The Latest Breaking News from Roll Call

The House on Friday narrowly passed a seven-week extension of federal spending ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline to avert a partial shutdown.

Some Republican members of Congress have struck a different tone on social media content moderation of political speech.

Democrats are urging action to avoid the year-end expiration of expanded subsidies for buying health insurance on government-run exchanges.

“When I was last here, I explained how we would drive down those trends, and it is working,” Mayor Muriel Bowser told a House panel Thursday. 

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the topics of crime and campaigning.

Back in December, before the current Congress convened, Jason Dick and Molly E. Reynolds discussed simple fixes the House and Senate could implement to make Congress work better for the public, the government and the institution. As they prepare for next week’s podcast to take stock of how things have…

The NRCC is adding three Texas districts to its list of 2026 targets, following changes to the state’s congressional map.

The assassination of Charlie Kirk spurred intense negotiations on how much more should be appropriated to help protect public officials.

Four Republicans helped Democrats pull off the procedural move. Some hope it could be enough to defuse a cycle of retribution in the House.