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GOP lawmakers call for redistricting after Supreme Court ruling

A Supreme Court decision Wednesday invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map and paring back the Voting Rights Act prompted some Republicans to call for redistricting in other states — even ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The dissenters in the 6-3 decision warned that it would allow states with residential segregation and…

Roll Call · Apr 29

House overcomes floor hurdle on spy authority reauthorization

The House is expected to vote as soon as Wednesday afternoon on a measure to reauthorize a powerful surveillance tool for three years — a day before its statutory authority is set to expire — after Republican leadership muscled through a resolution that set the guidelines for floor debate. Congressional…

Roll Call · Apr 29

GOP leaders twist arms, flip votes on mega rule

Major chunks of House Republicans’ pre-recess agenda were back on track Wednesday as GOP leaders narrowly corralled the votes to push through a rule for floor debate on several big-ticket pieces of legislation. The 216-210 vote on the rule came as there was no “Plan B” for the moment with…

Roll Call · Apr 29

Family accounts would be mandated for kids in chatbots bill

A bipartisan Senate bill unveiled Tuesday would govern kids and teens’ use of artificial intelligence chatbots by leaning on parental controls and would prohibit chatbots from using minors’ data for targeted advertising. The bill comes ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee markup this week of a separate bill meant to…

Roll Call · Apr 29

For one very brief moment, a king unites a divided Congress

Inside the House chamber for King Charles III’s historic address to Congress was all the pomp and circumstance expected of a royal visit, including a ceremonious entrance, standing ovations and even a George Washington impersonator in the galleries. But while U.S. leaders put on an appearance of unity during the…

Roll Call · Apr 28

Report sexual misconduct? It’s not that simple, staffers say

Almost a decade after a workplace harassment overhaul on Capitol Hill, staffers aren’t fully comfortable reporting misconduct — that is, if they even know where to turn, a range of lawmakers and aides told Roll Call. Congress should finish the job it started during the #MeToo era, several said, especially…

Roll Call · Apr 28

Justice Department indicts James Comey over seashell photo

The Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey again Tuesday, on allegations that an Instagram post he made last year showing seashells spelling out “86 47” was in fact an assassination threat against President Donald Trump. The two-count indictment, brought in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District…

Roll Call · Apr 28

When it comes to ad reservations, parties typically don’t play games 

ANALYSIS — The 2026 election cycle has reached an important stage: the biennial fight about TV ad buys.  But while campaigns sometimes play games with internal polls or digital ads to manipulate the narrative about their races, there’s usually less gamesmanship when it comes to ad reservations because there can…

Roll Call · Apr 28

Florida Rep. Daniel Webster is latest Republican to announce retirement

Florida Rep. Daniel Webster announced his retirement Tuesday, joining the wave of House members opting against reelection this fall. “It has been an honor and privilege to represent my beloved state in the U.S. House of Representatives,” the eight-term Republican said in a statement. “The time has come to pass…

Roll Call · Apr 28

Congress has been slow on AI. This staffer tried his own thing

Zachary Florman thinks Congress should be thinking about AI more. The problem? The institution has been slow to adapt and has a lot on its plate already, he says.  After a legislative assistant in his office asked if there was a way to track when the House clerk announces which…

Roll Call · Apr 28