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House leaders face dicey math to clear major spending package

Speaker Johnson will try to clear a $1.2 trillion package in the House this week despite Democratic opposition and fractures within the GOP.

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Judge blocks latest limits on lawmaker visits to ICE facilities

A federal judge temporarily blocked a policy requiring a seven-day notice period for lawmakers to visit immigration detention facilities.

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‘Mexico City’ policy expansion to affect estimated $40B in aid

Newly expanded rule requires foreign partners to agree not to promote “gender ideology” or diversity, equity and inclusion activities.

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This week: House GOP tries to end partial government shutdown

All eyes will be on the House this week as Republicans seek to bring a quick end to the partial government shutdown that began on Friday.

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Democrats continue to outraise Republicans in key Senate races

Democratic Senate candidates continue to outraise their Republican opponents in battleground midterm races, new federal filings show.

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Democrat Christian Menefee wins House special election runoff in Texas

Democrat Christian Menefee has won a special election runoff to succeed the late Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died nearly a year ago.

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Wrap-up: Senate plows spending work back to the House

With choice words and blunt instruments, people chipped away at obstacles in Washington this week — and it wasn’t just the “snowcrete.”

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Senate passes spending package with Homeland Security punt

A two-week stopgap Homeland Security measure is intended to buy time for bipartisan negotiations on immigration enforcement tactics.

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Government paid discrimination claim related to office of ex-Rep. Chavez-DeRemer

The government paid nearly $100,000 to resolve an employment discrimination claim out of Lori Chavez-DeRemer's former congressional office.

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Breaking the ice — Congressional Hits and Misses

This week saw Washingtonians digging themselves out of the ice and lawmakers digging themselves out of the political storm created by ICE.

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Graham outlines demands as clock ticks on spending package

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham laid out a list of demands Friday to get him to allow swift action on the $1.2 trillion spending package.

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Justice Department ends Epstein review with big document release

The Justice Department said it is releasing a sprawling new trove of documents Friday on deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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As ICE arrests increased, a higher portion had no U.S. criminal record

FactCheck.org examines the Trump administration’s claims that they are focusing on “the worst of the worst” in immigration enforcement.

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Warsh's path to Fed chair may face even GOP obstacle in Senate

President Trump says he'll nominate Kevin Warsh, a Federal Reserve Board member from 2006 to 2011, to be the next chairman.

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Photos of the week | January 23-29, 2026

Amid snow and severe cold, senators debated immigration enforcement. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.

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House Republicans lean into voter ID debate

Election requirements are at the heart of a new mega-package — and a brewing floor revolt over proof of citizenship.

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California urges Supreme Court to allow new congressional map

California officials told the Supreme Court on Thursday the state should be able to use its new congressional map in this fall's elections.

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Tillis 'unleashed'

A stream of honesty from the retiring Sen. Thom Tillis has turned into an increasingly personal back-and-forth with the president.

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Senate spending deal runs into 'hotline' headwinds

The Senate adjourned late Thursday night without reaching a bipartisan time agreement on votes and a limited list of amendments.

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Trump sends a message to next Fed chair, says deal ‘close’ on funding

President Trump let his coming Federal Reserve chair nominee know he expects a big interest rate cut later this year.

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At the Races: What’s in a bill?

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including immigration and campaign launches.

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Forecast shows chance of snow, shutdown

It was supposed to be fairly straightforward. The Senate would return to Washington and pass the big spending package the House passed last week and the Capitol would shake off its all-too-familiar shutdown showdown drama. Then federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in the street in Minneapolis. Homeland…

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Senate talks move in direction of splitting off DHS funding bill

Plan would include removing Homeland Security bill from the package, replacing it with a short-term continuing resolution for that agency

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Klobuchar announces campaign for Minnesota governor

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday formally launched her campaign to become the first female governor of Minnesota.

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ICE shootings heighten criticism of Kristi Noem's tenure at DHS

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in the middle of blowback from Congress about public safety in immigration enforcement.

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