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Arcs in the news about United States Congress from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 90 stories · 246 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

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The SAVE Act in Congress, the bill to require proof of citizenship to vote

5 of 7 stories this year · gone quiet

Donald Trump refuses to sign other bills until SAVE Act is passed · 8 articles, Mar 8Dem Admits ‘It Would Be Hard’ To Win Elections If Voting Required Proof Of Citizenship · 6 articles, Jul 14GOP links SAVE Act to Olive Garden's unlimited pasta deal · 18 articles, Jul 21Trump’s ‘patience is running out’ with Thune over SAVE Act, Leavitt says · 21 articles, Jul 22Kamala warns that SAVE Act would "require proof of who you are to vote" · 7 articles, Aug 8
The 2026 Homeland Security shutdown over Democrats' ICE demands

41 stories · gone quiet

Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funds after Minnesota shooting as shutdown risk grows · 11 articles, Jan 25Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform · 39 articles, Jan 26Brief US government shutdown begins after funding deadline lapses · 9 articles, Jan 27Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight · 14 articles, Jan 30Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to House · 10 articles, Jan 30Senate strikes deal to avoid partial government shutdown · 35 articles, Jan 30Here's what to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact · 26 articles, Jan 31Government Shutdown 2026: House set to vote to end partial shutdown · 34 articles, Feb 1Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown · 11 articles, Feb 2Speaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE · 12 articles, Feb 2Trump Signs Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown, Setting Stage for Next Fight · 29 articles, Feb 3GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote on ending partial government shutdown · 14 articles, Feb 3Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats’ ICE demands · 14 articles, Feb 5DHS shutdown now in effect after Congress fails to reach funding deal · 85 articles, Feb 12TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown · 22 articles, Feb 14Partial government shutdown over DHS oversight seems poised to drag on · 33 articles, Feb 15TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension during funding fight · 19 articles, Feb 22Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs · 61 articles, Feb 22Airports see hourslong delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending · 31 articles, Mar 9Trump administration to restore Global Entry program as DHS shutdown impacts travel · 13 articles, Mar 11TSA officers are quitting as a funding standoff forces airport screeners to work without pay · 16 articles, Mar 16Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown · 9 articles, Mar 16Airports may close as TSA funding issues continue: what we know · 12 articles, Mar 17ICE officers will begin assisting TSA as shutdown frustrates travelers and screeners · 29 articles, Mar 21Elon Musk offers to pay TSA workers' salaries amid DHS budget standoff · 8 articles, Mar 21Trump threatens to put ICE agents in airports starting Monday amid DHS shutdown · 37 articles, Mar 21Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags · 11 articles, Mar 22ICE agents are at airports to help TSA ease travel woes. Here’s what we know about their deployment · 141 articles, Mar 22Senate ready to confirm Mullin to Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens · 8 articles, Mar 23Miserably long airport lines ease as TSA workers start to recoup back pay · 26 articles, Mar 24Delta suspends specialty services for congressional members amid shutdown-driven TSA delays · 31 articles, Mar 24House Republicans reject Senate plan to end DHS shutdown · 12 articles, Mar 24TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight · 18 articles, Mar 25Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding · 97 articles, Mar 26DHS funding deal reached in Senate, funds TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not ICE and Border Patrol · 26 articles, Mar 27Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement · 26 articles, Mar 27TSA agents will soon be paid but it may not mean immediate relief at airport security lines · 17 articles, Mar 28Border czar says ICE may not leave airports once TSA officers are paid · 18 articles, Mar 29Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdown · 37 articles, Apr 1Trump signs memo directing DHS to pay all employees during shutdown · 24 articles, Apr 2Trump signs bill to fund DHS, ending shutdown · 49 articles, Apr 28
Congress's 2026 funding deal to avoid a shutdown before the midterms

