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Congressional casework is hard. The shutdown is making it harder - Roll Call

“You can’t get a hold of a human being on the phone,” one Democrat says. “You’re just getting answering machines saying that we’re in a shutdown.”

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

James Comey seeks to dismiss indictment over Senate testimony - Roll Call

Attorneys for former FBI Director James B. Comey sought Monday to throw out an indictment accusing him of lying to Congress.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

'Power of the purse' at stake - Roll Call

This episode of CQ Budget discusses the debate over Trump's decision to divert Pentagon R&D funds to pay the troops during the shutdown.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

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Why Cornyn is still at risk of losing in Texas - Roll Call

Texas Sen. John Cornyn remains extremely vulnerable, even while closing the polling gap with Republican primary challenger Ken Paxton.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

Capitol Lens | Chants, songs and signs at ‘No Kings’ - Roll Call

Roll Call’s photojournalists share photos from Saturday’s “No Kings” rally in Washington to protest President Donald Trump’s administration.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

Interior outlines additional positions for potential elimination - Roll Call

The Interior Department on Monday detailed where it would cut more than 2,000 jobs. A federal court has so far blocked the cuts.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

In the Spotlight: Gary Peters - Roll Call

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's top Democrat is seeking to renew an expired cybersecurity law.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

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Immigration court backlog subsides in second Trump administration - Roll Call

The Trump administration’s tough-on-immigration policies are on pace to reduce the backlog of cases in the nation’s immigration courts.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

Senate’s next crypto bill slowed by language in stablecoin law - Roll Call

Opponents of crypto interest want the rewards issue addressed in legislation that the committee is now cobbling together.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

Supreme Court to hear challenge to federal gun ban for drug users - Roll Call

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will decide the constitutionality of a federal ban on gun possession for habitual drug users.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

Senate Republicans to lunch in Rose Garden as shutdown continues - Roll Call

President Donald Trump is expected to host Senate Republicans for a lunch on Tuesday, while the partial government shutdown continues.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

Judge sounds ready to expand block on shutdown layoffs - Roll Call

A federal judge in California indicated she would expand her temporary ruling blocking federal worker layoffs during the government shutdown.

Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025

Trump says he commuted ex-Rep. George Santos' prison sentence - Roll Call

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he commuted the prison sentence of former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y.

Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow Guard deployment in Chicago - Roll Call

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area.

Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025

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Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025

OMB delays firing federal workers to comply with court order - Roll Call

The administration in court filings said it was holding off firing thousands of federal workers to comply with a temporary restraining order.

Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025

WIC becomes a political football in shutdown - Roll Call

FactCheck.org looks into Democratic and Republican finger-pointing regarding the shutdown and a key federal nutrition program.

Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025

Photos of the week | October 10-16, 2025 - Roll Call

With the government shutdown entering its third week, congressional action mostly consisted of dueling leadership news conferences this week.

Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025

Trump's military pay move puts Congress in the back seat on spending - Roll Call

Trump’s latest budget maneuver — paying military salaries out of unrelated research funding — makes lawmakers’ appropriations authority practically irrelevant, critics argue.

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Roll Call · Oct 16, 2025

USDA's Rollins says food stamp funding to dry up in two weeks - Roll Call

Nearly 42 million people could be left without monthly food benefits if the federal government doesn't reopen before funding runs out.

Roll Call · Oct 16, 2025

Touting drugmaker deal, Trump encourages employer IVF coverage - Roll Call

President Trump announced a plan to boost in vitro fertilization as well as a deal to lower the price of a common fertility drug.

Roll Call · Oct 16, 2025

At the Races: No end in sight - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the latest fundraising and campaign launches

Roll Call · Oct 16, 2025

Capitol Police pay turns contentious as shutdown drags on - Roll Call

Tensions are high amid a larger push to find money for federal law enforcement.

Roll Call · Oct 16, 2025

Senate Democrats blast Trump’s lack of urgency on a shutdown deal - Roll Call

Senate Democrats are bemoaning President Trump's willingness to let the government shutdown continue, rather than seeking a deal.

Roll Call · Oct 15, 2025

OMB head says layoffs will be 'north of 10K' as judge blocks cuts - Roll Call

Lawsuit claims that firing federal employees during a shutdown is an unlawful abuse of power aimed at punishing workers, pressuring Congress.

Roll Call · Oct 15, 2025

What are they waiting in line for? Babydog’s birthday - Roll Call

Hundreds of Hill staffers turn out to greet West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice’s pet bulldog at her 6th birthday party.

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