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Former Rep. Chris Collins reported to prison Tuesday.

Former Rep. Chris Collins begins prison sentence

By Chris Marquette
Posted October 13, 2020 at 11:28am
Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Texas, spent campaign funds at a luxury hotel in London.

Rep. Kenny Marchant spent over $1,300 in campaign money at posh London hotel

By Chris Marquette
Posted October 13, 2020 at 7:30am
Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., says tax extenders are definitely on the lame-duck agenda.

Expiring breaks for brewers, airlines driving tax extenders push

By Doug Sword
Posted October 13, 2020 at 5:01am
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in the Hart Building on Monday.

Barrett hearings become platform for COVID-19 risk debate

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 12, 2020 at 6:23pm
Khanna, D-Calif., is the first progressive Democrat to urge Pelosi to compromise on a pandemic relief deal with the administration.

Pelosi stays firm on coronavirus relief as a few Democrats urge compromise

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 12, 2020 at 6:19pm
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett stands at the conclusion of the first day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington on Monday.

Lots of partisan sniping, but not a lot of mystery, at Supreme Court confirmation hearing

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 12, 2020 at 4:43pm
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett attends her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.

Senators stake out their positions as Amy Coney Barrett hearings get underway

By Michael Macagnone and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted October 12, 2020 at 11:23am, Updated at 2:20pm
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett attends her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Monday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the day: Amy Coney Barrett’s hearing

By Tom Williams, Caroline Brehman and Bill Clark
Posted October 12, 2020 at 12:13pm
Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in this archive photo. On Friday Bost announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.

Still no Capitol testing regimen, despite lawmaker pressure

By Chris Cioffi
Posted October 9, 2020 at 4:39pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a news conference at the Capitol on Oct. 9, 2020, to discuss legislation to create a commission under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution that could remove the president from executive duties.

Why is Pelosi suddenly talking about the 25th Amendment?

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 9, 2020 at 3:42pm
Former Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., wants to further delay his prison report date.

Feds say it’s time for former Rep. Collins to report to prison

By Chris Marquette
Posted October 9, 2020 at 12:02pm
Demonstrators from Moveon.org Political Action wear hazmat suits near the White House South Lawn Thursday to highlight the Trump Administration’s recent COVID-19 outbreak.

McConnell keeps distance from White House, citing doubts about COVID-19 protocols

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted October 8, 2020 at 2:58pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is interviewed on camera in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020.

Pelosi: No airline aid bill without broader coronavirus relief package

By Jessica Wehrman and Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 8, 2020 at 1:10pm
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, conduct a photo op at the Capitol before Coney Barrett met with senators throughout the day on Sept. 30, 2020.

Barrett, with Scalia as model, may be a moderate on regulation

By Jim Saksa
Posted October 8, 2020 at 6:00am
Barrett, who has been meeting Republican senators, is scheduled to appear at a confirmation hearing next week.

Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts under 2020 cloud

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 8, 2020 at 5:00am
Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, speaks to flight attendants and fellow aviation workers during a protest outside the Capitol on Sept. 9. The flight attendants urged Congress to pass a COVID-19 relief package and extend the Payroll Support Program.

Stand-alone airline bill under discussion after broader coronavirus aid stalls

By David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 7, 2020 at 12:12pm, Updated at 7:43pm
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., left, and Space Subcommittee Chair Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Okla., talk with a man modeling a possible prototype of the future suit for the upcoming mission to the moon in the Rayburn Building in Washington on July 25, 2019.

How safe would a ‘moon suit’ Senate vote on Barrett be?

By Michael Macagnone and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted October 7, 2020 at 5:00am, Updated at 5:16pm
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first 2020 presidential debate in Cleveland, OH.

With or without a debate: Five defense questions the candidates should answer

By John M. Donnelly and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted October 7, 2020 at 11:31am
The number of COVID-19 infections on Capitol Hill continues to increase among front-line workers.

COVID-19 cases keep rising in Capitol complex

By Chris Marquette
Posted October 6, 2020 at 4:48pm
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Sept. 22, 2020.

Trump calls off coronavirus relief package talks until after elections

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 6, 2020 at 3:09pm, Updated at 4:29pm
Marine One arrives outside of Walter Reed National Medical Center to pick up President Donald Trump on Oct. 5, 2020.

COVID-19 threatens Senate chaos, but no pause in Barrett confirmation process

By Niels Lesniewski and Chris Cioffi
Posted October 5, 2020 at 8:19pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won unanimous consent Monday to recess the Senate until Oct. 19 after a spate of COVID-19 positive tests among GOP lawmakers.

Senate out until Oct. 19, but Supreme Court confirmation process not delayed

By Chris Cioffi
Posted October 5, 2020 at 5:57pm
The U.S. Capitol Police flag flies in front of department headquarters on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.

Kenosha police officer who tased Jacob Blake worked for the Capitol Police

By Chris Marquette
Posted October 5, 2020 at 1:41pm
A Joe Biden White House could open give Congress new latitude to push through major legislation.

How a Democratic sweep on Nov. 3 could restore Congress’ power

By Shawn Zeller
Posted October 5, 2020 at 6:55am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the chamber will remain out for two weeks, instead of resuming work Monday.

After Republican COVID-19 positives, Senate to remain out until Oct. 19

By Chris Cioffi
Posted October 3, 2020 at 1:13pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, here with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in the Capitol on Tuesday, says the chamber will be in next week, despite the recent spate of positive coronavirus tests.

McConnell: Senate will be in Monday despite positive COVID-19 tests

By Chris Cioffi
Posted October 2, 2020 at 7:12pm, Updated at 8:21pm
Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis says it’s a “travesty that we don’t have a testing modality system in place” on the Capitol campus.

Capitol physician expands testing, but remains selective

By Katherine Tully-McManus and Chris Cioffi
Posted October 2, 2020 at 4:54pm
From left, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., talk before a Senate Judiciary Committee markup on judicial nominations in Russell Building on Thursday. On Friday Lee announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.

Calls grow for more COVID-19 testing of lawmakers, staff

By Chris Cioffi
Posted October 2, 2020 at 1:37pm, Updated at 4:43pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi checks her hair Monday with the help of an aide’s iPhone before a television interview with MSNBC in the Russell Building.

‘God help us all if this is by the book’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Thomas McKinless
Posted October 2, 2020 at 3:34pm
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., leaves a meeting in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office.

Pelosi open to stand-alone airline aid bill to prevent layoffs

By Lindsey McPherson and Jessica Wehrman
Posted October 2, 2020 at 3:14pm