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Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., stands near the statue of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda before a memorial service for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., in October. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Don’t go yet, John Lewis. We need you.

By Patricia Murphy
Posted December 30, 2019 at 11:04am
(DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images)

Californians without health insurance will pay a penalty — or not

By Kaiser Health News
Posted December 23, 2019 at 5:00am
Dr. Jessica Young, left, and Erika Rodriguez, a social worker, at Vanderbilt Women’s Health in Nashville, Tennessee. (Christine Vestal/The Pew Charitable Trusts)

Extending Medicaid after childbirth could reduce maternal deaths

By Stateline
Posted December 19, 2019 at 6:30am
Responding to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals striking down Obamacare’s “individual mandate” for health insurance, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says his state will “move swiftly to challenge this decision because this could mean the difference between life and death.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Court strikes down individual mandate for Obamacare

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted December 18, 2019 at 7:26pm
The Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule outlining how states could develop importation schemes and how they could win administration approval after proving that they are safe and would save money (File photo by Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)

FDA proposal on drug importation relies on Canada cooperation

By Andrew Siddons
Posted December 18, 2019 at 10:06am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., makes her way to a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Massive spending, tax packages headed for Senate

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted December 17, 2019 at 2:41pm
Protesters hold signs at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after justices blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Researchers warn census privacy efforts may muddy federal data

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 16, 2019 at 12:36pm
From left, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., along with Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, not pictured, announced on Thursday that they had reached a deal on a spending agreement before government funding runs out at the end of this week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers unveil two mega spending packages

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 16, 2019 at 11:20am
Sen. Charles E. Grassley tweeted over the weekend his concern that top Democrats might be cooking up a deal with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that would be "detrimental to farmers." (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Sources: Repealing health care taxes in play on spending deal

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 15, 2019 at 9:28pm
Top row from left, Reps. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, are seen as the House Judiciary Committee hears the House Intelligence Committee’s presentation on the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week

By Bill Clark
Posted December 13, 2019 at 12:41pm