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Former House members reflect on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

Former Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., stood on the House steps of the Capitol under silver clouds on Friday morning, remembering how she had gathered outside with colleagues 25 years ago, unsure of what to expect after planes hijacked by terrorists attacked the Pentagon and World Trade Center. Harman also paid…

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‘Tired of politics’: By GOP convention’s end, even Trump had tapped out

DALLAS — President Donald Trump walked a tightrope this week, awkwardly balancing the political with the solemn. By the end, it all seemed too much, even for America’s ultimate political scrapper. Trump spent two days here in full campaigner-in-chief mode in front of an adoring audience inside the American Airlines…

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‘He’s not going away’: GOP loyalists not ready for Trump to leave political stage

DALLAS — President Donald Trump’s presence here at the Republican Party’s midterm convention was inescapable. From his image adorning the laminated badges required to enter American Airlines Center to the rhinestones tracing his name on the T-shirts of more than a few attendees, reminders of the president were constant over…

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Roll Call on the Road: Day Two in Dallas

The second day of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas brought more politicians, candidates and Trump Cabinet members to the stage, each making the case for helping the GOP keep its majorities in Congress this fall. Democrats were also in town for various counter-programming events, including Senate nominee James Talarico,…

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Taxpayers spent more than $500,000 on House sexual harassment payouts

Taxpayers footed the bill for more than half a million dollars in sexual harassment settlements involving members of the House, according to estimates released Thursday by the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. While the document, which totals seven pages, does not contain any bombshell revelations, it offers a snapshot of…

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At the Races: Defiant in Dallas

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 Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski DALLAS – Recent national polls show President Donald Trump’s job approval…

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Rating changes: 10 races move toward Democrats, one toward Republicans

The midterm primary season is nearly complete and the general election is less than two months away, but there’s still plenty of uncertainty in the House and Senate battlegrounds. Polls show Republican candidates and incumbents around the country underperforming in states and districts that typically vote for Republicans. If President…

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Republicans lose SCOTUS bid to use new Missouri map

The Supreme Court paused on Thursday an order from a federal trial court requiring Missouri to use a congressional map that favored Republicans. Thursday’s order leaves in place a state Supreme Court ruling that held the map adopted by the Republican-held legislature in 2025 was not legal because of a…

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Trump puts himself on midterm ballot during Dallas spectacle

DALLAS and JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — President Donald Trump put himself on the midterm ballot Wednesday but acknowledged it would take more time to end the Iran war and lower gas prices. If some vulnerable Republican candidates were eager to distance themselves from an unpopular president, Trump used the…

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Roll Call on the Road: Day One of the Republican midterm convention

Republicans convened Wednesday in Dallas for their first midterm convention, hoping to energize their voters and hone their campaign message heading into the fall elections. Speakers at the American Airlines Center extolled GOP-led achievements and warned against giving Democrats control of Congress next year. President Donald Trump was the night’s…

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Republicans make ‘crazed’ Democrats the focus of their first midterm convention

DALLAS – Joe Biden was the target of a few jabs. So was Kamala Harris. Mentions of Nancy Pelosi drew loud boos. But Republicans gathered here for a first-of-its-kind party convention eight weeks before the midterm elections mostly signaled they were ready to move on from the old guard of Democratic…

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Census overhaul proposed by Trump administration could reshape Congress

The Trump administration proposed on Wednesday to exclude undocumented and temporary immigrants from the data used to apportion House seats after the 2030 census, continuing a push from his first term. The changes, coupled with reducing the demographic data collected about Americans, could mean shifts in congressional seats among states…

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‘What happens if we do die?’: Congress still stalled on continuity plan after 9/11

Brian Baird has spent a lot of time thinking about death over the last 25 years. Not just his own, but also his former House colleagues’. Making his way through the Longworth House Office Building on 9/11 and urging people to evacuate after seeing smoke rising from the Pentagon out…

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5 things to know about the Republican midterm convention

Republicans are gathering in Dallas this week for an unusual midterm convention. The two-day event, a first for the party, brings hundreds of GOP elected officials, candidates, donors and state and local party leaders to the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas. But unlike a typical party nominating convention, there…

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Pappas and Sununu set up marquee Senate clash in New Hampshire

Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas and Republican former Sen. John E. Sununu won their respective Senate primaries Tuesday in New Hampshire, formalizing a fall matchup for an open seat that both sides have already begun fighting over. With over 80 percent of votes counted, Pappas was leading biochemist Karishma Manzur, 65…

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Federal judge orders Missouri to use map targeting Dem House seat

A federal court in Missouri ordered the state to use a GOP-preferred congressional map Tuesday following a state court ruling that would have axed the plan for this fall. The ruling, from Judge Stephen R. Clark for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, came minutes after…

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With Bunch set to depart Smithsonian, Democrats urge ‘full history’

As Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced he will be leaving his role by the end of the year, Democrats in Congress praised him for trying to show the “full history” of America. Bunch was the first African American and the first historian to be appointed to the role. He has…

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Trump heads to Dallas convention ahead of promised 30-day campaign blitz

President Donald Trump on Wednesday will head to a Republican midterm convention that will offer clues about the message he intends to deliver when he hits the campaign trail for a 30-day October blitz before Election Day. The GOP leader is set to address the party faithful Wednesday and Thursday…

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Congress punts on big issues

Congress avoided a shutdown fight until December, but passed on several sticky problems it will need to address after Election Day. CQ Roll Editor in Chief Jason Dick and CQ Roll Call Budget Editor David Lerman outline the major fights looming in November in a very special Political Theater and…

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NRCC adds 5 more candidates to ‘MAGA Majority’ program

The National Republican Congressional Committee is adding five new candidates to its “MAGA Majority” program for strong challengers, the group shared first Tuesday with CQ Roll Call. The additional candidates, who bring the total number of challengers in the program to 27, hail largely from Florida, which held its primary…

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At the Races: Don’t take it for Granite

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 Mary Ellen McIntire, Andrew…

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Congress punts on big issues

Congress avoided a shutdown fight until December, but passed on several sticky problems it will need to address after Election Day. CQ Roll Call Editor in Chief Jason Dick and CQ Roll Call Budget Editor David Lerman outline the major fights looming in November in a very special Political Theater…

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Pappas keeps focus on November amid signs of tightening Senate primary

PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Chris Pappas has been seen as Democrats’ presumed Senate nominee in New Hampshire since he entered the race more than a year ago. And for most of that time, the four-term congressman has also been viewed as a slight favorite to hold the seat of retiring fellow…

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GOP consensus elusive on timing, scope of data centers bill

As anger mounts over the impacts of data centers, Republicans are wrestling with legislation that would address concerns over increased electricity and water demand that many voters associate with higher utility bills. But it’s not yet clear if any solution can move in the now-shortened September work period before House…

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Photos of the week | August 28-September 3, 2026

The House returned to Washington for a brief bit of work this week before heading out for another recess. Two new members were sworn in, and the clouds returned to the sculpture in the Hart atrium. Here are photographs of the action captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.

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