CQ Morning Briefing

House Democrats are pushing votes on gun control measures, while Senate negotiators try to cut a bipartisan deal. David Higgins breaks down where talks stand, along with today’s start to the defense authorization process and expected next steps on a fiscal 2023 budget.

Megan Mineiro breaks down a plan by House Democrats to pass gun control legislation this week, a water bill set to pass today, and updates from the Jan. 6 committee ahead of its primetime hearing. 

Megan Mineiro previews a packed week: House Democrats are back with a plan to pass gun control legislation; work begins on the National Defense Authorization Act; and the Jan. 6 committee kicks off a series of public hearings after more than a thousand interviews. 

David Higgins breaks down a surprise markup on gun control, subpoena enforcement ahead of hearings on the Jan. 6 attack and a new bill by Republicans to make Supreme Court leaks a crime. 

Senators are working to build bipartisan consensus around legislation to provide federal funds for states to implement so-called red flag laws. Megan Mineiro has more details on that, a failed Senate vote to advance a bill to prevent domestic terrorism and two women federal judges on their way to seats on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. 

Megan Mineiro unpacks the response from Senate Democrats and Republicans to the deadly school shooting in Texas, plus the results of this week’s primaries and where a bipartisan mental health package stands. 

David Higgins previews today’s hearing with President Joe Biden’s pick to regulate guns, following a deadly school shooting in Texas, and an upcoming vote on legislation to address domestic terrorism. Plus, the head of the FDA is on Capitol Hill for hearings on the infant formula shortage.

Megan Mineiro unpacks how wrangling over border policy could put COVID-19 relief in a quagmire, an unexplained delay of President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee civil rights at the Department of Agriculture and what’s ahead in today’s primaries.

David Higgins runs down this week’s congressional agenda, including a domestic terrorism bill in the Senate, and hearings in the House on the baby formula shortage. Plus, questions arise about security for Supreme Court justices.

Megan Mineiro explores the path to Sweden and Finland’s entry into NATO, Democrats’ race to protect abortion access and when White House action on infant formula supplies will show results.

Megan Mineiro unpacks three major pieces of legislation on the move in the Senate: Ukraine aid, restaurant relief and benefits for military veterans exposed to toxins. 

A bill to address domestic terrorism is going to the House floor, days after the deadly shooting in Buffalo. David Higgins discusses that, plus a report on the Afghanistan withdrawal and a water-logged markup.

Swift passage of billions in emergency aid for Ukraine is still blocked by Sen. Rand Paul. Megan Mineiro has more details on that and efforts on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to address the nationwide baby formula shortage, plus two top House Democrats could have to go head to head in a primary. 

David Higgins digs into the timing of Senate passage of the Ukraine aid package and a relief bill for restaurants hard-hit by the pandemic

The Senate vote on emergency Ukraine aid will drag into next week. Megan Mineiro breaks down how that delay cropped up and previews upcoming hearings on the Jan. 6 attack and questions on how the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade could impact in vitro fertilization.

Megan Mineiro breaks down the timing on Senate passage of the Ukraine emergency aid package, renewed movement on COVID-19 relief spending and plans by lawmakers to address the infant formula shortage. 

Democrats infused new money into a nearly $40 billion supplemental package of military, economic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine. David Higgins has that update, along with today’s Senate vote on abortion rights and the path ahead for the president’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

Megan Mineiro breaks down the decoupling of Ukraine and pandemic aid, the latest on a “show vote” on abortion rights teed up for later this week and today’s primaries in West Virginia and Nebraska. 

David Higgins has your rundown of a planned vote to allow congressional staffers to unionize, a newly unveiled mental health policy package and the budget hearings teed up for this week.

Senate Democrats have votes planned for next week to codify the protections provided under the endangered decision Roe v. Wade. More on that, student loan forgiveness and tax breaks for research and development from Megan Mineiro. 

Democrats are pondering changes to the next batch of Ukraine aid. Megan Mineiro has that story along with the latest on fallout from the draft Supreme Court opinion, plus the Energy Department’s fiscal 2023 budget. 

Senate Democrats responded to a bombshell leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade with a plan to vote on codifying the landmark ruling. David Higgins has that and the latest on Ukraine and fiscal 2023 budget hearings.

Senators are urging the Biden administration to quickly wrap up a federal investigation related to tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels. Megan Mineiro has the details on that story, plus new interviews by the Jan. 6 investigation and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s testimony on the fiscal 2023 budget.

Members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet are back on Capitol Hill this week to pitch his fiscal 2023 budget to senators. David Higgins has that report, along with details on opposition to Democratic leaders’ plan to pass more aid for Ukraine and how that supplemental request from Biden includes new protections for Afghan evacuees.

Megan Mineiro reports on the status of legislation to rein in high gas prices, both chambers' plans for a fiscal 2023 budget resolution, and when the annual defense spending debate will take off.