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Aerial view of the Pentagon.

Conferees unveil NDAA as veto threat looms

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 3, 2020 at 6:47pm
Missouri Rep. Jason Smith is the incoming top Republican on the Budget Committee.

Jason Smith plans focus on ‘security’ issues in new Budget panel role

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 3, 2020 at 6:39pm
Scott, shown here at a June hearing, says climate change is high on his priority list.

Georgia’s Scott to make history in taking Agriculture gavel

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted December 3, 2020 at 6:25pm
Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., is the first Black man to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committe.

Meeks to be first Black lawmaker to lead House Foreign Affairs

By Rachel Oswald
Posted December 3, 2020 at 6:12pm
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., appears at a news conference with other House Democrats in November.

Hoyer sets Saturday deadline for omnibus spending deal

By David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson
Posted December 3, 2020 at 2:56pm
Five Senate Banking Democrats voted to advance Waller, above, in committee, but opposed his confirmation in the floor vote Thursday.

In close vote, Senate makes first lame-duck Fed confirmation

By Jim Saksa
Posted December 3, 2020 at 2:25pm
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy backs Mitch McConnell's COVID-19 relief plan.

McCarthy sets McConnell offer as COVID-19 relief baseline

By Chris Marquette
Posted December 3, 2020 at 2:21pm
Sen.-elect Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is seen in the Cannon tunnel while moving from his House office to temporary space on the Senate side on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Marshall has served in the House since 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

No cheers or jeers at the mostly virtual House office lottery

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 3, 2020 at 12:24pm
Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., right, and Nita Lowey, D-N.Y. at an appropriations subcommittee hearing on March 4, 2020.

Rosa DeLauro wins Appropriations gavel

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted December 3, 2020 at 10:53am, Updated at 11:57am
Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark, D-Mass., left, and Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., are part of the House Democrats' 16-member team heading into the 117th Congress.

How diverse is the Democratic leadership team compared to the caucus?

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted December 3, 2020 at 11:44am
Susan Tsui Grundmann, executive director of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, testifies before the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee.

Comment period underway on paid family leave policies for Capitol Hill workers

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 2, 2020 at 5:48pm
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., arrives to the Capitol to be sworn in on Wednesday.

Mark Kelly lands in Senate, shrinking GOP majority

By Chris Cioffi and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted December 2, 2020 at 4:16pm
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, one of the bipartisan plan's architects, arrives in the Capitol for a vote on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020.

Signs of life for coronavirus relief as bipartisan plan wins key backing

By Lindsey McPherson and Jennifer Shutt
Posted December 2, 2020 at 3:20pm
A Confederate flag is held by an attendee at a political rally in Virginia.

Lawmakers line up showdown with Trump over Confederate base names

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 2, 2020 at 1:42pm
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., unveiled the calendar on Wednesday.

House releases 2021 legislative calendar

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 2, 2020 at 1:00pm, Updated at 1:37pm
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., delivered his farewell to the Senate on Wednesday.

Lamar! bids farewell, says Senate not voting on big issues is a ‘waste of talent’

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 2, 2020 at 1:03pm
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., participates in a House Republican leadership press conference on June 25, 2019.

Rogers likely to become top Armed Services Republican

By Mark Satter
Posted December 2, 2020 at 12:55pm
Scott received backing Tuesday from the Steering Committee.

Scott moves one step closer to House Agriculture chairmanship

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted December 2, 2020 at 11:23am
The capital's Metro system announced drastic service cuts as ridership and revenue fell because of the coronavirus.

As recovery bills languish, transit systems cut service

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted December 2, 2020 at 6:00am
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., says not completing a short-term aid package would be 'stupidity on steroids.'

Bipartisan talks resume on coronavirus relief package

By Niels Lesniewski and David Lerman
Posted December 1, 2020 at 9:58am, Updated at 5:53pm
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference on child care relief bills on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

Rosa DeLauro wins panel vote for Appropriations gavel

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted December 1, 2020 at 3:32pm, Updated at 3:52pm
The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument on Nov. 23, 2020.

Road ahead: House takes up ‘Tiger King’ and marijuana bills while seeking spending deal

By Lindsey McPherson and Chris Cioffi
Posted December 1, 2020 at 5:00am, Updated at 11:21am
Demonstrators play music outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears oral arguments that challenge the Affordable Care Act in Washington on Nov. 10.

Trump-era court battles weaken congressional power

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 1, 2020 at 10:00am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., makes his way to a Senate Republican luncheon in Washington on Nov. 17, 2020. His push to continue confirming judges hasn't been replicated in over a century.

Trump lost, but the Senate keeps confirming his nominees

By Chris Cioffi
Posted November 30, 2020 at 11:00am
Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy has proposed raising the threshold for a motion to recommit from a simple majority to a two-thirds one.

House Democrats eye changes to minority’s main legislative tool

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted November 30, 2020 at 9:00am
Seeking to be the next House Appropriations chairwoman are, from left, Reps. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida.

House Democrats set to pick new Appropriations chairwoman

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted November 30, 2020 at 7:00am, Updated at 12:00am
From left, Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., House Appropriations ranking member Kay Granger, R-Texas, and Senate Appropriations ranking member Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt.

Lawmakers a step closer to averting Dec. 11 government shutdown

By David Lerman
Posted November 24, 2020 at 5:50pm
Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow is the chamber's fourth-ranking Democrat.

Stabenow says smaller coronavirus relief bill better than nothing

By Doug Sword
Posted November 24, 2020 at 11:44am
One of the remaining issues on a spending deal is whether to include added funds for veterans affairs under budget caps.

Spending deal by Dec. 11 hinges on Thanksgiving allocation pact

By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted November 23, 2020 at 7:11pm
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will step aside at the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.

Dianne Feinstein will relinquish role as top Democrat on Judiciary Committee

By Todd Ruger
Posted November 23, 2020 at 7:10pm