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The entrance to the Capitol Police headquarters in Washington.

Capitol Police hires prosecutor to tackle lawmaker threats

By Chris Marquette
Posted February 28, 2024 at 10:57am
President Joe Biden plans to announce Wednesday an order aimed at protecting certain personal data of Americans from being gathered by China, Russia and other countries.

Biden cracks down on personal data sales to China, Russia

By Valerie Yurk
Posted February 28, 2024 at 5:00am
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies at a House hearing last year. He is expected to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for a hearing on inmate deaths.

Senate Judiciary panel to hear about federal inmate deaths

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 27, 2024 at 2:51pm
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., is one of the lawmakers pushing to get the Affordable Connectivity Program funded.

Funding at risk for program that helps millions afford internet

By Sean Michael Newhouse
Posted February 27, 2024 at 7:00am
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., the House's top Agriculture bill negotiator, has some demands.

Critical spending decisions await Tuesday White House meeting

By Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted February 26, 2024 at 7:57pm
Since becoming speaker last fall, Mike Johnson has used the suspension process to push through major legislation.

State of suspension: Lawmakers gripe about fast-tracked bills under Johnson

By Victor Feldman
Posted February 26, 2024 at 3:09pm, Updated at 6:11pm
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump would be second-term presidents, no matter who wins in November.

Data suggests Biden or Trump may struggle with Congress in second term

By John T. Bennett and Ryan Kelly
Posted February 26, 2024 at 3:31pm
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is seen during Senate votes in the Capitol.

Health package talks break down amid broader spending feud

By Lauren Clason
Posted February 26, 2024 at 2:32pm
Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., arrives for the House Republicans’ caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington on May 23, 2023.

Alabama IVF ruling spurs a GOP reckoning on conception bills

By Sandhya Raman
Posted February 23, 2024 at 5:36pm, Updated February 26, 2024 at 2:16pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. John Garamendi want the Pentagon to step up its scrutiny of defense mergers.

Lawmakers urge DOD to play larger role in scrutinizing mergers

By Briana Reilly
Posted February 26, 2024 at 7:00am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., attend a Menorah lighting to celebrate Hanukkah in the Capitol on Dec. 12, 2023.

Biden, ‘Big Four’ to meet as spending talks sputter

By David Lerman
Posted February 25, 2024 at 8:37pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Feb. 14.

House to return next week as GOP expects spending bills to pass

By Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley
Posted February 23, 2024 at 5:04pm, Updated at 9:19pm
President Joe Biden, seen here on Feb. 20 on the South Lawn of the White House, will give his State of the Union address on March 7, just one of many big-ticket items for the month ahead.

Editor’s Note: Never mind the Ides of March, beware all of March

By Jason Dick
Posted February 23, 2024 at 1:02pm, Updated at 2:02pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is under pressure to include the Freedom Caucus' conservative priorities in spending bills, which the Democrat-led Senate is likely to oppose.

Appropriations talks chug along; stopgap eyed as backup plan

By Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted February 23, 2024 at 5:49am
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., speaks at a news conference on abortion rights on Nov. 1, 2023.

Democrats ask insurers to meet contraceptive coverage mandate

By Sandhya Raman
Posted February 22, 2024 at 9:30am
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., leads his chamber's Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

Lawmakers press to avoid funding pitfall for public defenders

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 21, 2024 at 5:45pm
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, says FEMA shortfall is one of several that spending negotiators are trying to work out.

Another year, another disaster aid gap as funding deadline nears

By David Lerman
Posted February 21, 2024 at 10:30am
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pictured at a news conference after Republicans' weekly conference meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.

Tall order for lawmakers to finish spending bills next week

By Aidan Quigley
Posted February 21, 2024 at 9:30am
Robotic truck company Aurora shows off a self-driving semi-truck at the CES tech show in Las Vegas in 2022.

Truck rule is first test drive of federal autonomous vehicle oversight

By Valerie Yurk
Posted February 21, 2024 at 7:00am
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., stops to speak to reporters as she arrives for the last votes of the week in the Capitol on Jan. 12, 2024.

In Congress and courts, a push for better care for trans prisoners

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted February 21, 2024 at 6:30am
A new staff collaboration space in the Cannon House Office Building is seen on Feb. 13.

One plan to modernize Congress? A coworking space

By Justin Papp
Posted February 21, 2024 at 6:30am
Senate filibusters of the $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan highlight this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘Bad performance art’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted February 16, 2024 at 3:26pm
“The provisions in this bipartisan proposal are only active for one year because it’s not meant to be the ultimate fix,” says Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a sponsor of the bill, about border provisions.

House lawmakers unveil $66B foreign aid, border supplemental

By Caroline Coudriet and Briana Reilly
Posted February 16, 2024 at 1:51pm
Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., does not plan to run for president after previously ruling out seeking reelection to the Senate.

Manchin ruling out run for White House in 2024

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted February 16, 2024 at 11:28am, Updated at 1:11pm
NASA's Perseverance rover touching down safely on Mars on Feb.18, 2021, kicking off the agency's ninth mission on the red planet.

Mars samples project looms large in final spending talks

By Aidan Quigley
Posted February 16, 2024 at 5:30am
Hunter Biden, center, and his attorney Abbe Lowell, left, address the media after leaving a House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup in January.

FBI source indicted for providing false information about Biden

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 15, 2024 at 7:40pm, Updated at 8:28pm
Rep. John B. Larson says there’s no need for a commission when lawmakers could fix Social Security by taxing the rich.

Democrats, unions ramp up pressure against fiscal commission

By David Lerman
Posted February 15, 2024 at 5:53pm
Capitol Police are seen on First Street NE, as demonstrators marched for abortion rights in 2022.

Capitol Police to launch body-worn camera pilot program

By Chris Marquette
Posted February 15, 2024 at 5:38pm
Reps. Jamie Raskin, center, and Jared Huffman are among the Democrats calling for answers about a prayer delivered by a guest chaplain in January.

House members raise questions about Johnson’s invite of ‘hate preacher’ 

By Nina Heller
Posted February 15, 2024 at 5:34pm
In a cryptic statement Wednesday, House Intelligence Chairman Michael R. Turner made mention of a “serious national security threat” that he asked the Biden administration to tell the public about.

Ultraconservatives criticize Turner over ‘threat’ statement

By John M. Donnelly
Posted February 15, 2024 at 3:54pm