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President Donald Trump walks by supporters outside the White House on Tuesday before his departure to Alamo, Texas.

Republicans join impeachment effort ahead of House vote

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 12, 2021 at 7:58pm, Updated at 11:42pm
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., attends a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election in the House chamber on Jan. 6.

House members now screened for weapons when entering chamber

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted January 12, 2021 at 5:51pm, Updated at 9:44pm
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., leaves the House chamber after Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., delivered the article of impeachment against President Trump, on Monday, January 11, 2021.

House Democrats make legal case for Trump impeachment amid growing bipartisan support

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 12, 2021 at 8:56pm
White House budget director Russ Vought is pictured testifying on the president's fiscal 2021 budget request last February.

White House readying last-minute $27B spending cuts plan

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 12, 2021 at 6:57pm
The East Front of the U.S. Capitol is seen through a shattered door following the riot last week.

Federal officials prepare for ‘long haul’ investigation of Capitol riots

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 12, 2021 at 5:20pm
Duckworth at a May hearing.

Several Senate Armed Services members oppose Austin waiver

By Mark Satter
Posted January 12, 2021 at 3:01pm, Updated at 5:07pm
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., right, greets Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., during a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election in the House chamber on Jan. 6.

When it comes to security clearances, rules for others don’t apply to Congress

By John M. Donnelly
Posted January 12, 2021 at 3:55pm
Workers hang flags Monday on the West Front facade for the inauguration as a man carries an “impeach” sign past the Capitol.

Excluding lawmakers under 14th Amendment no easy task

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 12, 2021 at 2:21pm
A Capitol Police officer talks with members of the Maryland National Guard outside the Capitol office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Monday.

Capitol Police leadership vacuum comes at vulnerable time

By Chris Marquette
Posted January 12, 2021 at 12:05pm
Pro-Trump rioters occupy the West Front of the Capitol and the inauguration stands on Jan. 6.

Statements were made: Key Republicans avoid blaming Trump supporters for mob attack

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 12, 2021 at 10:29am
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said social media platforms have served as core organizing infrastructure for violent, far-right groups and militia movements.

Democrats fume at tech companies, but legislation may be elusive

By Gopal Ratnam and Dean DeChiaro
Posted January 12, 2021 at 6:00am
There are several probes into the actions of Capitol Police officers stemming from their actions during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Probes into Capitol Police officers ramp up in wake of Jan. 6 insurrection

By Chris Marquette
Posted January 11, 2021 at 7:15pm
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang isn't staying on the sidelines of the economic relief debate.

Yang-backed group wants $2,000 coronavirus relief checks split into installments

By David Lerman
Posted January 11, 2021 at 6:28pm
Workers clean up in the Capitol a day after a mob assaulted the building.

Concern grows over potential COVID-19 superspreader event during Capitol riot

By Emily Kopp
Posted January 11, 2021 at 6:08pm
Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer, right, and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell have yet to work out an organizing resolution, but there is speculation they may end up agreeing to an equal division on committees as in 2001.

Past budget fights hold lessons for Democrats

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 11, 2021 at 5:25pm
A lot has changed since Sens. Tom Daschle (left) and Trent Lott led a 50-50 Senate.

Rules of the last 50-50 Senate might not bind this one

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 11, 2021 at 4:45pm
President Donald Trump speaks at a rally near the White House on Jan. 6 before a mob of his supporters led an assault on the U.S. Capitol.

House Democrats to vote to impeach Trump Wednesday, but begin with 25th Amendment push

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 11, 2021 at 12:04pm, Updated at 3:00pm
People watch Joe Biden deliver remarks that are displayed on a screen in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington on during the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 3, 2020.

Democrats plan a spending blowout, but hurdles remain

By Peter Cohn
Posted January 11, 2021 at 9:52am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021.

House inches toward impeachment following deadly riot

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted January 11, 2021 at 8:46am
Pro-Trump rioters take over the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress works to certify the Electoral College votes.

Trump’s riot gives Republicans reason to help Biden

By Shawn Zeller
Posted January 11, 2021 at 7:00am
From left, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, were among those objecting to certification of the Electoral College votes on Wednesday.

Punish Trump, lawmakers say. But what about Congress?

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 8, 2021 at 7:27pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi leaves her weekly news conference on Thursday.

House talks impeachment as Biden focuses on Jan. 20 inauguration

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 8, 2021 at 4:19pm, Updated at 6:26pm
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and other members take cover as a mob disrupts the certification of the Electoral College vote on Wednesday.

Capitol Police overhauls, once an afterthought, now at forefront after riot

By Chris Marquette
Posted January 8, 2021 at 5:56pm
There are several probes into the actions of Capitol Police officers stemming from their actions during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

New charges show extent of potential danger of pro-Trump mob

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 8, 2021 at 4:14pm
Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died Thursday after sustaining injuries during Wednesday’s pro-Trump riot.

Hill mourns Officer Brian Sicknick, who died from injuries defending Capitol

By Chris Cioffi
Posted January 8, 2021 at 3:16pm
Steven Sund, chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, testifies in the House Administration Committee hearing on ‘Oversight of the United States Capitol Police’ on Capitol Hill on July 16, 2019.

Capitol Police chief resigns a day after Congress was taken by a violent pro-Trump mob

By Chris Marquette and Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 7, 2021 at 7:44pm, Updated at 8:10pm
In this photo illustration, President Donald Trump Twitter messages are displayed on a smartphone screen in front of the U.S. flag and Capitol building during the Congress session to certify the 2020 Presidential election results.

Facebook bans Trump for inciting violence as social media criticisms mount

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted January 7, 2021 at 5:26pm
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference Thursday.

House prepared to impeach Trump if Pence, Cabinet don’t remove him, Pelosi says

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 7, 2021 at 3:59pm
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., attends a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes of 2020 presidential election in the House chamber on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

Election vote divides Republicans as party wrestles with post-Trump identity

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 7, 2021 at 3:41pm
Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives Paul Irving, left, speaks with Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund as they arrive for the House Democratic’ Caucus meeting at the Capitol on March 10, 2020.

Mob fallout: Pelosi calls for Capitol Police chief to be fired; House SAA to resign

By Chris Marquette, Katherine Tully-McManus and Jennifer Shutt
Posted January 7, 2021 at 2:35pm