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Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, is sworn into the Senate by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

Darline Graham announces Senate run.

Plus, the history of ‘widow appointments.’
Lindsey Graham

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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stands during a Senate committee hearing.

Mitch McConnell’s health concerns.

Plus, one big story we didn't cover this week.
Mitch McConnell
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing — February 5, 2026

Congress’s bipartisan housing bill.

Plus, a dance craze from 1374 Germany.
Congress
Nancy Cordes interviews two women who accused Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) of sexual misconduct | Screenshot, CBS Evening News, YouTube, edited by Russell Nystrom

Swalwell, Gonzales resign after sexual misconduct allegations.

Recent scandals hit members of both parties.
Eric Swalwell
Long security lines form at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on March 28, 2026 | Photo by Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto, edited by Russell Nystrom

The DHS shutdown continues.

Plus, can the president fire the vice president?
DHS shutdown
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing — March 3, 2026

Trump fires Kristi Noem.

Plus, what do various designations of immigrants mean?
Kristi Noem
People gather at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to mourn Renee Good — February 7, 2026 | REUTERS/Seth Herald, edited by Russell Nystrom

Operation Metro Surge ends, DHS shuts down.

Plus, could new legislation prevent future shutdowns?
ICE
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) takes questions at a press conference following the Democratic weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill — February 3, 2026

The shutdown ends — now what?

Congress ended a shutdown, but DHS negotiations loom.
Government shutdown
A horticulture professor looks over CBD hemp plants | REUTERS/Nick Oxford, edited by Russell Nystrom

The hemp ban.

Plus, when do federal judges issue injunctions?
Hemp ban
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. Capitol in October | Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA, edited by Russell Nystrom

The Senate votes to end the shutdown.

What's in the agreement, and when could the shutdown end?
Government shutdown
Image by Russell Nystrom

The Republican texting scandals.

Plus, should legislators not get paid during shutdowns?
Texting scandal
A sign inside the U.S. Capitol on October 20, 2025 | REUTERS/Al Drago, edited by Russell Nystrom

Week three of the government shutdown.

Plus, we break down a recent quote from Stephen Miller.
Government shutdown