At the Races: Open all night - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including special elections and Cory Booker. Roll Call · Apr 3, 2025
Much ado about special elections - Roll Call Jason Dick, Mary Ellen McIntire and Andrew Menezes discuss the election results this week in Florida and Wisconsin. Roll Call · Apr 3, 2025
Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas enters Senate race in New Hampshire - Roll Call New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas is the first high-profile candidate to enter the Senate race to succeed Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Roll Call · Apr 3, 2025
Questions linger on future of Smithsonian museums on women, Latinos - Roll Call Some worry anti-DEI movement will slow progress on the two museums approved in 2020 by Congress and President Donald Trump. Roll Call · Apr 3, 2025
Hill wants $15 billion for weapons Pentagon didn't seek: report - Roll Call A new report from Taxpayers for Common Sense found that lawmakers pushed to add $15 billion the Pentagon didn't request to defense prorams. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
Four Republicans help Democrats pass measure to end Canadian tariffs - Roll Call Four Senate Republicans join Democrats to pass a resolution that would end President Trump's national emergency on the northern border. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Republicans get ready to roll on revised budget - Roll Call The compromise budget blueprint is designed to pave the way for a major package of tax cuts, border security and defense funding and more. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Democrats unconvinced on GOP push to curtail injunctions - Roll Call Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee showed no signs Wednesday they would back the Republican push to curtail nationwide injunctions. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
In front of Supreme Court, a reckoning for Planned Parenthood - Roll Call At different intervals, dueling speakers, a woman with a siren horn, a tuba band, a Christian rock band and more vied for attention. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
Meet the two newest Trump allies in the House from Florida - Roll Call Hand-picked by Donald Trump, Florida Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine centered their campaigns around the president’s agenda. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
Supreme Court sounds conflicted on Medicaid cut for Planned Parenthood - Roll Call Some Supreme Court justices appeared open Wednesday to allowing South Carolina to deny federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
Elections in Florida and Wisconsin confirm changed political environment - Roll Call Election results in Wisconsin and Florida suggest the political landscape has shifted since Trump and Republicans won big last fall. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
Man seeks to plead guilty in Supreme Court assassination plot - Roll Call A man said he wants to plead guilty as soon as next week on a charge of plotting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
US touts use of El Salvador prison with human rights concerns - Roll Call The El Salvador prison where the Trump administration has sent migrants for detention has a reputation for human rights violations. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025 Supreme Court backs FDA in flavored e-cigarette denials - Roll Call The Supreme Court on Wednesday backed FDA regulatory actions to keep certain flavored e-cigarettes off the market.
Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025 Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow enters race to succeed Peters in Senate - Roll Call Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow launched her campaign to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters on Wednesday.
Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025 Liberal candidate wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election in boost for Democrats - Roll Call Susan Crawford has won an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, securing the court’s liberal wing another two years in the majority.
Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025 Booker sets new record for longest Senate floor speech - Roll Call New Jersey's Cory Booker yielded the floor Tuesday night after holding it for more than 25 hours in a speech that took aim at Trump policies.
Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025 Republicans win Florida special elections, helping pad House margin - Roll Call Republicans held on to a pair of deep-red House seats in Florida special elections Tuesday, helping to shore up their slim majority.
Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025 Senate staffer arrested for carrying unlicensed pistol in the Capitol - Roll Call The man, listed as a special assistant for Sen. Cory Booker, was stopped right as the New Jersey Republican was preparing to hold the floor for his marathon speech.
Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025 HHS layoffs cut deep swath through health infrastructure - Roll Call The changes lay the groundwork for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to streamline operations and shift to focusing on chronic disease.
Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025 GOP’s bid to squash parental proxy voting fizzles on the House floor - Roll Call Several Republicans joined Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Democrats to deliver a blow to GOP leaders and keep proxy hopes alive for new House parents.
Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025 Supreme Court sounds open to lawsuits against Palestinian groups - Roll Call The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared open to upholding a federal law that allows lawsuits against Palestinian groups over terror attacks.
Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025 DC funding fix runs into abortion concerns in House - Roll Call House Republicans are likely to amend a District of Columbia funding bill to clarify that a legacy anti-abortion rider is still in effect.
Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025 With Rules maneuver, House GOP aims to kill parental proxy push - Roll Call An intraparty dispute came to a head Tuesday as House Rules Committee Republicans worked to kill an effort to allow proxy voting for new parents.