Senate panel advances NIH nominee Bertagnolli - Roll Call President Biden’s choice to run the National Institutes of Health won approval from a key Senate committee. Roll Call · Oct 25, 2023
North Carolina legislature passes new congressional map that favors Republicans - Roll Call The Republican-led North Carolina legislature passed a new congressional map Wednesday that experts said likely heavily favors their party. Roll Call · Oct 25, 2023
Senate Foreign Relations approves Lew to be Israel envoy - Roll Call Senate Foreign Relations Committee backs Jacob J. Lew to be ambassador to Israel at a crucial time for Middle East policy. Roll Call · Oct 25, 2023
Johnson secures GOP nomination for speaker - Roll Call House Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be their speaker-designate during a late-night GOP conference meeting. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023
Hern out of speaker race, endorses Johnson - Roll Call Shortly after filing to make another run for speaker, Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., dropped out and instead endorsed Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023
Becerra, White House release $3.7 billion in home heating aid - Roll Call The Biden administration is releasing 90 percent of the fiscal 2024 allocated funding for LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023
Senate reaches deal to start voting on appropriations package - Roll Call Senate agrees to take up about 40 amendments to three fiscal 2024 spending bills, setting the stage for the first votes on Wednesday. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023
Third former Trump legal adviser pleads guilty in Georgia case on 2020 election - Roll Call Another former Donald Trump legal adviser pleaded guilty to a charge Tuesday related to the push to overturn the 2020 election results. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023
Trump lawyers point to House select Jan. 6 panel in effort to dismiss criminal charges - Roll Call Lawyers for Donald Trump argued that President Joe Biden and his administration coordinated with a House panel to bring criminal charges. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023
Emmer faces tough road to speaker's gavel on the floor - Roll Call House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, his party's speaker-designate, faces some two dozen potential GOP defections on the floor. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023
Cyber-defense systems seek to outduel criminals in AI race - Roll Call Companies are embracing cyber defenses based on generative AI, hoping to outpace attackers' use of similar tools. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023
‘You want your senators to read books’: Todd Young talks politics and AI - Roll Call “Existing laws and regulations will help us address most of the risks,” says the Indiana Republican, who’s carving his own path on the Hill. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023
GOP conference ready to vote for speaker Tuesday - Roll Call House Republicans on Monday night expressed some cautious optimism that their time without a leader is nearly over. Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023
Top groups’ lobbying spending drops in divided Congress - Roll Call The biggest spenders on lobbying saw their outlays drop this year compared to 2022 as a divided Congress was passing fewer big bills. Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023 Capitol Police investigate gunfire near Mississippi home of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith - Roll Call Capitol Police and state law enforcement agencies are investigating a shooting Sunday near the Mississippi home of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023 Capitol Lens | Small rotunda turnout - Roll Call Tourists look up at the Old Senate Chamber’s rotunda, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe after the 1814 fire, on Oct. 23.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023 Senate leaders struggle to keep pace with ‘minibus’ amendments - Roll Call The Senate is playing “whack-a-mole” trying to deal with amendments on a package of three fiscal 2024 spending bills.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023 Scramble for speakership - Roll Call House Republicans head back to the drawing board this week in search of a speaker nominee who can win a majority vote.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023 Outdoor athletes throw weight behind transmission proposal - Roll Call A group formed to protect outdoor recreation from climate change is advocating for a new fee to reward communities that build electric lines.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023 As lawmakers digest supplemental, a way forward remains unclear - Roll Call The lack of a House speaker is just one factor in an uncertain legislative path for President Biden's $106 billion emergency funding request.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023 GOP infighting overshadowed Trump endorsement in Jordan push to be speaker - Roll Call Donald Trump’s endorsement didn’t pave the way to the speakership for Rep. Jim Jordan, whose bid ran into bitter Republican infighting.
Roll Call · Oct 22, 2023 These nine Republicans are competing to be next House speaker - Roll Call Vying for speaker: Jack Bergman, Byron Donalds, Tom Emmer, Kevin Hern, Mike Johnson, Dan Meuser, Gary Palmer, Austin Scott & Pete Sessions.
Roll Call · Oct 20, 2023 Photos of the week: Speakerless edition - Roll Call House Republicans spent another week searching for someone, anyone, to elect speaker. CQ Roll Call photojournalists were there.
Roll Call · Oct 20, 2023 Supreme Court to decide case on social media content moderation outreach - Roll Call Justices also blocked a lower court injunction that would have restricted the Biden administration’s ability to communicate with social media companies.
Roll Call · Oct 20, 2023 Dirty deeds — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call House Republicans’ continued gridlock amid Rep. Jim Jordan’s failed attempts to become speaker dominates this week’s Hits and Misses.