Roll Call

07/01/2025

The parliamentarian’s determination that the Planned Parenthood provision complies with the Byrd rule means the language would not be subject to a higher 60-vote threshold, which would’ve essentially killed the provision.

The parliamentarian advised that language to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood would be permissible for inclusion in the GOP budget bill.

06/30/2025

“Serving the people of Philadelphia has been the honor of my life,” Evans said in a statement Monday. “And I remain in good health and fully capable of continuing to serve. After some discussions this weekend and thoughtful reflection, I have decided that the time is right to announce that I will not be seeking re-election in 2026.”

First elected in 2016, Evans' retirement will likely spur a crowded primary for the heavily Democratic Philadelphia-area seat.

06/30/2025

Johnson, 48, joins what’s becoming a crowded Republican primary in the deeply conservative state, which hasn’t elected a Democratic governor since 1974 — the longest gubernatorial drought for either party nationwide.

Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson, South Dakota’s sole member of the House, announced he’s running for governor in 2026.

06/29/2025

WATCH: In the latest edition of Congressional Hits and Misses, members of Congress pondered the Iran bombings and the meaning of “obliterated,” while the casual dropping of f-bombs and possible shifting of big, beautiful deadlines also occurred. https://ow.ly/Vvsk50WhPBq

06/29/2025

Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday he won't seek reelection next year after President Donald Trump threatened to support a primary challenger. Tillis, who has said he opposes the budget reconciliation bill, said his decision was not difficult.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis will not seek reelection after President Donald Trump threatened to seek a support a primary challenger.

06/29/2025

ANALYSIS: An examination of the president’s descriptions of what’s left of the three Iranian nuclear sites showcases how administration officials’ word choice blurs the definition of success for what has come to be known as “Operation Midnight Hammer.”

President Trump contends Iran’s nuclear sites were “obliterated,” but his team’s scant evidence threatens to undermine a big victory.

06/29/2025

Experts pointed out that the decision left open other avenues where courts could block Trump administrative actions nationwide, on behalf of states, in class actions and where the suit challenges a federal rule.

Signs quickly emerged Friday that challenges to President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order are far from settled.

06/28/2025

Here are some of the best images captured by CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists this week.

The Senate grappled with the reconciliation bill while the military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities dominated the news in the Capitol.

06/28/2025

Attorney General Pamela Bondi defended the fiscal 2026 budget request at House and Senate appropriations hearings, including proposals to fold the work of the Bureau of Alcohol, To***co, Fi****ms and Explosives and the Office on Violence Against Women into other parts of the DOJ.

The White House and Congress are at odds over plans to overhaul part of the Justice Department, and who has the power to approve those plans.

06/28/2025

At the core of the case is whether the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent body assembled by the federal government, is subject to the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. As it stands, its members are not confirmed by the Senate.

The ruling keeps a services requirement in place but prompts worry about the power HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could wield.

06/27/2025

The challengers, a group of po*******hy websites and free speech advocates, had argued that requiring adults to provide proof of identification chilled their free speech rights, opening them up to identity theft and other problems.

The Supreme Court upheld a Texas law that required po*******hy websites to verify the age of their users in a ruling Friday.