CQ Morning Briefing

Senators continue efforts on a health care subsidies solution. Democrats ready war powers resolutions for Venezuela and Greenland. The House farm bill won't advance until February. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.

The House prepares to take up three spending bills. Maduro's toppling sparks major questions. It's the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.

Brace yourself for a January funding sprint. The Senate punts a potential health care fix into the new year. And there's more on Washington's to-do list as the year wraps up and a new one beckons. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.

The House will likely vote on ACA tax credits in January. House Republicans are looking at a January funding sprint. Senators quickly move to undo an NDAA provision regarding airport safety. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025.

Holdups remain for quick movement on a Senate spending package. A GOP health bill is headed for the House floor, though it doesn't extend ACA credits. The Senate is set to vote on the NDAA today. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025.

Senators float a bipartisan ACA subsidy effort for January. Senate Republicans are considering separate votes on a spending bill package. Final Senate action on the NDAA is on the horizon. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.

The Senate plans to clear the National Defense Authorization Act this week. House GOP leadership is teeing up floor action on a health care plan that forgoes an ACA tax credit extension. And energy permitting overhaul bills are also slated for the House floor. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.

Small signs of progress on the massive Senate minibus. Two partisan health care votes fell short in the Senate: Now what? The NDAA is set for Senate votes next week. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

Senate votes will test competing health plans. After passing the House, the NDAA heads to the Senate. CDC employees say a White House policy threatens telework for employees with disabilities. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.

Expect a House floor vote on the NDAA as soon as today. House and Senate Republicans launch competing health care plans. An overview of remaining appropriations holds. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025.

The House Rules Committee meets to tee up the compromise NDAA for the floor. Senate Republicans float competing health care plans. House Republicans push ahead on a permitting overhaul. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Lawmakers have unveiled the long-awaited text of a compromise National Defense Authorization Act. A batch of capital formation bills is being teed up for the House floor. And the Supreme Court weighs in on Trump's firing of an FTC commissioner. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.

Leadership works through last-minute sticking points on the National Defense Authorization Act. Small signs of progress emerge on the Senate's massive "minibus" spending package. And get ready for competing, partisan health care votes as soon as next week. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Lawmakers work through final NDAA details ahead of release. A report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal is expected. Senators leave the door ajar for a health care premium deal. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.

A deal to address expiring health tax credits is looking more like a long shot. Senate Republicans lead a hearing on impeaching "rogue" judges. A bipartisan trio in the House hopes to force a vote on Russia sanctions. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.

Congress has a long to do list—and not a lot of time to get it done. Hegseth is facing bipartisan criticism for his reported order against an alleged drug smuggling boat. The House this week takes up a bill to codify name, image and likeness rules for college athletes. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

Senators released draft text of two more spending bills for fiscal 2026. Trump's ACA extension plan gets largely harsh reviews from both sides. FEMA will get a new acting administrator on Dec. 1. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.

Lawmakers are heading home for the Thanksgiving recess as spending bills stall. NDAA text is now expected in early December. And Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., is threatening to expel indicted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.

Senate appropriators will huddle today as they try to push forward on more spending bills. Negotiators get closer to finalizing the fiscal 2026 NDAA. And some nominees face delays as Senate panels raise questions. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole warns that a yearlong stopgap is possible for some agencies. The text of the compromise National Defense Authorization Act could be released next week. And lawmakers are mulling competing proposals for the expiring health care subsidies. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.

The House is set to vote on a bill intended to force release of the Epstein files. Senate Republicans propose funding health savings accounts amid the ACA subsidy fight. And Congress could soon move a long-awaited Russia sanctions package. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

The Senate's ambitious plan for a four-bill spending package faces an uphill climb. Proponents of a congressional stock trading ban gear up for a Wednesday hearing. And defense contractors want "right-to-repair" language removed from the defense authorization bill. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Nov. 17, 2025.

The longest-ever government shutdown is over. The House could vote as soon as next week on a measure to compel the release of Epstein documents. And lawmakers urge changes to troops' "basic needs" allowance. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025.

It's Day 43 of the partial government shutdown — and potentially the last, as the House looks to clear the CR. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., will finally be sworn in. And senators have plans to advance four more fiscal 2026 spending bills before long. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025.

It's Day 41 of the government shutdown, but the end may be near after a Senate breakthrough over the weekend. Ahead of Veterans Day, one veteran lawmaker is pushing a group of bills seeking to protect veterans and servicemembers from deportation. And Rep. Elise Stefanik's bid to be governor of New York opens up a deep-red House seat. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Nov. 10,...