The Latest Breaking News from Capitol Hill

McCarthy makes case for House speaker, but right flank balks

With control of the House still unresolved, Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is maneuvering to lock up support to become the next House speaker

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

With some races still uncalled, new members of Congress descend on Washington - Roll Call

Freshman orientation on Capitol Hill is a chance to hug, hope and watch the votes keep rolling in. Several races are still too close to call.

Roll Call · Nov 14, 2022

Congress faces leaders in flux, big to-do list post-election

Congress is returning to an extremely volatile post-election landscape

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

Alarm on Capitol Hill over Saudi investment in Twitter

Possible access to users’ data could pose national security risk and could be used to target kingdom’s dissidents

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022

Tensions rise over drought-stricken Colorado River water use - Roll Call

As the Interior Department considers how to reduce water consumption from the Colorado River Basin, tensions are rising in western states.

Roll Call · Nov 3, 2022

Biden set to deliver major speech on democracy

"There is a lot at stake including democracy and everyone has a role in that."

Axios · Nov 2, 2022

‘I’m changing Congress’: how Cori Bush brought her lived experience to Capitol Hill

Member of ‘the Squad’ on how her abortion experience, sexual assault and front-line fight in Ferguson, Missouri, affected her politics

The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2022

Threats against members of Congress have spiked sharply in recent years

From a baseball practice shooting to regular threats to members to the insurrection, threats of violence are growing

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

Treasury sanctions Revolutionary Guard officials in response to Iran protest crackdown

US issues first direct response to ongoing protests after nuclear deal talks come to standstill

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Republican Mayra Flores rejected from all-Democratic Hispanic caucus

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus bylaws explicitly block Republicans from joining due to major policy differences between members in the past.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 26, 2022