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A continuing resolution to head off a partial government shutdown is caught in the political crossfire of federal employee layoffs, funding freezes and a partisan dispute over the power of the purse. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley, Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman assess the political pressures for passing a stopgap…

They share a win-loss-win record, but the state of the union has changed. From tariffs to executive power, the two presidents diverge.

President Donald Trump's Tuesday address to a joint session of Congress headlines another busy week at the Capitol.

President Donald Trump pushed Congress for big-ticket legislation in the joint addresses of his first term, but few got to his desk.

Lawmaker response to the heated exchange tended to fall along party lines, with GOP praise for Trump and Democratic criticism.

President Trump and Vice President Vance berated Ukrainian President Zelenskyy during a surreal and heated session in the Oval Office.

Republicans are well positioned to spike Biden gun regulations and exert their will over the agency tasked with regulating firearm dealers.

This week the House adopted its budget resolution, USAID workers were fired and more Trump nominees were confirmed.

Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin and New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat will deliver the Democratic responses to Donald Trump's joint address.

President Trump and British Prime Minister Starmer said Thursday they would work closer on trade and security in Ukraine.

Usually, when Congress gets down to the wire on a legislative deadline, the Senate tells the House what is possible and the House more or less goes along with what the Senate can pass, given its procedural limitations such as the filibuster. But the budget process, or what passes for…