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Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets Massachusetts National Guardsmen as he arrives for a House Armed Services Committee hearing April 20.

Extremism, racism in the military: ‘Here’ no evil?

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted May 24, 2021 at 10:30am
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., said the bill "invests in our nation’s transportation infrastructure at a historic high level."

Senate highway bill ready for Wednesday markup

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted May 24, 2021 at 8:30am
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference following the Senate Democrats' policy luncheon last week.

Cracks in party unity could stall Democratic momentum

By Shawn Zeller
Posted May 24, 2021 at 7:00am
With the coronavirus pandemic's red lights against in-person gatherings starting to turn green, K Street lobbying firms are debating how much to resume their old ways.

Suited up, K Street returns

By Kate Ackley
Posted May 24, 2021 at 6:30am
House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., will not have to pay a magnetometer fine after a successful appeal.

Clyburn, Rogers get magnetometer fines dropped by Ethics

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 20, 2021 at 5:02pm
Capitol Police and National Guard troops conduct a security briefing on March 4, 2021. A leading Senate Democrat has raised concerns about a provision in the Capitol security bill that would house a proposed rapid response force within the D.C. National Guard.

$1.9B Capitol security bill passes House; bipartisan talks likely

By Jennifer Shutt and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 20, 2021 at 12:38pm, Updated at 3:22pm
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries pitched a 20 percent increase to Members Representational Allowances in a letter to appropriators in late April.

Hoyer, Jeffries and Lofgren call for study of expanded staff benefits

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 20, 2021 at 1:29pm
Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on April 28.

Senate Judiciary sends D.C. Circuit, other judicial nominations to the floor

By Todd Ruger
Posted May 20, 2021 at 12:35pm
Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves, who led other Republicans in requests, asked for nearly $955.7 million in earmarks.

Garret Graves wants to make a point with his $1 billion earmark

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted May 20, 2021 at 8:00am
Supporters of then-President Donald Trump take over the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress works to certify the Electoral College votes.

Divide over scope of military’s extremism problem impedes culture, policy changes

By Mark Satter
Posted May 20, 2021 at 5:30am
From left, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., newly elected House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., walk to the microphones to speak to reporters following the House Republicans' caucus meeting to elect a new House Republican Conference chair in the Capitol on Friday, May 14, 2021.

House passes Jan. 6 commission bill but legislation faces Senate hurdles

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 19, 2021 at 7:10pm
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Thomas R. Carper wants to bring a highway bill before his committee on May 26.

Carper sets ‘aggressive’ timeline for marking up Senate highway bill

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted May 19, 2021 at 6:29pm
Florida Rep. Brian Mast is one of three House Republicans facing $500 fines for twice violating the rule requiring a face mask on the House floor.

Face off: House GOP chafes as fines mount for violating mask rule during floor votes

By Chris Cioffi
Posted May 19, 2021 at 4:39pm, Updated at 6:24pm
A Customs and Border Protection vehicle patrols the border fence in El Paso, Texas, in 2019.

Current funds ‘unlikely’ to sustain DHS border agency

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted May 19, 2021 at 4:49pm
National Guard troops patrol the East Front of the Capitol on March 4.

National Guard role emerges as sticking point on Capitol security bill

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 19, 2021 at 11:40am
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is opposed to the bipartisan, independent commission to study what happened on Jan. 6.

House Republicans line up against bipartisan Jan. 6 commission

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 18, 2021 at 2:00pm, Updated at 6:42pm
Texas Rep. Kay Granger has voiced frustration that Democrats are moving forward on a bill without Republican backing and without any agreement on the costs of security needs.

GOP highlights objections to Capitol security supplemental

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted May 18, 2021 at 12:36pm, Updated at 3:56pm
Sen. Tim Kaine says the Senate isn't likely to pass a stand-alone union-organizing bill and is more likely to attach the provisions to another measure.

Biden’s labor support may stall unless Senate enacts protections

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted May 18, 2021 at 11:03am
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler’s agreement with former White House counsel Don McGahn may result in further eroding congressional oversight and impeachment authority, experts say.

House Democrats get little from Trump-era subpoena fight

By Todd Ruger
Posted May 18, 2021 at 5:30am
Wisconsin Rep. Ron Kind says his constituents aren’t troubled by calls to raise taxes on the top 1 percent of households.

Democrats push tax hikes on wealthy over infrastructure ‘user fees’

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 18, 2021 at 5:30am
Capitol Police officers receive medical treatment after clashes with rioters attempting to disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

Capitol Police faced equipment shortage during Jan. 6 attack

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 17, 2021 at 5:00am, Updated at 2:40pm
Despite losing her House GOP Conference chair position, Wyoming’s Liz Cheney vows not to go the way of so many Trump critics before her.

Cheney promises to fight on, while McCarthy covets the speakership

By Shawn Zeller
Posted May 17, 2021 at 7:00am
Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., walks down the House steps of the Capitol after a vote on April 20.

Doug Lamborn likely to face House ethics scrutiny

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 14, 2021 at 5:30pm
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on April 15, 2021.

$1.9B Capitol security supplemental headed to House floor

By Jennifer Shutt, Chris Marquette and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 14, 2021 at 1:44pm, Updated at 4:46pm
Fire trucks line Independence Avenue as the Capitol is under lockdown in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.

Jan. 6 commission gains steam with House deal

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 14, 2021 at 12:00pm
From left, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and newly elected House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., walk to the microphones to speak to reporters following the House Republicans’ caucus meeting to elect a new House Republican Conference chair in the Capitol on Friday, May 14, 2021.

Elise Stefanik ascends to House GOP No. 3 after Cheney ouster

By Chris Marquette and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 14, 2021 at 9:32am, Updated at 10:12am
Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves, who led other Republicans in requests, asked for nearly $955.7 million in earmarks.

Lawmakers happily embrace return of earmarks to highway bill

By Jessica Wehrman and Ryan Kelly
Posted May 14, 2021 at 7:00am
Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., right, and Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., are seen in the Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday.

Mask-wearing guidance relaxed on House side of the Capitol

By Chris Cioffi
Posted May 13, 2021 at 11:01pm
Kemba Hendrix, director of the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion, speaks with Roll Call in the Longworth House Office Building on May 9, 2018.

Capitol staff diversity ‘can’t just start at the bottom,’ panel told

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 13, 2021 at 5:43pm
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, left, and Joni Ernst attend a news conference on the bill on April 29.

Gillibrand military sexual assault bill gets supermajority status

By John M. Donnelly
Posted May 13, 2021 at 3:31pm