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Former Rep. Colleen Hanabusa remembered as trailblazer
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (458+ words) Former Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, a Hawaii Democrat who made history as the first woman president of the Hawaii state Senate before serving four terms in the U.S. House, died on March 5 after a battle with cancer. Hanabusa was 74. Hawaii Gov. Josh…...
New threat to funding
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (154+ words) President Donald Trump threatened to block all legislation until Congress passes an expanded voter ID bill that Democrats oppose. CQ Roll Call's Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman assess what the president's stance means for long-stymied Homeland Security funding and a…...
Rising pump prices draw calls to action from Democrats
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (725+ words) As oil prices rise in the wake of U.S. military operations in Iran, Senate Democrats have begun calling for a solution to the increasing costs. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, in a Sunday post on X, called on President Donald Trump…...
Capitol Lens | Photo finish
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (58+ words) CQ Roll Call photojournalist Tom Williams" photo of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries conducting a news conference on Nov. 25, 2025, won the Award of Excellence in the On Capitol Hill category in the White House News Photographers Association"s The Eyes…...
Noem alone — Congressional Hits and Misses
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (116+ words) The fog of war clouded Capitol Hill this week, as did frustration with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose dual appearances before lawmakers ended up being her farewell tour. The post Noem alone " Congressional Hits and Misses appeared first on…...
Mullin moving to Cabinet would set off Appropriations shuffle
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (301+ words) Sen. Markwayne Mullin's appointment to lead the Department of Homeland Security would shake up the Appropriations Committee and create a vacancy atop the Legislative Branch Subcommittee. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was nominating Mullin, R-Okla., to replace Homeland…...
Capitol Ink | Operation random fury
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (67+ words) The post Capitol Ink | Operation random fury appeared first on Roll Call. Iran war powers resolution defeated in House ATF nominee advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee At the Races: How to pass the torch in two easy steps GOP leadership…...
Capitol Lens | Raising Caine
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (113+ words) In a photo taken by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, photographers, from left, Kevin Dietsch of Getty Images, Jim Watson of Agence France-Presse, Madalina Kilroy of The Epoch Times and Tom Williams of CQ Roll Call…...
Capitol Lens | Photo stop
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (141+ words) Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy poses for selfies with so-called Angel Moms " mothers who have lost children due to crimes committed by undocumented immigrants "before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Tuesday....
Letlow’s MAHA backing complicates Cassidy’s Senate retention bid
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (1059+ words) A political action committee based on the Make America Healthy Again movement is pledging to spend big in the midterm elections, betting that wellness issues will drive Americans to the polls.The MAHA PAC's ambitions are alreadyfiguring prominently in Louisiana…...