FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 20 | History Defined

Senators want a briefing as Trump touts Iran ‘deal’

President Donald Trump used a press conference at the end of the G7 summit Wednesday in France to laud a war-ending pact with Iran, as senators back home criticized a lack of information about the deal and questioned his declaration the previous day that U.S. relations with Iran are “normalized.”…

Roll Call · Jun 17

Capitol Lens | Cold mic

An empty witness table, where Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton was scheduled to sit for his confirmation hearing, is pictured in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday. The planned Senate Intelligence Committee hearing for Clayton was postponed by Chairman Tom Cotton after President Donald Trump delayed the…

Roll Call · Jun 17

Rating changes: 11 House races move toward Democrats

ANALYSIS — Another month, and another batch of rating changes that benefit Democrats. But the House Republican majority is not lost yet, according to a district-by-district analysis of the House battleground.  With less than five months to go, the fundamentals of midterm elections continue to favor Democrats.  President Donald Trump’s…

Roll Call · Jun 17

Secret Service disbursements raise questions on ballroom funding

The White House budget office released $351.6 million to the Secret Service on Friday for “White House Security Measures,” amid mounting criticism that taxpayer dollars may be tapped to help pay for President Donald Trump’s planned East Wing ballroom. A database that tracks “apportionments” made by the Office of Management…

Roll Call · Jun 16

Housing deal in hand, revised bill cruising toward passage

Senate and House leaders agreed Tuesday to a final version of comprehensive housing legislation that they believe will pass the Senate this week and the House next week, landing on the president’s desk for his expected signature. The deal puts the chambers within reach of concluding almost a year of…

Roll Call · Jun 16

Maryland Democrats slam crypto, AIPAC-linked spending in race for Hoyer’s seat

Three candidates in next week’s Democratic primary for the seat of retiring Maryland Rep. Steny H. Hoyer have teamed up to criticize the millions of dollars in outside spending flooding into the district.  Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, businesswoman Quincy Bareebe and former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker…

Roll Call · Jun 16

Senate clashes over fate of ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Senate Democrats sought to pass legislation to abolish the White House’s supposedly defunct “anti-weaponization” fund Tuesday, in a floor move blocked by Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., attempted to pass via unanimous consent the measure to stop the $1.8 billion fund from the Department…

Roll Call · Jun 16

Capitol Lens | Playing chicken

In this archival photo from 32 years ago, California Democratic Rep. Richard H. Lehman bowls with a frozen chicken at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 16, 1994. The event was sponsored by the California Poultry Industry Federation and followed by a hearing on a then-controversial USDA policy labeling…

Roll Call · Jun 16

Rory Kennedy and the art of the documentary sequel

Jason Dick talks with filmmaker Rory Kennedy about her new documentary, “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing,” a sequel to her 2022 “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” and how, despite a very public airing of the company’s quality control failings after numerous crashes, so little has changed and who is to…

Roll Call · Jun 16

At the Races: Will Trump run off with it?

Welcome to a special edition of At the Races! Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for Election Day. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and Mary…

Roll Call · Jun 16