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House Democrats still split on Biden after high-stakes meeting - Roll Call

House Democrats didn’t agree on the political future of President Joe Biden during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday.

Roll Call · Jul 9, 2024

James Inhofe, iconoclastic former senator from Oklahoma, dies at 89 - Roll Call

Former Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., a fierce partisan warrior who worked across the aisle, has died, according to the Tulsa World.

Roll Call · Jul 9, 2024

Menendez 'put his power up for sale,' say prosecutors in closing arguments in Manhattan trial - Roll Call

Prosecutors began closing arguments Monday in the federal corruption trial against. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.

Roll Call · Jul 9, 2024

GOP’s political edge - Roll Call

The June 27 presidential debate put Democrats on the defensive, led to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside and left Republicans feeling emboldened. CQ Roll Call’s Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman discuss what those political dynamics may mean for tax policy and the appropriations process, which ramps up…

Roll Call · Jul 8, 2024

Senate appropriators ready emergency adds to spending bills - Roll Call

Senate Appropriations Committee leaders have tentatively agreed to add $34.5 billion in emergency spending to fiscal 2025 bills.

Roll Call · Jul 8, 2024

Four vie for top GOP Foreign Affairs spot; McCaul seeks waiver - Roll Call

Four Republicans, including the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, hope to be the GOP leader on the panel next year.

Roll Call · Jul 8, 2024

Financial Services spending bill a big test for slim GOP margin - Roll Call

The House passed its first spending bills with little fanfare. An abortion-related rider in the Financial Services bill could pose a bigger challenge.

Roll Call · Jul 8, 2024

Capitol Lens | Muggy for the cameras - Roll Call

Roll Call’s photojournalists share some of their photos from a hot and muggy Fourth of July weekend in the DMV — and one from DEN.

Roll Call · Jul 8, 2024

'Blood in the water': Can defiant Biden clear Democratic lawmakers' high bar? - Roll Call

A defiant President Biden said Monday he is running, but clearing the high bar Democratic lawmakers have set will be a big challenge.

Roll Call · Jul 8, 2024

Amid heightened post-debate scrutiny, Biden hosts NATO leaders - Roll Call

Even as a handful of Democrats call for him to drop his reelection bid, Biden presses on, hosting international leaders in D.C. this week.

Roll Call · Jul 8, 2024