At the Races: Republicans in revolt? - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including a special election and a Trump pardon. Roll Call · Dec 4, 2025
Suspect arrested over Jan. 6 pipe bombs on Capitol Hill - Roll Call Federal authorities announced Thursday the arrest of a man in connection to the placing of pipe bombs on Capitol Hill in 2021. Roll Call · Dec 4, 2025
Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth's Signal use endangered troops - Roll Call The IG said Hegseth could declassify information, but his use of Signal on a personal phone to send nonpublic info violated DOD policy. Roll Call · Dec 4, 2025
Can Congress save itself? - Roll Call Despite its propensity for making itself look bad, some of the inner workings on Capitol Hill reveal lawmakers who are finding ways to work together. Can they cut through the noise and solve some real problems? Jason Dick and Justin Papp discuss the changing Congress and the people who make… Roll Call · Dec 4, 2025
Cassidy suggests HHS is anti-science ahead of hepatitis B meeting - Roll Call Sen. Bill Cassidy said federal health officials might be biased agains science. Roll Call · Dec 4, 2025
House panel approves broadband permitting overhaul - Roll Call The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 26-24 along party lines Wednesday to advance a bill to overhaul the broadband permitting system. Roll Call · Dec 4, 2025
Democrats tee off on possible Treasury corporate tax move - Roll Call A group of Democrats is leading opposition to a potential regulatory carve-out from a new minimum tax on corporate profits. Roll Call · Dec 4, 2025
Democrats see Tennessee special election as sign of expanding 2026 map - Roll Call Both parties found reasons to celebrate the Tennessee special election, in which Republican Matt Van Epps prevailed over Democrat Aftyn Behn. Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025
Trump announces rollback of fuel economy standards - Roll Call Congressional Republicans and most automakers have argued standards implemented under Biden were too restrictive on the industry. Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025
ACA marketplace allowed fake enrollees, possible fraud, GAO says - Roll Call The report could buttress GOP arguments that major changes are needed, or at least that prevention measures be a part of any deal on lowering health care costs. Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025
December brings reelection reflection — and safety fears - Roll Call After an influx of money for new security programs, members still describe fears and tough conversations with their families. Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025
House cancels vote on college sports NIL bill - Roll Call A bill related to college athletics had been teed up for a floor vote but ran into a roadblock after Freedom Caucus members aired concerns. Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025
Lawmakers seek update from DOJ on Epstein disclosure law - Roll Call The bill orders DOJ to release records related to Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell within 30 days of enactment. Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025
Momentum builds for bigger capital gains tax break on home sales - Roll Call Bipartisan support is growing to double the capital gains tax exemption for home-sale profits. The existing caps haven't changed since 1997. Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025
Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025 Rollins says USDA will withhold food stamp funds from blue states - Roll Call The USDA requested states in February to turn over data about benefit recipients under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025 Senate panel sees opening, however slight, for health care deal - Roll Call Senators are open to a bipartisan agreement that would extend expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies before year’s end.
Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025 Capitol Lens | Seeing eye to Nye - Roll Call Jared Isaacman, left, nominee to head the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, talks with Bill Nye, “the Science Guy” on Wednesday.
Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025 Problems mount for Trump as first year back in White House comes to a close - Roll Call President Trump is facing a growing list of problems as his first year back in office ends, from prices to possibly skyrocketing health care.
Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025 It’s beginning to look a lot like … a traditional midterm election - Roll Call In spite of President Donald Trump’s reputation as a political savant, 2026 is beginning to look a lot like a traditional midterm election.
Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025 NASA nominee denies conflict of interest with Musk - Roll Call Jared Isaacman, the on-off-on again nominee to lead NASA, denied he has a conflict of interest because of his friendship with Elon Musk.
Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025 Trump announces pardon for Rep. Henry Cuellar - Roll Call President Donald Trump announced a pardon of Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife on Wednesday an indictment over alleged bribery schemes.
Roll Call · Dec 2, 2025 Republican Matt Van Epps wins Tennessee special election Republican Matt Van Epps has won the special election for Tennessee’s 7th District, keeping the deep-red seat in party hands.
Roll Call · Dec 2, 2025 Bipartisan Senate duo seeks corporate support for 'Trump accounts' - Roll Call Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, have teamed up to urge corporate donations for 'Trump accounts' designed for children.
Roll Call · Dec 2, 2025 House online safety bills take narrower approach than Senate - Roll Call House Republicans pushed child online safety bills as Democrats called them weak and voiced concerns about age verification requirements.
Roll Call · Dec 2, 2025 Luna files discharge petition in push to ban member stock trading - Roll Call “This place is broken, and it’s a complete open sewer,” Burchett says, as GOP members launch another attempt to circumvent their leadership.