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Congress returned to Washington for the first time since September. New member orientation and GOP leadership elections highlighted the week.

Sarah McBride will be the first trans member of Congress, and Lisa Blunt Rochester will be Delaware’s first Black and woman senator.

It's not surprising that GOP Rep. Don Bacon, in a fight for reelection against Democrat Tony Vargas, has emphasized bipartisanship.

It's spooky time on the campaign trail. CQ Roll Call photojournalists were on the road this week covering pivotal House and Senate races.

NELIGH, Neb. — Melvin Woods has voted a straight Republican ballot for at least three decades.  But next month, the 77-year-old, who lives on a farm in northeastern Nebraska and supports former President Donald Trump, says he just might reject Republican Sen. Deb Fischer in favor of an unlikely choice:…

Elsewhere, Alabama and Tennessee bounced back but questions remain and updates on coaching hot seats.

It's probably a matter of time for Trent Dilfer at UAB.

With the election just 25 days away, Roll Call’s photojournalists are in D.C., Maryland and Pennsylvania this week to cover political news.

See Roll Call archival photos of former President Jimmy Carter, who celebrates a milestone on Tuesday — his 100th birthday.

STAFFORD, Va. — Rep. Abigail Spanberger has held Virginia’s 7th District seat for three terms, outlasting other Democrats elected to swing seats in the 2018 “blue wave” with her reputation for bipartisanship. But with Spanberger leaving the House as she makes a 2025 gubernatorial run, both parties are invested in…

Congress played kick the government funding can down the road, and the Johnny Cash statue was unveiled in the Capitol.