Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington ...

WASHINGTON — Less than a year before the critical 2026 midterm elections, Speaker Mike Johnson is losing control of the House floor. The Louisiana Republican suffered a bruising defeat before ...

WASHINGTON — Debate over President Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package is over on Capitol Hill. Now the argument goes national. From the Central Valley of California to Midwestern battlegrounds ...