Republicans seek midterm momentum in Texas special election - Roll Call A win by Republican Mayra Flores could boost her party even if the open seat in Texas' 34th District flips back to Democrats in November. Roll Call · Jun 13, 2022
Party leaders pick favorites in Nevada primary, but will long shots come in? - Roll Call The odds are against upsets in Tuesday's Nevada primaries, but the house doesn't always win especially in low-turnout elections. Roll Call · Jun 13, 2022
Top Trump targets Nancy Mace and Tom Rice face GOP voters - Roll Call Rice, who voted to impeach, and Mace, who harshly criticized the former president, will test Trump's sway with GOP primary voters. Roll Call · Jun 13, 2022
GOP Senate retirements could spell trouble for earmarks' future - Roll Call The Senate Republican Conference will lose some prolific earmarkers to retirement next year, which may prompt a second look at the practice. Roll Call · Jun 13, 2022
Bipartisan Senate group strikes gun deal focused on school safety, mental health - Roll Call A deal reached by 10 Democratic and GOP senators should have enough support to clear a filibuster, but doesn’t go as far as the House did. Roll Call · Jun 12, 2022
House Jan. 6 panel revelation on pardons raises questions - Roll Call Cheney’s accusation opened up questions about pardons and how laws and ethical rules will apply to lawmakers after the panel investigation. Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022
‘Everybody hates Congress’ — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call Summer is nearly here but the Hill was focused this week on the winter of our discontent — Jan. 6, specifically. But Hits and Misses shows it wasn’t all gloom and doom. Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022
Lindsey Graham and Bernie Sanders kick off a new debate series. It’ll be ‘fun’ - Roll Call The idea is simple: Take Bernie Sanders and Lindsey Graham, put them inside a replica of the Senate chamber, and see what happens next. Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022
Appropriations kickoff - Roll Call House appropriators are about to begin markups on fiscal 2023 spending bills and CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak outline what lies ahead. Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022
Jan. 6 panel to zero in on Trump’s alleged culpability in riot - Roll Call The Jan. 6 committee will seek to show that Donald Trump was central to a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022
Biden calls for ocean shipping overhaul as part of inflation response - Roll Call President Joe Biden said he got ‘viscerally angry’ over price hikes by shipping companies that have limited competition. Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022
Photos of the week ending June 10, 2022 - Roll Call Photos of the week: The D-Day anniversary, a moose, Seersucker Thursday and the Jan. 6 hearing made for a busy week in Washington. Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022
A president who once had too much voice turns to Hollywood, suddenly lacking an effective one President Biden spent the week in Los Angeles, which was fitting as he turns to celebrities to speak for him on guns and other matters. Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022
White House lays out new migration commitments - Roll Call The White House on Friday announced a slate of new initiatives to address irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere. Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022
Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022 Lawmakers explore options for Ukraine war crimes investigations - Roll Call Prohibition on U.S. support to the International Criminal Court has lawmakers searching for other ways to assist investigations of Russians.
Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022 Democrats seek national plan for protecting abortion - Roll Call With a Supreme Court decision on abortion looming, Democrats urge President Joe Biden to make moves to protect some types of abortion access.
Roll Call · Jun 9, 2022 Trump ignored aides who warned him stolen election claims were false, Jan. 6 panel says - Roll Call The panel contended that in response to chants of "hang Mike Pence," Trump said: “Maybe our supporters have the right idea.”
Roll Call · Jun 9, 2022 House Jan. 6 committee builds its case from lawyer testimony - Roll Call The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol first turned to lawyers to tell the story of what it had found.
Roll Call · Jun 9, 2022 This weekend brings another March For Our Lives - Roll Call “I’m tired of being here … doing the job of what our senators should be doing,” Parkland survivor David Hogg said ahead of Saturday’s march.
Roll Call · Jun 9, 2022 McCarthy rips Democrats over GOP bill that called Jan. 6 ‘domestic terrorist attack’ - Roll Call Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy touted a measure to create a “National Commission on the Domestic Terrorist Attack” on the Capitol.
Roll Call · Jun 9, 2022 How ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ reflects a stranger, more vulnerable political time - Roll Call "Top Gun: Maverick" is a mighty blockbuster, but it also has a lot to say about our current geopolitics in a strange time.
Roll Call · Jun 9, 2022 Capitol Lens | Pence-ive moment - Roll Call Rep. Greg Pence is seen next to an enlarged Trump poster on Thursday, June 9, 2022, while speaking with a school group at the House steps.
Roll Call · Jun 9, 2022 House passes ‘red flag’ bill in hopes of stemming shootings - Roll Call The bill would allow federal courts to issue orders temporarily barring an individual from possessing firearms or ammunition.
Roll Call · Jun 9, 2022 Prospects dim for quick deal on Senate immigration proposals - Roll Call Senate negotiators sounded doubtful they could put forward a bipartisan proposal before Congress leaves Washington for an August break.
Roll Call · Jun 9, 2022 Jan. 6 panel to begin presenting its findings while House GOP fights to mitigate political damage - Roll Call Republicans are ramping up their continued efforts to undermine the legitimacy of the Jan. 6 committee's work.