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President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

White House

Trump’s first 100 days offer blueprint for future presidents to evade Congress

President contends he isn't expanding executive powers

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 28, 2025 at 3:15pm

Virginia Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, seen at a news conference in February, is not running for reelection. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Campaigns

Rep. Connolly won’t seek reelection and will step down from Oversight panel perch

By Daniela Altimari
Posted April 28, 2025 at 1:29pm, Updated at 4:57pm
Marinell Chandler is back at work with the National Park Service in Alaska after a layoff, a university job offer, a seasonal employee option and getting rehired.

Policy

Life as a federal worker is a roller coaster ride, park ranger says

By Mike Magner
Posted April 28, 2025 at 10:20am
President Donald Trump speaks to the press after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday.

Congress

This week: Trump to huddle with speaker before reconciliation markups begin

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 28, 2025 at 6:17am

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Lens | Eagles eyed

By Tom Williams
Posted April 28, 2025 at 6:46pm
Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, talks with reporters in the Capitol on Feb. 18.

EPA plans action to address PFAS, including ‘polluter pays’

By David Jordan
Posted April 28, 2025 at 8:08pm
Attorney General Pamela Bondi.

Organizations wrestle with Justice Department grant cuts

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 25, 2025 at 5:23pm

Track and shape policy faster than ever.

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 11:59am
President Donald Trump attends the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21.

Trump’s false claims about gas, egg prices

By FactCheck.org
Posted April 25, 2025 at 4:13pm
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves the Capitol after the House voted to expel him from Congress in December 2023.

Former Rep. George Santos sentenced to 87 months in prison

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 25, 2025 at 1:54pm
President Donald Trump listens as Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre speaks in the Oval Office on Thursday.

Trump vague on tariffs after Norway PM meetings

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 24, 2025 at 4:51pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference at the House steps of the Capitol in May 2024 to introduce legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

Judge halts Trump push for proof of citizenship to register to vote

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 24, 2025 at 4:00pm
A woman holds a sign reading "Santuario de Inmigrantes" (Immigrant Sanctuary) as protestors demonstrate in April to protect the District of Columbia as a sanctuary city.

Federal judge blocks US funding freeze for sanctuary jurisdictions

By Chris Johnson
Posted April 24, 2025 at 3:37pm

At the Races: The shifting Latino vote

By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 24, 2025 at 3:00pm
The Supreme Court building in Washington.

US asks Supreme Court to allow transgender service ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 24, 2025 at 1:03pm
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, seen here testifying on Capitol Hill in 2022, is running for Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton enters race to succeed Durbin in Senate

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 24, 2025 at 10:45am
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt talks to reporters Wednesday on the driveway outside the West Wing. Leavitt answered questions about President Donald Trump's tariff policies, including those against China.

Twelve states ask trade court to halt Trump tariffs

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 23, 2025 at 6:21pm
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., arrives to chair a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 2022 on protecting election workers.

Durbin’s run at Judiciary Committee focused on immigration, judges

By Chris Johnson, Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 23, 2025 at 2:33pm
Former NFL kicker Jay Feeley, here reporting for CBS in 2020 during a game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Chargers in Orchard Park, New York, is running for Arizona's 5th District.

Former NFL player Jay Feely launches bid for Congress in Arizona 

By Victor Feldman
Posted April 23, 2025 at 1:28pm
Illinois Sen. Richard J. Durbin will not seek reelection next year.

Durbin announces retirement, capping off decadeslong career in Congress

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 23, 2025 at 11:48am, Updated at 1:08pm
Aides to former top tax writers like ex-Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, are in demand as lobbying heats up. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

First-quarter tax lobbying bonanza as reconciliation beckons

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted April 23, 2025 at 8:31am

Capitol Ink | Constitutional wrecking ball

By R.J. Matson
Posted April 23, 2025 at 7:00am
President Donald Trump is seen at the White House on April 14. Republicans’ advantage on economic issues is beginning to slip just as Washington turns to the 2026 election, Winston writes.

The economic challenge facing Republicans

By David Winston
Posted April 23, 2025 at 6:15am
Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr is running for Senate.

Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr enters race to succeed Mitch McConnell

By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 22, 2025 at 7:19pm
California Rep. Young Kim has drawn a string of Democratic challengers in the 40th District. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats eye 2026 as best chance to finally unseat Rep. Young Kim

By Daniela Altimari
Posted April 22, 2025 at 7:02pm
Age limits for elected officials doesn't seem so far-fetched when you consider that the Constitution already imposes age minimums on them, Gonzales writes.

It’s time for age limits for members of Congress

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted April 22, 2025 at 5:14pm
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington.

US urges appeals court to allow military transgender ban

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 22, 2025 at 3:57pm
Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez is in her second term representing a previously Republican-held district that voted for Donald Trump.

For Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, politics is about meeting voters where they are

By USC Annenberg Media
Posted April 22, 2025 at 2:57pm
Sprinklers water the lawn in front of the Supreme Court on April 29, 2024.

Ruling could give Kennedy more power over health care coverage

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted April 22, 2025 at 10:06am
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens is running for Senate.

Rep. Haley Stevens joins Senate race in Michigan

By Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 22, 2025 at 6:14am
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., at the "Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here" rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles on April 12.

The Bernie Sanders tour puts California GOP on notice

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted April 22, 2025 at 6:00am
Nadine Menendez, wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves Manhattan federal court Monday after her trial.

Wife of ex-Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty in corruption case

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 21, 2025 at 6:10pm
The Supreme Court building at sunset.

Supreme Court again faces question of Trump immigration move

By Chris Johnson
Posted April 21, 2025 at 3:09pm

Capitol Lens | Mr. Smith goes to the Easter Egg Roll

By Tom Williams
Posted April 21, 2025 at 3:08pm
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett at President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress in March.

Supreme Court sounds ready to back preventative care task force

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 21, 2025 at 2:15pm

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