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Former Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., has a new documentary one-man show, "Rolling Along," which is now streaming on Max.

Bradley opens up about his experience with abortion

By Sandhya Raman
Posted February 5, 2024 at 1:59pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn on Tuesday.

Supreme Court enters election season with politically potent cases

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 5, 2024 at 5:00am
Demonstrators attend the March on Washington for Gaza at Freedom Plaza to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war on Jan. 13.

New Israel supplemental readied in House, without offsets

By Aidan Quigley and Peter Cohn
Posted February 3, 2024 at 2:16pm
"Last time I checked, there's two chambers," Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said.

Senate Republicans pump brakes on tax deal after big House win

By Caitlin Reilly and Aidan Quigley
Posted February 1, 2024 at 4:30pm
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is seen in the Capitol after the last votes of the week on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.

‘SALT’ bill on shaky ground after getting over Rules hump

By K. Sophie Will and Caitlin Reilly
Posted February 1, 2024 at 1:36pm
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., speaks during a news conference. Baldwin and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced a bill to reauthorize the cervical cancer detection program for fiscal years 2024 to 2028.

Vaccine skepticism, equity issues hinder cervical cancer fight

By Ariel Cohen
Posted February 1, 2024 at 7:00am
Passage marks a victory for Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., who is seen waiting to do a television interview in the Cannon House Office Building on Tuesday.

Tax bill overcomes objections from left and right, passes House

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 31, 2024 at 8:37pm, Updated at 9:43pm
Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden and ranking member Mike Crapo have expressed support for the “site-neutral” policy, but Wyden says he is still working to understand the impact on rural hospitals.

‘Site-neutral’ hospital policy muddles health package progress

By Lauren Clason and Jessie Hellmann
Posted January 31, 2024 at 5:19pm
Sign posted outside the United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

House GOP weighs sidecar tax deal on ‘SALT,’ child credit

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 30, 2024 at 9:22pm
Rep. Josh Gottheimer wants to ensure that new automobiles have AM radio.

Carmakers ditching AM radio is ‘unsafe,’ some lawmakers say

By Valerie Yurk
Posted January 30, 2024 at 6:05pm
Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., leaves a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday.

‘SALTy’ House Republicans nearly sink rule over tax deal

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 30, 2024 at 3:39pm
An electron photomicrograph of two spiral-shaped Treponema pallidum bacteria. T. pallidum Is the causative agent of syphilis.

HHS launches syphilis strategy amid rising cases

By Sandhya Raman and Jessie Hellmann
Posted January 30, 2024 at 2:20pm
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said he'll block Energy and State department nominees over the permitting issue.

Kennedy vows to block Energy, State nominees over Biden LNG pause

By David Jordan
Posted January 30, 2024 at 2:03pm
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., has raised concerns about companies that have links to China's military.

Lawmakers struggle to limit US tech investment in China

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 30, 2024 at 7:00am
Washington National Airport is seen from a departing flight in 2021.

FAA reauthorization lifts airline lobbying totals

By Valerie Yurk
Posted January 29, 2024 at 2:31pm
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., says efforts to remove dams shows disregard for the hydropower and irrigation they offer.

House GOP members look to block eastern Washington dam breaches

By David Jordan
Posted January 29, 2024 at 2:12pm
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bernie Sanders announced Friday that two pharmaceutical company CEOs will testify before the committee on Feb. 8 rather than face a subpoena.

Merck, Johnson & Johnson CEOs agree to appear before Senate HELP 

By Lauren Clason
Posted January 26, 2024 at 5:37pm
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on border security legislation on Wednesday. Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also appear.

DHS funding, tied up in border talks, stalls appropriations deal

By Aidan Quigley
Posted January 25, 2024 at 10:23am
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Grappone Conference Center on Jan. 19 in Concord, N.H.

GOP pivots on abortion stance as 2024 nears

By Ariel Cohen and Sandhya Raman
Posted January 25, 2024 at 7:00am
Texas Republican Rep. Roger Williams says, “I’m not against EVs, but I’m for competition.”

Tighter vehicle emission standards are a tightrope for Biden

By Valerie Yurk and Mike Magner
Posted January 24, 2024 at 3:42pm
President Joe Biden speaks at a ”Reproductive Freedom Campaign Rally" at George Mason University on Tuesday in Manassas, Va. During the first joint rally held by the president and vice president, Biden and Kamala Harris spoke on what they perceive as a threat to reproductive rights.

Biden kicks off reelection push with singular goal: Restore Roe

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 23, 2024 at 7:04pm
"We know we have to get back to it," Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., said about the FISA reauthorization.

Congress pits privacy against intelligence as it ponders surveillance renewal

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 23, 2024 at 7:00am
The Supreme Court building in Washington.

Supreme Court clears way for US to remove Texas border barrier

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 22, 2024 at 4:54pm
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra sent a letter to health payers that receive federal funding to clarify their obligations to cover contraception under the 2010 health care law. The letter was also sent to private insurers as well as state Medicaid programs and Medicare plans.

White House unveils policy push for Roe anniversary

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 22, 2024 at 4:19pm
Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., talks with reporters in the Capitol after votes in December.

Louisiana Legislature passes new congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 19, 2024 at 4:55pm
Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr., D-Va., attends the Arlington Democrats Chili Cook-Off at the Lyon Park Community Center in Arlington, Va., on Labor Day, Sept. 4, 2023.

Strong bipartisan showing in first test of tax deal’s support

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 19, 2024 at 4:06pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, pictured in the Capitol last month, saw an Israel-only aid package he backed fall short in a House vote Tuesday.

Johnson touts personal story in speech at anti-abortion march

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 19, 2024 at 3:53pm
Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro walks out of a federal district courthouse in 2022.

Prosecutors seek 6-month prison sentence for Navarro

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 19, 2024 at 10:50am
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., addresses the media after a meeting on Wednesday with President Joe Biden and other congressional leaders at the White House about Ukraine funding and border security.

House clears stopgap funding extension into March

By Aidan Quigley
Posted January 18, 2024 at 2:35pm, Updated at 4:58pm
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said his long COVID makes him feel like “every nerve ending in my body is in an alka seltzer 24/7.” 

Long COVID advocates ask Congress to improve federal response 

By Lauren Clason
Posted January 18, 2024 at 4:39pm