McCarthy, House Republicans reframe debt limit strategy - Roll Call House Republicans are downplaying their desire to cut spending in conjunction with lifting the debt limit, seeking to reframe their strategy. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
Congress digesting details on Chinese balloon - Roll Call General says the Air Force initially didn't shoot down a Chinese surveillance balloon over Alaska because it was not a military threat. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
Biden set to deliver speech in House under new management - Roll Call The last time a president delivered a State of the Union speech before a House speaker of the opposite party, Pelosi tore up Trump's speech. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
State of the Union guests to highlight divisiveness on foreign, domestic issues - Roll Call Republicans may look to highlight Biden's foibles on foreign policy with their SOTU guests, while Democrats look to domestic issues. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
Biden must count on agencies for environmental agenda - Roll Call President Biden will be able to tout environmental wins, but more federal action will depend on the pace set by agencies. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
Capitol Lens | Room with a viewpoint - Roll Call GOP Rep. Harriet M. Hageman is interviewed Monday in the same Cannon Office Building room where the House Jan. 6th hearings took place. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
After big energy investments, Biden must prep for GOP scrutiny - Roll Call Biden can use his State of the Union address to tout investments to make the U.S. more energy self-reliant. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
Biden may call out airlines, tout infrastructure funding at SOTU - Roll Call President Joe Biden could echo Democrats’ demands for airline passenger protections as part of his State of the Union address. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
Lawmakers worry about weapons-makers' ability to meet demand - Roll Call Congress worries that defense contractors will not be able to meet surging demand for weapons as war drags on in Ukraine. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
Not couch cushion money: Former members sitting on $54 million - Roll Call Former senators and representatives in the 117th Congress had a combined $54 million unspent in political accounts they control on Dec. 31. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
Appropriations power shifts - Roll Call CQ Budget outlines Appropriations leadership changes and assesses the political dynamics in the battle over raising the statutory debt limit. Roll Call · Feb 3, 2023
‘My voice will get louder and stronger!’ — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call Highlights include the House GOP flexing their slim majority with messaging bills and ousting Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from a key panel. Roll Call · Feb 3, 2023
GOPers beg reporters not to tell on them Two House Republicans didn't want GOP leaders to know they slammed the vote to oust Ilhan Omar in an elevator Salon · Feb 3, 2023
Spartz won't run for Senate – or reelection to the House – in 2024 - Roll Call Citing the demands of being a working mother, Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana won't run for public office in 2024. Roll Call · Feb 3, 2023
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2023 Photos of the week ending February 3, 2023 - Roll Call This week was all about getting committees organized, removing Rep. Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs and the National Prayer Breakfast.
Roll Call · Feb 3, 2023 Mace secures McCarthy's pledge on 'due process' vote - Roll Call Mace said she brought a draft resolution to the speaker intended to implement "due process" for committee removals.
Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023 Schedules and snipes: The colloquy tradition rolls on - Roll Call Last Congress, Scalise had regular opportunities to ask about Democrats' agenda during floor colloquies. Now the shoe’s on the other foot.
Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023 Senate organizes committees for the 118th Congress - Roll Call The Senate adopted resolutions constituting their membership for the 118th Congress before departing Thursday afternoon.
Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023 US must back Ukraine joining NATO in 2023, say European delegates - Roll Call A delegation of Eastern European lawmakers called on the Biden administration and Congress to move this year to bring Ukraine into NATO.
Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023 House votes to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs panel as Democrats cry hypocrisy and ‘racism’ - Roll Call The House voted 218-211 along party lines to remove Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023 Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to deliver GOP State of the Union response - Roll Call Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech on Tuesday.
Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023 GOP attorneys general sue Labor Department over ESG rule - Roll Call Republican state attorneys general are trying to block a Labor Department rule easing the path for investors to consider ESG criteria.
Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023 End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes - Roll Call The public health emergency created an array of health flexibilities, impacting everything from Medicaid to telehealth coverage.
Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023 This Hill staffer also serves in the National Guard - Roll Call It can be “intense,” says Aubrey Stuber, who serves in the Army National Guard while working as an aide to Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan.
Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023 It’s back: Modernization panel finds a new home under House Administration - Roll Call The “fix Congress” panel that officially disbanded last session will return in the 118th Congress in a different form.