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Rep. Paul Gosar speaks during a news conference in March.

At hearing, Republicans recast Jan. 6 rioters as victims

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 12, 2021 at 2:16pm, Updated at 3:49pm
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testify during Wednesday's hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Lawmakers’ false narratives could fan the flames of extremism, Senate told

By Todd Ruger
Posted May 12, 2021 at 1:59pm
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., the top Republican appropriator on Legislative Branch spending, has questions about $2B supplemental price tag.

Democrats mull ‘go-it-alone’ approach on Capitol security measures

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 12, 2021 at 1:35pm
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post on Wednesday.

House Republicans oust Liz Cheney from No. 3 leadership post

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Marquette
Posted May 12, 2021 at 10:04am, Updated at 1:29pm
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., a primary sponsor of the bill, said health care must be guaranteed as a right regardless of immigration status.

Democrats unveil bill to expand immigrant health care access

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted May 12, 2021 at 10:00am
A sign warns drivers of road work ahead near McCamey, Texas on April 10.

Earmark tally for highway bill: $14.8 billion

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted May 11, 2021 at 9:52pm
A U.S. Capitol Police patrol car drives past the fence perimeter on the east side of the U.S. Capitol before President Joe Biden delivers his address to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. The only visible security upgrade are the new area closed signs on the fence.

As debate on security ramps up, Capitol Police push back on IG

By Chris Marquette and Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 11, 2021 at 4:53pm
Texas Reps. Colin Allred and Beth Van Duyne are both seeking earmark dollars for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport totaling nearly $234 million.

Texas duo top list of House appropriations earmark requests

By Peter Cohn and Ryan Kelly
Posted May 11, 2021 at 4:40pm
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, is sponsoring a bill with his Democratic counterpart to require companies and agencies to notify Congress of major cyber attacks.

Lawmakers eye tightening law to get more details on cyberattacks

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted May 11, 2021 at 3:51pm
Rep. Yvette Clarke is leading the House effort to get state and local governments more money for cybersecurity.

Congress mulls $500 million in grants to help states upgrade cybersecurity

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted May 11, 2021 at 6:00am
Thousands of Trump supporters gather on the National Mall on Jan. 6 as Congress prepares to certify the Electoral College votes.

Capitol Police IG casts doubt on department’s Jan. 6 timeline

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 10, 2021 at 7:33pm
Pro-Trump rioters stand on a U.S. Capitol Police armored vehicle and others take over the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress works to certify the Electoral College votes.

Group that includes 9/11 commissioners urges Congress to create similar Jan. 6 panel

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 10, 2021 at 3:17pm
Sen. Ben Ray Luján survived a head-on collision with a drunk driver in 1992.

How a drunk driver inspired Sen. Luján to back anti-DWI technology

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted May 10, 2021 at 8:30am
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hopes that ousting Liz Cheney from party leadership will satisfy pro-Trump GOP voters and allow him to move on to attacking Democrats’ failings, Zeller writes.

McCarthy needs to rout Cheney to move past 2020

By Shawn Zeller
Posted May 10, 2021 at 7:00am
A Capitol Police officer receives medical treatment after clashes with rioters who disrupted the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021.

Failure to communicate: The Capitol Police leadership gap on Jan. 6

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 10, 2021 at 6:00am
Normandy fencing fills a gap in the border wall on the Johnson Ranch near Columbus, N.M., on April 12, 2021.

Most of Pentagon billions moved to border wall not recoverable

By John M. Donnelly
Posted May 7, 2021 at 7:36pm
Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, says a quick hello to her son, Gunnar, as he works at a corn dog booth at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 12, 2019.

Frontline, farm-state Democrats push back against Biden tax plan

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 6, 2021 at 12:43pm, Updated at 3:03pm
Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., arrives for a May 3 House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing.

House panel: Separation-of-powers concerns no longer apply in Trump financial records case

By Todd Ruger
Posted May 6, 2021 at 11:41am
Rep. James R. Comer, R-Ky., ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said National Personnel Records Center should "address the backlog immediately."

Republicans demand briefing on veterans’ records backlog

By Mark Satter
Posted May 6, 2021 at 11:00am
The legislation sponsored by Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., would raise the onshore royalty rate to 18.75 percent.

House panel advances plan to hike oil drilling fees

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted May 6, 2021 at 8:38am
Rep. Elise Stefanik is poised to shake up GOP House leadership, with Donald Trump’s support. She’s come a long way from her early days in Washington.

The evolution of Elise Stefanik

By Jim Saksa
Posted May 5, 2021 at 6:10pm
Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., attends a news conference following a House Republican caucus meeting in Washington on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

Knives out: GOP leaders turn on Cheney

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 5, 2021 at 1:26pm, Updated at 6:08pm
Tai said the U.S. would back a WTO waiver on intellectual property protections to give poor countries access to COVID-19 vaccines.

Tai says US backs WTO move to give poor countries vaccine access

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted May 5, 2021 at 5:29pm
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before Congress in October 2019.

Small respite for Facebook as left and right slam ruling on Trump ban

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted May 5, 2021 at 3:55pm
Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., is among lawmakers who opposed the earmark process but has also requested funds for his district.

GOP’s earmark schism evident in ‘earmark’ disclosures

By Peter Cohn
Posted May 5, 2021 at 8:00am
The relationship between Capitol Police and the press came under scrutiny at a federal appeals court on Tuesday.

Court case probes Capitol Police-press relationship

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 4, 2021 at 4:43pm
Federal aid to help Houston recover from a 2017 hurricane favored wealthier neighborhoods at the expense of poorer ones, a Harris County official told members of Congress.

Houston official: Federal disaster aid widens racial inequities

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted May 4, 2021 at 3:56pm
Chair Richard Durbin, D-Ill., right, and ranking member Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, conduct the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, nominee to be attorney general, on Feb. 22.

Justices seem to split with senators, DOJ on interpretation of drug sentencing law

By Todd Ruger
Posted May 4, 2021 at 1:27pm
Rohit Chopra is President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Congressional Democrats push Biden’s CFPB to confront racismﾠ

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted May 4, 2021 at 7:30am
Christopher P. Failla, inspector general of the Architect of the Capitol, highlights several emergency preparedness shortcomings in his report.

IG report: Architect of the Capitol staff unprepared for active shooter, riots

By Chris Marquette
Posted May 3, 2021 at 6:05pm