Speaker Johnson denies Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family request to lie in honor at the Capitol, months after Republicans held a vigil for Charlie Kirk in the same building’s Statuary Hall.
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariff authority 6-3, ruling the law he used to impose duties on nearly every country does not authorize tariffs; Trump announces new 10% global tariff hours later.
Capitol Police arrest 18-year-old Georgia man carrying a loaded shotgun and wearing a tactical vest after he ran toward the Capitol while Congress was in recess.
Bipartisan lawmakers who co-wrote the Epstein Files Transparency Act reject Bondi’s claim that DOJ has released all required files, saying the law requires internal memos on decisions not to prosecute that DOJ is withholding.
Attorney General Bondi says DOJ has released “all” Epstein files as required by law, includes list of “politically exposed persons” naming Trump, Biden, Zuckerberg, Musk, and dozens of others.
Trump declares voter ID requirements will be in place for midterm elections “whether approved by Congress or not,” promising an executive order after the Senate stalled his SAVE America Act.
Congressman Raskin confirms a whistleblower’s account of inhumane conditions at a Baltimore ICE facility after a surprise inspection found 55 detainees packed into a single room.
Virginia Supreme Court allows Democrats to hold an April 21 special election on a proposed 10D-1R congressional map while a legal challenge to the redistricting effort continues.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion to convert warehouses into eight large-scale detention centers and 16 processing sites, expanding capacity to 92,600 beds using funds from the OBBBA.
Department of Homeland Security shuts down as Democrats and White House trade offers on ICE reforms, with Congress gone until Feb. 23 and no deal in sight.
Trump’s nominee for a top State Department post loses Republican support after senators confront him over “Great Replacement” posts, Holocaust minimization, and comments he continued making after being nominated.
Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard blocked a whistleblower complaint from Congress for eight months that centered on an intercepted conversation referencing Jared Kushner and Iran.
Senate leaves for recess after failing to fund DHS, with ICE and Border Patrol unaffected because last year’s reconciliation bill already gave them billions.
Speaker Johnson calls DOJ’s tracking of lawmakers’ Epstein file searches an “oversight,” declining to confront the agency as bipartisan members call it spying.
Customs and Border Protection chief tells senators Alex Pretti was “fighting back nonstop” after watching video showing the unarmed nurse standing with his hands up before agents shot him.
Speaker Johnson says six Democratic lawmakers “should be indicted” one day after a grand jury refused to indict them, as Kelly calls the failed prosecution “straight from the authoritarian playbook.”
House passes SAVE America Act 218-213, requiring in-person proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote, but Senate Republicans say they lack the votes to break a filibuster.
CBO projects national debt will hit $64 trillion in a decade, with Trump’s tax and immigration policies canceling out the $3 trillion in deficit reduction from his tariffs.
House passes resolution to end Trump’s Canadian tariffs 219-211, with six Republicans breaking ranks despite Trump threatening primary challenges minutes after the vote.
AG Bondi brought a printout of Rep. Jayapal’s Epstein file search history to Wednesday’s hearing, prompting Rep. Raskin to call for an Inspector General investigation into DOJ surveillance of lawmakers.
Bondi lashes out at lawmakers during House Epstein hearing as Democrats and Rep. Massie accuse DOJ of exposing survivors’ identities while shielding potential co-conspirators.
Grand jury refuses to indict six Democratic lawmakers after Trump’s U.S. attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro sought sedition charges over a video reminding service members they can reject unlawful orders.
Ghislaine Maxwell invoked the Fifth Amendment more than a dozen times during her House Oversight deposition, while her lawyer offered to exonerate Trump and Clinton in exchange for presidential clemency.
Bipartisan lawmakers say at least six men are being protected by improper redactions in the Epstein files, including a senior foreign government official, after viewing unredacted documents for the first time.
Ghislaine Maxwell expected to invoke Fifth Amendment during closed-door House Oversight deposition Monday, as DOJ says it removed thousands of previously published files that may identify Epstein victims.
Jeffries says Democrats have not heard back from White House or congressional Republicans on ICE reform demands as DHS funding deadline hits Friday.
Congressional Black Caucus chair calls Trump administration a “bigoted and racist regime” after video depicting Obamas as primates stayed on Truth Social for 12 hours.
DHS allowed one congresswoman into Minneapolis detention facility after she produced a court order but denied entry to two other lawmakers, as the doctor-turned-representative found no measles protocols in place.
Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei becomes the 30th House Republican to announce he won’t seek reelection, widening the party’s vulnerability ahead of 2026 midterms.
House Oversight chair Comer is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband after his two companies surged from $51,000 to $30 million in one year.
Justice Department will let lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files starting Monday, but is withholding 2.5 million pages and banning electronic devices from the reading room.
Trump told Sen. Schumer last month he would release $16 billion in frozen Gateway tunnel funding if Penn Station and Dulles Airport were renamed after him.
Man pardoned by Trump for storming the Capitol pleads guilty to threatening to kill House Minority Leader Jeffries, with the original felony terror charge reduced to misdemeanor harassment.
Sen. Slotkin refuses DOJ interview over military “illegal orders” video, says investigation is retaliation after Trump called the video “seditious behavior, punishable by death.”
Rep. Ro Khanna launches investigation into $500 million Abu Dhabi investment in Trump family crypto company, urges U.S. attorney to probe the deal.
Supreme Court declines to block California’s new congressional map, allowing Democrats to move forward with redistricting that could flip five GOP seats.
Democrats clash with Bessent at House hearing, with one lawmaker calling him a “flunky” and another telling him to “shut up.”
Senator Mitch McConnell, 83, checks himself into hospital with flu-like symptoms, adding to health concerns after two episodes of going unresponsive at the podium in 2023.
Trump doubles down on nationalizing elections, telling GOP lawmakers the federal government “should get involved” to count votes in states he calls “crooked,” drawing bipartisan rejection.
Trump signs bill ending partial shutdown, but a Feb. 13 deadline to fund Homeland Security looms as Democrats demand ICE body cameras, no masks, and an end to roving patrols.
BLS suspends all data collection and delays January jobs report just 48 hours into partial government shutdown, the second jobs data blackout in four months.
Gabbard has withheld a classified whistleblower complaint about her conduct from Congress for eight months, attorney says, despite federal law requiring its referral.
Trump says Kennedy Center will close for two years for $200 million renovation, won’t be demolished, after his board added his name and overhauled programming.
Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in House Epstein investigation after facing contempt charges for ignoring subpoenas issued six months ago.
Speaker Johnson says government shutdown will last through at least Tuesday as House Republicans lack the votes to pass $1.2 trillion funding package on their own.
Democrat Christian Menefee wins Houston special election to fill seat vacant nearly a year after Gov. Abbott delayed scheduling, narrowing Republicans’ House majority to 218-214.
House Democrats tell Speaker Johnson they won’t help pass funding bill, extending partial shutdown as party demands ICE body cameras and warrant restrictions.
Trump administration approves $16 billion in arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia as tensions rise over potential U.S. military strikes on Iran.
Trump nominates Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair, weeks after DOJ subpoenaed Powell in what Powell called a “pretext” to force rate cuts.