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Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, a Democratic candidate for Senate, greets people at a Latinos Unidos softball game in Lawrence, Mass., on Aug. 16. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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Seth Moulton pushes for ‘new generation’ of leaders but clock is ticking

Polls show Massachusetts Democrat trailing badly in primary against Sen. Ed Markey

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 28, 2026 at 3:44pm

President Donald Trump waves the green flag to start the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in downtown Washington, D.C., on Sunday as first lady Melania Trump and Donald Trump Jr. look on. (Doug Mills/Getty Images)

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After profane repost slamming GOP, Trump heads to Texas-sized fundraiser

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 27, 2026 at 1:36pm
Capitol Police have responded to multiple incidents involving weapons near the Capitol this year, including a guillotine spotted this week.

Heard on the Hill

Man arrested with guillotine near Capitol told officers it was ‘the real deal’

By Nina Heller
Posted August 27, 2026 at 10:07am
Texas Rep. Monica De La Cruz's reelection race is now rated Tilt Republican by Inside Elections. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaigns

Rating changes: Seven more House races shift toward Democrats

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted August 26, 2026 at 2:06pm
CEO of Meta Platforms Mark Zuckerberg attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference at the Sun Valley Lodge on July 9 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Policy

Kids law needed beyond Meta settlement, backers say

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted August 26, 2026 at 7:50pm, Updated August 27, 2026 at 11:17am

At the Races: No breaks for Dems

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted August 27, 2026 at 3:55pm
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., talks with reporters in the Capitol this month.

Cassidy says abortion pill makers turn blind eye to safety

By Ariel Cohen
Posted August 27, 2026 at 9:00am

Trends, analysis, & best practices from 595 million advocacy engagements

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted August 13, 2026 at 11:45am
National Guard troops patrol outside the tarp-covered Kennedy Center on June 28.

Kennedy Center’s future takes center stage amid demolition threat

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted August 26, 2026 at 5:15pm
Rep. LaMonica McIver, seen here at a news conference last year, saw a setback in her case Wednesday tied to an oversight visit to Delaney Hall.

Rep. McIver not immune from prosecution, appeals court says

By Nina Heller
Posted August 26, 2026 at 1:54pm
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, left, and his challenger with the same name will both be on this fall's ballot for Senate. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call; Daniel J. Sullivan for US Senate/Facebook)

Senate ballot in Alaska will feature two Dan Sullivans

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 26, 2026 at 1:14pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
Ground beef is seen for sale at a supermarket in Houston on Monday.

Midterms looming, Trump contends prices are going down

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 26, 2026 at 1:07pm
Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., speaks at a campaign event in Columbia, S.C., following her win on Tuesday. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Trump support propels Darline Graham to victory in South Carolina runoff

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 25, 2026 at 10:57pm, Updated at 11:51pm
Everton Blair has won the special election for Georgia's 13th District. (Courtesy Everton Blair for Congress)

Everton Blair defeats late Rep. Scott’s daughter in Georgia special election

By Nick Eskow
Posted August 25, 2026 at 10:41pm

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By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
Rollins speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday.

USDA certified? Comments suggest beef deal not quite cooked

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 25, 2026 at 4:58pm
There could be as many as 20 former members of Congress serving as governor early next year. Some are on the ballot this fall, and others are incumbents not up for reelection in 2026. The include, top row, from left: former North Dakota Rep. Kelly Armstrong, former New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, former California Rep. Xavier Becerra, Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn, former Indiana Sen. Mike Braun, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds; middle row, from left, former Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte, former Puerto Rico Res. Cmmsr. Jenniffer González-Colón, former New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland, former New York Rep. Kathy Hochul, Michigan Rep. John James, former Florida Rep. Jolly, former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar; bottom row, from left: former Louisiana Rep. Jeff Landry, former Colorado Rep. Greg Lopez, U.S. Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett, former New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill, former Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger, Wisconsin Rep. Tom Tiffany, Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (Courtesy Bill Clark/Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call; Government of Puerto Rico; Greg Lopez for Colorado)

The number of governors who once served in Congress could grow in 2027

By Ryan Kelly
Posted August 25, 2026 at 9:00am

At the Races: The president’s Palmetto test

By Daniela Altimari, Nick Eskow and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 25, 2026 at 5:00am
President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday.

