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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, seen here in 2020 at a budget hearing, has served in the role since 2016.

White House

Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Democrats lash out at ‘unjust’ decision to terminate Hayden, the library’s head since 2016

By Justin Papp
Posted May 8, 2025 at 10:03pm

Former Cardinal Robert Prevost attends the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on April 26. Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV on Thursday.

Congress

For Catholics in Congress, pope selection sparks giddiness

By Nick Eskow
Posted May 8, 2025 at 5:06pm
Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego, who supported the bill in committee, said over the weekend he would oppose it on the floor.

Congress

Senate stablecoin bill trips on cloture vote

By Nina Heller
Posted May 8, 2025 at 4:47pm
Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., walks down the House steps after a vote in the Capitol last week.

Politics

Federal court strikes down Alabama’s version of congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 8, 2025 at 5:37pm
House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., listens as ranking member Jared Huffman, D-Calif., speaks with the aid of a “wreck-onciliation” poster during a markup of budget reconciliation legislation on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Heard on the Hill

Photos of the week | May 2-May 8, 2025

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 9, 2025 at 9:48am
An image of President Donald Trump, marking his first 100 days in office, is seen on the Heritage Foundation next to an Exxon station on Capitol Hill on May 5.

The possible source of Trump’s false $2 gasoline claim

By FactCheck.org
Posted May 9, 2025 at 10:28am
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies Thursday during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a proposed budget for fiscal 2026.

Republican senators question Trump’s plans to change FEMA

By Chris Johnson
Posted May 8, 2025 at 4:46pm

Securing American Battery Technologies

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted May 6, 2025 at 3:08pm
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis speaks to reporters in March as he leaves the Senate floor. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

MAGA world turns to familiar playbook to pressure GOP senator

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 8, 2025 at 4:32pm
FBI Director Kash Patel arrives Thursday at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the White House budget request for fiscal 2026.

FBI director now says he supports Trump budget proposal

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 8, 2025 at 4:10pm

Medicaid and taxes and SNAP, oh my

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 8, 2025 at 2:45pm

Track and shape policy faster than ever.

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 11:59am
Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, talks with reporters after a water policy rule signing ceremony on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

Lawmakers may reset the Congressional Review Act clock to reverse EPA waivers

By Hunter Savery
Posted May 7, 2025 at 7:12pm, Updated May 8, 2025 at 1:56pm
North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced this week that he would oppose Ed Martin’s nomination to be U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

Trump gives up on Ed Martin pick for US attorney in DC

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 8, 2025 at 1:08pm
Georgia Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter is running for Senate. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter enters Senate race against Jon Ossoff

By Victor Feldman
Posted May 8, 2025 at 12:24pm

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said her proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico would solidify President Donald Trump's directive. Above, Greene cheers during Trump’s address to Congress in March.

House Republicans pass Gulf of Mexico renaming bill

By Justin Papp
Posted May 8, 2025 at 11:04am
A Stockholm tobacco shop displays a selection of Zyn brand nicotine pouches.

As Sweden regulates nicotine products, US pulls back

By Sandhya Raman
Posted May 8, 2025 at 7:01am

Capitol Ink | Stablecoin Genius

By R.J. Matson
Posted May 8, 2025 at 7:00am
President Donald Trump in his second term has sought to more broadly undermine the judiciary. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump pushes back against the judges who rule against him

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 8, 2025 at 5:30am
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen through a window in the Cannon Building in 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

18 months out, these are the 10 most vulnerable House members of 2026

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 8, 2025 at 5:00am
FBI Director Kash Patel arrives Wednesday at the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget request.

FBI director working to avoid proposed White House cuts

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 7, 2025 at 6:44pm
Senate Democrats, led by Charles E. Schumer, seen in the Capitol on Tuesday, have a shot at winning the majority next year, but a lot would need to go right for them, Gonzales writes. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Democrats need to break some streaks to win the majority

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 7, 2025 at 6:24pm
Casey Means speaks at a health and nutrition roundtable discussion held by Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Sept. 23, 2024. (Screenshot/Office of Sen. Johnson)

Trump drops surgeon general pick, taps influencer for job

By Lia DeGroot
Posted May 7, 2025 at 6:18pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer speaks during the Senate Democrats’ news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

As the polling wars rage, both parties should stop and listen

By David Winston
Posted May 7, 2025 at 5:52pm
When Rep. Brittany Pettersen became the 13th voting member in history to give birth while serving in Congress, she set off a new conversation about what it’s like for moms at the Capitol. Above, she holds her infant, Sam, on March 11.

Being a mom in Congress is hard. But it doesn’t have to be, members say

By Nina Heller
Posted May 7, 2025 at 4:16pm
Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., arrives to a meeting on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.

Conservatives chafe at taking Medicaid savings options off table

By Sandhya Raman and Jessie Hellmann
Posted May 7, 2025 at 4:15pm

Capitol Lens | Bessent’s 2 cents

By Bill Clark
Posted May 7, 2025 at 2:51pm
Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies during a House hearing on Department of Energy’s budget on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

House Republicans voice concern over DOE nuclear, research cuts

By Valerie Yurk
Posted May 7, 2025 at 2:39pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing on Tuesday.

Appropriations panel chair asks Noem for more budget information

By Chris Johnson
Posted May 7, 2025 at 1:27pm
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., is running for Senate.

Krishnamoorthi joins Senate race in Illinois

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 7, 2025 at 5:49am, Updated at 1:17pm
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., is seen on the Senate side of the Capitol on July 9, 2024.

GOP aims at contempt of court in House reconciliation text

By Chris Johnson
Posted May 5, 2025 at 3:18pm, Updated May 7, 2025 at 1:04pm
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, here at a campaign stop in 2022, is running for Congress.

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage running for Congress

By Ryan Kelly
Posted May 5, 2025 at 5:46pm, Updated May 7, 2025 at 9:43am
President Donald Trump reacts while speaking at the Justice Department in March, when he called himself the “chief law enforcement officer in our country.”

Pardons for friends, retribution for foes

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 7, 2025 at 5:30am
Dan and Jeanie Mason

Death is the only winner so far in Camp Lejeune litigation

By Mike Magner
Posted May 7, 2025 at 5:01am
“It’s going to take a lot more of these kinds of conversations, ultimately, to get to an understanding that 99 percent of the House Republican Conference can agree with,” Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., shown in February, said Tuesday.

House GOP drops some Medicaid cuts from reconciliation plan

By Jessie Hellmann, Sandhya Raman and Olivia M. Bridges
Posted May 6, 2025 at 10:47pm
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., arrives for a vote in the Capitol last month.

GOP senator says he opposes Trump pick for US attorney in DC

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 6, 2025 at 6:41pm

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