After loss in mayor’s race, Jackson Lee faces decision - Roll Call Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee lost the runoff the Houston mayoral election runoff Saturday and must file by Monday if she wants to seek reelection. Roll Call · Dec 10, 2023
High-speed routes biggest winners in latest rail funding round - Roll Call The White House Friday announced $8.2 billion for passenger rail across the country, including more than $6 billion for high-speed projects. Roll Call · Dec 8, 2023
Appeals court upholds most of Trump gag order in DC case - Roll Call A federal appeals court on Friday mostly upheld a trial judge’s gag order restricting former President Donald Trump’s speech in a D.C. case. Roll Call · Dec 8, 2023
Kevin Up — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call With Rep. Kevin McCarthy leaving Congress at the end of the year, Hits and Misses looks back at his brief and tumultuous tenure as speaker. Roll Call · Dec 8, 2023
Crunch time for topline funding deal, supplemental - Roll Call House Republicans are digging in for a fight over fiscal 2024 spending levels that Democrats in both chambers and many GOP senators thought were settled months ago, while an emergency war funding package remains in limbo. CQ Roll Call’s Peter Cohn and Aidan Quigley discuss the stakes for lawmakers as… Roll Call · Dec 8, 2023
House GOP cites new Hunter Biden charges in impeachment push - Roll Call House Republicans argued that a new Hunter Biden indictment bolsters the need for an impeachment inquiry resolution into President Joe Biden. Roll Call · Dec 8, 2023
Photos of the week ending December 8, 2023 - Roll Call Photos of the week: Puppies, a camel, border elves and a naughty list were just a few of the highlights captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week. Roll Call · Dec 8, 2023
Top Senate appropriators detail full-year stopgap impacts - Roll Call Sens. Collins and Murray are highlighting potential impacts of a yearlong continuing resolution to try to preempt House GOP pressure tactics. Roll Call · Dec 8, 2023
Senators leave town with no deal on border, war supplemental - Roll Call Senators resumed bipartisan talks aimed at reaching a border security compromise that's critical to winning GOP support for Ukraine aid. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023
Manning decides not to run again in North Carolina - Roll Call Rep. Kathy Manning announced Thursday she will not seek reelection, after a new district map would have left her with an uphill climb to winning a third term. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023
House Intelligence panel advances its own surveillance bill - Roll Call The House Intelligence Committee unanimously approved a bill Thursday that would renew a warrantless surveillance authority. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023
Some Capitol Police officers on forced leave after hitting pay cap - Roll Call Capitol Police officers who have worked substantial overtime, resulting in them hitting an annual pay cap are being put on leave without pay. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023
The view from 2073: What political stories this year will be relevant in 50 years? - Roll Call Political Theater podcaster Jason Dick and elections analyst Nathan L. Gonzales discuss which 2023 stories will be newsworthy in 50 years. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023
Republicans unveil impeachment measures as Biden denies any wrongdoing - Roll Call House GOP leaders released an impeachment resolution, with a floor vote possible next week to formalize their probe into President Biden. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023
Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023 Georgia lawmakers approve redrawn congressional districts - Roll Call The Georgia legislature adopted a new congressional map Thursday that will likely keep the state’s partisan split following a court decision.
Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023 House censures Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling fire alarm - Roll Call The New York Democrat was just the 27th member in history to be censured, joining a small but growing group of publicly shamed members.
Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023 House votes to rebuff Biden on student loan relief plan, again - Roll Call The House voted to block a Biden administration effort tying student loan repayments to income and family size, but a veto looms.
Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023 State abortion bans bar exceptions for suicide, mental health - Roll Call Confusion over what constitutes a medical emergency justifying an abortion creates confusion in aftermath of Dobbs decision.
Roll Call · Dec 7, 2023 Ireland allowed mental health abortion exception 30 years ago - Roll Call Ireland protected exceptions for risk of suicide long before the country voted in 2018 to repeal its amendment banning abortion.
Roll Call · Dec 6, 2023 FDA delays menthol ban following lobbying war - Roll Call In a victory for the tobacco industry, the Biden administration is delaying a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
Roll Call · Dec 6, 2023 House tees up censure vote for Rep. Jamaal Bowman over fire alarm pull - Roll Call The privileged resolution was introduced by GOP Rep. Lisa McClain and is the latest in a disciplinary tit for tat happening in the House.
Roll Call · Dec 6, 2023 Framework appropriations deal elusive as session winds down - Roll Call Speaker Mike Johnson is taking a hard line in talks over final spending levels for fiscal 2024, imperiling odds of a deal in the next week.
Roll Call · Dec 6, 2023 War supplemental stymied in Senate over border holdup - Roll Call Senate Republicans blocked a war funding package, making good on their threat to hold up aid to Ukraine without an immigration overhaul.
Roll Call · Dec 6, 2023 Congress takes holiday decorating seriously. This year it caused an outcry - Roll Call An immigration-themed display outside the office of Republican Rep. Eli Crane is “not in keeping with the spirit of the season,” Democrats say.
Roll Call · Dec 6, 2023 House Judiciary panel advances renewal of surveillance authority - Roll Call The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would add a warrant requirement to a powerful spy authority.