In an exclusive interview with Roll Call to kick off our Power Brokers newsmaker series, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi discusses the next generation of Democratic House leaders and what she thinks of Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s anti-poverty focus.
As House and Senate Republicans gathered to plot policy here Thursday, they vowed not to let the divisive campaign for the presidential nomination set their agenda in Congress.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham – who dropped his presidential bid a few weeks ago – will endorse Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, a Bush campaign official told Roll Call.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce president took swipes at the Obama administration's regulatory agenda and the GOP's leading White House contenders.
President Barack Obama’s call for a cure for cancer during his State of the Union address placed him in a long line of real and fictional political leaders who have made the same appeal, using much of the same language, from President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 to President Josiah Bartlet on a 2002 episode of the television show “The West Wing.”
In 2014, Steve Beshear sat in the first lady’s box during the State of the Union as President Barack Obama applauded the Democratic governor’s work on health care in Kentucky. Just two years later, Beshear is out of office and feuding with his Republican successor, who vowed to undo his work.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley made headlines for her not-so-subtle swipes at Donald Trump in her Republican response to the State of the Union. But in the past, Haley was a recipient of the billionaire’s cash.
A college dropout who learned the hard way that cutting ties with Congress is sometimes easier said than done, former Rep. Elton Gallegly is currently contemplating how to best prepare the next generation of public servants.
Take your husband to work day has taken a turn for the worse in Hillary Clinton’s world. Having Bill around used to seem like such a good thing. He survived scandal with high approval ratings and after leaving the White House, went on to create a foundation that did good things for needy people all around the world. Bypass surgery and grandfather-hood made him all the more human. Republicans such as George H.W. Bush grew to love him, while Democrats embraced him as the “explainer in chief.” What wasn’t to love?
The State of the Union isn’t just about the president — half the fun for those at home is seeing how members of Congress receive his message. While the camera lingers on the chief executive, the microphones in the House chamber pick up clapping hands that signal just how members feel about his ideas.
In this week’s edition of Office Space, Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, shows off his farming roots and his affinity for recycling.
The first major piece of gun-control legislation passed by Congress is known as the Gun Control Act of 1968. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, it was a response to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Because of the sweeping bill, stricter licensing of firearms begins, felons can’t buy guns and ammunition, and federal jurisdiction over bombs and other devices is put in place.
Calling for a systematic change to American politics in Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Barack Obama gave a somewhat surprising shout-out to bipartisan redistricting reform.
Republican Jim Duncan has released his first TV ad in his primary campaign to unseat North Carolina 2nd District Rep. Renee Ellmers.
Republicans eager to register their displeasure with the Obama administration’s posture toward Iran teed up an easy vote for their members Wednesday: A bill to tighten oversight of the Iran nuclear sanctions program.
It’s not unusual for Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s comments to make national news.
He may be at risk of falling off the main presidential debate stage, but Sen. Rand Paul is at long last getting his colleagues to vote on his proposal to audit the Federal Reserve.
Can a candidate win the Republican presidential nomination without winning one of the first three contests – Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina? We may just find out this year.
U.S. Capitol Police is beefing up security at the Capitol Visitor Center by installing full body scanners.
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Each year since 1990, CQ Roll Call has reviewed the financial disclosures of all 541 senators, representatives and delegates to determine the 50 richest members of Congress. This year's Wealth of Congress Index, derived from forms covering the 2014 calendar year, shows it took a minimum net worth of $7.28 million to crack the exclusive 50 richest club. The full list, with breakdowns of members' assets and liabilities, is below.
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