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Capitol Police officers enter the Capitol Thursday.

Trump defense to cite ‘middle ground’ between election ‘fight’ and inciting insurrection

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 12, 2021 at 8:00am
Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse leaves the Capitol after the conclusion of the impeachment trial session in the Senate on Thursday.

Impeachment managers urge Senate to use ‘courage’ to convict Trump

By Todd Ruger
Posted February 11, 2021 at 7:08pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi conducts her weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Feb. 11, 2021.

‘Quite a week,’ Pelosi says, previewing more to come

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 11, 2021 at 2:10pm
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks to the media on Wednesday during a break in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the Capitol.

House managers to show insurrection’s ‘terrible toll’ in appeal to public

By Lindsey McPherson and Bridget Bowman
Posted February 11, 2021 at 8:00am
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and aide Stefanie Muchow are seen outside the Senate chamber during a break on the second day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Feb. 10, 2021.

House managers weave senators’ experiences into Trump impeachment evidence

By Todd Ruger
Posted February 10, 2021 at 7:52pm
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, talks with reporters outside the Senate chamber during a break in the second day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

‘Wow’: Senators face unsettling reality of their close call

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 10, 2021 at 7:19pm

How does budget reconciliation work?

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 10, 2021 at 10:16am
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., talks with reporters as he leaves the Capitol after the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. Trump's acquittal is all but certain because 17 Republicans would need to join all 50 Democrats to convict him of the charge, "incitement of insurrection," but Cassidy's vote appears to be one in play.

House impeachment managers mount long-shot bid for Trump conviction

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 10, 2021 at 8:00am
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, prepares for the start of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Capitol on Feb. 9, 2021.

Impeachment trial starts on emotional note as Trump legal team flails

By Todd Ruger and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted February 9, 2021 at 7:21pm
Protesters demonstrate against the February 1 military coup in Burma in front of the US embassy in Yangon in February.

Jan. 6 riot weakened Congress’ soft power abroad, experts say

By Rachel Oswald
Posted February 9, 2021 at 4:20pm
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 Union wants a complete leadership overhaul

By Chris Marquette
Posted February 9, 2021 at 3:49pm
Neera Tanden speaks during her Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.

Budget nominee Tanden apologizes for tweets, pledges bipartisanship

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted February 9, 2021 at 7:27am, Updated at 12:42pm
Lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., right, leads the impeachment managers through the Capitol Rotunda during their walkthrough on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in advance of the start of the impeachment trial in the Senate the following day.

First day of second Trump impeachment trial will decide constitutionality of trying a former president

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 9, 2021 at 8:00am
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., released a package of recommendations for the coronavirus relief bill Democrats are putting together.

Democrats’ coronavirus relief plan would curb tax payments for high earners

By Doug Sword
Posted February 8, 2021 at 9:04pm
A worker moves stanchions through the Ohio Clock Corridor of the Capitol on Monday, February 8, 2021.

Trump impeachment trial could conclude within a week under procedural agreement

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 8, 2021 at 6:58pm
Denis McDonough, shown during his confirmation hearing Jan. 27, won Senate confirmation Monday as secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Senate confirms McDonough as VA secretary

By Mark Satter
Posted February 8, 2021 at 6:38pm
Pro-Trump rioters stand on a U.S. Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress works to certify Electoral College votes.

Will Capitol Police fully investigate its own?

By Chris Marquette
Posted February 8, 2021 at 5:16pm
Virginia National Guard troops walk down the Capitol steps after posing for a photo during a promotion ceremony in Washington on Friday.

Impeachment trial first: No public view of proceedings as COVID-19 and press access questions remain

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted February 8, 2021 at 4:53pm
Longtime Alabama Sen. Richard C. Shelby is not running for reelection.

Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby announces he will retire after 2022

By Jennifer Shutt and Bridget Bowman
Posted February 8, 2021 at 12:00pm, Updated at 4:45pm
Alabama Rep. Terri A. Sewell leads a group of 12 House Democrats who support regional differences in the minimum wage based on the cost of living.

Why some Democrats are nervous about a $15 minimum wage

By Shawn Zeller
Posted February 8, 2021 at 7:00am, Updated at 4:22pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., walks through the Capitol after a vote on Feb. 2, 2021.

CBO: Minimum wage boost would increase deficit, cost jobs

By David Lerman
Posted February 8, 2021 at 11:59am, Updated at 2:00pm
House Clerk Cheryl Johnson and acting House Sergeant at Arms Tim Blodgett, followed by the House Impeachment managers, walk through the Capitol Rotunda as they walk the articles of impeachment against former President Donald Trump from the House to the Senate floor in Washington on Jan. 25.

Trump lawyers indignant in brief on eve of impeachment trial

By Todd Ruger
Posted February 8, 2021 at 1:19pm
Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, pictured at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in 2019, died Sunday from COVID-19 complications.

Rep. Ron Wright dies from COVID-19 complications

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 8, 2021 at 11:56am
Tai, the nominee to lead the U.S. trade office, comes from the House Ways and Means Committee. The administration said Monday it would take six other Hill aides for other USTR positions.

Biden relies heavily on Capitol Hill aides for trade office

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted February 8, 2021 at 10:34am
The deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol has ignited a fresh fear among lobbyists and activists.

How the Jan. 6 riot could make it tougher to lobby

By Kate Ackley
Posted February 8, 2021 at 10:30am
House Clerk Cheryl Johnson and Acting House Sergeant at Arms Tim Blodgett lead the House managers procession to deliver the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Jan. 25.

Road Ahead: Budget markups, impeachment trial define week

By Erin Bacon
Posted February 8, 2021 at 8:53am
Rep. Jackie Speier and other lawmakers believe a new military law barring violent extremism will be enacted in the next NDAA.

Senators killed measure to combat violent extremism in military

By John M. Donnelly
Posted February 8, 2021 at 6:30am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes her way to the House floor for a vote on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.

Democrats clear path for filibuster-proof coronavirus relief bill

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted February 5, 2021 at 2:24pm
Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tiebreaking vote on the budget resolution.

Biden coronavirus relief plan clears Senate budget hurdle after ‘vote-a-rama’

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted February 4, 2021 at 5:43pm, Updated February 5, 2021 at 5:41am
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is seen in the Senate subway on Dec. 9, 2020.

Senate Democrats reject two-year delay of panel seniority rule

By Jennifer Shutt and Chris Cioffi
Posted February 4, 2021 at 7:37pm, Updated at 8:46pm