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Katherine Clark’s theory of the whip
The House leaves DEFIANCE behind
Jasmine Crockett won’t revisit the Chris Brown controversy
AI, crypto and college sports come to a head
Washington’s pre-midterms crunch is here
What Congress could actually do about affordability
What Washington gets wrong about affordability
Democrats give their corruption argument a pocketbook turn
The birthright citizenship fight is a Black issue too
College sports chaos hasn’t moved House Democrats
House Dems confront fallout from rule revolt
Golden, Gluesenkamp Perez stun House Democrats
Trump ignites new phase of data-center debate
LaMonica McIver weighs her next move
EXCLUSIVE: Reproductive Freedom for All backs 17 House challengers
What four years of the IRA taught Democrats
Abortion’s next test is the midterms
CBC readies agenda for a Democratic House
Inside the left’s looming moment of truth
Democrats confront what comes after FCC ownership vote
Senate Republicans left themselves a September squeeze
Where the Senate stands before recess
How El-Sayed plans to turn a primary upset into a Senate win
Merkley looks beyond Trump with constitutional reform blueprint
Can the Senate find time for college sports?
Senate unveils bipartisan plan to avert shutdown
Inside the deeper divide between Trump and Thune
How New Dems plan to cut through Democrats’ identity debate
Senate puts Graham’s final foreign policy push to the test
Trump presses Thune to delay August recess over stalled SAVE Act
How House Democrats plan to sell their vision for an “Affordable America”
Trump bets voluntary pledge can head off electricity backlash
Inside House Democrats’ new affordability push ahead of the midterms
Dems confront a new dilemma in their push to oust Hegseth
Thune casts doubt on Johnson’s latest SAVE strategy
Exclusive: Archived Obama posts add new scrutiny for William Lawrence
Democrats invoke John Lewis as Trump escalates election fight
Blanche rejects Democrats’ claims of politicized DOJ
The House is finally back in business
DOJ subpoenas loom over Trump nominees
Housing bill becomes law without Trump’s signature
CBCPAC takes its organizing campaign on the road after Callais
Trump broadens foreign policy reset at NATO
Five things the Platner scandal tells us about Democrats
Republicans’ Planned Parenthood funding fight enters a new phase
EXCLUSIVE: McClellan pitches Democrats’ post-OBBBA family agenda
Republican dysfunction spares Democrats a difficult Israel vote ... for now
The CBC draws a line around Jeffries
SCOTUS splits the difference before blockbuster finale
Senate KOSA architects revolt against House child safety compromise
House Democrats confront the meaning of Mamdani’s victories
Housing bill delay gives Democrats fresh line of attack
Iran supplemental faces early resistance in Senate
Why Trump’s meeting with Senate Republicans matters
Senate college sports bill clears first hurdle
No one seems to know what Trump is doing except Trump
Democrats warn of election challenges ahead of midterms
Congress wants answers on Trump’s Iran framework
Jeffries, NYC Democrats rally behind Espaillat in competitive primary
Congress leaves town with FISA still unresolved
Cruz defends college sports bill against CBC criticism
FISA deadline slips closer, Pulte fight deepens
A surveillance deadline and an immigration fight
Trump’s fund still haunts the Senate
The Senate’s college sports rescue plan takes center stage
Trump’s DNI pick rattles surveillance talks
Trump fund pause fails to quiet Senate backlash
A legislative pile-up awaits Republicans as the calendar turns to June
What SCOTUS’s First Step Act rulings mean for criminal justice reform
Democrats see warning sign in ruling on Trump voting order
The politics of the Senate college sports bill are already messy
Senate dealmakers take their shot at fixing college sports
How Cornyn’s fall rattled the Senate map
Next up on the CBC’s accountability list: Corporate America
Trump looms over Texas runoff day
Tina Smith on how Minnesota is still scarred by Metro Surge
Trump is in a mess of his own making
Republicans implode over Trump’s reconciliation demands
Democrats smell victory on Iran vote
Senate GOP backs away from Trump ballroom funding
Massie falls, Ossoff waits and Senate Republicans scramble
Democrats, NAACP escalate pressure campaign after SCORE Act collapse
Inside the most expensive House primary in U.S. history
Thune cools expectations for House housing bill redo
Steve Cohen on retirement, Trump and the breakup of Memphis
Democrats eye a new “Freedom Summer” after Alabama protests
How Kennedy finally got his no-shutdown salary bill passed
Inside Democrats’ growing election protection strategy
Democrats skeptical Trump’s China trip will help Americans
Black senators show solidarity with CBC amid remap fights
Louisiana redistricting fight threatens Carter’s CBC leadership path
Democrats sharpen affordability attacks as inflation climbs
Trump reshuffles GOP priorities with gas-tax push and housing demands
Democrats seize on Trump ballroom funding in GOP immigration bill fight
Congress is back: Police Week, spending fights and Trump abroad
How 10 days scrambled Democrats’ path to the majority
CBC ramps up organizing after voting rights ruling
Republicans race to entrench power across the South
Dems see medication abortion fight reshaping the midterms
White House stops short of backing full prediction market ban
Republicans limp into recess after deadline scramble
Dems eye state capitals after voting rights ruling
After Callais, Jeffries bets on candidate quality for the midterms
CBC grapples with sweeping SCOTUS voting rights decision
Hegseth, Caine to sell $1.5T Pentagon budget to Dem skeptics
House Dems wait as GOP struggles to move FISA
Graham says he’s open to ballroom hearing
Jeffries says DeSantis map may cost GOP seats
Trump allies seize on shooting to push ballroom
Jeffries targets Patel as 702 vote nears
AOC heads to Boston with Pressley
Jeffries projects confidence as SCOTUS decision looms
Scott’s death reignites Hill age debate
Dems to center cost-of-living in vote-a-rama
Cherfilus-McCormick resigns before likely expulsion vote
Virginia voters weigh redraw with House control at stake
CHC targets ICE boost as GOP moves solo on reconciliation
Peace talks in doubt as Iran tensions spike
Durbin escalates pressure on Patel after bombshell report
Johnson suffers remarkable overnight FISA collapse
Meeks promises to keep up his Iran war powers fight
RFK Jr. heads to Capitol Hill for high-stakes hearings
GOP pulls FISA vote amid internal clash
Underwood isn’t waiting for a Democratic majority on Momnibus
Jeffries calls for expedited Mills ethics case
How Epstein survivors fueled Leger Fernández’s fight against Swalwell, Gonzales
Thune and Johnson to meet amid GOP DHS stalemate
House floor braces for expulsion votes
Dems to force Iran war votes amid failed peace talks
Did Democrats win the shutdown fight?
