House, Senate negotiators set to meet on omnibus funding - Roll Call The prospects of a lame-duck omnibus remain murky as Republicans and Democrats have not reached a topline spending agreement. Roll Call · Nov 29, 2022
McCarthy says he will not drop out of speaker contention - Roll Call House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy does not have the 218 votes needed to become speaker but he believes "everybody should vote for me." Roll Call · Nov 29, 2022
A week out, Walker and Warnock seek to get out the vote - Roll Call More than 156,000 early ballots were cast over the Thanksgiving weekend in Georgia as the Senate runoff nears its Dec. 6 conclusion. Roll Call · Nov 29, 2022
Senate moves closer to protections for same-sex marriage - Roll Call The Senate took another step Monday to pass a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify federal recognition of same-sex marriage. Roll Call · Nov 28, 2022
Biden calls for Congress to act to stop rail strike - Roll Call As freight railroads face a potential strike, the president asks Congress to adopt a previously negotiated deal between labor and management. Roll Call · Nov 28, 2022
Graves plans aggressive oversight as transportation panel chairman - Roll Call Rep. Sam Graves, Transportation and Infrastructure’s presumptive next chairman, aims to keep his eye on the bipartisan Infrastructure law. Roll Call · Nov 28, 2022
Capitol Lens | Deck the Cross Hall - Roll Call Christmas trees are seen in the Cross Hall of the White House on Nov. 28, 2022, during a preview of the Executive Mansion’s holiday decor. Roll Call · Nov 28, 2022
Supreme Court to hear arguments over Biden immigration priorities - Roll Call The Supreme Court will hear oral argument Tuesday about the Biden administration’s immigration enforcement priorities. Roll Call · Nov 28, 2022
Murkowski, Peltola win re-election bids - Roll Call Murkowski beats Trump-backed fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka, while Peltola defeats Sarah Palin, Nick Begich. Roll Call · Nov 23, 2022
Negotiations at standstill on omnibus spending package - Roll Call If negotiators can't get a deal, the result could be another stopgap spending bill or potentially a partial government shutdown. Roll Call · Nov 23, 2022
GOP: White House shifts provider funds for COVID-19 campaign - Roll Call A $475 million campaign to encourage vaccinations is being paid for by pandemic money meant for doctors and hospitals, Republicans charged. Roll Call · Nov 23, 2022
McCarthy threatens to impeach Homeland Security secretary House Republican leader said Alejandro Mayorkas must resign or he will face impeachment investigation next year over record border crossings. Roll Call · Nov 22, 2022
Midterm results could strengthen state opposition to ESG Republican midterm gains could strengthen state opposition to ESG according to Roll Call Ballotpedia · Nov 22, 2022
Supreme Court denies Trump bid to keep tax records from House - Roll Call The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Ways and Means panel to get six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns from the IRS. Roll Call · Nov 22, 2022
Roll Call · Nov 22, 2022 New booster shots cut risk of symptomatic COVID-19 - Roll Call The data is the first batch of effectiveness data from an official, large-scale study on updated shots, on the market since October.
Roll Call · Nov 22, 2022 Advocates, industry push data privacy bill in lame-duck session - Roll Call Supporters of a data privacy bill hope Congress will pass legislation early in the next Congress or even in the lame-duck session.
Roll Call · Nov 22, 2022 GOP-led states ask to defend border policy in Washington case - Roll Call More than a dozen Republican-led states asked Monday night for permission to defend a pandemic-related border directive in court.
Roll Call · Nov 21, 2022 Permitting legislation finds roadblocks in path to NDAA - Roll Call Prospects that Sen. Joe Manchin III will get to attach provisions to the bill dimmed after two key Republicans said they opposed the idea.
Roll Call · Nov 18, 2022 Lame-duck soup: Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill this week to begin their lame-duck session before leaving again for Thanksgiving break.
Roll Call · Nov 18, 2022 Justice Department names special counsel for Trump criminal probes - Roll Call Attorney General Merrick B. Garland appointed a special counsel Friday to oversee criminal investigations of Donald Trump.
Roll Call · Nov 18, 2022 Photos of the week ending November 18, 2022 - Roll Call Incoming and current members of Congress descended on Washington this week for leadership elections and new member orientation.
Roll Call · Nov 18, 2022 Grover Norquist pushes House GOP to reinstate earmark ban - Roll Call The intraparty debate among House Republicans on a proposed earmark ban is heating up as an influential activist weighs in.
Roll Call · Nov 18, 2022 US asks Supreme Court to clear path for student debt program - Roll Call The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for a program to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers.
Roll Call · Nov 18, 2022 Jeffries formally seeks to be next House Democratic leader - Roll Call New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries announced that he will seek to be leader of the House Democrats, succeeding Nancy Pelosi of California.
Roll Call · Nov 17, 2022 Measure for measure: Drama of 2022 midterms starts to conclude - Roll Call The 2022 midterm elections are mostly over, and here are Political Theater's key takeaways for the coming Congress.