Congress
Your guide to what’s happening on Capitol Hill.
Republicans have lots of good pickup opportunities. Democrats, not so much.
MAGA Republicans took down the last GOP speaker. Now they’ve passed an aid package tailored to their goals.
New House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a long to-do list and a caucus with short patience for compromise.
Are GOP leaders more aligned with Democrats than with the MAGA right? Mostly no — but sometimes yes.
But he’s going to keep trying to flip GOP holdouts.
And Jim Jordan is waiting in the wings.
The US House is acting like a parliament. That’s not great for America — or for you.
Scalise still has to win on the House floor, which will require near-unanimity among Republicans.
How McCarthy got into this mess, who’ll be speaker next, and more.
The House voted to remove McCarthy as speaker. The search for a successor is on — and could drag on for days.
Is a government shutdown going to happen? What is it and who would be affected? Here’s what you need to know.
In the US and across Europe, politics are complicating support for Ukraine.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has picked Butler, the president of Emily’s List, as the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s successor.
McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, and the motion to vacate, explained.
Kevin McCarthy faced either a shutdown or a right-wing push to kick him out of his job. He chose the latter.
What is — and isn’t — closed during a government shutdown.
A rundown on the factions involved in the disarray.
Feinstein died as a new generation of leadership was preparing to take power in California.
It doesn’t have to be like this.
America’s Trumpiest court handed down a shockingly dangerous decision. The Supreme Court is likely, but not certain, to fix it.
A change to the Senate dress code is causing some very predictable backlash.
Senate Republicans will be worse off without Romney in office.
Conservatives have threatened to oppose a funding bill if their demands aren’t met.
What happens if Mitch McConnell has to retire?
Two years after Kabul fell, tens of thousands of Afghans are still stuck in limbo in the US.
Absent a voluntary resignation, party leaders have few options to get Feinstein to step down.
Congress is grappling with the security concerns of the DNA synthesis revolution.
Joe Manchin is giving Democrats another headache.
The GOP stacked the National Defense Authorization Act with controversial amendments on abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Republicans’ war on the FBI is really about protecting Trump.
The Cherokee Nation has long been promised a delegate in Congress. Kim Teehee wants to see that promise fulfilled.
Republicans’ censuring of Adam Schiff was all about their base.
Your tax dollars are going to data brokers.
It adds to other GOP failures at political payback this term.
“Listen to the podcast,” Sen. Ted Cruz told us.
A mutiny last week among the GOP’s far-right faction spells trouble for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and everyone else.
The Republican presidential candidate is betting that a hopeful message will break through in 2024.
With just days to spare, the House has approved a debt ceiling bill that’s poised to avert a financial crisis.
There’s a deal to avoid a catastrophic default on the US debt. But will House Republicans go for it?
Even with a possible debt ceiling deal, the US has come perilously close to a default. No one seems to care.