At the Races: How to pass the torch in two easy steps Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including Steve Daines’ exit plan. Roll Call · Mar 5
GOP Rep. Gonzales gives up on reelection bid Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas announced Thursday night he was dropping his reelection bid after the Ethics Committee opened an investigation. Roll Call · Mar 5
Democratic attorneys general challenge Trump's newest tariffs A group of Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the tariffs President Donald Trump adopted last month. Roll Call · Mar 5
Trump removes Noem, picks GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead DHS President Trump on Thursday ousted Kristi Noem as DHS secretary and picked a Senate GOP ally to replace her. Roll Call · Mar 5
The 'Bleeding Edge' bleeds into 2026 Jason Dick and Sean Carswell discuss Thomas Pynchon’s 2013 novel “Bleeding Edge,” and how its story about the dot-com bubble and 9/11 applies to the present day, with politics and society dominated by AI, technology and venture capitalism firms running wild and the national security apparatus pushing war here, there… Roll Call · Mar 5
Vote studies: 2025 sets new mark for partisanship on Capitol Hill Results point to the changing dynamics of the Senate, where the parties have each become more partisan aligned over the years. Roll Call · Mar 5
GOP looks to move on from Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia Since former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned, Georgia Republicans are going out of their way to minimize her in the race to replace her. Roll Call · Mar 5
Sen. Steve Daines announces surprise retirement Montana Republican Steve Daines withdrew his Senate reelection paperwork Wednesday minutes before the deadline. Roll Call · Mar 4
Capitol Lens | Raising Caine Photographers have their photo taken by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine in the Capitol on Tuesday. Roll Call · Mar 4
Virginia Supreme Court clears way for redistricting referendum Virginia's highest court stepped in Wednesday to let the commonwealth's planned April redistricting referendum move forward. Roll Call · Mar 4
House panel subpoenas Pam Bondi over handling of Epstein files A House panel voted Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pamela Bondi over the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Roll Call · Mar 4
Utah Republican Burgess Owens announces retirement Rep. Burgess Owens announced on Wednesday he would not seek reelection amid redistricting woes in the Beehive State. Roll Call · Mar 4
Lawmakers criticize Kristi Noem over delayed FEMA decisions Members of the House Judiciary Committee used an oversight hearing Wednesday to highlight delays in dispersing disaster relief funds. Roll Call · Mar 4
House squashes effort to force release of Ethics Committee files Rep. Nancy Mace's measure aimed at documents related to sexual harassment allegations investigated by the House Ethics Committee. Roll Call · Mar 4
Roll Call · Mar 4 Tillis expands block over unanswered questions to DHS Sen. Thom Tillis said Tuesday he would put a hold nominees as part of his demand for data on immigration enforcement in his state.
Roll Call · Mar 4 White House targets week of March 30 for budget release A late March submission would be much earlier than last year, when a discretionary spending request was issued on May 2.
Roll Call · Mar 4 House Democrats grill IRS chief over data-sharing concerns Frank Bisignano was pressed on a court ruling that agency broke the law in disclosing and sharing data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Roll Call · Mar 4 Life After Congress: A prediction market duo Sean Patrick Maloney and Patrick McHenry didn’t see eye to eye in Congress — but they’re united on this.
Roll Call · Mar 4 House Ethics panel launches probe of Rep. Tony Gonzales As the Texas Republican heads into a primary runoff, he faces intense scrutiny over how he treated a former staffer who later died by suicide.
Roll Call · Mar 4 8 takeaways from the Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas primaries The 2026 midterm elections have their first results. Here are a handful of important lessons and takeaways.
Roll Call · Mar 4 Justifications for war multiply at White House The Trump administration is trying to justify its decision to bomb Iran, but the panoply of voices muddles the message.
Roll Call · Mar 4 In Texas, Crenshaw's defeat headlines some tough blows for House incumbents Massive upheaval in state that saw six Texas Republicans calling it quits or running for other offices with several potential runoffs.
Roll Call · Mar 4 In North Carolina, it's Whatley vs. Cooper for Senate The blue-on-blue House 4th District battle reflects stark divisions within the Democratic Party, shaped by factors including age and ideology.
Roll Call · Mar 4 Texas GOP Senate primary heads for a May runoff as Democrats back Talarico John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will face off again in May, while Texas Democrats nominate state Rep. James Talarico.
Roll Call · Mar 3 Lawmakers’ concerns grow about Americans left stranded in Mideast The State Department did not order evacuation of nonessential personnel from most U.S. embassies in the Middle East until Monday.