2026 congressional midterm calendar: When each state is voting Primary season for the 2026 Senate and House elections kicks off on March 3 and concludes 196 days later in Delaware. Roll Call · Jan 15
House passes second spending package with more bills in pipeline The package moves now to the Senate, which isn’t expected to take it up until the final week of January after a week-long recess. Roll Call · Jan 14
GOP hawks show contrast with Trump on European allies Remarks form the latest rebuttal from mainstream GOP hawks to Trump’s distancing of America from its traditional NATO allies. Roll Call · Jan 14
Court rejects challenge to California’s new congressional map A panel of three federal judges in California declined to halt the state’s new congressional map Wednesday. Roll Call · Jan 14
White House holds back on national AI framework specifics A leader of the White House’s artificial intelligence strategy offered House lawmakers few details on its planned legislative proposal. Roll Call · Jan 14
House panel advances plan to restrict lawmaker stock trading The measure would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from buying new individual stocks. Roll Call · Jan 14
Senate Democrats still have difficult path to majority Senate Democrats still have a difficult path to winning the majority in the November midterm elections, Nathan Gonzales writes. Roll Call · Jan 14
Capitol Lens | Choral majority Sen. Raphael Warnock, center, joins gospel choirs in singing Robert Smallwood’s “Total Praise,” outside the Capitol on Wednesday. Roll Call · Jan 14
Judge asks how DHS funds new lawmaker visit policy Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem argues that spending bill provision doesn’t apply because funds come from reconciliation law. Roll Call · Jan 14
Iran remains thorn for Trump as he mulls new military strikes President Trump is once again forced to deal with an Iranian crisis, even as most American voters want him to focus on high prices. Roll Call · Jan 14
White House reverses $2 billion cut to mental health, addiction grants Many of the affected grant programs had bipartisan support and President Donald Trump has supported them in the past. Roll Call · Jan 14
Supreme Court gives candidates right to challenge election rules The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that candidates for federal offices have the right challenge election rules on vote counting. Roll Call · Jan 14
Schmitt, Bell bring home the cup in annual beer contest The lawmakers settled on “Arch Light Lager” for their winning brew, after tossing around options like “Missouri Loves Company.” Roll Call · Jan 14
No-shows and holdouts define Johnson’s shaky majority As their Republican majority shrinks, House leaders are banking on near-perfect attendance to pass funding bills and advance their agenda. Roll Call · Jan 13
Roll Call · Jan 13 Trump defiant on economy in Michigan remarks amid growing voter angst President Trump used a visit to Michigan to declare that an "economic boon" was underway as voter concerns about high prices grow.
Roll Call · Jan 13 ‘This is not a stock trading ban’: New bill puts Dems in a tough spot Democrats who want to ban stock trading by members are frustrated by a new bill, though at least one has already signed on to support it.
Roll Call · Jan 13 Supreme Court sounds ready to back transgender athlete bans The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sounded ready to uphold bans on transgender girls competing in girls’ sports.
Roll Call · Jan 13 GOP Rep. Neal Dunn won’t seek reelection to North Florida district Republican Rep. Neal Dunn announced Tuesday that he would not seek a sixth term, opening up a North Florida seat based in Tallahassee.
Roll Call · Jan 13 Senate passes bill targeting nonconsensual deepfake images Passage follows furor over Elon Musk-owned X allowing the Grok AI chatbot to generate sexualized images of real people, including children.
Roll Call · Jan 13 House panel to seek contempt of Congress against Bill Clinton The Oversight chairman said action is expected next week after the former president did not show up for a deposition about Jeffrey Epstein.
Roll Call · Jan 12 6 key questions about the 2026 midterm elections Both parties are preparing for a hard-fought midterm election year that, if the start of 2026 is any indication, will contain some surprises.
Roll Call · Jan 12 Kelly sues Hegseth over DOD retaliation Arizona senator sues after DoD tries to reduce his pension pay and rank after he appeared in a video urging troops to refuse unlawful orders.
Roll Call · Jan 12 GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction Some Republican lawmakers on Monday criticized the Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
Roll Call · Jan 12 Homeland Security punt and reconciliation talk The CQ Budget podcast outlines the challenges ahead for both appropriations and a potential reconciliation sequel.
Roll Call · Jan 12 Warren pitches a bigger economic tent for Democrats Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Democrats need to hone their messaging on economic populist ideas as they look to regain ground in the midterms.