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California Rep. Doug LaMalfa died on Jan. 6.

Campaigns

Newsom sets special election for LaMalfa’s seat for Aug. 4

Democratic governor opts for latest possible date in blow to House Republican leaders

By Andrew Menezes and Daniela Altimari
Posted January 17, 2026 at 3:51pm

Virginia Republicans Rob Wittman, left, Jen Kiggans and John McGuire could see their districts become more favorable to Democrats under a new congressional map. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

Virginia voters set to decide on new House map for the midterms

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 16, 2026 at 3:41pm
Sen. John Hoeven, left, confers with Sen. John Boozman, right, before a Senate Appropriations Committee markup on June 19, 2019. Also pictured is former Sen. Roy Blunt.

Congress

Senate Republicans detail farm aid package components

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 16, 2026 at 5:09pm
The decision by Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola, pictured here shortly after being sworn in to her first full term as a member of the House in February 2023, puts into play a Senate seat in a state where Democrats aren’t typically competitive.

Podcasts

‘All the pieces matter’ in politics — just not equally

By Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 16, 2026 at 12:14pm

Video

Joke detector — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted January 16, 2026 at 4:54pm

Capitol Lens | Choral majority

By Bill Clark
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:27pm, Updated January 16, 2026 at 11:06am
Erick Chavez receives the COVID-19 vaccine administered by Kathy Baldez on Dec. 30, 2021, in San Francisco.

The facts on the vaccines the CDC no longer recommends for all kids

By FactCheck.org
Posted January 16, 2026 at 8:16am

2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted October 3, 2025 at 10:26am
Former House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., conducts a markup on May 17, 2018.

Venezuela is a lesson — Africa is a test of whether we learned from it

By Ed Royce and Chris Stewart
Posted January 16, 2026 at 6:01am
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., cuts through a group of people standing outside the Senate Foreign Relations Committee room after a vote in the Senate chamber on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | January 9-15, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 16, 2026 at 6:00am
Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., left, and John Hoeven, R-N.D., said the Senate might combine all remaining House-passed bills in a single package.

Six fiscal 2026 spending bills done, six more to go

By Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted January 15, 2026 at 8:13pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Rep. James R. Comer, R-Ky., is calling for a two-year delay in new hemp content restrictions, to November 2028.

Comer wants spending bill to delay intoxicating hemp ban

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 15, 2026 at 7:23pm
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, seen in the Capitol on Tuesday, says she has not given up seeking a compromise on extension of health insurance subsidies. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump health plan asks Congress for drug, insurance legislation

By Sandhya Raman, Ariel Cohen and Lia DeGroot
Posted January 15, 2026 at 7:19pm
House Speaker Mike Johnson, right, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, seen here walking in the U.S. Capitol in October 2025, have a heavy agenda after lawmakers return from the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Wrap-up: Congress leaves for MLK Day with long January to-do list

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted January 15, 2026 at 6:34pm
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., shown speaking to reporters Tuesday in the Capitol, says he expects numerous other war powers resolutions ahead. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senators plot more war powers efforts despite Venezuela setback

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 15, 2026 at 6:31pm

At the Races: Spotlight Minnesota

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 15, 2026 at 3:15pm

Capitol Lens | Danespotting

By Bill Clark
Posted January 15, 2026 at 2:55pm
Former Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., is shown arriving at a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Nov. 7, 2023.

Congress should ban metric that devalues people with disabilities

By Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Tony Coelho
Posted January 15, 2026 at 11:02am

Capitol Ink | Expert opinion

By R.J. Matson
Posted January 15, 2026 at 7:00am
President Donald Trump is marking the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by trying to grab attention from a legacy he could only dream of earning, Curtis writes. Above, Trump is seen returning to Joint Base Andrews on Jan. 13.

Why the aggrieved need a scapegoat and an excuse — anything but the truth

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted January 15, 2026 at 6:00am
Republican control of Congress is on the line in this year's midterm elections.

2026 congressional midterm calendar: When each state is voting

By Daniela Altimari
Posted January 15, 2026 at 5:00am
House National Security-State Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said the bill would restore “fiscal sanity” to the agencies covered under it. 

House passes second spending package with more bills in pipeline

By Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton
Posted January 14, 2026 at 7:11pm, Updated at 8:35pm
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said there had been an "intervention" to prevent funding cuts.

White House reverses $2 billion cut to mental health, addiction grants

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 14, 2026 at 2:51pm, Updated at 8:30pm
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

GOP hawks show contrast with Trump on European allies

By John M. Donnelly
Posted January 14, 2026 at 5:38pm
A crowd of mostly volunteers who worked on Prop 50 cheer at a "Yes On Prop 50" volunteer event at the LA Convention Center in November in Los Angeles.

Court rejects challenge to California’s new congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2026 at 5:22pm
Fires are lit as protesters rally against the Iranian government in Tehran on Jan. 8. (Anonymous/Getty Images)

Iran remains thorn for Trump as he mulls new military strikes

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:08pm, Updated at 4:05pm
Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, testifies Wednesday during the House Science, Space and Technology research subcommittee hearing on national AI strategy.

White House holds back on national AI framework specifics

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted January 14, 2026 at 4:03pm
“I wouldn’t even call this a half measure; it’s a misdirection play,” says House Administration ranking member Joseph D. Morelle.

House panel advances plan to restrict lawmaker stock trading

By Nina Heller
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:44pm
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is a top recruit for Democrats in Ohio, but the party still faces a steep climb to win the Senate majority, Gonzales writes.

Senate Democrats still have difficult path to majority

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:42pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Dec. 11, 2025.

Judge asks how DHS funds new lawmaker visit policy

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:22pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court gives candidates right to challenge election rules

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2026 at 12:52pm
Missouri teammates Sen. Eric Schmitt, left, and Rep. Wesley Bell serve beer during the Anheuser-Busch Brew Across America competition at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Schmitt, Bell bring home the cup in annual beer contest

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted January 14, 2026 at 11:05am
Speaker Mike Johnson, seen here on Jan. 5, has had a rocky start to the year on the House floor, with a GOP-led bill defeated on Tuesday night.

No-shows and holdouts define Johnson’s shaky majority

By Valerie Yurk
Posted January 13, 2026 at 7:39pm
President Donald Trump arrives Tuesday to speak at the Detroit Economic Club. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump defiant on economy in Michigan remarks amid growing voter angst

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 13, 2026 at 5:15pm
“This bill is a hell of a lot better than doing nothing,” says New York Democratic Rep. Josh Riley.

‘This is not a stock trading ban’: New bill puts Dems in a tough spot

By Nina Heller
Posted January 13, 2026 at 3:40pm

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