The shock of the violent overrunning of the U.S. Capitol this week featured a lot of people knuckling down, thinking on their feet and doing their jobs amid a dangerous and unpredictable situation. Katherine Tully-McManus recalls the strange and stirring

The chances of passing budgetary priorities increases with Democrats at the helm of both chambers. CQ Roll Call's budget tracker David Lerman reports on what we might expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that Democrats will have a slim majority in both chambers, CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire unpacks what this means for health policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wednesday's joint session of Congress will be a long, potentially tortuous affair to count the Electoral College votes that certify Joe Biden's win in the 2020 presidential election. Republicans plan on objecting to the proceedings and forcing what could

The House adopted its rules package for the 117th Congress on Monday. The rules remove fiscal constraints on deficit-increasing legislation as long as it is related to the COVID-19 response or climate change. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt

The 117th Congress is under way, and it is already weird. A time usually filled with ceremony, celebration and at least a faint trace of optimism is clouded over by the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, the spectacle of members of Congress attempting to

While many of us might want to put 2020 in the rear view mirror, CQ Roll Call's three award winning photographers documented the year that was from impeachment (remember that?), the pandemic, Black Lives Matter and so much more. Jason Dick sits down with

The late evangelist Rev. Billy Graham, known as America's pastor, was as world famous as the presidents who sought face time him. But after a friendship with Richard Nixon affected that image, Graham backed away from the political spotlight. His son has c

Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Mark Satter breaks down what you need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Rachel Oswald breaks down what you need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices