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Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., rushes up the steps at the Capitol for final votes before the House of Representatives leaves for a five-week recess, in Washington on July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

How do you run for reelection in a messy Congress? It’s not easy.

July 25, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.

House leaders are sending lawmakers home for the August recess after one of the rockiest sessions in recent memory to campaign for reelection. For those trying to stay in office,...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities

July 22, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during a meeting with Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the Pentagon Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5B so far

July 21, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the U.S. war against Iran has cost $37.5 billion, so far, as he is facing questions and protests at a Senate hearing ahead of...

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, center, speaks with an aide during a markup on the Fiscal Year 2027 spending plan, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans’ $95 billion Iran war package clears first hurdle

July 16, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

Republicans on the House Budget Committee advanced a $95 billion package Thursday for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump's push for strict new voter ID requirements.

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

More than half of House Democrats vote to cut aid to Israel in growing split

July 15, 2026 at 9:50 p.m.

More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel.

President Donald Trump turns to depart after speaking with reporters as Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., listen on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting

June 25, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease him, rejecting a war powers...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, as he prepares for a meeting with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Trump berates Senate Republicans over Iran war vote after calling off bill signing

June 24, 2026 at 9:04 p.m.

Invited by Florida Sen. Rick Scott to speak at a GOP luncheon in the Capitol, Trump had signaled ahead of time that he would use the closed-door meeting to push...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined from left by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) CORRECTION: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., not Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.

Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict

June 23, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks with reporters before a Republican lunch at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress wonders as the Iran war draws to a close: Was it worth it?

June 20, 2026 at 5:44 p.m.

Congress, which never authorized the war against Iran yet never fully objected to it, now must grapple with the consequences of President Donald Trump's nearly four-month conflict.

FILE – Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Air Marshals, patrol around Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce,File)

House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years, sending measure to Trump

June 9, 2026 at 8:18 p.m.

A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature.

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