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Policy

Judge sounds ready to expand block on shutdown layoffs

‘This is a terrible situation, and we ought not make it worse,’ judge says

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 17, 2025 at 9:09pm

Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., wades through the media scrum to his car after the House voted to expel him from Congress in 2023.

Congress

Trump says he commuted ex-Rep. George Santos’ prison sentence

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted October 17, 2025 at 7:31pm
People gather in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8 for an emergency protest demanding immigrant and worker rights.

White House

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow Guard deployment in Chicago

By Chris Johnson
Posted October 17, 2025 at 6:10pm
A sign outside of the National Gallery of Art in Washington on Tuesday says “Closed due to federal government shutdown."

White House

OMB delays firing federal workers to comply with court order

By David Jordan
Posted October 17, 2025 at 5:33pm
Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his English bulldog, Babydog, pose for photos during Babydog's 6th birthday party in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Heard on the Hill

Photos of the week | October 10-16, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted October 17, 2025 at 9:46am
A woman pushes a cart with groceries along Florida Avenue Northeast in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 22.

WIC becomes a political football in shutdown

By FactCheck.org
Posted October 17, 2025 at 10:54am
President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept. 25. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

President Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs strengthen US national security

By Former Rep. Allen West
Posted October 17, 2025 at 10:40am

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
A sign displayed at a news conference with Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday reads, "Our government is not Russ' toy," referring to White House budget director Russ Vought. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump’s military pay move puts Congress in the back seat on spending

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted October 17, 2025 at 5:45am
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks to reporters at the White House on Thursday. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

USDA’s Rollins says food stamp funding to dry up in two weeks

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted October 16, 2025 at 6:16pm
President Donald Trump makes an announcement on fertility coverage Thursday in the Oval Office of the White House. Standing behind him is Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala.

Touting drugmaker deal, Trump encourages employer IVF coverage

By Lia DeGroot
Posted October 16, 2025 at 6:13pm

Track and shape policy faster than ever.

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 11:59am

Capitol Lens | New York minute

By Bill Clark
Posted October 16, 2025 at 5:39pm

At the Races: No end in sight

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted October 16, 2025 at 5:10pm
House Republicans conduct a news conference on Wednesday. Pay for law enforcement and troops has become a focal point of the current funding lapse.

Capitol Police pay turns contentious as shutdown drags on

By Justin Papp
Posted October 16, 2025 at 4:48pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, pictured here while attending a rally in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, in October 2024, continues to be a prolific fundraiser as he seeks a Senate comeback.

4 takeaways from Senate and House fundraising reports for the third quarter

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Ryan Kelly
Posted October 16, 2025 at 4:26pm
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing earlier this year as Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, looks on. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Democrats blast Trump’s lack of urgency on a shutdown deal

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2025 at 2:36pm
Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton is running for Senate.

Moulton launches Senate primary challenge to Markey in Massachusetts

By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 15, 2025 at 8:32am, Updated at 11:14pm
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, center, at the White House on Sept. 29.

OMB head says layoffs will be ‘north of 10K’ as judge blocks cuts

By David Lerman
Posted October 15, 2025 at 8:25pm
Staffers wait in line to take photos with Babydog and Sen. Jim Justice during Babydog’s 6th birthday party in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday.

What are they waiting in line for? Babydog’s birthday

By Jackie Wang
Posted October 15, 2025 at 5:43pm
Voting rights activists protest Wednesday outside the Supreme Court in Washington as the court prepares to hear arguments in a case challenging Louisiana's congressional map.

Supreme Court airs doubts about role of race in redistricting

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 15, 2025 at 3:49pm
Members of the National Guard walk by a 3,000-pound ice sculpture created by artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese on Wednesday.

Is democracy melting? With an ice sculpture, these artists think so

By Nina Heller
Posted October 15, 2025 at 3:35pm
Democrat Bobby Pulido has the support of the Latino Victory Fund in his bid for Texas' 15th District. (Jaime Nogales/Medios y Media/Getty Images file photo)

Latino Victory Fund backs 4 new House Democratic candidates

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 15, 2025 at 8:30am
Aerial view of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 1.

EPA, DOE employees face layoffs; aviation staffing worsens

By Valerie Yurk and David Jordan
Posted October 15, 2025 at 7:00am

Capitol Ink | Monsters, ICE

By R.J. Matson
Posted October 15, 2025 at 7:00am
Blue skies replace rain clouds over the Capitol on Oct. 8.

Reporter recalls a time when shared humanity prevailed in Congress

By Neda Toloui-Semnani
Posted October 15, 2025 at 6:00am
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a July 8 news conference.

DHS taps ‘big beautiful bill’ funding for Coast Guard paychecks

By John M. Donnelly
Posted October 14, 2025 at 2:59pm, Updated at 6:45pm
Bullet holes are seen in windows at the Centers For Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta following a shooting that left two dead on Aug. 9. Last week, the CDC was hit with layoffs blamed on the current partial government shutdown.

CDC workers ask Congress, where is ‘radical transparency’ now?

By Lia DeGroot and Ariel Cohen
Posted October 14, 2025 at 6:22pm
Arizona Democratic U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva speaks during a primary election night party at El Casino Ballroom in South Tucson on July 15.

For political progeny, family business can be a balancing act

By Nick Eskow
Posted October 14, 2025 at 4:27pm
Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills, seen here at an event in Boston in June, announced Tuesday that she's running for Senate.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills enters Senate race against Susan Collins

By Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 14, 2025 at 7:00am, Updated at 4:15pm

Moonstruck

By Chris Hale
Posted October 14, 2025 at 4:11pm
Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington.

Judge rejects immigration enforcement condition for FEMA grants

By Chris Johnson
Posted October 14, 2025 at 3:46pm
Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in June.

Supreme Court to hear arguments on use of race in redistricting

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 14, 2025 at 3:32pm
The current challenges in higher education didn’t begin overnight, according to the new book “Peril and Promise.” Above, a high school graduate tosses a cap in the air at the Lincoln Memorial in June 2020.

Higher education is hurting. Why should you care?

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted October 14, 2025 at 1:59pm
North Carolina Republicans are looking at redrawing their state's congressional map again. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

North Carolina is latest GOP-led state to take up mid-decade redistricting

By Daniela Altimari
Posted October 14, 2025 at 12:52pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., holds up a chart about paying the military and federal workers during a news conference with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., in the Capitol on Oct. 10.

Lawmakers show little urgency to end shutdown as it enters its third week

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 14, 2025 at 5:46am

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