CQ MAGAZINE; Sept. 8, 2025 Take Five: Kelly Morrison Rep. Kelly Morrison thinks more doctors should be in Congress — particularly doctors who are Democrats. “As the complexity of our problems increases, I think it’s so important that people with scientific backgrounds are at those decision-making ta...

CQ MAGAZINE; Sept. 8, 2025 In the Spotlight: Chip Roy Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy is leading legislation (HR 5106) that would ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks –– the latest in a growing bipartisan push against allowing members to play the markets. The measure has b...

CQ MAGAZINE; Sept. 8, 2025 Sen. Andy Kim reflects on seismic shifts in U.S. foreign policy Kim questions Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during a Senate Banking hearing on June 25. (Source: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call.) Sen. Andy Kim remembers feeling an acute sense of surrealness that overcast...

CQ MAGAZINE; Sept. 8, 2025 House Appropriations advances spending bill slashing IRS budget The House Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal 2026 Financial Services spending bill Wednesday along party lines, 35-28, that would significantly reduce funding for a swath of government operations by re...

CQ MAGAZINE; Sept. 8, 2025 Fed nominee Miran tells senators he'll be independent of Trump Miran testifies during his nomination hearing. (Source: Win McNamee/Getty Images.) Stephen Miran, a nominee for a Federal Reserve Board seat, told lawmakers Thursday he would act independently but he failed to...

CQ MAGAZINE; Sept. 8, 2025 Bipartisan group announces bill to ban congressional stock trades Some lawmakers sounded optimistic on Wednesday that their colleagues may soon be willing to curb their own stock trading, as they unveiled bipartisan legislation they had hammered out. The measure (HR 5106)...

CQ MAGAZINE; Sept. 8, 2025 House Energy-Water spending bill squeaks to passage The House on Thursday passed the fiscal 2026 Energy-Water appropriations bill, as amended, in a 214-213 vote that was on a knife's edge until two Republicans changed their votes to "yes" after the clock had run out, pushi...

CQ MAGAZINE; Sept. 8, 2025 Kennedy defends CDC shake-up, accusing medical experts of lies Kennedy testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday. (Source: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call.) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was unrepentant Thursday about his shakeup...

CQ MAGAZINE – COVER STORY; Sept. 8, 2025 Redistricting poised to spread ahead of midterm elections A representative looks at a map during debate on a congressional redistricting plan in the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Aug. 20. (Source: Jay Janner / The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images...

CQ MAGAZINE; Sept. 8, 2025 Massie continues crusade for release of Epstein files Massie speaks to reporters after the House passed the budget resolution in April. (Source: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call.) As the House returned from a monthlong recess, Rep. Thomas Massie began applying renewed pressure on t...

CQ MAGAZINE; July 14, 2025 Senate NDAA bill would hike defense spending by $32 billion The Senate version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill would authorize an extra $32.1 billion for national security spending above what the Pentagon sought, putting the chamber on a collision course with the Ho...

CQ MAGAZINE; June 30, 2025 Pentagon defends 'two bills, one budget' framework Trump administration officials on Thursday stood behind their bifurcated approach to fiscal 2026 defense funding amid congressional angst about the Pentagon’s plan to split funding between regular appropriations and Republ...

CQ MAGAZINE; April 28, 2025 In the Spotlight: Rick Larsen House Transportation and Infrastructure ranking member Rick Larsen , D-Calif., is seeking answers from the Trump administration on reports that Secret Service drones triggered false alarms in automated collision warning systems outside Ronald...

CQ MAGAZINE – COVER STORY; April 28, 2025 First-quarter tax lobbying bonanza as reconciliation beckons Photos by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. Composite by Chris Hale/CQ Roll Call Lobbying on tax issues exploded during the first quarter of this year, as Congress prepared to extend the 2017 tax cuts throu...

CQ MAGAZINE; April 28, 2025 Take Five: Rep. Josh Harder There’s a difference between being moderate and being complacent, at least according to Rep. Josh Harder . “We have to be the party that is the angriest at the status quo,” said Harder, who serves as a vice chair of the centrist New Democrat Co...

