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Baseball, seersuckers, moose and a bear, oh my! It was a week full of annual congressional traditions on Capitol Hill.

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including elections at the DNC and in New Jersey.

As Congress returned from the Memorial Day recess, the Senate started work on the budget reconciliation bill.

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including Elon Musk and the 2026 midterms.

The House-passed reconciliation bill containing most of President Donald Trump’s agenda won’t clear the Senate in its current form. CQ Roll Call’s Caitlin Reilly, Peter Cohn and David Lerman outline the changes that could be on the table and the competing demands among Senate Republicans that will make final passage…

It was a sad week in Washington with the death of Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., and the shooting of two Israeli Embassy workers.

Victim service organizations and their supporters say there’s fear and deep uncertainty about the future of Justice Department funding.

The Army Corps of Engineers is directing a disproportionate amount of construction funding to Republican states, according to Senate staff.

Photos of the week: Budget reconciliation week, Police Week, and the ACLI race highlighted the week Washington.

Democrats renew their push for probes into Elon Musk's conversations with top Russian officials, given his access to sensitive information.

House Republicans continued work on a reconciliation bill this week as Cabinet secretaries testified about their budget requests.