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The presidential inauguration moved indoors, Cabinet confirmation hearings kept lawmakers busy and Babydog was sighted o...
25/01/2025

The presidential inauguration moved indoors, Cabinet confirmation hearings kept lawmakers busy and Babydog was sighted on Capitol Hill this week. CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists were there to capture the action.

The presidential inauguration moved indoors, Cabinet confirmation hearings kept lawmakers busy and Babydog was sighted this week on Capitol Hill.

“In my second term, we will again stand proudly for families and for life,” President Donald Trump said in a video messa...
24/01/2025

“In my second term, we will again stand proudly for families and for life,” President Donald Trump said in a video message to attendees of the March for Life.

Trump, via video, and Vance, in person, join Senate majority leader and House speaker at march commemorating anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Trump appeared to suggest that should he opt to fold the nation’s disaster agency, the federal government would still al...
24/01/2025

Trump appeared to suggest that should he opt to fold the nation’s disaster agency, the federal government would still allocate disaster aid to the states. But once states had those monies, it would be up to state and local officials to clean up and rebuild on their own following natural disasters.

Trump said he intends to overhaul or terminate FEMA as he toured damage from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.

On the frontlines of the U.S.-Mexico border, some elements of Trump's border agenda, like the "Remain in Mexico" policy,...
24/01/2025

On the frontlines of the U.S.-Mexico border, some elements of Trump's border agenda, like the "Remain in Mexico" policy, require a degree of cooperation from the Mexican government, which appears resistant.

President Donald Trump’s plans to seal the U.S.-Mexico border and conduct mass deportations might soon run into a major roadblock.

ANALYSIS: In his inaugural remarks, Trump had made clear that his “America first” philosophy would once again drive U.S....
24/01/2025

ANALYSIS: In his inaugural remarks, Trump had made clear that his “America first” philosophy would once again drive U.S. economic and foreign policy as he called for an immediate overhaul of the U.S. tax and trade system.

Donald Trump put friends and foes on notice when he addressed the World Economic Forum on Thursday, making his return to the world stage.

Rollins told the Senate Agriculture Committee that her first 100 days “will be a fast and furious effort” to deploy the ...
24/01/2025

Rollins told the Senate Agriculture Committee that her first 100 days “will be a fast and furious effort” to deploy the $10 billion in economic aid to farmers appropriated in the continuing resolution that funded the government until March 14.

Brooke Rollins, the nominee for Agriculture secretary, said she would listen to farmers in executing President Trump's deportation policy.

Jeffries suggested that if Republicans want to pass that filibuster-proof budget package without Democratic input, they ...
23/01/2025

Jeffries suggested that if Republicans want to pass that filibuster-proof budget package without Democratic input, they may need to carry the votes on other must-do items as well.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries put Republican leaders on notice that they can’t take Democratic votes for granted.

A federal judge in Washington state has temporarily blocked, nationwide, President Donald Trump’s executive order to res...
23/01/2025

A federal judge in Washington state has temporarily blocked, nationwide, President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship.
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A man carrying a handgun toured the U.S. Capitol before being arrested after leaving the building, and the officer who l...
23/01/2025

A man carrying a handgun toured the U.S. Capitol before being arrested after leaving the building, and the officer who let him through screening has been suspended, police said Thursday.
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The first bill to hit President Donald Trump's desk in his second term will be focused on a policy area he emphasized as...
23/01/2025

The first bill to hit President Donald Trump's desk in his second term will be focused on a policy area he emphasized as he sought to return to the White House.

The House passed a bill Wednesday that would impose stricter penalties on undocumented immigrants who commit crimes in the United States.

President Trump signed an order seeking to end federal recognition of transgender individuals as part of a broader attac...
21/01/2025

President Trump signed an order seeking to end federal recognition of transgender individuals as part of a broader attack on Biden administration efforts to promote diversity.
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Left largely unsaid in Trump’s inaugural address was the role that Congress would play in Trump’s vision for remaking go...
20/01/2025

Left largely unsaid in Trump’s inaugural address was the role that Congress would play in Trump’s vision for remaking government.

President Donald Trump marked his stunning return to power Monday with a pledge to usher in a new “Golden Age” of American prosperity.

ANALYSIS — Donald Trump got the last laugh, beating a slew of criminal charges without punishment and defeating his poli...
20/01/2025

ANALYSIS — Donald Trump got the last laugh, beating a slew of criminal charges without punishment and defeating his political foes. His reward: dealing with often-clashing Republicans in Congress.

President-elect Trump will return to office Monday in a very different Washington than the one he left four years ago.

In a House Republican Conference that’s been marked by division and legislative paralysis for the past two years, the Re...
19/01/2025

In a House Republican Conference that’s been marked by division and legislative paralysis for the past two years, the Republican Governance Group says it’s time to get stuff done and embrace compromise.

The Republican Governance Group is seeking to play a key role in implementing Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, chair David Valadao says.

WATCH: The latest Congressional Hits and Misses video features confirmation hearings, President Joe Biden’s farewell to ...
19/01/2025

WATCH: The latest Congressional Hits and Misses video features confirmation hearings, President Joe Biden’s farewell to the nation and more.

Confirmation hearings for incoming Trump administration Cabinet picks dominate a busy week on Capitol Hill.

Many of President-elect Trump’s picks for Cabinet and agency positions appeared before Senate committees this past week,...
18/01/2025

Many of President-elect Trump’s picks for Cabinet and agency positions appeared before Senate committees this past week, while a few hearings were postponed. CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists were at every hearing to bring you into the room.

Welcome to the Trump administration confirmation hearing-palooza edition of Roll Call's photos of the week.

At question is a 1982 deadline for state ratification of the amendment, which the Biden White House as recently as April...
18/01/2025

At question is a 1982 deadline for state ratification of the amendment, which the Biden White House as recently as April 2023 recognized and pushed Congress to terminate.

President Biden’s declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land creates a constitutional quandary.

President-elect Donald Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to call for his inauguration on Monday to be...
17/01/2025

President-elect Donald Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to call for his inauguration on Monday to be moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda, with temperatures in the teens to low 20s forecast for the region.

Though the inauguration in recent memory has typically taken place on the Capitol's West Front, there is precedent for moving it indoors.

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