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Florida Rep. Cory Mills, seen here at a House Armed Services hearing in April, has lost his bid for renomination in the 7th District.

Campaigns

Florida Rep. Cory Mills loses primary as Wasserman Schultz, Moskowitz prevail

Democratic socialist scores upset win in Senate primary to take on Moody

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 18, 2026 at 11:20pm

Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray has won the Republican primary for the state's at-large House seat. (Citizens for Chuck Gray/YouTube screenshot)

Campaigns

Wyoming Republican Chuck Gray poised to succeed Hageman in House

By Daniela Altimari and Andrew Menezes
Posted August 19, 2026 at 2:31am
Michigan Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet's reelection race is now rated Solid Democratic by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales.

Campaigns

Rating changes: 10 of 11 races shift toward Democrats

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 17, 2026 at 5:06pm
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., voted for the bill in committee but said he wanted stronger protections against political self-dealing before he could support it on the floor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Congress

Crypto bill in limbo as stakeholders ramp up recess efforts

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted August 18, 2026 at 6:52am
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is running for reelection in a tight race against former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, and others. Sullivan and Peltola have exchanged ads linking their opponent to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Campaigns

Alaska Senate candidates attempt to link each other to Epstein

By FactCheck.org
Posted August 17, 2026 at 2:53pm
Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., left, joined House Democrats who represent the San Diego area in seeking an investigation into the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll file photo)

Democrats’ gripes with Iran war grow as conflict nears six months

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted August 19, 2026 at 6:00am

At the Races: Heat’s on in Florida

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Nick Eskow
Posted August 18, 2026 at 5:00am

Trends, analysis, & best practices from 595 million advocacy engagements

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted August 13, 2026 at 11:45am
California Rep. Jimmy Gomez speaks during a news conference in the Capitol in 2025.

Ethics Committee announces inquiry into California Rep. Jimmy Gomez

By Valerie Yurk
Posted August 17, 2026 at 6:21pm
Former New York Rep. Chris Collins is self-funding his comeback bid in Florida's 19th District. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Wealthy House candidates eye payoffs in Florida Republican primaries

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Ryan Kelly
Posted August 17, 2026 at 4:50pm
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joins President Donald Trump as he signs an executive order on Monday calling for childhood vaccine shots to be spaced out into separate visits.

Kennedy looks for new members for revamped vaccine committee 

By Ariel Cohen
Posted August 14, 2026 at 6:45pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
President Donald Trump listens as New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman speaks at an event Friday in Garden City, N.Y.

Trump paints Blakeman as tough on crime with cops as backdrop at New York rally

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 14, 2026 at 6:40pm
South Carolina Rep. Russell Fry speaks at a candidate forum for Republican Senate candidates in Charleston on Aug. 6. At left is event organizer Alan Wilson, the state attorney general.

Russell Fry endorses Darline Graham in South Carolina primary runoff

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 14, 2026 at 3:48pm
South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham makes her way to votes in the Capitol on Aug. 5.

Darline Graham will face Ralph Norman in South Carolina Senate runoff

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 11, 2026 at 10:48pm, Updated August 14, 2026 at 3:28pm

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By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
How the airline and wireless industries worked together on Upper C-Band spectrum offers a model for getting things done, write Chris Sununu and Ajit Pai.

Aviation and wireless get it right, and create a model for the future

By Chris Sununu and Ajit Pai
Posted August 14, 2026 at 6:00am

At the Races: Entering the Florida fray

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted August 13, 2026 at 4:15pm
Volunteers hand out yard signs last summer opposing a proposed data center near Davis, W.Va.

The data centers are coming. Is Congress ready?

By Valerie Yurk
Posted August 12, 2026 at 5:16pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on Tuesday evening at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

After Patriot Games’ MAGA vibes, Trump can’t shake Congress

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 12, 2026 at 1:59pm
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, here at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, is her party's Senate nominee this year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Flanagan clinches Democratic Senate nod in Minnesota in win for progressives

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 12, 2026 at 5:38am
Connecticut Rep. John B. Larson is the seventh House Democrat to lose a bid for renomination this year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrat John Larson loses to younger primary challenger in Connecticut

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 12, 2026 at 5:24am
Chair Stephanie Bice, left, and ranking member Norma J. Torres conduct a House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation hearing on July 21.

‘A forever project’: Congressional modernizers look to next phase

By Nina Heller
Posted August 11, 2026 at 3:45pm
Former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers speaks at a campaign rally in Portage during his 2024 campaign for Senate.

When campaign rivals become Senate colleagues

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 11, 2026 at 9:00am
Ohio Rep. Max Miller attends a House Ways and Means hearing in June.

DCCC adds Max Miller’s Democratic opponent to ‘Red to Blue’ list

By Daniela Altimari and Nina Heller
Posted August 11, 2026 at 5:15am

At the Races: More Midwestern mayhem

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted August 11, 2026 at 5:00am
North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards dropped his reelection bid last week.

North Carolina Republicans pick state legislator to replace Edwards on ballot

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 10, 2026 at 10:05pm
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jayme Leagh Franklin with The Conservateur, speaks after signing a childhood vaccine executive order in the Oval Office on Monday.

Trump order seeks to stagger childhood vaccination administration

By Ariel Cohen
Posted August 10, 2026 at 8:15pm
Former Rep. Ben Jones performs with Cooter’s Garage Band during his birthday celebration in Luray, Va., on Sept. 5, 2020.

Ben Jones, who went from ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ to Congress, dies at 84

By Nick Eskow
Posted August 10, 2026 at 4:30pm
A hygiene specialist decontaminates a doctor leaving the patient care unit of the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo last month.

American foreign policy should reward transparency, not silence

By Rep. Chris Stewart and Rep. Jim Moran
Posted August 10, 2026 at 3:57pm
Candidates in the Republican special Senate election primary in South Carolina include, from left, Ralph Norman, Darline Graham, Russell Fry and Mark Sanford.

10 candidates vie to replace Lindsey Graham in South Carolina

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 10, 2026 at 3:41pm
A palmetto tree stands in front of the South Carolina State House in Columbia on Thursday.

Roll Call on the Road: South Carolina

By Bill Clark
Posted August 10, 2026 at 3:37pm
While many states already have their own voter ID policies, some Republicans want Congress to pass a more sweeping law with stricter requirements. Above, signs greet voters in Ruckersville, Va., on Election Day in 2020.

August recess was saved. The GOP’s voter ID bill, not so much

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted August 10, 2026 at 2:32pm
Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and ranking member Maria Cantwell , D-Wash., talk before the start of the Senate Commerce Committee markup of the "Protect College Sports Act" in the Russell Senate Office Building on June 18. The two hope to push their bill over the goal line after the recess.

NIL bill advocates see goal line in sight after recess

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 10, 2026 at 2:02pm
Rep. Ed Case has won the Democratic nomination for Hawaii's 1st District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrat Ed Case bucks insurgent trend in deep-blue Hawaii district

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 9, 2026 at 12:27pm
Todd Blanche leaves the Capitol after a meeting with Senate Majority Leader John Thune in June.

Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as attorney general

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted August 8, 2026 at 5:21am
Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., seen here in the Capitol on June 4, and Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., demanded a vote on their amendment to strip out a provision relating to THC-infused hemp.

Funding patch passes Senate to head off fall shutdown

By Aidan Quigley
Posted August 8, 2026 at 5:11am
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