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The Democratic primary in Maine to take on Sen. Susan Collins includes, from left, Jordan Wood, Dan Kleban and Graham Platner. (Courtesy Jordan for Maine/Dan Kleban for U.S. Senate/Graham for Maine)

Campaigns

Maine Democrats tout ‘outsider’ approach to unseating Collins

As Mills decision looms, three candidates brace for primary that could be ranked choice test

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 15, 2025 at 5:47pm, Updated at 7:24pm

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing this month.

Policy

Kennedy adds vaccine advisers just before panel convenes

By Sandhya Raman and Lia DeGroot
Posted September 15, 2025 at 6:04pm
FBI Director Kash Patel arrives for a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing in May.

Congress

Kash Patel to face lawmakers in aftermath of Charlie Kirk shooting

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 15, 2025 at 4:24pm
Cajun Broadband's materials are seen in Youngsville, La. in March. The company won a $33 million grant under the federal BEAD broadband program before it was revised by the Trump administration. (Kathleen Flynn for the Washington Post via Getty Images)

Policy

Cost, service questions loom over revamped broadband push

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted September 15, 2025 at 4:20pm

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Lens | Capitol vigil

By Tom Williams
Posted September 15, 2025 at 7:37pm

Capitol Ink | The resolution before US

By R.J. Matson
Posted September 15, 2025 at 3:22pm
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Texas Rep. Michael McCaul will not seek reelection in 2026

By Jessica Wehrman and Rachel Oswald
Posted September 14, 2025 at 11:51am, Updated September 15, 2025 at 3:00pm

2025 State Sessions Recap

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted August 20, 2025 at 6:55pm
Rep. Dave Min, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference in July. The freshman came to Congress this year to represent California’s 47th District.

In the Spotlight: Dave Min

By Nick Eskow
Posted September 15, 2025 at 1:48pm
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted faces a potentially tough challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown, a contest Democrats would likely need to win to have a chance at the Senate majority in 2026, Rothenberg writes.

Senate Democrats face difficult, but not insurmountable, path to majority 

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted September 15, 2025 at 1:26pm
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy testifies during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on July 16.

GOP lawmakers seek details of air traffic revamp before giving more funding

By Valerie Yurk
Posted September 15, 2025 at 11:18am

Track and shape policy faster than ever.

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 11:59am
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., seen here at a swearing-in ceremony last week, talked about a stopgap spending bill on Sunday.

Government funding and more nominations headline this week in Congress

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 15, 2025 at 5:40am
Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, left, arrives to a town hall meeting on Friday in Columbia, S.C., where he spoke in part about his family’s experience with political violence.

For Congress, security fears are a haunting part of the job

By Justin Papp
Posted September 12, 2025 at 7:05pm
Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo has dropped her campaign for Colorado’s 8th District.

Former Colorado Rep. Yadira Caraveo ends bid to regain battleground seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 12, 2025 at 5:12pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt says he supports the substance of the rescissions outlined by the White House and thinks the pocket rescission strategy is legal but has raised concerns about the potential consequences of expanding executive power.

White House rescission strategy worries some GOP appropriators

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 12, 2025 at 3:53pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, center, concludes a news conference with Sens. James Lankford, left, and John Barrasso in the Capitol on Tuesday.

‘We can be adults’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted September 12, 2025 at 3:27pm
The new Missouri map would target the seat held by Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II.

Missouri legislature sends new congressional map to governor

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 12, 2025 at 3:12pm
President Donald Trump exits Air Force One on Thursday as he arrives at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump will be on the road as lawmakers scramble to avert shutdown

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 12, 2025 at 12:41pm
Lisa Cook testifies about her nomination to the Federal Reserve before the Senate Banking Committee in 2023. She became the first Black woman to sit on the Fed in its history.

Administration seeks to halt judge’s ruling to keep Cook at Fed

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted September 12, 2025 at 10:32am
Capitol Police stand guard outside the Capitol during the last House votes of the week on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | September 5-11, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted September 12, 2025 at 8:32am
Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019.

Community health centers vital to keeping Americans healthy, productive

By Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Posted September 12, 2025 at 7:00am
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., conducts a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

GOP changes Senate rules to speed some confirmations

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted September 11, 2025 at 7:31pm
Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk stands in the back of the room as President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony in the White House in May.

Charlie Kirk murder hits close to home for members of Congress

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 11, 2025 at 5:35pm
Democratic Rep. Adam Gray, pictured here at the Capitol on Thursday, narrowly won his 2024 race and could benefit from the proposed new California map if Prop 50 passes.

In California, Prop 50 campaign has something for everyone

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted September 11, 2025 at 4:50pm
General Christopher J. Mahoney arrives at Thursday’s hearing held by the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Joint Chiefs nominee grilled about domestic deployments

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted September 11, 2025 at 4:25pm
Members of Congress sing “God Bless America” on the Capitol’s West Front on Sept. 11, 2002, one year after the terrorist attacks.

Sept. 11 honored through the years

By Chris Hale
Posted September 11, 2025 at 3:46pm

Capitol Lens | On Guard

By Tom Williams
Posted September 11, 2025 at 3:28pm

At the Races: A sad reminder

By Niels Lesniewski, Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted September 11, 2025 at 3:11pm
Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell says he won't seek a third term next year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell won’t seek reelection in 2026

By Daniela Altimari
Posted September 11, 2025 at 3:00pm
President Donald Trump arrives at the South Lawn of the White House on June 9. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Sept. 11 commemoration again tests Trump’s uneven record as consoler in chief

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 11, 2025 at 1:17pm
Rep. Stephanie Bice introduced the bill on illegal immigration penalties that the House passed Thursday.

House passes bill to increase penalties for illegal entry into US

By Chris Johnson
Posted September 11, 2025 at 1:07pm

Capitol Ink | Never forget

By R.J. Matson
Posted September 11, 2025 at 7:00am
Jason Crow on a patrol for a reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan in Khost Province. (Photo courtesy of Jason Crow)

Lawmakers recall Sept. 11 attacks that launched their military service

By Nick Eskow and Jackie Wang
Posted September 11, 2025 at 6:00am
Members of the public attend Wednesday’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee markup, where Republicans approved a lineup of D.C.-related bills.

‘Liberation day’? House Oversight panel spars over DC’s future

By Justin Papp
Posted September 10, 2025 at 10:17pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate tables Schumer’s motion for a vote on Epstein files

By John M. Donnelly
Posted September 10, 2025 at 4:30pm, Updated at 7:09pm

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