Capitol Lens | The Bear Moose Party - Roll Call Staffers move “Marty the Moose” and “Kodak the Bear” into Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s office in the Hart Building on Tuesday. Roll Call · Jun 11, 2024
Advocates fear special US visas for Afghans could run out despite dangers Senators push to authorise additional visas for Afghans who worked with the US military and now face Taliban reprisals. Al Jazeera · Mar 15, 2024
Biden's State of the Union comes as foreign policy consensus fractures - Roll Call President Biden isn't expected to give foreign affairs much attention in his State of the Union address despite several crises abroad. Roll Call · Mar 7, 2024
Mars samples project looms large in final spending talks - Roll Call A project aimed at retrieving rock and dirt samples from Mars has been a top priority for NASA. Its fate may be decided by budget pressures. Roll Call · Feb 16, 2024
Senators press Pentagon on whether Musk used Starlink programme to thwart Ukrainian attack Several US officials have raised concerns over an incident involving Elon Musk’s usage of Starlink in Ukraine The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023
NATO members have tentative agreement to extend Secretary-General Stoltenberg's tenure another year NATO members have reached a tentative agreement to ask Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to remain head of the 31-member transatlantic alliance for another year The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Photos of the week ending June 16, 2023 - Roll Call From the Congressional Baseball Game to the arrival of “Marty the Moose,” CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists caught a lot of activity this week. Roll Call · Jun 16, 2023
Trump arraignment sparks Capitol Hill action from supporters WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s arraignment Tuesday drew a sharper line between allies of the former president willing to use the power of their office to defend him and Republican lawmakers who want to stay out of the way of a historic federal prosecution. Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023
Trump arraignment sparks Capitol Hill action from supporters - Roll Call Donald Trump’s arraignment Tuesday drew lawmaker allies of the former president willing to use the power of their office to defend him. Roll Call · Jun 13, 2023
House, Senate craft separate health care packages - Roll Call A deal announced this week on a series of drug pricing bills could be a sign of progress an issue that has bedeviled both parties. Roll Call · Apr 27, 2023
Biden's appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny One of President Joe Biden’s nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023
New Regulations Won't Stop the Next Bank Collapse Plus: Another campus free speech debacle, foreign cheese groups lose Gruyere trademark case, and more... Reason · Mar 17, 2023
Sexual assault survivor slams Biden’s judicial nomination ‘I’m pretty jaded, even at the age of 24 ... but at the same time, I did have higher hopes for this White House,’ Chessy Prout says The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Roll Call’s Bill Clark snaps up WHNPA wins - Roll Call Roll Call photo editor Bill Clark won multiple accolades in the White House News Photographers Association’s 2023 Eyes of History contest. Roll Call · Feb 21, 2023
Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023 Post-Roe, anti-abortion groups rally in DC, move toward policy push WASHINGTON — Thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered on the National Mall on Friday for the movement’s biggest annual rally, marching this year for the first time to the Capitol rather than the Supreme Court — a signal that their fight against legalized abortion has moved to the legislature, rather than…
Roll Call · Jan 20, 2023 Post-Roe, anti-abortion groups move toward policy push - Roll Call The group marched to the Capitol rather than the Supreme Court, a sign that future abortion debates will be more legislative than judicial.
Boston Herald · Dec 9, 2022 Joe Battenfeld: Democrats issue ultimatum to New Hampshire on first in the nation primary The Democrats’ attack on New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary — political payback for President Joe Biden’s humiliating loss there — has sparked a high-stakes confrontation that jeopardizes the party’s hold on the Granite State.
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022 New Hampshire Senate race could be key GOP pickup Democratic U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan faces Republican Don Bolduc Tuesday in a closely-watched race that could decide the balance of power in the U.S. Senate
Roll Call · Nov 4, 2022 Warnock pushes insulin cost caps as campaign nears finish line - Roll Call Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock's race with Republican Herschel Walker is rated a Toss-up and could decide Senate control.
Axios · Oct 25, 2022 Biden officials quietly discussing lame-duck debt ceiling deal in case GOP wins House Republicans have threatened to use the debt ceiling to extract painful spending cuts from the White House.
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022 US: Focus new Russia sanctions on oil revenue, arms supplies U.S. sanctions going forward must focus on depriving President Vladimir Putin of the oil revenue and arms supplies he needs to press his war in Ukraine
Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022 Lawmakers eye lame duck for unfinished business on insulin WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate duo is still working to pass a bill to overhaul insulin prices, but the outlook is complicated by the messy drug pricing system, politics and a busy congressional calendar.
Roll Call · Sep 28, 2022 Lawmakers eye lame duck for unfinished business on insulin - Roll Call A bipartisan insulin affordability measure faces myriad obstacles, but a Senate duo hope the lame duck offers promise for passage.
Roll Call · Sep 22, 2022 Afghan visa program falls short of promises, senator’s review finds SIV program “has not lived up to the promise we made to participants” and requires policy changes to meet its full potential, a review found.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022 States make pitches to vote 1st in 2024 Democratic primaries Sixteen states and Puerto Rico are jockeying for early slots on a new Democratic presidential primary calendar, offering presentations for party bosses on why they deserve to go first — or at least close to it