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Supporters of January 6 defendants, including Micki Witthoeft, the mother of Ashli Babbitt, who was killed during the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, gather Tuesday outside of the Supreme Court.

Policy

Supreme Court questions use of statute against Jan. 6 defendants

Conservative justices sound skeptical that an ‘obstruction’ law applies to Capitol attack

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 16, 2024 at 3:25pm

From left, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., participate in a news conference following a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Congress

Lifeline for foreign aid package, speaker’s job up to Democrats

By Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted April 16, 2024 at 12:29pm
Some states are looking to pass age-appropriate design laws, advocated by groups such as the youth-led coalition Design It For Us.

Policy

Congress’ tech plate is full, with little time at the table

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted April 16, 2024 at 7:00am
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rule implements a 2022 law that requires certain employers to offer reasonable accommodations to pregnant and postpartum employees.

Policy

White House issues worker protections for pregnancy termination

By Ariel Cohen
Posted April 15, 2024 at 8:41pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., attend a photo op with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week.

Congress

Senate leaders seek quick action on key surveillance authority

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 15, 2024 at 7:27pm
Former President Donald Trump, center, sits with his attorneys Todd Blanche, left, and Emil Bove before jury selection in his trial on 34 felony counts in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday.

Avoid hot takes on Trump’s supposed trial of the century

By Walter Shapiro
Posted April 16, 2024 at 6:00am
The American food system gets another look in “Food, Inc. 2.”

Food fight continues with ‘Food, Inc. 2’

By Jason Dick
Posted April 16, 2024 at 5:00am

Election Year Advocacy: Tools, Tactics and Best Practices to Sharpen Your Strategy

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 29, 2024 at 5:11pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., arrives for a vote in the Capitol.

Cotton among GOP lawmakers who back defendants in Jan. 6 case

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 15, 2024 at 9:20am, Updated at 9:20pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is seen in the Capitol before the House voted to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Friday.

Piecemeal supplemental spending plan emerges in House

By Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman
Posted April 15, 2024 at 9:08pm
A wind turbine, along with two under construction behind it, at the South Fork Wind Farm off the coast of Long Island, N.Y., in December.

Officials search for offshore wind radar interference fix

By Valerie Yurk
Posted April 15, 2024 at 5:44pm

The Complete AI and ChatGPT How-To Guide For Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 29, 2024 at 5:13pm
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a House Appropriations Committee hearing Wednesday.

House plans to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate on Tuesday

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 12, 2024 at 3:48pm, Updated April 15, 2024 at 5:32pm
President Joe Biden walks onstage to give remarks virtually to the National Action Network Convention on Friday.

Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel flips script as Biden had pressed for changes in Gaza

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 14, 2024 at 6:50pm, Updated April 15, 2024 at 5:30pm
Then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., takes the gavel after securing the speakership on the 15th ballot in January 2023.

McCarthy gavel investigation ends without a bang

By Justin Papp
Posted April 15, 2024 at 5:02pm

What Constituent Correspondence Reveals About Voter Sentiment

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 28, 2024 at 11:41am
Cole arrives for the House Rules Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden in the Capitol on Dec. 12, 2023.

Rep. Tom Cole seeks to limit earmark-driven political headaches

By Aidan Quigley
Posted April 15, 2024 at 3:53pm

Capitol Lens | Rapper’s delight

By Bill Clark
Posted April 15, 2024 at 1:40pm
From left: Sens. Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal, Jeanne Shaheen, Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren watch the solar eclipse on the balcony of the Russell Senate Office Building on Monday.

Total eclipse of the Hart (and Russell buildings) — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted April 12, 2024 at 3:49pm

2024 CQ Election Watch: US House of Representatives

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted April 9, 2024 at 6:35pm
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., leaves a House Republican Conference meeting on Oct. 24, 2023.

Harris sticks with Agriculture spending, Amodei likely to head DHS panel

By Aidan Quigley and Caitlin Reilly
Posted April 12, 2024 at 2:53pm
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Speaker Mike Johnson pose for a photo before Kishida addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday.

Editor’s Note: What passes for normal in Congress

By Jason Dick
Posted April 12, 2024 at 2:49pm
House Intelligence Chairman Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio, backed the version of a reauthorization bill for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

House approves surveillance authority reauthorization bill

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 12, 2024 at 2:12pm
President Joe Biden speaks with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ferdinand Marcos Jr., president of the Phillipines, in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

White House rattles its saber with warnings to Iran, China about attacking US allies

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 12, 2024 at 12:27pm
Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., gathered outside the Capitol along with tourists and staffers on Monday to view the solar eclipse. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week ending April 12, 2024

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted April 12, 2024 at 9:16am
Members of the Siberian battalion of the Ukrainian military take part in a training exercise near Kyiv on April 10.

We must support Ukraine: Future generations will thank us

By Doug Jones
Posted April 12, 2024 at 6:00am
FBI Director Christopher Wray prepares to testify Thursday during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing.

House looks to try again on surveillance authority reauthorization

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 11, 2024 at 6:55pm, Updated at 8:42pm
Reps. David Joyce, R-Ohio, left, and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, conduct a House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee budget hearing on Wednesday with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

New House Appropriations cardinals slate starts to take shape

By Aidan Quigley
Posted April 11, 2024 at 5:35pm, Updated at 6:51pm

Capitol Lens | Prime directive

By Tom Williams
Posted April 11, 2024 at 3:32pm
Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unveiled a new data-sharing framework Thursday that does not require congressional help.

CDC moves forward on data-sharing — without Congress

By Ariel Cohen
Posted April 11, 2024 at 2:48pm

At the Races: At what cost?

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 11, 2024 at 2:30pm
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of Congress as Speaker Mike Johnson and Vice President Kamala Harris look on.

Kishida tells Congress Japan will help US carry the load abroad

By Rachel Oswald
Posted April 11, 2024 at 2:16pm

Capitol Ink | Dark theater

By R.J. Matson
Posted April 11, 2024 at 7:00am
As voters consider abortion rights, they might question party loyalty. Or maybe they won’t, Curtis writes. Above, activists rally for and against abortion drug access as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on March 26.

Abortion is on the ballot. But so is loyalty to Trump

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted April 11, 2024 at 6:00am
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on his agency's fiscal 2025 budget request on Wednesday.

Mayorkas soldiers on through budget hearings, despite impeachment

By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted April 10, 2024 at 6:41pm

Capitol Lens | They can still do it!

By Bill Clark
Posted April 10, 2024 at 4:27pm
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona faced scrutiny Wednesday from lawmakers during on the new federal student aid form during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing.

Lawmakers express dismay about FAFSA form troubles

By Daniela Altimari
Posted April 10, 2024 at 3:26pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, wraps up the House GOP news conference Wednesday that touched on reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. On the left are Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.

House trips up again in spy authority reauthorization push

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 10, 2024 at 3:18pm

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