Trump pardons nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, orders prison releases - Roll Call President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned nearly all the rioters charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Senate panel advances Trump pick to lead Homeland Security - Roll Call A Senate committee on Monday evening advanced the nomination of Kristi Noem to become the next secretary of Homeland Security. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of State - Roll Call The Senate voted 99-0 Monday to confirm one of its own, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to become secretary of State. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Trump renews threat to take back Panama Canal - Roll Call President Donald Trump used his inaugural address to repeat his threat to take back the Panama Canal over possible China influence. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Trump inauguration: 'American carnage' gets a fresh coat of paint - Roll Call President Trump's second inauguration address featured many of the same bleak portraits of the United States as his first. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
'DOGE' to have its day — in court - Roll Call President Donald Trump's new "Department of Government Efficiency" came under legal attack within minutes of its official creation Monday. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Trump vows new ‘Golden Age’ and pledges to undo Biden policies in second term - Roll Call President Donald Trump marked his stunning return to power Monday with a pledge to usher in a new “Golden Age” of American prosperity. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Second stories - Roll Call Roll Call presents an array of archival inaugural photos of second-term presidential inaugurations from the past 120 years.. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Finance Democrats seek assurances from Bessent on taxes ahead of vote - Roll Call Senate Finance Democrats want Scott Bessent to submit to an IRS audit and release his tax filings ahead of panel vote Tuesday. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Trump plans series of actions on immigration, border security - Roll Call President-elect Donald Trump plans to take a series of tough-on-immigration executive actions Monday, incoming officials said. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Trump vows to save TikTok as two GOP senators dig in on ban - Roll Call President-elect Donald Trump promised to extend the deadline on the law that temporarily shut down the social media app over the weekend. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Biden issues preemptive pardons to Trump foes hours before leaving office - Roll Call President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to high-profile Trump foes, including lawmakers who investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Senate confirmation process kicks into high gear for Trump's Cabinet - Roll Call After Donald Trump takes the oath of office and Congress concludes the inaugural pageantry, the Senate will get back to work. Roll Call · Jan 20, 2025
Biden creates constitutional consternation on Equal Rights Amendment - Roll Call President Biden’s declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land creates a constitutional quandary. Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025
Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025 Homeland Security pick details immigration policy plans - Roll Call Kristi Noem on Friday sailed through a confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of Homeland Security.
Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025 Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed JD Vance in Senate - Roll Call Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.
Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025 Senators use confirmation hearings to press views on spy authority - Roll Call Some Senate Republicans have asked about a powerful spy authority in the confirmation process for picks for key national security roles.
Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025 Budget reconciliation ‘horse race’ - Roll Call Torn over strategy for passing Donald Trump’s agenda, the House and Senate are on a collision course over how to use the budget reconciliation process to pass tax cuts, border security, defense funding and more. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and David Lerman outline the dispute and the political dynamics…
Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025 Trump inauguration moves indoors as arctic chill bears down on DC - Roll Call Though the inauguration in recent memory has typically taken place on the Capitol's West Front, there is precedent for moving it indoors.
Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025 Supreme Court upholds law to force TikTok sale or ban - Roll Call The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law mandating the social media giant TikTok sell its U.S. subsidiary or face a ban in the United States.
Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025 Noem touts state experience on national security issues - Roll Call Kristi Noem used her opening statement Friday to articulate a broader overview of her priorities if she becomes Homeland Security secretary.
Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025 Photos of the week ending January 17, 2025 - Roll Call Welcome to the Trump administration confirmation hearing-palooza edition of Roll Call's photos of the week.
Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025 Republican Governance Group wants to live up to its name - Roll Call The Republican Governance Group is seeking to play a key role in implementing Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, chair David Valadao says.
Roll Call · Jan 16, 2025 Bessent warns of 'devastating' consequences if tax cuts lapse - Roll Call Taxes and tariffs took center stage Thursday at a hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s intended Treasury secretary nominee.
Roll Call · Jan 16, 2025 FDA authorizes first nicotine pouches - Roll Call The authorization means pouches can be marketed to adults 21 or older but doesn’t mean the products are “FDA approved.”