Congress
Your guide to what’s happening on Capitol Hill.
“These aren’t normal circumstances.”
By addressing the debt ceiling in the lame-duck session, they could avoid a potential crisis next year.
Despite his antics, Walker outperformed low expectations.
Further implanting the attack on the Capitol in the public memory might be the committee’s most vital function.
The state of the Oz-Fetterman Senate race, explained by three Pennsylvania pollsters.
Ethics experts point out a weakness in the new bill designed to curb conflicts of interest.
Progressives and Republicans came together to shoot down a bill on permitting reforms.
House Democrats used a recent vote to show voters they are for the police.
If there’s a red wave in 2022, it will be powered by Latina candidates.
The hope is that more Republicans will vote for the bill after the midterms — when they’re under less political pressure.
The GOP’s bickering over midterm campaign strategy is a preview of larger fights ahead.
New Hampshire, Delaware, and Rhode Island picked their candidates.
Progressives have slammed an agreement on permitting reforms as a giveaway to fossil fuels.
Here’s what is really at stake in the 2022 midterm elections.
Lawmakers are finally back from recess. Here’s what they still need to get done.
In Congress, at least, Republicans are now in the driver’s seat.
The strength of abortion rights messaging was tested, and Democrats dealt with several messy primaries.
The Reproductive Freedom for All Act reveals deeper debates about post-Roe America.
Democrats’ landmark legislation on climate, health care, and taxes is a major achievement.
The climate act is also a health care act (and it does a few things on taxes, too).
Three experts explain the impact it could have.
Democrats say the reason is over unrelated pending bills.
There are still three outstanding questions.
Sen. Joe Manchin’s new deal is giving Biden’s agenda another chance.
They’re glossing over a very real threat these protections could face.
The US is betting billions to spur semiconductor manufacturing.
What’s inside the latest, skinniest version of the bill.
The proposed reforms to the Electoral Count Act, explained.
After passing the House, the Respect for Marriage Act now faces an uncertain future.
State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on how Democrats can more effectively combat the GOP’s culture wars.
Hawley invoked transphobia during an abortion rights hearing in an apparent attempt to rile up the GOP base.
Inside the debates dividing the lawmakers, now on recess.
“It is unacceptable that there was not a concrete plan the minute this decision came down.”
Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun describes the historic significance of this moment.
Mark Meadows warned Cassidy Hutchinson on January 2, 2021, that “things might get real, real bad” on January 6.
The Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe has made a national ban possible, but Republicans face considerable political obstacles.
The bill incentivizes red flag laws, narrows the “boyfriend loophole,” and more.
The next steps in the fight over abortion rights, explained.
A gun control deal hinges on the “boyfriend loophole” and “red flag” laws.
The then-president reportedly berated Pence in a heated phone call on January 6.