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Federal Judge Merrick Garland speaks during his confirmation hearing to be attorney general before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 22.

Senate confirms Garland as attorney general

By Todd Ruger
Posted March 10, 2021 at 8:47am, Updated at 2:52pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top House Democrats speak at a news conference on the coronavirus relief bill on Tuesday.

House sends massive coronavirus relief bill to Biden

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted March 10, 2021 at 2:12pm
Fudge says her first priority will be to help those who can't pay rent or mortgage bills because of the pandemic.

Senate confirms Fudge to lead HUD

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted March 10, 2021 at 12:47pm
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, center, backs tougher curbs on compensation deductions by big companies.

Tightened executive pay limits tucked into coronavirus aid bill

By Doug Sword
Posted March 10, 2021 at 5:30am
Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., chairman of the House Budget Committee, on left, with other top Democrats at a news conference on the coronavirus relief bill on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

Yarmuth sees next budget reconciliation process starting in July

By David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 9, 2021 at 5:40pm
House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney and Minority Whip Steve Scalise are defending the current halt on the fast-track process for getting bipartisan bills passed.

House fast-track process for bipartisan bills threatened

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 9, 2021 at 4:07pm, Updated at 5:23pm
Senate Banking Chairman Brown said “everyone would benefit” by shortening the time needed to complete stock transactions.

Senators ponder faster trade settlement after GameStop frenzy

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted March 9, 2021 at 3:34pm
Vanita Gupta, nominee for associate attorney general, is sworn in to her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Lisa Monaco, nominee for deputy attorney general, also testified.

Senate Republicans paint Gupta as ‘strident’ partisan

By Todd Ruger
Posted March 9, 2021 at 1:29pm
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., departs from the House floor as debate is underway for the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Jan. 13, 2021.

House to vote Wednesday on massive coronavirus aid bill

By Jennifer Shutt and Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 9, 2021 at 11:41am
Tourists take photos on the steps of the Supreme Court on March 12, 2020, the day the building closed to the public.

Lawmakers want courts to keep expanded online accessibility prompted by pandemic

By Todd Ruger
Posted March 9, 2021 at 6:00am
U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard troops conduct a security briefing on Independence Avenue on March 4, 2021.

Capitol Police, DC National Guard leaders need emergency authority to act, review finds

By Chris Marquette
Posted March 8, 2021 at 2:28pm, Updated at 7:21pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Monday that final passage of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package may be pushed back a day as the House waits for amended legislation the Senate approved Saturday.

Final coronavirus relief vote could slip to Wednesday

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 8, 2021 at 5:21pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer offered a “perfecting amendment” that was adopted before passage of the relief bill. The amendment added billions of dollars in aid.

Variety of last-minute changes made to Senate aid package

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted March 8, 2021 at 6:00am, Updated at 11:07am
Disagreements between Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, and Joe Manchin III, second from left, and between Republicans like Liz Cheney and Josh Hawley haven’t yet affected the workings of Congress, Zeller writes.

Factions on the left and right are standing down for now

By Shawn Zeller
Posted March 8, 2021 at 7:00am
Vice President Kamala Harris departs from the Senate floor after casting a tie-breaking vote on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Senate passes massive COVID-19 relief bill, sending changes back to House

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted March 6, 2021 at 9:21am, Updated at 12:33pm
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, talks with reporters as he departs from a vote on the Senate floor on Feb. 23, 2021.

Senate grinds toward ‘vote-a-rama’ finish line on huge aid bill

By David Lerman
Posted March 5, 2021 at 8:29pm, Updated March 6, 2021 at 5:20am
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is seen outside the chamber as the Senate debates the coronavirus relief package on Friday.

Senate sets new mark for longest recorded vote thanks to vote-a-rama 2021

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 5, 2021 at 9:30pm
Sen. Tom Carper walks in the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.

Dueling unemployment proposals delay Senate votes on aid bill

By Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman
Posted March 5, 2021 at 11:37am, Updated at 3:42pm
Impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is seen during a break on the third day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Swalwell seeks to hold Trump, Brooks responsible for Jan. 6 insurrection

By Todd Ruger
Posted March 5, 2021 at 10:58am
A Lyft passenger is seen on Fourth Street Northeast in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 28.

Gig workers would pay higher taxes under coronavirus aid bill

By Doug Sword
Posted March 5, 2021 at 7:22am
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., arrives at the Capitol before the start of day three of the impeachment trial in the Senate on Feb. 11, 2021.

Klobuchar leads call for Biden to prioritize Violence Against Women Act programs in budget

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 5, 2021 at 5:00am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer makes his way to his weekly news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Senate in for another long night, and day, on pandemic relief

By David Lerman
Posted March 4, 2021 at 4:11pm, Updated at 9:50pm
U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard troops conduct a security briefing on Independence Avenue on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Congressional leaders defer to Capitol Police on security posture

By Chris Marquette
Posted March 4, 2021 at 6:50pm
Shalanda Young, nominee to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies during her Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing on March 2, 2021.

Young may serve as acting budget director, White House says

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted March 4, 2021 at 3:18pm
Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in August.

House restarts push to enforce subpoena for Trump financial records

By Todd Ruger
Posted March 4, 2021 at 1:07pm
Flames from a flaring pit are seen near a well in the Bakken oil formation, which stretches from North Dakota and Montana into Canada.

In contentious climate bill, some points of possible agreement

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted March 4, 2021 at 6:00am
Staffers place a sign on a podium Wednesday in preparation of a House Democratic news conference on their HR 1 overhaul. Senate Democrats plan to bring this bill and other key House measures to the floor this session, but Republicans can block them.

Senate Democrats ready to field House-passed bills but expect obstacles

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 4, 2021 at 5:30am
Wendy Sherman, nominee for deputy secretary of State, testifies during her Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Senators pepper State Department nominee with Iran questions

By Rachel Oswald
Posted March 3, 2021 at 5:30pm
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, commander of the District of Columbia National Guard, arrives at the Capitol to testify in a Senate joint committee hearing on Wednesday.

DC Guard chief details Pentagon delays during Jan. 6 riot at Capitol

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted March 3, 2021 at 4:51pm
U.S. Capitol Police officers enter the Capitol on Feb. 11, 2021.

Capitol Police chief disputes FBI’s account of pre-insurrection warnings

By Chris Marquette
Posted March 3, 2021 at 3:03pm