Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Capitol Hill

‘This is moronic!’ Fox News host says briefings on boat strikes are unnecessary because ‘bad guys are dying’

‘I don’t need a briefing. Bad guys are dying, I like it,’ Lawrence Jones declared on Friday.

The Independent UK

They went to DC to intern on the Hill. Then came the shutdown - Roll Call

For House interns who arrived in the fall, it’s been a strange semester, to say the least. Congressional offices are feeling it too.

Roll Call

Influencer or Hill staffer: Can you be both? - Roll Call

“Maybe I work in Congress, but I also have other interests,” one former aide says.

Roll Call

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

How Many People Actually Work for the U.S. Government? The Latest Shock Figure & What It Means for You

When people imagine the U.S. government workforce, they often picture Washington bureaucrats and Capitol Hill staffers. But the federal employment network stretches far beyond D.C.—touching...

Saving Advice

Senate bills pressuring Russia advance into uncertain future - Roll Call

Congressional actions on Ukraine demonstrate support remains strong among majorities of both parties on Capitol Hill.

Roll Call

Gavin Newsom Claims Mike Johnson Busy 'Collecting Signatures' For Trump's Nobel Peace Prize While Government Is Shut Down

On Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) took a swipe at House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) priorities, contrasting Capitol Hill's paralysis over a weeks-long shutdown with Johnson's promotion of a signature drive to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Benzinga

What are they waiting in line for? Babydog’s birthday - Roll Call

Hundreds of Hill staffers turn out to greet West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice’s pet bulldog at her 6th birthday party.

Roll Call

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

For political progeny, family business can be a balancing act - Roll Call

Once she is sworn into Congress, Adelita Grijalva will be one of a growing list of lawmakers who followed their parents to Capitol Hill.

Roll Call

Steve Bannon likens Congress to Duma as White House officials boast about ruling with ‘iron fist,’ report says

President’s inner circle gloating over his complete control over Republicans on Capitol Hill, according to a report, while critics decry ‘Putinization’ of GOP

The Independent UK

MTG ditches Fox News for CNN as MAGA firebrand joins Wolf Blitzer to rip her party over shutdown standoff

The Republican congresswoman says Trump is not to blame for the shutdown but faults leaders like House Speaker Mike Johnson in rare CNN visit where she also took on Ted Cruz and talked Epstein files

The Independent UK

Shutdown tensions cause clashes to erupt on Capitol Hill: "You're an embarrassment"

"The only embarrassment here is you," GOP Rep. Mike Lawler told Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Axios

At the Races: Who ends the shutdown? - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the shutdown and campaign developments.

Roll Call

Capitol Lens | The Goodall life - Roll Call

Here archival photos of Dr. Jane Goodall, who died Wednesday at the age of 91, from some of her appearances on Capitol Hill.

Roll Call

Democrats appeal to GOP for lawmaker response to Comey case - Roll Call

Democrats have sought to publicly appeal to congressional Republicans to respond to the indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey.

Roll Call

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Axios

Democrats in Congress are breaking with Israel like never before

There are "more people who are thinking about" calling the war a genocide, one House Democrat told Axios.

Roll Call

Trump to meet with Democratic leaders ahead of shutdown deadline - Roll Call

The White House and congressional leaders say the president and top Democrats are expected to meet this week to try to avoid a shutdown.

The Independent UK

Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk's killing

Members of Congress are taking steps to tighten their own security as the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has deeply shaken lawmakers who were already concerned for their safety

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert on falling vaccine rates: ‘What other scientific advances are people going to toss out?’

While ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel from the air ‘indefinitely’, other late-night hosts discuss declining US vaccination rates and Kash Patel’s disastrous Capitol Hill hearing

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Benzinga

Elizabeth Warren Says Trump Hurting 'Little Kids With Cancer', Slams Call To Cancel Millions In Research Grants

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday said the Trump administration's moves to cut and delay National Institutes of Health funding show "who Trump's hurting," pointing to halted pediatric brain-cancer work in her home state and a wider pullback that researchers say is rippling through labs nationwide.

Roll Call

Running for governor continues to hold appeal on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

Governors' elections are having an impact on Washington as a growing number of lawmakers make gubernatorial bids.

Roll Call

Capitol Lens | The way he was - Roll Call

Actor and director Robert Redford, who died Tuesday at age 89, was a conservation advocate who made multiple appearances on Capitol Hill.

The Independent UK

‘I’m not going anywhere’: FBI director Kash Patel defiant as Senate grills him after Charlie Kirk slay-probe criticism

Patel spoke testified before Senate Judiciary Committee for first time since his confirmation and faced aggressive questioning over Kirk investigation, Jeffrey Epstein files and mass firings

The Independent UK

Republicans admit it’s inevitable Congress will force Trump to release the Epstein files: report

Both the House and Senate have Republicans who are joining Democrats to pass legislation that would compel release of the files

The Independent UK

GOP staff on Capitol Hill hated Stephen Miller so much they spread rumors he likes playing with dolls, report says

Profile claims Trump gossips about Miller behind his back and staff call the top official ‘President Miller’

The Independent UK

How the House could force a vote on releasing all the Epstein files — even if no more Republicans sign on

A series of special elections might give the discharge petition enough votes in the House. The Senate is another question

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

Marjorie Taylor Greene

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.