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Reps. Ro Khanna, left, and Thomas Massie, right, pictured here during a November news conference, wrote a letter this week to enforce a law for the U.S. to release documents on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Policy

Lawmakers push for DOJ compliance with Epstein disclosure law

Letter says Justice Department ‘cannot be trusted with making mandatory disclosures’

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 9, 2026 at 2:44pm

President Donald Trump departs Tuesday after delivering remarks at the House GOP retreat in Washington.

White House

White House signaled a domestic pivot, but Trump had other plans

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 9, 2026 at 3:41pm
Washington Republican Rep. Michael Baumgartner hands off “The Chick” painting to Democratic Rep. Emily Randall on Friday.

Heard on the Hill

Are you a freshman from Washington state? Congratulations on your new painting

By Jackie Wang
Posted January 9, 2026 at 5:03pm
House members observe a moment of silence on Wednesday in honor of California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who died on Jan. 6.

Video

‘Some days are diamonds. Some days are stone’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 9, 2026 at 4:01pm
The fireworks show begins at midnight with the Washington Monument illuminated as a birthday candle on New Year’s Eve. The four-sided projection light show on the Washington Monument, plus fireworks, kicked off the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.

Heard on the Hill

Photos of the week | January 1-8, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 9, 2026 at 12:41pm
Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., speaks during a news conference at the RNC after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Congress must work to strengthen Medicare access to lifesaving oxygen

By Rep. Gabe Evans
Posted January 9, 2026 at 6:00am
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., who announced he is retiring at the end of the 119th Congress, is seen here speaking during a Capitol Hill news conference in July 2022.

Hoyer set to leave behind a hard-fought legacy in the House

By Nick Eskow
Posted January 9, 2026 at 5:00am

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
A replica of a plaque honoring law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 stands in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol on Dec. 23, 2025.

Overdue Jan. 6 plaque to get a temporary home

By Nina Heller
Posted January 8, 2026 at 5:08pm
California Rep. Julia Brownley won't seek reelection this year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

California Rep. Julia Brownley is latest Democrat to announce retirement

By Daniela Altimari and Jackie Wang
Posted January 8, 2026 at 4:55pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries conduct a joint news conference at the Capitol on Thursday.

Democrats call for hearings, independent probes over ICE shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 8, 2026 at 4:29pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, talk as they arrive for a vote in the Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025.

Senate advances Venezuela war powers measure

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 8, 2026 at 2:10pm, Updated at 3:38pm

At the Races: Of voters and Venezuela

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted January 8, 2026 at 3:17pm

Capitol Lens | Remembering the Giffords shooting

By Bill Clark and Chris Hale
Posted January 8, 2026 at 12:24pm
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a federal courthouse on Jan. 5.

Exploring the legality questions about Venezuela military strike

By FactCheck.org
Posted January 8, 2026 at 11:07am
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary attends an event at the USDA Jamie L. Whitten Building in Washington on Aug. 4, 2025.

Top-down approach has Congress AWOL on FDA, experts say

By Lia DeGroot
Posted January 8, 2026 at 7:02am

Capitol Ink | Trump gang of eight

By R.J. Matson
Posted January 8, 2026 at 7:00am
Two of California's most powerful politicians, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Gov. Gavin Newsom, seen here at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, will still be making news in the coming year as they start new phases of their political careers, Christina Bellantoni writes.

Eight(ish) California predictions for 2026

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted January 8, 2026 at 5:00am
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., seen here at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, will not seek reelection.

Hoyer will not seek reelection

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 7, 2026 at 10:45pm
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is eyeing a new congressional map for his state.

DeSantis calls for Florida redistricting session in April

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Andrew Menezes
Posted January 7, 2026 at 8:25pm
Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Oct. 7, 2025.

Zero-dollar premiums sticking point in Senate health talks

By Jessie Hellmann, Sandhya Raman and Ariel Cohen
Posted January 7, 2026 at 6:27pm
President Donald Trump is expected to give his State of the Union address before Congress next month. Trump is seen here on May 20, 2025, alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., following a House Republican Conference meeting on the Hill.

Trump’s State of the Union to happen in February

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted January 7, 2026 at 3:23pm, Updated at 5:06pm
Witnesses are sworn in during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on fraud and misuse of federal funds in Minnesota. The witnesses are, from left, former Special Counsel Brendan Ballou, State Rep. Marion Rarick, R-Minn., State Rep. Walter Hudson, R-Minn., and State Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Minn.

House GOP hearing highlights Minnesota fraud concerns

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 7, 2026 at 4:43pm
California Rep. Doug LaMalfa, seen here leaving a meeting of the House Republican Conference last year, was first elected in 2012. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

California Rep. Doug LaMalfa dies at 65

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 6, 2026 at 11:39am, Updated January 7, 2026 at 4:13pm
A Marine helicopter flies past a hawk in a tree above the Rose Garden outside the White House in 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuelan governance picture clears as Trump team turns hawkish on hemisphere

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 7, 2026 at 3:43pm

Capitol Lens | Winding up

By Bill Clark
Posted January 7, 2026 at 3:18pm
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise are seen during a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Could House control change party hands before November?

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 7, 2026 at 2:40pm
Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Sept. 18, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House farm bill action delayed until February

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 7, 2026 at 2:19pm
President Donald Trump — pictured during a news conference in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 28 — is significantly weaker among independent voters now than he was just a few years ago.

A blowout win for Democrats in 2026?

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted January 7, 2026 at 2:01pm
A crowded field of Republicans is vying to succeed former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in the special election for Georgia's 14th District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Special election for Greene’s seat in Georgia set for March 10

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 6, 2026 at 4:53pm, Updated January 7, 2026 at 9:44am
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., says he is taking the president's comments about Greenland "seriously."

Fears of military action in Greenland grow after Venezuela operation

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 6, 2026 at 11:10pm
Pamela Hemphill, a Jan. 6 rioter who refused President Trump’s pardon, testifies during a hearing held Tuesday by House Democrats.

How did Capitol Hill mark the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6?

By Nina Heller and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 6, 2026 at 5:24pm

Capitol Lens | Back to storage

By Bill Clark
Posted January 6, 2026 at 4:07pm
The spending package appeared to go along with the DOJ’s moves to disband a decades-old program tasked with coordinating major drug-trafficking and transnational-crime investigations.

Spending package would reject proposed DOJ restructuring

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 6, 2026 at 2:32pm
President Donald Trump gestures during remarks Tuesday at a House Republican policy retreat in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

At House GOP retreat, Trump questions ‘mind of the public’ ahead of midterms

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 6, 2026 at 1:16pm

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