As Iran war passes one-month mark, mission creep clouds Trump’s strategy

Mission creep has stymied U.S. presidents in the Middle East and beyond, and now the escalation of President Donald Trump’s military operation in Iran has left him with no clear off-ramp as ...

Despite month of bombing, Iran retains some missile capability

Iran has retained some of its ability to launch offensive missile attacks after a month-long U.S.-Israeli bombardment of the country that was intended to cripple Tehran’s military might, Defense ...

Supreme Court finds ‘conversion therapy’ law unconstitutional

The Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a Colorado law that bans so-called “conversion therapy” in talk therapy for LGBTQ patients. The decision found that such laws violate the free speech rights of ...

For ex-Rep. Mark Sanford, another run at Congress

South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford, a former governor and congressman — and briefly a long-shot presidential contender — ...

Lawsuit seeks damages for police use of force during Jan. 6 attack

Three individuals who were on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a class-action lawsuit Friday in Florida seeking damages related to the use of force by police officers during the attack. The ...

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on future of birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s effort to redefine birthright citizenship ...

Leavitt: Trump wants Congress to come back early, end DHS shutdown

President Donald Trump wants Congress to nix a two-week recess and return to the Capitol to address the ongoing Department of ...

Budget reconciliation bill to target ‘fraud’ in means-tested programs, chairman says

House Budget Chairman Jodey C. Arrington offered details on what a budget reconciliation bill could look like Friday, ...

Capitol Lens | Robert Mueller, 1944–2026

Robert S. Mueller III, a Marine veteran and former director of the FBI, who, as a special counsel, led an investigation into ...

Senate passes bill to fund most of Homeland Security Department

The Senate broke a logjam in the wee hours of Friday morning to pass a funding bill by voice vote that would effectively end a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. After a late ...

Competing claims on SAVE America Act disenfranchising voters

Lori Robertson ANALYSIS — Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has said the SAVE America Act “could disenfranchise over 20 million American citizens,” while Republicans dispute that the voter ...

Photos of the week | March 23-27, 2026

From a new senator to blooming cherry blossoms, there was a lot happening on and around Capitol Hill this week ahead of the long spring recess. Here are some of the top images of the past week from ...