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President Donald Trump is joined by outgoing DOGE head Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday.

White House

Three takeaways: Trump and Elon have a long Oval Office goodbye — for now

Unlikely allies make clear that the billionaire will still have the president’s ear

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 30, 2025 at 4:30pm

Friday’s order is the latest from more than a dozen emergency cases that reached the Supreme Court after judges halted Trump administration actions.

Congress

Supreme Court allows US to cut short Biden-era immigration status

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:26pm, Updated at 1:27pm
A sign with the Foreign Emoluments Clause appears behind Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, a member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, during a January 2024 news conference in Rayburn Building on a report by committee Democrats on a "multi-year investigation into payments accepted by former President Trump's businesses from foreign governments during his term in office, in violation of the Constitution."

Congress

Democrats struggle to check Trump moves on plane, meme coin

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 30, 2025 at 2:02pm
President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to U.S. Steel - Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pa., on Friday. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

White House

After first agreeing with Biden, Trump announces US Steel-Nippon deal

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 30, 2025 at 5:00am, Updated at 6:48pm
President Donald Trump, flanked by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., speaks to reporters before attending the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on May 20. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Policy

Checking the math on White House, GOP claims about ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

By FactCheck.org
Posted May 30, 2025 at 9:59am
Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares to testify during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the fiscal 2026 State Department budget request in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20.

Rubio revises State Department overhaul plan amid Democratic blowback

By Rachel Oswald
Posted May 29, 2025 at 7:13pm
Exterior view of the U.S. Court of International Trade in Lower Manhattan, which ruled against tariffs that President Donald Trump has put in place through executive orders.

Appeals court temporarily halts Trump tariff ruling

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 29, 2025 at 1:36pm, Updated at 4:04pm

Separate signal from noise in energy policy

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted May 19, 2025 at 4:57pm

At the races: A Democratic boogeyman steps aside

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 29, 2025 at 3:00pm
Former New York Rep. Michael G. Grimm, here in 2014, has received a presidential pardon. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump pardons former New York Rep. Michael Grimm

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 29, 2025 at 1:25pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court curtails judicial scrutiny of environmental reviews

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 29, 2025 at 12:51pm

Track and shape policy faster than ever.

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 11:59am

Capitol Lens | Waiting in the wings

By Tom Williams
Posted May 29, 2025 at 11:39am
President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talk with reporters after a House Republican meeting in the Capitol on May 20. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump, GOP prep next chapter in spending cuts agenda

By Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley
Posted May 29, 2025 at 8:21am
President Donald Trump signs an executive order April 2 after announcing a plan for tariffs on imported goods during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House.

Federal trade court blocks sweeping Trump tariff plan

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 28, 2025 at 9:10pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter speaks at a House subcommittee hearing in September 2023. Perlmutter filed a lawsuit last week, after a purge at the Library of Congress.

Judge declines to halt firing of Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 28, 2025 at 6:39pm
Emil Bove, right, listens as President Donald Trump speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington in March.

Trump announces pick of Emil Bove to be appeals court judge

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 28, 2025 at 6:23pm
The eight most recent members of Congress to die in office have all been Democrats, Gonzales writes.

Nothing is certain except death and politics 

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 28, 2025 at 5:25pm
Stefany Shaheen, left, here with actress Lena Dunham before a 2016 campaign event in New Hampshire, is running for Congress.

Stefany Shaheen, daughter of New Hampshire senator, launches House bid

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 28, 2025 at 4:18pm
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks with reporters in the Capitol after House Republicans passed their version of the “one big, beautiful” bill on May 22. Now senators must grapple with the crush of health care costs, the specter of inflation and more, Winston writes.

Senate Republicans now face four big challenges 

By David Winston
Posted May 28, 2025 at 2:00pm
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, attends a news conference earlier this month.

House dismisses lawsuit over Judiciary Committee subpoenas

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 28, 2025 at 1:23pm
Lynden Armstrong poses outside the Capitol in May, after retiring from a long career in the Senate. He helped to launch the Gay, Lesbian and Allies Senate Staff Caucus in 2004.

From ranch to Rotunda, Lynden Armstrong blazed trails in the Senate

By Bradford Fitch
Posted May 28, 2025 at 7:30am

Capitol Ink | Budget ball

By R.J. Matson
Posted May 28, 2025 at 7:00am
Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said one of the biggest challenges for the force going forward is “to be protected from the political influence that sort of permeates this place.”

He took over a Capitol Police force reeling from Jan. 6. Now Chief Manger is retiring

By Justin Papp
Posted May 28, 2025 at 6:15am
An NRCC ad targets New York Rep. Tom Suozzi over his vote opposing Republicans' budget reconciliation bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Both sides launch ad campaigns over budget vote as bill moves to Senate

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 27, 2025 at 6:39pm
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is running for governor.

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces run for governor

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 27, 2025 at 5:09pm
An elderly man stands near a damaged residential apartment building on Sunday in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. The Russian army attacked the city with kamikaze drones. (Serhii Ovcharyshyn/NikVesti.com/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Trump diverts from ‘America First’ as he seeks to end wars, snag foreign dollars

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 27, 2025 at 3:47pm
Jalen Travis spent a summer on the Hill in 2022 and recalls informal debates with his fellow interns, saying “iron sharpens iron.” Above, he is seen at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis earlier this year.

Offensive tackle Jalen Travis was once a Senate intern

By Justin Papp
Posted May 27, 2025 at 1:00pm
Former New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel died on Monday. He was 94.

Charles B. Rangel, founding member of Congressional Black Caucus and former Ways and Means chair, dies at 94

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted May 26, 2025 at 3:38pm
Joe Biden looks on as Donald Trump arrives for his inauguration ceremony in January. (Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP)

Transcript transparency: How the past three administrations stack up 

By Bill Frischling
Posted May 23, 2025 at 3:52pm
The Capitol is pictured on the night of May 18, 2025, before the House Budget Committee’s markup of Republicans’ fiscal 2025 budget package.

‘Buckle up, America!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 23, 2025 at 3:33pm

At the Races: One big beautiful campaign

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 22, 2025 at 2:30pm, Updated May 23, 2025 at 11:36am
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., lays flowers at the Capital Jewish Museum to honor Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim on Thursday. The Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed outside of an event at the museum on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | May 16-22, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 23, 2025 at 11:24am
Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on March.

With 2026 midterms top of mind, budget vote takes center stage

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted May 22, 2025 at 7:20pm, Updated May 23, 2025 at 10:54am
Attorney General Pamela Bondi testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing in January.

Under Bondi’s watch, victim service groups face cuts, uncertainty

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 23, 2025 at 10:11am
The DCCC's new ads target Asian American voters in three California districts, including one represented by Democratic Rep. Derek Tran. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

DCCC targets California Asian American voters in first paid ads of 2026 cycle

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 23, 2025 at 6:00am

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