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President Donald Trump hands a pen to Senior White House Policy Advisor on AI Sriram Krishnan after signing the AI executive order while Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, second from left, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick look on in the Oval Office on Thursday. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

White House

With executive order, Trump moves to undo state AI laws

President seeks the ‘unified’ national approach sought by Big Tech

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted December 11, 2025 at 9:04pm

Maryland Democrat David Trone is the latest former lawmaker to announce a House comeback.

Campaigns

Former Rep. David Trone launches primary challenge to successor in Maryland

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 11, 2025 at 5:22pm
The Indiana Senate chamber as seen in July 2022. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Campaigns

GOP-led Indiana Senate rejects new congressional map in blow to Trump

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 11, 2025 at 6:04pm
House Energy and Commerce ranking member Frank Pallone Jr. is pictured outside the Capitol in September. Pallone and other Democrats objected to GOP revisions to the Kids’ Online Safety Act proposal.

Policy

House panel advances kids online safety bills

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted December 11, 2025 at 4:41pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Michael Glasheen, operations director, National Security Branch, FBI, are sworn in Thursday at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing titled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland."

Policy

Trump’s FEMA review group abruptly cancels final report meeting

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 11, 2025 at 4:40pm, Updated at 5:40pm

Capitol Lens | The Vex-orcist

By Tom Williams
Posted December 11, 2025 at 4:05pm, Updated at 5:46pm

At the Races: Another health care election?

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 11, 2025 at 3:04pm

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at the Capitol on Wednesday for a news conference to urge the Senate to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Lawmakers hold hope for health care even with partisan Senate votes

By Lia DeGroot
Posted December 10, 2025 at 6:29pm, Updated December 11, 2025 at 9:30am
Roll Call political cartoonist R.J. Matson presents his 12 favorite cartoons of 2025.

‘Cap’-py days are here again — Capitol Ink’s best of 2025

By R.J. Matson and Chris Hale
Posted December 11, 2025 at 7:30am

Capitol Ink | Holiday tradition

By R.J. Matson
Posted December 11, 2025 at 7:00am

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted November 20, 2025 at 4:08pm
House Armed Services Chairman Mike D. Rogers, R-Ala., left, speaks with ranking member Adam Smith, D-Wash., before a markup on April 29.

House votes overwhelmingly to pass compromise NDAA

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 10, 2025 at 7:16pm
Screenshot of trumpcard.gov.

Trump administration launches ‘Gold Card’ visa website

By Chris Johnson
Posted December 10, 2025 at 6:44pm
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., filed a discharge petition that would force a vote on a two-year extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Moderate House Republicans look to force vote on ACA tax credits

By Jessie Hellmann, Lia DeGroot and Sandhya Raman
Posted December 10, 2025 at 6:24pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Texas Sen. John Cornyn faces a tough primary next year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

These are the key Texas races for Congress in 2026

By Daniela Altimari and Andrew Menezes
Posted December 10, 2025 at 5:58pm
Getting lost in the Capitol complex is almost a rite of passage for newcomers. Above, an empty hallway is pictured in the Cannon House Office Building in 2020.

The Capitol is hard to navigate. Does it have to be?

By Nina Heller
Posted December 10, 2025 at 4:32pm
Sen. Raphael Warnock has sought answers on CDC working conditions from the Trump administration.

Lawyers say new CDC policy may violate federal disability law

By Ariel Cohen
Posted December 10, 2025 at 3:00pm

Bringing up baby

By Tom Williams
Posted December 10, 2025 at 2:47pm
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise speaks about the 2026 congressional calendar during a news conference on Nov. 18. With the midterms less than a year away, voters will ultimately decide whether the economy deserves a passing grade, Winston writes.

The electorate’s inflation report card: three factors to watch

By David Winston
Posted December 10, 2025 at 12:04pm
Florida Rep. Laurel Lee's district is among several Republican-held seats added to the DCCC's target list. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

DCCC adds more House seats to its 2026 target list

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 10, 2025 at 6:30am, Updated at 9:58am
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, seen here testifying to the House Financial Services Committee in September, is running for Congress.

Brad Lander launches primary challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in New York

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 10, 2025 at 6:11am
Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro is preparing to step down amid a clash with the White House. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GAO chief’s pending exit tees up battle for a successor

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 10, 2025 at 4:31am
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., on Tuesday evening. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

Takeaways: Trump doesn’t acknowledge price concerns in Pennsylvania return

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 9, 2025 at 9:12pm
Gene Simmons is seen in the Senate subway on Tuesday. He appeared at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing with the aim of drumming up support for radio royalties.

‘Let’s rock’: Gene Simmons urges Congress to OK radio royalties 

By Nina Heller
Posted December 9, 2025 at 6:04pm
Ohio Rep. Emilia Sykes saw her district become more Democratic under the state's new congressional map. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Good news for House Democrats in latest round of race rating changes

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 9, 2025 at 4:09pm
The facade of the Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court mixed on striking down party coordination rule

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 9, 2025 at 2:41pm
Former Rep. Tom Perriello, here at a panel discussion in Qatar as the U.S. special envoy to Sudan, is running for Virginia's 5th District again. (Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Former Rep. Tom Perriello launches comeback bid in Virginia

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 9, 2025 at 1:33pm

Capitol Ink | The polarized express

By R.J. Matson
Posted December 9, 2025 at 7:00am
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, will not seek reelection.

Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to run for Tarrant County judge

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 9, 2025 at 5:06am
Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., attends the House Armed Services Committee markup of the defense portion of the budget reconciliation package in April.

Trump threatened to veto NDAA over base names, Rep. Strickland says

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 8, 2025 at 7:44pm
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches Senate run in Texas

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 8, 2025 at 7:29pm
Jared Isaacman, nominee to be NASA administrator, testifies to the Senate Commerce Committee on Dec. 3.

Senate panel advances nominee in his second run to lead NASA

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 8, 2025 at 7:21pm
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House on Nov. 6.

Trump pledges executive action to counter state AI laws

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted December 8, 2025 at 6:45pm
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie is bracing for mutlmillion-dollar attacks from allies of President Donald Trump as he runs for reelection next year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Thomas Massie says he’s ready for pro-Trump onslaught in 2026

By Daniela Altimari
Posted December 8, 2025 at 5:50pm
Proximity transmission language in the NDAA falls short of what some had hoped after a fatal midair collision over the Potomac River earlier this year. Above, Apache helicopters fly past the Washington Monument on June 14.

NDAA makes exceptions on DC military flight restrictions

By Valerie Yurk
Posted December 8, 2025 at 5:14pm

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