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, 2025.

Senate Republican leaders will again push a procedural vote on stopgap spending, this time with a potential package of three full-year bills. A key House lawmaker says a compromise NDAA likely won't include the topline bump the Senate has suggested. And as former Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to retire, she leaves a historic legacy as a vote-counter and tactician. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.

It's Day 37 of the record-breaking partial government shutdown, and the endgame is still unclear. Tuesday's elections have a ripple effect on members of key congressional panels. And the Senate weighs in on Trump's military strikes in Venezuela. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.