FDA moves to limit nicotine in cigarettes, some other tobacco - Roll Call Rule aims to limit maximum amount of nicotine in certain combustible tobacco products to 0.70 milligrams per gram of tobacco. Roll Call · Jan 15, 2025
Pam Bondi tells Senate panel she would end 'partisanship' at DOJ - Roll Call Pam Bondi told a Senate panel she would push to return the Justice Department to "its core mission” as the next attorney general. Roll Call · Jan 15, 2025
Hegseth sticks to script at his confirmation hearing - Roll Call President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon faced broad opposition from Democrats during his confirmation hearing. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
The smallest initial Senate battleground ever? - Roll Call Just five Senate seats are rated as competitive by Inside Elections, representing perhaps the smallest initial battleground in history. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
Trump's plans for Department of Justice hang over Bondi hearing - Roll Call Pam Bondi will face the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for the first day of her confirmation hearing to be attorney general. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
FDA publishes long-awaited front-of-package labeling proposal - Roll Call The proposal to require nutrition information on the front of packaged food comes after the FDA announced its intent in 2022 to develop a rule. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
Senate guidance on budget bills would put House at disadvantage - Roll Call Bush-era ruling, structure of tax provisions means both chambers would have to vote on a second budget blueprint before taking up tax bill. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
Kristi Noem largely glides unnoticed amid other Trump picks - Roll Call Homeland Security secretary pick Kristi Noem may face questions on her experience with national security at a confirmation hearing Wednesday. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
Biden opens federal land for AI development - Roll Call President Joe Biden has opened federal land for private development of infrastructure and the energy supply needed to create advanced AI. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
Special counsel report on Trump prosecution released - Roll Call The Justice Department on Tuesday released the report from the special counsel who prosecuted President-elect Donald Trump. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
Supreme Court to hear arguments on porn age verification law - Roll Call The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday on a Texas law that requires pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
TikTok ban won’t work, groups argue, in hope of eleventh-hour reprieve - Roll Call Groups are urging the Supreme Court to invalidate a law that would effectively ban TikTok after the court appeared ready to uphold the law. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
Drill, maybe, drill: Trump’s plans may hit political reality - Roll Call A recent no-show for bidders in Alaska and political resistance show how expanded oil drilling is easier said than done. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
Jasmine Crockett went viral as a freshman. Now she’s gearing up for the Trump era - Roll Call “My priority is to minimize the harm and damage,” says the Texas Democrat. Her first term was filled with viral moments in committee. Roll Call · Jan 13, 2025
Roll Call · Jan 13, 2025 Trump's attorney general pick must navigate lobbying background - Roll Call Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, will likely have to carefully navigate a slew of potential conflicts of interests.
Roll Call · Jan 13, 2025 Reconciliation debate to test ‘tax cuts for the rich’ narrative - Roll Call If Democrats want to dust off their 2017 playbook as they mount an offensive against extending expiring tax cuts, this month has provided lots of fodder.
Roll Call · Jan 13, 2025 GOP eyes compromise 'SALT' cap in low-to-mid five figures - Roll Call Blue-state Republicans are confident in Trump's support for raising the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions.
Roll Call · Jan 13, 2025 Cabinet confirmation hearings dominate agenda as immigration bills move along - Roll Call It’s Trump Cabinet confirmation hearing week in the Senate, while the House works on an immigration bill.
Roll Call · Jan 10, 2025 Welcome back, and farewell, Carter — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call This was a ceremonious week in Washington, with electoral vote certification and the honoring of the late former President Jimmy Carter.
Roll Call · Jan 10, 2025 Supreme Court sounds ready to back TikTok ban law - Roll Call The Supreme Court during oral arguments appeared ready to allow a law to ban TikTok unless it divests from its Chinese parent company.
Roll Call · Jan 10, 2025 As California fires rage, so does what could be final Trump-Biden battle - Roll Call President-elect Trump and President Biden are engaged in one final war of words, this one over the California wildfires.
Roll Call · Jan 10, 2025 Menendez prosecutors seek 15 years in prison in corruption case - Roll Call Prosecutors say former Sen. Bob Menendez should receive at least 15 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging corruption case.
Roll Call · Jan 10, 2025 Photos of the week ending January 10, 2025 - Roll Call The new Congress started off with lots of news and events on Capitol Hill. Roll Call photojournalists were there to capture the action.
Roll Call · Jan 9, 2025 Vance resigns from Senate, clearing the way for a GOP replacement - Roll Call Ohio governor will appoint a replacement to serve until November 2026 special election to fill out the remainder of Vance's term.
Roll Call · Jan 9, 2025 Senate votes to move forward on immigration bill - Roll Call The Senate voted to take up a bill that would impose stricter measures on undocumented migrants who commit certain crimes.