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UNCOVERED: Roll call - The Untold Story

Vaughn Hillyard, a senior White House correspondent with MS NOW, is seen in a reflection while broadcasting from the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest on Monday. After President Donald Trump banned MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from access to the White House late last week, the three…

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Iran war funding dilemma

The price tag of the Iran war is $43 billion and counting, but Congress has yet to agree on a funding plan. CQ Roll Call’s John M. Donnelly joins host David Lerman to discuss the latest cost estimates, projections of future costs and prospects for funding the war by year’s…

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Interest groups say president should not pick next GAO chief

More than a dozen organizations ranging from Americans for Prosperity to Public Citizen are urging lawmakers to change the law to remove the president from the process of appointing the head of the Government Accountability Office. In a letter sent Monday to key lawmakers from both chambers, the groups argue…

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Trump pivots to foreign policy amid political, legal battles at home

After dishing out more domestic discord this month, President Donald Trump this week will pivot hard to foreign affairs, putting his controversial artificial intelligence and Iran policies in the spotlight as the Senate looks to pass a college sports bill he has backed. The president heads to New York City…

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Golden breaks Democratic ranks to support Lawler’s reelection bid

New York Republican Mike Lawler, one of the most vulnerable members of the House, picked up a notable endorsement Monday from retiring Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine. In an op-ed for The Journal News, Golden pointed to the pair’s work on several bills, including one that would extend a…

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Arkansas duo goes to bat for small investment brokers

House Financial Services Chairman French Hill, R-Ark., often calls for easing regulatory burdens on community banks. Now he and a home-state Senate colleague are turning their attention to small investment brokers handling clients’ trades and dealers trading on their own behalf. Hill and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., have drafted legislation…

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This week: Senate still at work on college sports bill

The Senate returns Tuesday, and with the House already on recess until after the midterms, the big question might be: How long will senators stay in town? The Senate is also scheduled to be in session next week before departing for election season, unless GOP leaders decide to cut it…

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Flock cameras controversy set for Senate hearing

Flock cameras are under new scrutiny in the Senate as a privacy backlash against the law enforcement technology grows. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s panel on Crime and Counterterrorism will hold a hearing on Wednesday focused on the automated license plate readers, subcommittee Chairman Josh Hawley, R-Mo., announced Friday. He invited the…

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‘Some months, you don’t even have to come to work’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Both chambers were back in full swing this week, kind of, before the House closed shop early, left town and won’t be back until after the midterms. Highlights before their exodus include a Kash clash in a Senate Judiciary hearing, a senator getting testy over questions about party switching, and…

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Pentagon’s latest Iran war cost estimate: $43.6 billion

The Iran war has cost $43.6 billion as of this month, the highest official estimate to date, the Pentagon told Congress’ defense oversight panels this week. The cost estimate comes as polls show Americans increasingly oppose the war, partly over its impact on the economy, and the issue is looming…

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In a ‘very hard’ year for women in Congress, at least there’s still softball

A ball snapped in a leather glove as the sun rose higher over Capitol Hill. The hits weren’t coming easily that morning. “Wait for your pitch,” Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., yelled from the dugout. A few minutes later, Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., stepped up to the plate and drove one…

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Photos of the week | September 12-18, 2026

The House made another brief appearance this week in Washington before heading home early until after the election. The week featured the unveiling of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s portrait, a dinosaur, campaigning in Texas and preparations for next week’s Congressional Women’s Softball game. Here are photographs of the action captured…

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What a long, strange primary season it’s been

Jason Dick and Nathan Gonzales dive into what they learned now that the 2026 congressional primary season is over, whether re-redistricting and midterm conventions will be the new norm, if we can trust polls and how, ultimately, it might still be the economy, stupid. Show Notes:

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Before the final midterm whistle, Senate spends time on sports

The last thing the Senate does before the midterms could be a bill on college athletics. It’s been on the to-do list for a while, but as senators think about their closing message ahead of the election, not everyone is sure it’s the best call. Many Republicans blame Democrats for…

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Pentagon official’s ‘contemptuous’ briefing sparks bipartisan ire

Senators from both parties emerged from a classified briefing with the Pentagon’s policy chief on Thursday morning expressing outrage at what they described as the official’s stonewalling. The stated purpose of the briefing by Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of Defense for policy, was to update the Senate Armed Services Committee…

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Former Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl dies at 84

Former Sen. Jon Kyl, once a key player in Arizona politics and a powerful voice in Republican leadership, has died at the age of 84. His family announced his death on Thursday of complications from an unspecified neurological disease, sharing a statement with Arizona’s KTAR News. Kyl had previously announced…

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Ratepayer bill aimed at data center buildout blocked in Senate

High-profile legislation amounting to lawmakers’ first real stab at addressing voter anger over data centers stalled in the Senate on Thursday after securing overwhelming support in the House a day earlier. Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member Martin Heinrich objected to a unanimous consent request by Sen. Jon Husted,…

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At the Races: AI voted?

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari Fears about unregulated artificial intelligence are not showing signs of overtaking…

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NIL bill foes likely out of timeouts as it clears second procedural hurdle

A bipartisan bill aimed at calming college athletics’ chaotic name, image and likeness era easily cleared a second procedural hurdle Thursday as several senators who opposed taking it up said they likely are out of trick plays and timeouts. The measure passed the latest floor test, to begin debate, 77-22,…

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Trump slams Democrat Cooper as ‘weak’ on crime as he campaigns in North Carolina

Amid powerful economic headwinds, President Donald Trump rallied loyalists Wednesday in North Carolina, aiming to drive up the Republican vote in a key Senate race in which his chosen candidate has been trailing in the polls. Michael Whatley, a former Republican National Committee chair, has so far failed to gain…

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Bill aimed at voter anger over data centers passes House

The House passed legislation Wednesday that would direct states to consider adopting federal standards for large-scale industrial power users, an attempt to address growing voter anger over the speed and scale of data center development. The bill passed 417-3 under suspension of the rules, a procedure that requires support from…

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Robust House majority backs sanctions on Russia and Iran

The House voted Wednesday evening to pass sanctions legislation targeting Russia and Iran, sending the long-delayed package to the Oval Office. The vote was 262-159 on the bill, which includes a childhood education measure that the Senate had used as a vehicle for the sanctions text. The Senate passed the…

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Surgeon general nominee won’t renounce RFK Jr. vaccine decisions

Surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier, seeking to be confirmed as the nation’s top health educator and spokesperson, on Wednesday declined to fully distance herself from the Trump administration’s changes to the childhood vaccine schedule when pressed by a prominent Republican. During a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee,…

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One Republican rages against House’s early exit

As the House heads home early this week with no plans to return until November, at least one Republican isn’t happy about it. In a rare use of members’ “personal privilege,” Rep. Thomas Massie continued a feud with Speaker Mike Johnson, who earlier this month accused the Kentucky Republican of…

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Gas tax holiday bill on ice despite House rule fracas

A House Freedom Caucus push for a vote on legislation to suspend federal motor fuel taxes amid war-driven pain at the pump was thwarted Tuesday after a group of rebels briefly held up floor action on other matters to press their demands. Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., and other…

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