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Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., said "aggies" in the GOP conference could not support a scaled-back agriculture appropriations bill on the House floor.

Getting a new speaker may not clear hurdles to agriculture bills

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted October 19, 2023 at 6:40pm
Sidney Powell appears on a screen during a July 2022 hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

Trump ally pleads guilty in Georgia case about 2020 election, agrees to testify

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 19, 2023 at 12:50pm
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., who is up for reelection next year, plans to make caregiving a key part of his campaign platform, according to his campaign manager.

As 2024 nears, advocates push for caregiving as campaign issue

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted October 19, 2023 at 7:00am
From left, Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y., and Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., are seen on the House floor during a second ballot in which Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Republican nominee for speaker, did not receive enough votes to win the position on Wednesday.

‘SALT’ relief on the table in speaker negotiations

By Laura Weiss
Posted October 18, 2023 at 6:50pm
Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti, U.S. Navy, testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on her reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be chief of naval operations on Sept. 14, 2023.

Military obesity rates soar, compounding recruitment challenges

By Mark Satter
Posted October 18, 2023 at 5:28pm
The states’ emergency application asks justices to overrule an appeals court decision and halt enforcement of a federal rule that requires 23 states to reduce emissions in power generation and other industries to help reduce smog and other air pollution in neighboring states.

Group of GOP-led states asks Supreme Court to halt Biden cross-state smog plan

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 18, 2023 at 3:57pm
Monica Bertagnolli, nominee to be director of the National Institutes of Health, prepares to testify during her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Senators grill Bertagnolli on NIH priorities, drug costs

By Ariel Cohen
Posted October 18, 2023 at 3:37pm
Rep. Jim Jordan speaks to reporters as he leaves a meeting in House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s office in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Jordan holdouts in open revolt ahead of Wednesday speaker vote

By Laura Weiss
Posted October 17, 2023 at 5:47pm
Members of the New York City AIDS Housing Network attend a rally with AIDS activists to urge Congress to reauthorize a fully funded global AIDS measure to provide comprehensive prevention, treatment and health care.

CDC sees inconsistent gains in HIV prevention prescriptions

By Sandhya Raman
Posted October 17, 2023 at 4:28pm
Florida Rep. Lois Frankel and other leaders of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus have expressed their opposition to any provisions that “attack access to reproductive health care and fertility treatments.”

Democratic women set abortion access as key to NDAA support

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted October 17, 2023 at 1:07pm
Sen. Chris Coons, who chairs the Judiciary Committee’s panel on intellectual property, is pursuing legislation that would hold online retail platforms liable for counterfeits.

Pressure rises on online retailers to fight fakes

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted October 17, 2023 at 7:00am
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the Republican nominee for speaker, arrives at a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Monday.

Jordan tries to sway holdouts ahead of high-stakes vote

By Aidan Quigley, Mary Ellen McIntire and Laura Weiss
Posted October 16, 2023 at 9:23pm
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks to the media outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Court House in Washington after a hearing on a request by prosecutors for a partial gag order against former President Donald Trump.

Judge issues partial gag order against Trump in Jan. 6-related criminal case

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 16, 2023 at 2:10pm
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza on October 11, 2023.

Fate of two idle Iron Dome batteries in U.S. remains unclear

By John M. Donnelly
Posted October 13, 2023 at 5:06pm
The exterior of the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco, which has the offices of the California Northern Federal Public Defender.

Federal public defenders warn proposed funding would cause layoffs, court delays

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 13, 2023 at 12:08pm
“There's a lot of appetite” for quick action on Israel, says Colorado Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn. “And I know my appetite is to get a speaker today.”

Lawmakers eager for Israel action hamstrung by House speaker impasse

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted October 11, 2023 at 2:55pm
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is seen after a House Republican Conference meeting on the speaker race in Longworth Building on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.

House GOP rejects effort to raise threshold for speaker

By Laura Weiss, Mary Ellen McIntire and Aidan Quigley
Posted October 11, 2023 at 12:07pm
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has introduced legislation to limit the adverse effects of AI on political ads.

Drawing the line on AI-based deepfakes proves tricky for Congress

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted October 11, 2023 at 7:00am
From left, California Democratic Reps. Katie Porter, Adam B. Schiff and Barbara Lee pose for a photo after the National Union of Healthcare Workers Senate Candidate Forum in downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday.

California law signals ongoing push for single-payer system

By Sandhya Raman
Posted October 11, 2023 at 6:31am
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise speaks to reporters as he leaves House Republicans’ speaker candidate forum in the Longworth House Office Building on Tuesday.

House GOP prepares for potentially long slog to elect speaker

By Laura Weiss, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted October 10, 2023 at 9:19pm
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leaves House Republicans’ discussion in the Capitol on Monday.

Speaker race enters critical week with new urgency, no clear outcome

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Aidan Quigley and Laura Weiss
Posted October 9, 2023 at 10:19pm
Former President Donald Trump addresses the press during a lunch break on the third day of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on Wednesday in New York City.

Trump argues ‘presidential immunity’ to try to dismiss Jan. 6-related criminal charges

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 5, 2023 at 4:20pm
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Biden administration resumes border wall construction

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted October 5, 2023 at 10:41am, Updated at 12:47pm
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is pictured during her nomination hearing in April 2021. CMS is scheduled to hold listening sessions on Medicare drug price negotiations between Oct. 30 and Nov. 15 as part of the implementation of a law allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with drugmakers.

Tensions high as Medicare drug negotiations advance

By Lauren Clason
Posted October 5, 2023 at 7:00am
Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., speaks to reporters in the Will Rogers Corridor in the Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

House uncertainty puts shutdown specter right back on the table

By Aidan Quigley and Laura Weiss
Posted October 4, 2023 at 5:07pm
Some of Congress' relatively small changes to the defense budget escape scrutiny.

Congress made $80 billion-plus in changes to defense budget

By John M. Donnelly
Posted October 4, 2023 at 4:03pm
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, have introduced legislation to prevent online platforms from giving their own products preferential treatment.

FTC, Justice take on digital giants as Congress dawdles

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted October 3, 2023 at 7:00am
In this handout photo from the National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park employee housing falls into Yellowstone River on June 13, 2022, during heavy flooding.

Maintenance backlog grows at national parks as funding tightens

By Mike Magner
Posted October 3, 2023 at 6:30am
Visitors walk across the Supreme Court plaza to enter the building for the first day of the court’s new session on Monday.

Clarence Thomas recuses from Supreme Court case on House Jan. 6 panel

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 2, 2023 at 3:29pm
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is seen in the Capitol Friday.

Shutdown averted as Biden signs seven-week spending bill

By Laura Weiss and David Lerman
Posted September 30, 2023 at 2:03pm, Updated at 9:02pm