grand jury, which indicted former President Donald Trump and others.

Georgia grand jury indicts Trump over state’s 2020 election results

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted August 15, 2023 at 12:07am
Alabama Democratic Rep. Terri A. Sewell and the Congressional Black Caucus filed a brief ahead of arguments Monday over her state’s latest congressional map.

Judges set to consider Alabama’s most recent congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 11, 2023 at 5:11pm
Then-Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, left, walks with Majority Leader Eric Cantor after a December 2013 meeting to discuss a budget deal announced the previous evening.

No sign of ‘debt limit 2.0’ talks as shutdown looms

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted August 11, 2023 at 2:54pm
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland conducts a news conference Friday at the Department of Justice announcing that U.S. Attorney David Weiss will be appointed special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden.

Prosecutor overseeing Hunter Biden probe now a special counsel

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 11, 2023 at 1:59pm
Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 2.

White House releases $40.1B supplemental funding request

By David Lerman
Posted August 10, 2023 at 3:15pm
Former President Donald Trump looks on Thursday during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey.

Prosecutors seek January trial for Trump on Jan. 6-related charges

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 10, 2023 at 3:13pm
Rep. John James, R-Mich., won his seat by half a percentage point last year.

Some Republicans crack open door to child tax credit compromise

By Laura Weiss
Posted August 10, 2023 at 12:30pm
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, pushed to include a provision in the fiscal 2023 appropriations bill on tracking US investment into China's tech sector.

Biden bans US investment into China’s tech sectors

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted August 9, 2023 at 5:59pm
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene applauds during Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to a joint meeting of Congress on July 19.

Tough sledding for proposal targeting Trump investigator

By Daniel Hillburn
Posted August 9, 2023 at 5:01pm