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Republicans punt budget for reconciliation package into the fall

Senate Republicans abandoned plans Friday night to try to take up a budget resolution for a third reconciliation package, bowing to the reality that they lacked enough votes for it. The decision to scrap a planned procedural vote on the budget came after a late-night meeting in Majority Leader John…

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What to know about the Minnesota Senate election

Senate Democrats don’t have to wait long for their next big primary test. Their race for the open seat in Minnesota has fallen along familiar lines, and Tuesday will determine whether centrist Rep. Angie Craig or the more progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan comes out ahead. Craig, who flipped a…

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In Connecticut, John Larson brushes aside calls for generational change

BRISTOL, Conn. – John B. Larson has a booming voice, a thick head of white hair and almost 14 terms in Congress under his belt. But at 78, the Democrat still sees himself as the scrappy kid raised in public housing in a working-class Hartford suburb. “I’m proud to stand…

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At the Races: Pacific Commotion

Welcome to a special edition of At the Races! Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for Election Day. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and Mary…

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Long-stalled Russia sanctions bill passed by Senate

The Senate on Friday passed a bill aimed at punishing Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, a long-delayed effort that senators raced to finish in recent weeks as a tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill, which would also levy penalties on Iran, was passed in a…

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White House ballroom must be approved by Congress, court rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld a ruling that the Trump administration must receive congressional approval before it continues construction on a ballroom on the former site of the White House’s East Wing. The 2-1 ruling affirmed the preliminary injunction granted in…

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Cassidy will vote for Blanche as AG, all but ensuring confirmation

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said Friday he intended to vote to confirm Todd Blanche to be attorney general, ending a weekslong back-and-forth with the White House to win over GOP holdouts. All eyes were on Cassidy’s Friday morning floor speech after his fellow Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine…

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Photos of the week | August 1-6, 2026

It’s expected to be the final week before full-on August recess (fingers crossed). As the Senate raced to wrap up, a committee voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination moved out of committee. And candidates for the GOP nomination to replace Sen.…

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Embattled Rep. Andy Ogles loses Republican primary in Tennessee

Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles lost his primary Thursday, becoming the third House Republican to lose a renomination bid this year. Ogles was trailing former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, 53 percent to 47 percent, when The Associated Press called the race for the 5th District at 10:10 p.m. Thursday. The…

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Cassidy’s hepatitis C bill delayed over CBO score

A bipartisan bill aimed at combating hepatitis C is stalled in the Senate due to a high score from the Congressional Budget Office, the bill’s lead sponsor Bill Cassidy, R-La., said on Thursday. The bill, co-sponsored by Sen Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., proposes a national strategy to reduce hepatitis C…

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Farm bill rejected in partisan split over food stamp cost-sharing

The Senate Agriculture Committee rejected a five-year farm bill Thursday at a contentious markup plagued by Republican absences and a Democratic rebellion over plans for imposing food stamp costs on state governments. The 10-11 vote defeating the 983-page bill marked a rare break from the bipartisan support that typically accompanies…

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FCC opens door to larger local broadcast ownership groups

Local television ownership groups could grow after the Federal Communications Commission took a controversial vote to remove the national ownership cap. The FCC voted, 2-1, at its August open meeting Thursday to lift the cap, which limited individual broadcasters’ ownership to stations that in aggregate reached no more than 39 percent…

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McConnell says he’s left rehab center to ‘continue my recovery at home’

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office said Thursday he was released from a rehabilitation center and is continuing his recovery at home. “On the advice of my doctors, I’ll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period, and I’ll continue to engage with my staff and…

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At the Races: Crossing lines

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire Poll after poll suggests Americans are deeply split along partisan lines on most…

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Capitol Lens | That’ll do, pig

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. and Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., is pictured on the steps of the State House on Thursday with pigs to discuss wasteful spending in the federal government. Sanford is running in an Aug. 11 special primary in his state to replace the late Sen. Lindsey…

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Don’t underestimate ultraliberal Dems, some GOP senators warn Trump

Several GOP senators warned that Donald Trump should focus his midterm messaging more on how Republicans plan to help voters and less on casting ultraliberal Democratic candidates as communist monsters. The president again on Wednesday, during a stop just off the Las Vegas Strip, described a number of democratic socialist…

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Fauci could face criminal contempt charge following panel vote

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on Thursday to hold former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci in criminal contempt of Congress for declining to answer questions about the COVID-19 pandemic during a highly charged hearing last week. The Thursday morning…

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At Las Vegas campaign stop, Trump slams Michigan winner Abdul El-Sayed

President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his midterm campaign show to a casino a few miles off the Las Vegas strip in Nevada, where Republicans are targeting three light-blue House seats with control of the chamber on the line in November. The head of the Republican Party hit on his…

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Maryland voters to weigh in on redrawing state’s congressional map

Maryland voters will weigh in on an amendment to the state constitution this fall that would allow for congressional redistricting before the 2028 elections. Democratic Gov. Wes Moore held a signing ceremony for the proposed amendment Wednesday, a day after the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature approved it in a special session.…

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Republicans rush to define El-Sayed as Democrats try to move past bitter primary

Michigan Democrats sought Wednesday to turn the page on a bitter Senate primary, as Republicans made their opening attacks on newly anointed Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed, a former local public health official running on an unabashedly progressive agenda, narrowly defeated the more centrist Rep. Haley Stevens in a divisive…

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They once condemned bad behavior in the House. Now, it’s ‘not my business’

Four months ago, calls denouncing misconduct came swiftly, and all at once. Now, it’s near silence. Allegations surrounding two House Republicans reached a fever pitch this week, as Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina dropped out of his reelection campaign due to a report detailing “inappropriate conduct” toward two female…

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Opt-out testing for hepatitis C seen as key to fighting disease

LONDON — At King’s College Hospital in the south of London, anyone who has blood drawn in the emergency department is automatically tested for hepatitis B and C. Posters throughout the facility inform patients that the screening is routine, part of a new approach helping find and treat thousands of…

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The Roll Call and 535 deep dive on cryptocurrency

Roll Call Editor in Chief Jason Dick and 535 Editor in Chief Brody Mullins discuss major cryptocurrency legislation in the 119th Congress with CQ Roll Call financial services staff writer Mark Schoeff Jr. for the Roll Call/535 Policy Podcast Series. Show Notes:

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Chuck Edwards drops reelection bid after Ethics panel recommends censure

North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards announced early Wednesday he was dropping his reelection bid, two days after a House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for engaging in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staffers. The move comes as some Republicans have expressed concern over retaining his 11th…

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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan

Former local public health official Abdul El-Sayed has won a high-profile Democratic primary for Michigan’s open Senate seat, advancing to a general election that will test whether a progressive Democrat can win statewide in a key Midwestern battleground. El-Sayed, a former public health official, was leading Rep. Haley Stevens by…

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