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The colorful former Wyoming Sen. Alan K. Simpson died Friday at age 93 while recovering from a broken hip he sustained in December.

It was another dramatic week in Congress, featuring cowboy hats, shamrocks, bubbles, shutdown drama and Democrats in retreat.

Five years ago this week, COVID-19 shut the world down. Here’s a look back at the first days of a pandemic that reshaped America.

House GOP leaders must rally their razor-thin majority to pass a stopgap funding measure this week, while Senate Democrats must decide whether to vote against a bill they dislike and trigger a partial government shutdown. CQ Roll Call’s Peter Cohn and David Lerman assess the prospects for a fiscal 2025…

CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists Bill Clark and Tom Williams are winners in WHNPA’s 2025 “Eyes of History” contest.

Ukraine, Mardi Gras, NOAA layoffs, and the longest presidential address to Congress in history were highlights of the week in Washington.

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including censure resolutions and Democratic angst.

Some Republican senators are taking a wait-and-see approach on President Trump’s tariffs as the 2026 midterm elections loom.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing Treasury nominee for answers about his oversight of the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program.

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…

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