Roll Call

GOP emerges from ‘hell week’ with deep divisions between Senate and House ow.ly/p47P50YUtwC

Optimistic Democrats add 8 more House seats to ‘Red to Blue’ program ow.ly/j91q50YUtwg

The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act decision hamstrings a potential congressional response. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/red…

The White House is arguing that because of the ceasefire in Iran, the 60-day war powers clock no longer applies. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/hos…

“It’s not the preferred way. I think you’re better off working across the aisle,” Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said of House Republican leadership's strategy of holding votes open for hours to negotiate with holdouts. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/whe…

The feud between Republicans in the House and Senate reached a fever pitch this week as leadership faced high-stakes deadlines for expiring spy power authorities and Department of Homeland Security paychecks. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/gop…

As House Republicans struggled to pass measures related to surveillance powers, agricultural policy and immigration enforcement funding this week, President Trump's priorities drew him away from the legislative grind. rollcall.com/2026/04/30/tru…

Senators will now be barred from trading on prediction markets, the latest in a flurry of efforts to squash insider trading by government officials as prediction markets grow in popularity. rollcall.com/2026/04/30/sen…

A divided Congress united behind King Charles III when the monarch of the United Kingdom addressed a joint meeting at the Capitol this week to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/kin…

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called for the state’s legislature to meet in special session next week to prepare to draw a new congressional map, the latest fallout from a Supreme Court ruling this week limiting the Voting Rights Act. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/ala…

During the final vote to close out the House’s “hell week,” a handful of Republicans had a message for the Senate: You’re responsible for the “suffering” agenda. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/gop…

When a 5-minute vote takes 5 hours. Both Speaker Mike Johnson and his conference rebels are trying to bend time to their will. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/whe…

The White House is arguing to Congress that President Trump does not need to disengage troops in Iran to comply with the War Powers Act because a ceasefire has effectively ended military hostilities. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/hos…

The Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Voting Rights Act appears to hamper Congress from passing legislation to restore the law’s protections for minority voters when states draw new congressional districts, legal experts say. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/red…

Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists — plus one from our editor-in-chief. rollcall.com/2026/05/01/pho…

Trump drops Casey Means, picks Nicole Saphier for surgeon general ow.ly/o4Tt50YT7JU

Trump focused on his own priorities as House GOP wrestled over policy ow.ly/uQzz50YT7GI

Senate bans prediction market trading by members and staff ow.ly/yVU950YT7Eq

Senate committee advances bill to ban kids’ "companion" chatbots ow.ly/IwYg50YT7yW

Congress clears short-term FISA extension ow.ly/l0Ku50YT7xL