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Speaker Mike Johnson, left, and Matt Van Epps, the Republican nominee in the special election for Tennessee's 7th District, speak to reporters during a get-out-the-vote event in Franklin, Tenn., on Monday. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Campaigns

GOP goes all out to hold Tennessee seat as Democrats look for 2026 omen 

Tuesday’s special election for deep-red 7th District has seen millions in outside spending

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:30pm

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., holds a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Kelly spoke about about President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s efforts to intimidate him after he called for the military to refuse illegal orders.

White House

Bipartisan outcry grows over alleged double-tap boat strike

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:44pm
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., is pushing for a smaller-sized spending package than what his Senate counterparts are considering.

Podcasts

Two months to go

By Aris Folley and Aidan Quigley
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:16pm
Indiana Democratic Rep. André Carson's district would be dismantled under a draft map released by the state House. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

Indiana Republicans release draft map that aims for all-GOP House delegation

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 1, 2025 at 4:51pm, Updated at 6:39pm
Fred Johnson carefully lifts the dome during construction of the Capitol gingerbread house on Nov. 20, joined by, from left, chefs Kashif Browne, Jess Kremer and John Selick.

Heard on the Hill

This Capitol looks good enough to eat (but you shouldn’t)

By Nina Heller
Posted December 1, 2025 at 4:35pm
An Architect of the Capitol worker decorated the Capitol Christmas Tree last week.

This week: Defense policy bill on the move as Capitol Christmas tree arrives

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 1, 2025 at 5:02am, Updated at 6:50pm

Capitol Lens | Red-hot holiday

By Tom Williams
Posted December 1, 2025 at 5:57pm

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is seen from the top of the Washington Monument on Nov. 17.

Trump urges court to hear Eisenhower building issues in February

By David Jordan
Posted December 1, 2025 at 4:27pm
North Carolina Rep. Don Davis is running for reelection from his redrawn 1st District.

North Carolina Rep. Don Davis will run for reelection from his redrawn district

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 1, 2025 at 2:37pm
FBI Director Kash Patel, left, looks Thursday at photos of the two West Virginia National Guard soldiers shot last week in Washington, D.C., as well as a photo of the suspect in the shooting.

US toughens immigration policies after National Guard shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 1, 2025 at 1:07pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted November 20, 2025 at 4:08pm
Alina Habba, then an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks on the last night of the Republican National Convention in 2024.

Appeals court rules Alina Habba ineligible for US attorney role

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted December 1, 2025 at 12:04pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a rally with House Democrats on Nov. 12 to oppose a Senate-passed spending bill because it would not extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats winning on health care post-shutdown, some analysts say

By Lia DeGroot
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:30am
Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, sports a Donald Trump tie outside the Capitol on June 27, 2024.

Nehls announces retirement; his twin will seek the seat

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted November 29, 2025 at 2:28pm, Updated at 3:09pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
A view of the top floor of the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis in July 2022. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Indiana state lawmakers will convene on redistricting in December

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 26, 2025 at 1:31pm
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., talks with reporters in the Capitol on Oct. 16.

FBI probes Democrats who taped viral video message to military

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 25, 2025 at 6:01pm, Updated at 7:53pm
Then-Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La., is seen in the Capitol in June 2018.

Louisiana surgeon general Abraham installed as deputy at CDC

By Sandhya Raman
Posted November 25, 2025 at 5:04pm
President Donald Trump pardons national Thanksgiving turkey Gobble during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday. Waddle, another pardoned turkey, did not attend the event.

Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys with digs at Biden, Schumer and Pelosi

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 25, 2025 at 2:00pm
House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor participates in the grand opening of Agency Connection Center in the Longworth House Office Building on March 5, 2024.

Catherine Szpindor to step down as House CAO at end of year

By Justin Papp
Posted November 25, 2025 at 1:01pm, Updated at 1:19pm
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned of mass job losses due to AI. Regardless of how accurate such a prediction turns out to be, Bruce Stokes writes, policymakers can be proactive about the technology and avoid some of the disruptive effects of globalization.

Being proactive on AI can head off mistakes of globalization

By Bruce Stokes
Posted November 25, 2025 at 9:00am
Rep. Lloyd K. Smucker is seeking more tax breaks in a second reconciliation bill.

Smucker enters Budget Committee race as odds-on favorite

By Aidan Quigley
Posted November 25, 2025 at 6:30am, Updated at 6:30am
Former Sen. Doug Jones is running for Alabama governor.

Former Sen. Doug Jones announces run for Alabama governor

By Andrew Menezes
Posted November 24, 2025 at 8:23pm
Police watch over the East Front of the Capitol as Speaker Mike Johnson attends a news conference on Nov. 5. While many members say they feel protected at the heavily fortified Capitol, security while traveling in their districts can be another story.

House to boost member security program, launch mobile duress app

By Justin Papp
Posted November 24, 2025 at 6:57pm
President Donald Trump visits with patrons at a craps table at Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Jan. 25.

From Epstein to prices, Trump is in a gambling mood this Thanksgiving

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 24, 2025 at 3:19pm
The Supreme Court building.

At Supreme Court, Texas congressional map faces issue of timing

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 24, 2025 at 3:03pm
Former FBI Director James B. Comey testifies during a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing in 2017.

Judge dismisses indictments against James Comey, Letitia James

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 24, 2025 at 2:24pm
President Donald Trump met with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, and their interactions suggest there might be a way out of the morass of identity politics, Brandon Wetherbee writes.

Did Trump, Mamdani and MTG preview an end to identity politics?

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted November 24, 2025 at 1:49pm
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., talks with reporters in the Dirksen building on Oct. 28.

Pentagon to review ‘allegations of misconduct’ against Kelly

By Mark Satter
Posted November 24, 2025 at 1:33pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who is co-chair of a council to review the Federal Emergency Management Agency, speaks during a news conference in July. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

FEMA to get new interim director ahead of agency review report

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 24, 2025 at 12:53pm
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, left, here at a September memorial service for Charlie Kirk at the Capitol's Statuary Hall, says she will resign on Jan. 5.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 21, 2025 at 9:25pm, Updated at 10:48pm
President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as they meet in the Oval Office on Friday.

Trump praises ‘rational’ Mamdani during warm Oval Office meeting, shifting tone

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 21, 2025 at 5:56pm
Reps. Donald S. Beyer Jr. and Don Bacon, seen here in May, this week proposed a rules change aimed at ending the House’s recent censure spree.

Members search for end to House censure battle

By Nina Heller and Justin Papp
Posted November 21, 2025 at 4:52pm
Congress' passage of legislation related to Jeffrey Epstein highlights this week.

Momentous moment — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted November 21, 2025 at 4:49pm
Republican Matt Van Epss and Democrat Aftyn Behn will face off in Tennessee's 7th District special election on Dec. 2.

Outside spending ramps up in special election for deep-red Tennessee seat

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 21, 2025 at 4:00pm
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., talks with reporters outside the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on June 10.

Bipartisan health subsidy bill adds income caps, anti-fraud measures

By Sandhya Raman and Ariel Cohen
Posted November 21, 2025 at 3:55pm

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