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People celebrate Joe Biden becoming president-elect at Black Lives Matter Plaza at 16th and H Streets, NW on Saturday, November 7.

Trump’s postelection power plays risk troubles at home and abroad

By John M. Donnelly and Todd Ruger
Posted November 11, 2020 at 6:10pm
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, hold a news conference at the Capitol on Oct. 2, 2017. Kelly, a former Navy pilot who flew combat missions in the Persian Gulf, won election to the Senate last week.

Next Congress will have fewer veterans, but they could wield power

By Mark Satter
Posted November 11, 2020 at 5:17pm
A U.S. Capitol Police officer patrols the Capitol Rotunda before the start of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Feb. 4, 2020.

Citing threats, Senate Republicans seek Capitol Police funding boost

By Chris Marquette
Posted November 10, 2020 at 5:06pm
Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, praised some of the work on spending bills released Tuesday by Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., but said he will be seeking changes in negotiations with the House.

Senate GOP lays out priorities in fiscal 2021 spending showdown

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted November 10, 2020 at 1:24pm
Congressional leaders gather at a memorial in the Capitol for the late Rep. Elijah E. Cummings on Oct. 24, 2019. Republican Mitch McConnell and Democrat Charles E. Schumer were reelected by their conferences to lead their respective parties in the Senate.

McConnell, Schumer to remain Senate leaders

By Chris Cioffi
Posted November 10, 2020 at 11:37am
Signs on the door of the House Energy and Commerce meeting room amid delays for a 2009 markup of the health care overhaul.

Republicans consider picks for next Energy and Commerce leader

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Lindsey McPherson
Posted November 10, 2020 at 8:40am
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III says he opposes eliminating the legislative filibuster.

Joe Manchin kills dreams of expanding Supreme Court, eliminating the filibuster

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 9, 2020 at 8:06pm
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference on child care relief bills in the Capitol Visitor Center on July 29, 2020.

DeLauro wins AFL-CIO backing in Appropriations gavel bid

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted November 9, 2020 at 6:20pm
Divided government appears likely next Congress, but lawmakers owe it to voters to seek common ground on a host of issues, Cohn writes.

Voters send centrist message to Washington

By Peter Cohn
Posted November 9, 2020 at 10:30am
Smith announced his decision Sunday.

Rep. Jason Smith launches challenge for top GOP spot on Budget Committee

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted November 9, 2020 at 8:17am
There is still a chance for Democrats to take control of the Senate and hold all the elective levers of power in Washington. But the shine is off the dream of a change election, Zeller writes.

Democrats’ dream election scenario is still alive

By Shawn Zeller
Posted November 9, 2020 at 7:00am
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham wants Congress to pass a sizable coronavirus relief package this year. But not everyone in his party agrees.

Dueling coronavirus relief bill visions cloud lame-duck outlook

By Jennifer Shutt, Niels Lesniewski and Lindsey McPherson
Posted November 6, 2020 at 1:48pm
Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., stressed that he is a third-generation farmer with 16 years of experience on the Agriculture Committee.

Scott, Costa make bids for Agriculture chairmanship

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted November 6, 2020 at 7:20am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells colleagues that a new coronavirus testing program awaits their return to Washington.

Air Force to assist in expanded Capitol Hill COVID-19 testing

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted November 5, 2020 at 4:21pm
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican who won Georgia's 14th Congressional District, has supported QAnon publicly.

QAnon goes to Washington: two supporters win seats in Congress

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted November 5, 2020 at 11:21am
Rep. Roger Marshall is the fourth holder of Kansas’ Big First congressional district to win election to the Senate in the last 52 years.

9 facts about new members of the 117th Congress

By Paul V. Fontelo and Ryan Kelly
Posted November 5, 2020 at 6:00am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., receives the gavel from outgoing House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in the Capitol's House chamber before she was sworn in on the first day of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019. Questions remain on whether she will hold the gavel in the 117th.

Dem losses could lead to calls for leadership changes in Congress

By Lindsey McPherson and Chris Cioffi
Posted November 4, 2020 at 5:44pm
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón argues that the island territory is anything but monolith when it comes to party affiliation. After all, she’s a Republican.

Puerto Rico inches closer to statehood, but without key GOP support

By Chris Cioffi
Posted November 4, 2020 at 5:25pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell departs from a Senate Republican luncheon in Washington on Oct. 26, 2020.

Coronavirus relief bill, omnibus spending on tap, McConnell says

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted November 4, 2020 at 1:57pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives back in the Capitol via the Senate subway for the cloture vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Sunday. He vowed Friday to keep confirming judges after the election.

McConnell: ‘We’re going to clean the plate’ on judges

By Chris Cioffi
Posted October 30, 2020 at 12:47pm
CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey appears on a monitor as he testifies remotely during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing today.

Senators criticize social media executives, and each other

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted October 28, 2020 at 4:22pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she wants a coronavirus aid deal as soon as possible.

Little time, big differences threaten lame-duck spending deals

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted October 28, 2020 at 12:23pm
Prop ballot boxes sit outside the Supreme Court on Monday amid demonstrations for and against the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett.

Election experts doubt Supreme Court decides White House race

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 27, 2020 at 4:04pm
A sign outside of the Capital One Arena urges residents to vote early before the start of the first day of early voting in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Capital One Arena and National Park were opened as ÒSuper Vote CentersÓ as part of the The District of Columbia Board of ElectionsÕ ÒVote Safe DCÓ campaign. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the day: DC kicks off ‘super’ early voting

By Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Caroline Brehman
Posted October 27, 2020 at 3:36pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., left, are seen after a news conference about Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court last week. The Senate confirmed her nomination Monday.

Tensions high but drama largely absent at Barrett’s Senate confirmation

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted October 26, 2020 at 9:04pm
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is one of three lawmakers seeking to lead Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee next year.

Kaptur makes her pitch for Appropriations gavel

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted October 26, 2020 at 7:37pm
U.S. Park Police officers stop zombies from crossing the street to the Lincoln Memorial at dawn on Monday, Oct. 26, 2010. The zombies, who had planned to swarm the Lincoln Memorial, were part of a publicity campaign staged in major cities around the world for AMC's "The Walking Dead," TV series which premiered on Oct. 31, 2010. (Bill Clark/Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Throwback on a monster of a Monday

By Bill Clark
Posted October 26, 2020 at 7:21pm
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, says Congress will need to deal with coronavirus relief soon.

Senate packs up with coronavirus relief bill on ice until after elections

By David Lerman
Posted October 26, 2020 at 4:54pm
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies on the third day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Oct. 14.

Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett but controversy follows her to the Supreme Court

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 26, 2020 at 2:23pm
Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., has spent campaign funds on wineries, tobacco shops and resorts.

Rep. Alex X. Mooney’s campaign spent funds that raise personal use questions

By Chris Marquette
Posted October 26, 2020 at 6:30am