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Congress

Your guide to what's happening on Capitol Hil

Conservatives are using the tragedy in Nashville to push their anti-trans agenda

By Li Zhou March 29

The House GOP’s investigations are flopping

By Christian Paz March 28

What Republicans should learn from French protests over pension cuts

By Nicole Narea March 24

3 winners and 3 losers from Congress’s TikTok hearing

By Sara Morrison and Christian Paz March 23

Joe Biden’s first veto takes on Republicans’ war on “woke capitalism”

By Li Zhou March 20

Yes, Kyrsten Sinema can win as an independent in Arizona

By Christian Paz March 16

Ron DeSantis is using Ukraine aid to win over the GOP base

By Li Zhou March 15

A little-known rule would make congressional hearings more transparent

By Jonathan Guyer March 14

Trump-era banking law paved way for Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse

By Nicole Narea March 13

The real message of Biden’s budget

By Rachel M. Cohen March 9

Tucker Carlson’s January 6 lies throw Republicans into disarray

By Li Zhou March 8

Congress’s attempt to overturn a crime law makes the case for DC statehood

By Li Zhou March 7

The Ohio derailment is spurring Congress to actually do something about train safety

By Nicole Narea March 2

For now, the one thing Congress seems to agree on is China

By Ben Jacobs March 1

John Fetterman is openly discussing his treatment for depression. Few politicians do.

By Li Zhou February 16

How Biden could surpass Trump’s record on judges

By Li Zhou February 16

We know more about UFOs than ever thanks to Congress

By Li Zhou February 14

The House GOP’s many, many investigations, explained

By Li Zhou February 11

Why Republicans heckled Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech

By Ben Jacobs February 8

7 takeaways from Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address

By Nicole Narea, Christian Paz, and 4 more February 7

6 Updates

Biden’s State of the Union 2023: Full coverage and highlights

By Vox Staff February 7

The State of the Union is an opportunity for Biden to be more vocal on police reform

By Li Zhou February 7

The dismal state of paid — and unpaid — leave in America

By Li Zhou February 6

Republicans kicked Ilhan Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee to get revenge on Democrats

By Li Zhou February 2

The lessons of the 2011 debt ceiling crisis, explained by the negotiators who were there

By Li Zhou February 1

With coworkers like Marjorie Taylor Greene, what can Democrats do on oversight?

By Christian Paz January 29

The Pelosi attack is the culmination of longtime GOP hate-mongering

By Nicole Narea January 27

Introducing the new, even Trumpier class of Senate Republicans

By Li Zhou January 19

Democrats are trying to keep the fight for paid leave alive

By Li Zhou January 12

The House GOP’s questionable attempt to shut down congressional unions, explained

By Li Zhou January 12

The paradox at the heart of the most diverse Congress ever

By Li Zhou January 10

McCarthy’s speaker chaos could make Democrats more powerful

By Li Zhou January 7

How Kevin McCarthy (finally) became speaker of the House

By Ben Jacobs January 7

“We’re going to make them pay a price”: The liberal groups attacking the House GOP

By Christian Paz January 6

Kevin McCarthy’s once-in-a-century House speakership failure

By Ben Jacobs January 4

What the split Congress can actually accomplish in 2023

By Li Zhou January 3

Georgia is a perfect example of the growing power of Asian American voters

By Li Zhou December 28, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s unexpected visit to the US, explained

By Jonathan Guyer and Li Zhou December 21, 2022

What the January 6 committee’s criminal referral means for Trump

By Ben Jacobs December 19, 2022

Marijuana policy and a child tax credit are getting a last-minute push in Congress

By Li Zhou December 15, 2022