Senate moves to revive DHS deal
Supreme Court to weigh birthright citizenship limits
Trump dangles dinner as DHS shutdown drags on
Johnson extends DHS shutdown fight into recess
House fate uncertain for DHS deal
Inside House Oversight’s shift from hearings to roundtables
Cherfilus-McCormick faces rare public ethics hearing
DHS shutdown clash meets GOP megabill push
Dems target Noem after DHS shakeup
ICE fight threatens DHS shutdown breakthrough
Waters pushes conference on housing bill
SCOTUS to weigh election day ballot deadline
Congress eyes key NBA expansion vote
House Dems tee up new war powers vote
Trump’s looming Iran funding ask sets up Hill fight
Fetterman emerges as Mullin swing vote
CBC rallies behind Stratton amid Pritzker questions
DHS shutdown fight spills into Mullin hearing
Trump anti-fraud push sparks Dem backlash
Illinois Dems to settle Durbin seat, key House fights
Jeffries moves to force DHS funding vote
Schumer says Dems ready for SAVE fight
Inside Democrats’ plan to tackle the caregiving crisis
Senate heads toward SAVE America Act showdown
Senate sends housing bill back to House
Democrats await Clyburn’s next move
Dems renew opposition to Trump education attacks
Padilla leads push against SAVE America Act
Senate Democrats threaten war powers showdown over Iran
DHS shutdown blame game intensifies
Democrats seize on rising gas prices
Selma’s legacy looms over voting battle
DWC seeks changes to Mace harassment resolution
DHS fight continues after Noem firing
Democrats target Big Ag over groceries
Senate blocks effort to limit Iran war
Senate to vote on Iran war powers resolution
Iran war scrutiny intensifies on Capitol Hill
Trump vows quick Iran campaign
America mourns as Iran war widens
Iran responds after Trump strikes
The next front in election wars
CBC-aligned ad jolts NC-04 primary
Clinton up next in Oversight’s Epstein probe
Dems pivot from SOTU to midterms
Dems head to NOVA following Trump SOTU
Trump’s “golden age” meets reality
Dems draw line on Trump’s tariff back-up plan
Hill votes scrapped amid nor’easter
DHS shutdown sparks airport confusion
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
Dems push back as Trump touts economy
Trump heads to Georgia as special voting opens
Trump defends record at Black History event
Wexner deposition deepens Epstein probe
How Jesse Jackson reshaped the modern Democratic Party
Allred to vote early in tense North Texas primary
Congress departs without DHS agreement
GOP-backed proof-of-citizenship bill clears House
Dems double down in DHS standoff
House GOP escalates election fight
House fast-tracks bipartisan housing bill
NFL hiring cycle raises Hill concerns
Democrats insist they won’t take the GOP’s sanctuary city bait
Scoop: Dems sideline Noem impeachment to press ICE reforms
A very Washington long weekend
House reopens government as ICE fight enters next phase
GOP races to prep funding bill for floor
Jeffries forces Johnson to fund the government the hard way
WH agrees to strip DHS bill as shutdown looms
Schumer’s ICE strategy comes into focus
Trump backs Noem as House Democrats escalate impeachment threat
Schumer starts shutdown blame game
Senate Democrats gear up for an ICE shutdown fight
House clears final funding bills after GOP peels off DHS
“It’s that simple”: What House Democrats spoke about behind closed doors on the DHS funding bill
Jayapal returns from Minnesota with stark warning on ICE
House Republicans push anti-abortion bills as floor math tightens
Ex-Division I athlete presses fellow lawmakers to rethink college sports rules
Democrats say GOP stock trading bill doesn’t actually ban trading
AOC eyes House path as Senate clears deepfake bill
ICE fallout tests Democrats’ hard-won message discipline
Don’t look now, but housing policy is having a moment
GOP cries fraud as ACA subsidies head to Senate
Democrats brush off Trump impeachment warning to House GOP
How Congress marked five years since Jan. 6