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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, takes a cell phone video of the empty Democratic SenatorsÕ seats in the Senate Judiciary Committee as they boycott the committee vote on Amy Coney Barrett to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: Smile, you’re on Cornyn camera

By Caroline Brehman
Posted October 22, 2020 at 2:17pm
Democratic senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee boycott the committee vote on Amy Coney Barrett to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States during a Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business meeting in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.

Senate Judiciary sends Amy Coney Barrett nomination to the floor with no Democratic votes

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 22, 2020 at 9:44am
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting in the Hart Senate Office Building on October 15.

Power shift, return to limelight in store for Senate Budget

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted October 22, 2020 at 8:00am
Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., attend the Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting on Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Oct. 15, 2020.

Supreme Court vote tears at Judiciary Committee relationships

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 21, 2020 at 1:38pm, Updated at 5:46pm
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is among the signatories on Wednesday's letter.

Senate Democrats keep focus on Supreme Court case on Obamacare

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 21, 2020 at 5:21pm
Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff, attends the second day of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Oct. 13, 2020.

Optimism returns to coronavirus relief package negotiations

By David Lerman
Posted October 21, 2020 at 1:33pm, Updated at 4:38pm
Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., wants to keep remote workers and employers from getting taxed in multiple states and localities during the pandemic.

House Democrats float tax compromises in coronavirus relief talks

By Paul M. Krawzak and Doug Sword
Posted October 21, 2020 at 12:58pm
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Monday, August 24, 2020.

Postal Service didn’t examine service impacts before making cuts, IG report says

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted October 21, 2020 at 12:15pm
Democratic House hopeful Hillary Scholten, left, campaigns with Jill Biden in Michigan’s 3rd District.

In Michigan district, Trump factor could turn seat over to Democrats

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 21, 2020 at 6:00am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at a news conference after the Senate Republican Policy luncheon Tuesday.

Coronavirus relief talks bleed past deadline amid lingering doubts

By David Lerman and Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 20, 2020 at 6:13pm
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva speaks during an enrollment ceremony for the Great American Outdoors Act at the Capitol on July 23, 2020.

In policy preview, Democrats target oceans for climate action

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted October 20, 2020 at 5:12pm
A boy wears his face mask while strolling through the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington on Tuesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photo of the day: A walk in the park

By Caroline Brehman
Posted October 20, 2020 at 4:02pm
The D.C. Circuit Court held oral arguments Tuesday in the long-running legal fight about House committee subpoenas for Trump records from auditing firm Mazars USA and other financial institutions.

Court weighs a pause in House lawsuit over Trump’s financial records

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 20, 2020 at 2:05pm
A demonstrator holds a sign calling for a delay in filling the seat of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a protest at the Court on the third day of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Groups supporting the confirmation of Coney Barrett, and those opposed, gathered at the Court to express their views.

Supreme Court order on Pennsylvania ballots gives glimpse into future of voting cases

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 20, 2020 at 11:08am
Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., attend the Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting on Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett in Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday, October 15, 2020.

As Amy Coney Barrett heads for confirmation, Dianne Feinstein faces outside pressure to step aside

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 20, 2020 at 5:00am
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., says there's only a "50-50" chance of a deal in the next month.

One more day for coronavirus relief talks, Pelosi says

By David Lerman
Posted October 19, 2020 at 6:15pm
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett could be confirmed as early as Monday of next week.

Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination expected to advance during rare Sunday Senate session

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 19, 2020 at 3:57pm
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the border wall case after the Trump administration appealed a district judge's order for the Defense Department to halt the construction project.

Supreme Court will decide border wall funding, ‘remain in Mexico’ policy

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 19, 2020 at 11:25am
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Sept. 22, 2020.

Democrats’ dilemma: Eliminate the filibuster or pack the Supreme Court

By Shawn Zeller
Posted October 19, 2020 at 7:00am
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said "I simply think that this is the wrong mine in the wrong place."

Murkowski says she’ll use appropriations to block Alaskan mine

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted October 16, 2020 at 11:09am
Former Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., will serve his prison sentence in Texas.

Duncan Hunter to serve prison sentence at West Texas camp

By Chris Marquette
Posted October 16, 2020 at 10:44am
A Trump supporter waves two flags in Lafayette Park, outside the White House on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020.

Trump wants bigger coronavirus relief package; GOP support tepid

By Jennifer Shutt and Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 15, 2020 at 12:43pm, Updated at 6:42pm
From left, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer are running unopposed for their posts, but other contested leadership elections are on House Democrats’ ballot.

House Democrats set leadership elections for Nov. 18-19

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 15, 2020 at 1:08pm
Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., attends the third day of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/POOL)

Senate Judiciary lines up Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 15, 2020 at 9:59am
President Donald Trump, flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to the cameras after a Senate GOP lunch on May 19, 2020. Trump has oft-claimed he has gotten nearly 300 judges confirmed.

Trump says he’s close to 300 judicial confirmations. That’s not quite right

By Chris Cioffi
Posted October 15, 2020 at 5:00am
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, and Mike Lee, R-Utah., attend the third day of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett in Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday.

Texas trash talk, cameras in the court and other takeaways from Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Michael Macagnone
Posted October 14, 2020 at 6:53pm
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., attends the third day of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., appears on the monitor.

Amy Coney Barrett evades answers on hot-button political issues at Supreme Court hearing

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 14, 2020 at 6:15pm
Harriet Gilliam, 7, of Boston, wears a Ruth Bader Ginsburg costume as she stands near protests for and against the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett at the Supreme Court as the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing continued on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/)

Photo of the day: A young RBG fan

By Tom Williams
Posted October 14, 2020 at 4:27pm
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., called it "cruelty and stupidity" for the administration to insist on individual state approvals for virus testing plans.

Coronavirus relief bill talks snagged over testing, liability, other issues

By David Lerman
Posted October 14, 2020 at 1:49pm
The Congressional Management Foundation announced its awards this month celebrating non-legislative achievement and performance by members of Congress and their staffs.

‘Oscars for Congress’ catches some delighted staffers unaware

By Chris Cioffi
Posted October 14, 2020 at 10:00am