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Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is pictured with his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, in the Fiserv Forum on the second day of Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16.

Ohio, the [political] heart of it all

By Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman
Posted August 1, 2024 at 1:08pm
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27 in St. Cloud, Minn.

Trump pitches repealing tax on Social Security benefits

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted July 31, 2024 at 3:47pm, Updated at 5:46pm
Then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., attends the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in June 2020 on challenges facing Customs and Border Protection.

Trump and GOP turn border policy blame toward Harris

By Chris Johnson
Posted July 31, 2024 at 1:05pm, Updated at 4:11pm
Then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., attends the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.

Harris brought prosecutorial approach during time in Senate

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 31, 2024 at 2:08pm
Former President Donald Trump arrives on stage in the Fiserv Forum on the last night of the Republican National Convention on July 18.

Trump win would spark constitutional fight over spending power

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted July 31, 2024 at 12:05pm
Kari Lake, seen here at the Republican National Convention earlier this month, prevailed in the GOP Senate primary in Arizona on Tuesday.

Lake-Gallego Senate contest set in Arizona; key House races up in the air

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 31, 2024 at 6:10am
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, stands on stage with family after addressing the Republican National Convention on July 17.

VP nominee Vance a likely no-show for kid tax break vote

By David Lerman and Caitlin Reilly
Posted July 31, 2024 at 5:00am
Ronald Rowe Jr., acting director of the Secret Service, waits Tuesday to testify at a Senate hearing on the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on Former President Donald Trump.

Senators pitch responses after Trump rally shooting security lapse

By Chris Johnson
Posted July 30, 2024 at 4:59pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said the vote was a step in "the most important update in decades to federal laws to protecting kids on the internet."

Senate passes kids online safety package

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted July 30, 2024 at 2:26pm
A memo circulated Tuesday warned House staffers that ByteDance apps would be blocked and removed from official congressional devices.

House to block, remove ByteDance apps from official devices

By Justin Papp
Posted July 30, 2024 at 1:45pm
FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate testifies Tuesday during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Judiciary joint committee hearing on the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

No definitive motive determined yet for Trump shooter, FBI says

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 30, 2024 at 1:38pm
Former U.S. alpine skiing champion Lindsey Vonn speaks during the Salt Lake City bid for the 2034 Winter Games during the 142nd session of the International Olympic Committee on July 24.

Lawmakers outraged at quid pro quo to host 2034 Olympics

By Ariel Cohen
Posted July 30, 2024 at 1:13pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said social media “can do a lot of good things, but it also can lead to serious health risks that we cannot ignore.”

Tech groups, others plan full fight over kids’ online safety bills

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted July 30, 2024 at 7:00am
Rep. Lauren Underwood's first job on Capitol Hill, back in 2006, was interning for then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

Rep. Lauren Underwood made her C-SPAN debut earlier than you’d think

By Jackie Wang
Posted July 30, 2024 at 6:30am
The bill's sponsor, Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, is facing a tough reelection race this November in an increasingly red state.

Bipartisan Senate group offers bill to plug VA benefit shortfall

By Aidan Quigley
Posted July 30, 2024 at 5:00am
Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., left, and ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, agreed to shelve the Homeland Security bill until the fall.

Spending bill punts

By David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Valerie Yurk
Posted July 29, 2024 at 6:46pm
Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Mike Kelly speaks to supporters of former President Donald Trump just outside the Butler Fairgrounds the day after the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump at a campaign rally.

House names members to task force on Trump rally shooting

By Chris Johnson
Posted July 29, 2024 at 5:10pm
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks to reporters in the Capitol on July 9.

Homeland Security bill pulled from Senate Appropriations markup

By Aidan Quigley
Posted July 29, 2024 at 4:31pm
Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives for a vote in the Capitol on Thursday.

Senators seek answers on dwindling fund for crime victims

By David Lerman
Posted July 26, 2024 at 11:30am
Sens. Thomas Eagleton, D-Mo., left, and George McGovern, D-S.D., the Democratic nominees for vice president and president, respectively, at the Democratic National Convention in 1972. Eagleton dropped off the ticket less than three weeks later after revealing he had been treated for depression.

Yes things feel crazy, but elections are frequently chaotic, from LBJ to RBG and more

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted July 26, 2024 at 11:06am
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., are seen in the Capitol on July 8.

Massive veterans budget gap rips hole in appropriations process

By Aidan Quigley
Posted July 26, 2024 at 9:18am
Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn, center, join families of victims of online abuse at a news conference Thursday on the childrens' online safety bill that advanced in the Senate.

Senate tees up kids online safety bill for vote next week

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted July 25, 2024 at 5:57pm
Alaska Republican Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski reacted angrily to reports that the U.S. military intercepted Russian and Chinese fighter jets roughly 200 miles off the coast of their state.

Chinese and Russian jets fly near Alaska, perturbing senators

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted July 25, 2024 at 5:52pm
Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., left, is seen with former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on the House floor before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday.

Interior-Environment spending bill passes House in late-night surprise

By Valerie Yurk and David Lerman
Posted July 25, 2024 at 5:33pm
House Republicans finished off their July by adopting a resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris’ handling of the southern border. Above, Speaker Mike Johnson and Harris are seen in April.

Messaging bills are loud, but do voters hear them?

By Jim Saksa
Posted July 25, 2024 at 4:29pm
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, addresses the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 17.

Vance pick for VP muddies push for rail safety bill

By Valerie Yurk
Posted July 25, 2024 at 7:00am
Sen. Bernie Sanders is not someone who Wall Street, oil and gas, and pharmaceutical industries want to see on the tax-writing committee.

Sanders may bring his populist brand to powerful Finance panel

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted July 25, 2024 at 5:00am
Chair Gary Peters, D-Mich., helped broker a new version of a bill to ban lawmaker stock trading, which advanced out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

Lawmaker stock-trading ban legislation advances in Senate

By Justin Papp
Posted July 24, 2024 at 6:28pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks Wednesday to a joint meeting of Congress in the Capitol. In the back are Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.

Netanyahu defends approach to war in Gaza to GOP cheers

By Rachel Oswald
Posted July 24, 2024 at 5:52pm
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., holds a “guilty of genocide,” sign as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress on Wednesday. Outside, thousands were protesting the speech, including some Hill staffers.

Staffers join thousands in fiery protests of Netanyahu on Capitol Hill

By Justin Papp and Daniela Altimari
Posted July 24, 2024 at 5:42pm