Congress

Congress Passes a Stopgap Spending Deal Averting a Government Shutdown

By Riley Rogerson and Reese Gorman
RFK Jr. Says His Meetings With Senators Are Going Well. But He’s Missing Some Crucial Support.

By Margaret Manto
Democrats Signal They’re Ready to Deal on Avoiding a Government Shutdown

By Riley Rogerson, Violet Jira, Casey Murray and Katherine Swartz
Republicans Think They Have a Winning Gambit to Avoid a Shutdown

By Reese Gorman and Em Luetkemeyer
Congress Veers Toward a Shutdown After Mike Johnson’s New Spending Bill Goes Down in Flames

By Riley Rogerson and Reese Gorman
House Republicans Have a New Spending Plan. The Top House Democrat Says It’s ‘Laughable.’

By Riley Rogerson, Reese Gorman and Tinashe Chingarande
Some Republicans Want Elon Musk to Literally Run the House

By Haley Byrd Wilt
Democrats Quietly Signal Openness to a Narrower Spending Deal

By Casey Murray, Violet Jira and Riley Rogerson
Trump Is Souring on Mike Johnson and May Not Back Him in January

By Reese Gorman
Senate Republicans Suggest Trump’s Call to Renegotiate the Government Funding Deal Is Unrealistic

By Katherine Swartz, Ben T.N. Mause and Oriana González
Inside Mike Johnson’s Dilemma: Spending Deal Breaks Down as Republicans Revolt

By Riley Rogerson and Reese Gorman
Elon Musk Is Trying to Bully Congress Into Doing What He Wants

By Haley Byrd Wilt and Violet Jira
Josh Hawley Says RFK Jr. Is ‘Open’ to Restricting Abortion Pill Access

By Oriana González
Foes Join Forces to Pass ‘No-Brainer’ Anti-Hazing Bill

By Helen Huiskes
RFK Jr. Wants to Shake Up Agriculture. Republican Senators Say They’re Not Too Concerned.

By Nuha Dolby and Margaret Manto
House Republicans Are Seething Over Mike Johnson’s Government Funding Plan

By Reese Gorman, Katherine Swartz and Helen Huiskes
How Democrats’ Old Guard Beat Out AOC

By Riley Rogerson and Violet Jira
The Long-Awaited House AI Report Has Lots of Recommendations, but Quick Action Is Unlikely

By Samuel Larreal
Lawmakers Are Flocking to Join the DOGE Caucus but No One Knows What They’ll Do There

By Mark Alfred
Senate Democrats Vote Away Concerns With NDAA’s Trans Youth Health Care Ban

By John T. Seward
Is the Gang Era of Immigration Negotiations Over?

By Casey Murray
Republicans Who Shot Down Biden’s Cabinet Wish Democrats Would Support Trump’s

By Ben T.N. Mause
Maternal Health Advocates Strategize to Get Republican Support

By Helen Huiskes
Congress is Rattled by a Surge in Safety Threats Aimed at Lawmakers

By Torrence Banks and Emily Kennard
Major Cyberattacks Are Threatening the U.S., but Republicans Are Wary of the Agency That Defends Against Them

By Samuel Larreal
No Labels Supporters Believe This Is Their Moment. They Just Can’t Say Exactly What That Means.

By Shifra Dayak
Oversight Chair James Comer Won’t Commit to Pushing Presidential Ethics Bill After Trump’s Win

By Mark Alfred
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants to Be the Democratic Party’s Top Attack Dog

By Riley Rogerson and Violet Jira
Lawmakers Aren’t Getting Answers About the Mysterious Drones Flying Over the U.S.

By Emily Kennard
Even Some CBC Members Are Starting to Question the Seniority System in Congress

By Tinashe Chingarande and Nuha Dolby