The Senate is set to take up a final spending package next week, but a weekend snowstorm could scramble the timeline. Lawmakers try to move forward on farm aid and ethanol. And supporters of an anti-deepfake bill urge House floor action. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.

House Rules will reconvene this morning to address the four-bill spending package. Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee. House Republicans want to revise a toxic chemicals law. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.

House Rules takes up the four-bill spending package. The Supreme Court takes up Cook's Fed dismissal. U.S. oil companies want assurances before investing in Venezuela. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Jan. 21 2026.

It's appropriations crunch time. Two pregnancy-related bills are set for House Rules consideration. And the Clintons could face a contempt-of-Congress measure. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.

Congress has two weeks left to pass the remaining half of the fiscal 2026 spending bills. Democrats worry about Trump's threats to invoke the Insurrection Act. And as lawmakers grapple with extending health insurance subsidies, Trump unveils a health plan in broad strokes. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

Senators could vote to end debate on an appropriations package. Congress eyes Trump's potential foreign policy targets. A judge questions the policy for lawmaker visits to immigration detention centers. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

The House tackles another spending package. Republicans face White House pressure to oppose a Venezuela war powers resolution. A GOP stock-trading ban gets a markup — but Democrats have qualms. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

The House-passed "minibus" faces at least brief Senate bumps. Some Republicans are critical of the DOJ's Powell investigation. SCOTUS hears arguments on transgender athlete bans. Kristina Karisch has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.

Lawmakers release two more spending bills for fiscal 2026. Democrats introduce legislation to rein in Trump's military actions in Venezuela. And Republicans seek to walk back ESG considerations in retirement funds. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.

Senators hope to unveil an ACA subsidies compromise next week. The ICE shooting in Minneapolis complicates DHS appropriations. And the Senate advances a Venezuela war powers resolution. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.