Once Upon a Hill: Congress Nerd Sunset

Democrats see warning sign in ruling on Trump voting order

Michael Jones — Thu, 28 May 2026 21:56:37 GMT

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2026. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Senate dealmakers take their shot at fixing college sports

Michael Jones — Wed, 27 May 2026 22:56:39 GMT

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Photo by Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Next up on the CBC’s accountability list: Corporate America

Michael Jones — Tue, 26 May 2026 23:11:41 GMT

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) moments before a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 19, 2026. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Tina Smith on how Minnesota is still scarred by Metro Surge

Michael Jones — Mon, 25 May 2026 21:19:56 GMT

Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 22, 2025. Photo by Jose Luis Magana/AP

Republicans implode over Trump’s reconciliation demands

Michael Jones — Thu, 21 May 2026 22:37:13 GMT

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) walks to a press conference in the U.S. Capitol on May 19, 2026. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Senate GOP backs away from Trump ballroom funding

Michael Jones — Wed, 20 May 2026 23:27:17 GMT

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) leaves the Senate floor during a vote at the U.S. Capitol on May 13, 2026. Photo by Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Democrats, NAACP escalate pressure campaign after SCORE Act collapse

Michael Jones — Tue, 19 May 2026 22:28:25 GMT

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) speaks alongside NAACP leaders and advocates promoting the ‘Out of Bounds’ campaign targeting athletic programs in states accused of diluting Black voting power. Photo via @RepYvetteClarke/X

Thune cools expectations for House housing bill redo

Michael Jones — Mon, 18 May 2026 22:51:44 GMT

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), flanked by Senate Republican Conference Chair Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), speaks to reporters following a closed-door Republican Party meeting in the Capitol on April 21, 2026. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Democrats eye a new “Freedom Summer” after Alabama protests

Michael Jones — Sun, 17 May 2026 22:06:44 GMT

Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) addresses demonstrators outside the Alabama State Capitol during the All Roads Lead to the South day of action in Montgomery on Saturday as congressional Democrats rallied against GOP-led redistricting efforts. Photo courtesy of Rep. Terri Sewell/Facebook

Inside Democrats’ growing election protection strategy

Michael Jones — Thu, 14 May 2026 22:58:00 GMT

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) at a press conference at the Capitol on May 13, 2026. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Black senators show solidarity with CBC amid remap fights

Michael Jones — Thu, 14 May 2026 01:16:47 GMT

From left to right, Senator Cory Booker, Senator Angela Alsobrooks, Senator Raphael Warnock, and Senator Lisa Blunt-Rochester smile for a selfie together after a Congressional Black Caucus meeting on July 23, 2025.

Democrats sharpen affordability attacks as inflation climbs

Michael Jones — Tue, 12 May 2026 22:10:35 GMT

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) speaks during a press briefing at the Capitol on March 9, 2026. Photo by Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP

Democrats seize on Trump ballroom funding in GOP immigration bill fight

Michael Jones — Mon, 11 May 2026 22:53:01 GMT

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2026. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

How 10 days scrambled Democrats’ path to the majority

Michael Jones — Sun, 10 May 2026 21:31:00 GMT

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2026. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Dems eye state capitals after voting rights ruling

Michael Jones — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:44:29 GMT

Rep. Becca Balint speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Feb. 11, 2026. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

CBC grapples with sweeping SCOTUS voting rights decision

Michael Jones — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:27:25 GMT

Congressional Black Caucus Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) speaks as CBC members look on during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2026. Photo courtesy of @repyvetteclarke/Instagram

House Dems wait as GOP struggles to move FISA

Michael Jones — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:35:54 GMT

House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) speaks to reporters after a November 5, 2025, hearing at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images

Jeffries says DeSantis map may cost GOP seats

Michael Jones — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:15:34 GMT

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on April, 27, 2026.

Trump allies seize on shooting to push ballroom

Michael Jones — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:19:17 GMT

President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner prior to the security incident at the Washington Hilton on April, 25, 2026. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for OP

AOC heads to Boston with Pressley

Michael Jones — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:31:07 GMT

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) looks on during a press conference on March 25, 2026, at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty