CQ Morning Briefing

Two committees are voting on whether the House should hold the president's son in contempt of Congress. Lawmakers signal a short-term stopgap spending bill could be around the corner. Republicans take a first step in their push to impeach Mayorkas. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Jan. 10.

A Washington appeals court hears arguments on Trump's immunity claims. Austin faces backlash over not disclosing his hospitalization. And there’s still a divide among House Republicans and Senate Democrats on appropriations. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Jan. 9.

Welcome to the second session of the 118th Congress! Congress is back on a tight deadline to avoid a shutdown. Senate negotiators are still hashing out a border deal. And votes this week could slam Hunter Biden for ignoring a congressional subpoena. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.

The Senate is delaying its holiday break in hopes of securing a deal on border policy needed to pass aid for Ukraine. With the added work days, senators could vote on nominees still blocked by Sen. Tuberville. And the NDAA pushes debate on a controversial surveillance authority into next year. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Dec. 15, 2023.

The House looks ready to send the NDAA to Biden for signing. Senators are eyeing the exit as a border deal remains out of reach. And lawmakers will return in 2024 to a House impeachment probe. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Dec. 14.

Democrats don't want the House and Senate to leave town before reaching an emergency spending deal. The Senate could vote to send the compromise NDAA onto the House. And House Republicans gear up to officially launch an impeachment probe into Biden. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Dec. 13.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in town to plead with lawmakers for more aid. The Senate gets started voting on the NDAA. And Rules is readying the House GOP's impeachment resolution. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Dec. 12.

Lawmakers hope to wrap up the NDAA before they head home for the holidays. Two competing FISA reauthorization bills go to the House floor. And senators mark up opioid legislation. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.

The odds of a deal on the emergency war funding package are looking slim. Johnson is taking a hard line in spending talks. And some top Pentagon officials’ promotions are still on ice. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Dec. 7.

The Senate is set for a test vote related to an emergency spending package. A House panel marks up legislation on surveillance powers. Tuberville has ended his hold on all but a few military promotions. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Dec. 6.

Lawmakers are coming up on the final sprint to the Christmas break — but work on emergency foreign aid, appropriations and the NDAA has slowed to a crawl. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Republicans are digging deeper into Hunter Biden's tax records. A GOP shot at the president’s student debt plan is headed for the floor. And Sen. Tuberville's hold on Pentagon nominees could loosen. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Dec. 4, 2023.

Rep. Santos could be packing his bags by the end of the day. Sen. Tuberville is beginning to bend. And a bipartisan group wants more transparency on UFOs. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.

A key House committee marks up a Taiwan tax bill. Johnson warns the House can't pass combined aid for Israel and Ukraine. The House gears up for another attempt to expel Santos. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Nov. 30.

Lawmakers could release a final NDAA as early as this week. Senators are closing in on a deal on a FAA reauthorization. Senators are wrangling over border changes Republicans want linked to Ukraine aid. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Nov. 29.

Lawmakers return to a long legislative to-do list before year’s end. House Rules readies the Iran frozen funds bill, again. Biden’s pick to head Social Security could advance to the floor. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Nov. 28.

The House Ethics chairman plans to file a new motion to kick George Santos out of the House. Trump is appealing a gag order in Washington. And Congress is preparing to finish the NDAA after Thanksgiving. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.

A continuing resolution is on its way to Biden after clearing Congress. House Ethics releases its report on George Santos. And the House left town without completing work on either of two full-year spending bills that were on tap this week. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

The two-step stopgap is on to the Senate. Two spending bills on deck in the House face tough odds. Mayorkas and Wray testify on worldwide threats. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Nov. 15.

Senate leaders signal they could get behind the two-tiered stopgap. Johnson drags two more spending bills to the floor. The Supreme Court signs onto a code of conduct for the first time ever. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Nov. 14. 

The House's CR plans come into focus days before a potential shutdown. GOP leaders tee up two more full-year spending bills. And a Senate panel votes on a rules change to bypass Sen. Tuberville's blockade. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Nov. 13, 2023.

A second spending bill Johnson hoped to pass this week is on shaky ground. The speaker aims to settle on a stopgap strategy by the weekend. And Senate Judiciary Democrats plan to vote to subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Nov. 9.

The House gets to work on the Financial Services spending bill, as senior Republicans eye next week's government funding deadline. Cabinet members push for emergency domestic spending priorities. Senate Finance votes on expanding mental health care under Medicare. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Nov. 8.

Rail funding is still a sore spot in the Transportation-HUD spending bill. Lawmakers mark up legislation that would send frozen Russian funds to Ukraine. SCOTUS hears arguments in a key case regarding gun rights. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Nov. 7.

The House aims to pass two more spending bills this week. Foreign affairs panels in both chambers have packed agendas focused on the Israel-Hamas war and on Ukraine. And the nominee to lead the NIH is nearing the finish line. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.