Supreme Court temporarily lifts hold on Trump mail-in ballot rule

By CQ Engineering
Posted August 24, 2026 at 3:28pm, Updated at 7:56pm
Former Kansas Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker served three full terms before retiring in 1997. (Andrea Mohin/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Kansas Sen. Nancy Kassebaum remembered as trailblazer

By Nick Eskow
Posted August 24, 2026 at 7:18pm
President Donald Trump greets Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., during a campaign rally on Friday in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The name Trump didn’t utter while stumping for Darline Graham

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 24, 2026 at 2:08pm
The Capitol dome is seen through a window in the Cannon House Office Building rotunda in May.

Congress’ wide age gap comes into focus

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted August 24, 2026 at 9:00am
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., has indicated that he will fight to undo the Senate bill's hemp provision.

Stopgap funding bill’s hemp troubles aren’t over

By Aris Folley
Posted August 24, 2026 at 6:00am
A worker stocks Angus beef top sirloin filets in the meat section of a grocery store in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25, 2025.

Trump creates beef with ranchers over new import plan

By Savannah Behrmann
Posted August 21, 2026 at 4:24pm, Updated at 5:15pm
Former White House aide Dan Koh, accompanied by his daughter, talks with Lily Holzman, right, and Dorothy Lubas during an Aug. 15 meet-and-greet hosted by the Peabody Democratic City Committee in Peabody, Mass., for candidates running for Massachusetts' 6th District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

A Massachusetts primary tests Democrats’ appetite to ‘change the culture’

By Daniela Altimari
Posted August 21, 2026 at 4:32pm
Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on August 20, 2026.

White House ballroom construction can proceed, SCOTUS says

By Kelly Livingston
Posted August 21, 2026 at 3:00pm
A child is vaccinated during an immunization event at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Community Resource Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2025.

HHS seeks input on kids vaccination changes called for by Trump

By Lia DeGroot
Posted August 21, 2026 at 1:42pm
President Donald Trump looks on before signing a piece of stone at the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump tries to shrug off opponents’ rush to define him as lame duck

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 21, 2026 at 1:26pm
California state Sen. Aisha Wahab speaks to reporters during her election night watch party in Hayward, Calif., on Tuesday. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Progressive Aisha Wahab wins California special election for Swalwell’s seat

By Nick Eskow and Andrew Menezes
Posted August 21, 2026 at 6:24am

At the Races: Party’s (not) over?

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 20, 2026 at 4:15pm
Former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in on July 29.

Republicans revive false miscarriage statistic, twist Fauci’s texts about COVID-19 shots

By FactCheck.org
Posted August 20, 2026 at 2:24pm
Police officers secure the crime scene at E Street NW on Thursday morning. (Jason Dick/CQ Roll Call)

Commuter chaos: Police chase adds to Grand Prix traffic woes

By Jason Dick
Posted August 20, 2026 at 1:22pm
President Donald Trump speaks to the press on Wednesday next to ongoing construction of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House. His top legislative affairs aide, James Braid, is leaving that post later this month.

White House legislative liaison’s exit comes ahead of tricky pre-midterms session

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 20, 2026 at 12:41pm
Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap is the Democratic nominee for the state's battleground 2nd District.

DCCC adds Maine’s Matt Dunlap and 4 others to ‘Red to Blue’ program

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 20, 2026 at 5:15am, Updated at 8:03am
Marine Corps veteran Maura Sullivan, a Democrat running for New Hampshire's 1st District, recites the Pledge of Allegiance during a candidate “speed dating” event at City Hall in Dover on Aug. 13. Candidates spoke with different groups of voters in 15-minute rounds. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Roll Call on the Road: New England

By Tom Williams
Posted August 19, 2026 at 3:21pm
Heidi Overton previously worked at the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned think tank. (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump picks White House adviser Overton to head FDA

By Lia DeGroot
Posted August 19, 2026 at 1:25pm
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