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The political dynamics for each party in the majority in the House and Senate put their future in charge in jeopardy, Stuart Rothenberg writes.

Could both the House and Senate flip in 2024?

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted January 17, 2023 at 3:01pm
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., said Tuesday he will run for Senate next year.

Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana announces run for Senate

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 17, 2023 at 10:38am
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., in the Capitol on Jan. 12., the day he and two other Republicans released a bill that would prohibit federal officials from influencing third party content on social media.

White House, House GOP take aim at Big Tech, but see different targets

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted January 17, 2023 at 7:00am
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen prepares to testify before the Ways and Means Committee on June 8, 2022.

Yellen warns Treasury could hit debt ceiling as early as June

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 13, 2023 at 12:58pm, Updated at 3:24pm
Scandal-plagued New York Republican George Santos dominates Republicans’ second week in control of the House in this week’s Hits and Misses.

‘Who the (BLEEP) are you?!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 13, 2023 at 3:15pm
President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address will be attended by a broad range of guests highlighting the nation’s issues.

Biden to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 7 after accepting McCarthy’s ‘kind invitation’

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 13, 2023 at 1:58pm
Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., said the military's ongoing hunger crisis is "a stain on our country's conscience."

Congress barely dents scourge of hunger in military

By John M. Donnelly
Posted January 13, 2023 at 10:36am
Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, walks in the Capitol on Monday.

House Republicans united on border policy focus

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted January 13, 2023 at 5:30am
Rep. George Santos, center, walks through the Capitol on Thursday. The freshman congressman is facing questions from all sides.

Legal woes grow for George Santos as another watchdog files FEC complaint

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 13, 2023 at 5:30am
Arkansas GOP Rep. Steve Womack, left, talks with Speaker Kevin McCarthy, right, during votes to elect a speaker on Jan. 6. Also pictured is Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn.

Debt limit battle set to dominate 2023 fiscal agenda

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 13, 2023 at 5:00am
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., sponsored the bill to require prosecutors in major jurisdictions to report on certain actions.

House GOP holds back bill aimed at progressive local prosecutors

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 12, 2023 at 5:20pm
House Energy and Commerce Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers introduced the measure to prohibit the sale of any petroleum products from the SPR to “any entity that is under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party.”

House passes bill limiting oil reserve sales to China

By David Jordan
Posted January 12, 2023 at 2:19pm
Speaker Kevin McCarthy conducts a news conference in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Thursday.

McCarthy seeks to calm debt ceiling waters

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 12, 2023 at 1:07pm
Former Nebraska Gov. and Senate appointee Pete Ricketts, right, campaigned for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the 2022 primary season.

Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts appointed to Senate

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2023 at 10:11am, Updated at 10:39am
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., was among four senators from both parties who backed legislation in the last Congress to limit the use of noncompete clauses.

FTC ban may be test of bipartisan opposition to noncompete clauses

By Ellen Meyers
Posted January 12, 2023 at 7:00am
Demonstrators walk on First Street during the 49th annual March for Life anti-abortion demonstration on Capitol Hill on Jan. 21, 2022.

With floor votes, GOP House shifts messaging after Roe changes

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 12, 2023 at 6:46am
Maxwell Alejandro Frost, left, is the first member of Gen Z to come to Congress, but Gen X and millennials are gaining too. Above, Frost takes a selfie in December with Gen Xer Robert Garcia and millennial Delia Ramirez, along with other newly elected Democratic lawmakers.

Baby boomers loosen their grip on Congress

By Paul V. Fontelo
Posted January 12, 2023 at 5:00am
The battle over choosing a speaker last week took place before House rules were adopted, so C-SPAN was able to show more of the floor action of members huddling together. On Friday, the group opposing the choice of California Republican Kevin McCarthy included from left, Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz, Matt Rosendale, Lauren Boebert, Andy Biggs and Bob Good.

C-Spanning the room: Ups and downs of showing the real House

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 11, 2023 at 5:03pm
Travelers look at a flight information display listing canceled and delayed flights due to an FAA outage that grounded flights across the US at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday.

FAA outage sparks bipartisan concern in Congress

By Valerie Yurk
Posted January 11, 2023 at 10:58am, Updated at 3:10pm
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, shown here on Jan. 3, will lead the House Judiciary Committee's push to pressure the Biden administration on immigration and other issues.

Guide to House committee chairs for 118th Congress

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted January 11, 2023 at 2:07pm
George Santos, left, and Kevin McCarthy on the House floor on Jan. 4. McCarthy, now the speaker, reportedly said Wednesday that Santos would not be seated on any top committees.

Home-county Republicans urge Santos to resign New York seat

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 11, 2023 at 1:31pm
While Congress cut funding for some of the Pentagon’s chemical and biological defense programs, experts say they should double their budgets instead.

Congress trims funding for Pentagon ‘chem-bio’ programs

By John M. Donnelly
Posted January 11, 2023 at 9:48am
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., will chair the new Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

House finds bipartisan agreement on a China-focused committee

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted January 11, 2023 at 8:28am
Rep. Matt Gaetz exchanges tense words with Kevin McCarthy on Friday during another ballot for House speaker.

House lawmakers call for a freer C-SPAN. But is that what they actually want?

By Justin Papp
Posted January 10, 2023 at 5:55pm
“To make any progress at our southern border, he must go,” Rep. Pat Fallon, above, said of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Texas Republican moves to impeach Homeland Security chief

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted January 10, 2023 at 5:41pm
“We don’t want to go after anyone, we want it to stop, and we want to respect the First Amendment to the Constitution that the greatest country in the world has,” said Rep. Jim Jordan, seen outside a House Republican Conference meeting Tuesday.

House GOP sets up panel to probe government ‘weaponization’

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 10, 2023 at 4:54pm
The Supreme Court considered a dispute stemming from a 2017 strike in which a company’s drivers returned running concrete trucks and then walked off the job. Above, the court on Dec. 29, 2022.

Supreme Court weighs union actions and federal labor law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 10, 2023 at 3:57pm
Ohio Rep. Michael R. Turner, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, wants the director of national intelligence to brief his panel.

GOP urges ‘damage assessment’ after classified documents found at Biden office

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 10, 2023 at 2:23pm
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., walks outside a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Democrats ask ethics panel to probe Santos’ financial disclosures

By Kate Ackley
Posted January 10, 2023 at 1:09pm
Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., who introduced the Republicans’ bill in the last Congress, said in a statement at the time that the IRS had lost touch with its mission of serving taxpayers.

In first act, GOP-controlled House takes aim at IRS funding

By Laura Weiss
Posted January 10, 2023 at 9:00am