CQ MAGAZINE; April 28, 2025 Durbin's run at Judiciary Committee focused on immigration, judges Durbin at a Judiciary hearing in 2022 on protecting election workers. ((Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)) The retiring Sen. Richard J. Durbin has been a mainstay on the Judiciary Committee, where the Illinois Demo...

CQ MAGAZINE; April 28, 2025 Rubio releases sweeping State Department reorganization plan Secretary of State Marco Rubio on April 22 unveiled an expansive proposal to reorganize the State Department, downgrading the role of human rights and democracy promotion in the agency and downsizing or shutteri...

CQ MAGAZINE; April 28, 2025 Ruling could give Kennedy more power over health care coverage A looming Supreme Court decision could result in Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wielding more control over the body that recommends preventive health services insurers must fully cov...

CQ MAGAZINE; April 28, 2025 Life as a federal worker is a roller coaster ride, park ranger says Marinell Chandler is back at work with the National Park Service in Alaska after being laid off in February, offered a university job in March, given a chance to return as a seasonal employee, and then ge...

CQ MAGAZINE; April 28, 2025 Fiscal hawks show a shift in attitude on spending bills Harris made a rare joint appearance with House leaders to show support for a full-year continuing resolution. (Source: Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call file photo.) When House Republicans united last month to back a full-y...

CQ MAGAZINE; April 28, 2025 Hawley's change of heart reflects evolving politics of Medicaid Hawley talks with reporters in the Russell Senate Office Building before a Senate vote on Feb. 19. (Source: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call.) In 2018, then-Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley signed on to multist...

CQ MAGAZINE; April 28, 2025 In Sweden, a focus on smokeless tobacco STOCKHOLM — Last year, only 11 percent of U.S. adults reported smoking cigarettes in the past week, half the number of a decade prior. But in Sweden, the shift away from smoking — albeit to use other tobacco products — is nearly com...

CQ MAGAZINE – COVER STORY; July 28, 2025 Battle over transgender troops reignites on Capitol Hill The Modern Military Association of America, an LBGTQ military and veterans group, marches down Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest during the World Pride Parade in Washington on June 7. (Source: Bill Clark/CQ...

CQ MAGAZINE; July 28, 2025 Planned Parenthood clinics reel from Republicans' budget law Several Planned Parenthood clinics are already closing after Republicans’ massive tax law immediately cut off Medicaid funds to the organization for one year. As of Friday, facilities in at least three states had...

CQ MAGAZINE; July 28, 2025 Utility costs emerge as issue as Democrats pan sweeping budget law Some Democratic candidates are eyeing a 2026 campaign strategy that targets Republicans for supporting provisions in their sweeping tax and spending law that analysts say may result in higher energy prices....

CQ MAGAZINE; July 28, 2025 Senate Judiciary advances nominees, duels over Epstein The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the selection of a former Fox News host for a federal prosecutor post along with half a dozen other U.S. attorney nominees and three bills on opioid tracking, backgro...

CQ MAGAZINE; July 28, 2025 Republicans ready assault on California animal welfare law Hinson's bill would preempt state's regulation of pork industry beyond its own borders. (Source: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo.) The “save our bacon” battle of 2025 has begun in earnest. The pork industry an...

CQ MAGAZINE; July 28, 2025 Farm bill '2.0' goals document outlines areas for fall debate Craig, on left, and Thompson talk before the start of their panel's June 10 markup of digital assets legislation. (Source: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call.) The House Agriculture Committee is aiming to release text for...

CQ MAGAZINE; July 28, 2025 Grand Canyon fire is new blow to Park Service hit by staff cuts A firefighter stands near smoldering debris and active flames amid the charred remains of burned structures near the Grand Canyon Lodge at Grand Canyon National Park on July 13. (Source: Grand Canyon National...

CQ MAGAZINE; July 28, 2025 After delay, House Republicans hope to launch new Jan. 6 probe The wait may soon be over for Republicans who want to see a renewed congressional probe of the events of Jan. 6, 2021. Six months after he first announced the plan, Speaker Mike Johnson said leaders were aiming...