10 stories · gone quiet

House passes temporary government funding bill months early to avoid election season shutdown · 89 articles, Jul 20Senate GOP close to cutting deal to avoid shutdown · 14 articles, Jul 31Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season · 79 articles, Aug 2US Senate throws Minnesota’s hemp-based THC industry a lifeline · 11 articles, Aug 3Surprise GOP hemp fight drags funding bill · 16 articles, Aug 4Senate approves funding bill to avoid shutdown before election · 97 articles, Aug 8Hemp ban set to be delayed a month after House passes funding bill · 17 articles, Aug 30House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities · 14 articles, Aug 31House sends government funding bill to Trump to avert shutdown ahead of midterms · 68 articles, Sep 1Trump signs stopgap funding bill into law, temporarily avoiding shutdown · 7 articles, Sep 3
The law forcing TikTok's sale or ban, from Congress to the 2025 deal · Feb 12, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026The US-Iran war: Congress's war powers votes and the fight over the war · Feb 28 – Sep 28, 2026

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

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Sep 25, 2023710536
Oct 2, 2023142612137
Oct 16, 202314171380
Oct 23, 20231203
Nov 6, 20230226
Nov 13, 2023210638
Dec 4, 202353423
Dec 11, 202312201102
Feb 5, 202444213
Feb 12, 20242104
Feb 19, 202464130
Feb 26, 20241305
Mar 4, 20241135
Mar 11, 2024615355
Mar 18, 2024203211178
Apr 1, 20240022
Apr 8, 202422210
Apr 15, 2024915458
Apr 22, 2024162311109
May 13, 20242218
May 20, 20240119
May 27, 202434021
Jun 3, 20246131058
Jun 10, 202434513
Jun 17, 202425128
Jul 15, 202435016
Jul 22, 2024204014285
Oct 28, 202424514
Nov 4, 202495628
Dec 30, 202435116
Jan 6, 2025172517168
Jan 20, 20250314
Jan 27, 20251113
Mar 3, 2025510842
Mar 10, 202511161175
Mar 24, 20257151163
Apr 14, 20250101
Apr 21, 2025916762
May 5, 2025710746
Jun 23, 20250033
Jun 30, 20250124
Jul 14, 20257223117
Jul 21, 202535317
Sep 1, 20252014
Nov 10, 202558433
Nov 17, 2025296824493
Nov 24, 202526317
Dec 8, 20252118
Dec 15, 20250224
Dec 29, 2025233920242
Jan 5, 202641511
Jan 12, 202611171394
Jan 19, 202614229
Jan 26, 20261034
Feb 23, 20260228
Mar 2, 202627232
Mar 16, 202638930
Apr 20, 20261203
Apr 27, 2026321677
May 11, 202648940
Jun 8, 20261001
Jun 22, 202699939
Jul 6, 2026371288
Jul 13, 2026182122180
Jul 20, 20261326
Jul 27, 20260011
Aug 3, 202628236
Aug 10, 20261119580
Aug 17, 202616212
Sep 7, 2026314130365
Sep 14, 2026385227367
Sep 21, 20263118
Sep 28, 20261214

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else23 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United States Congress that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28– 29Watch live: Duffy gives remarks on air traffic control modernization4 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 15– 18Congress has failed to regulate AI for years – and there’s little sign that’s changing33 articles · 25 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 2 right
  3. Jul 13– 154 US lawmakers criticize Cuba embargo6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Apr 27– 29King Charles III to Meet Trump and Address Congress in Bid to Spotlight UK-US Ties72 articles · 28 independent sources
    3 left, 20 center, 6 right
  5. Jan 31– Feb 1Former Prince Andrew should testify before Congress, U.K.'s Keir Starmer says as Epstein revelations mount7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 3 right
  6. Jan 12– 17US congress members visit Denmark to support Greenland28 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 5 right

Stories that name United States Congress

  1. Sep 25– 26Saudi Arabia open to possibly developing nuclear weapons3 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 15– 20Trump officially signs Russia sanctions bill into law95 articles · 64 independent sources
    13 left, 19 center, 13 right
  3. Sep 14– 20Trump says his son has paid back Russian for wedding party115 articles · 67 independent sources
    22 left, 19 center, 6 right
  4. Sep 13– 18Trump Condemns Warnings From AI Experts As A ‘Sick Conspiracy’106 articles · 67 independent sources
    18 left, 22 center, 9 right
  5. Sep 8– 14Trump says $5K dividend checks to Americans will 'happen 100 percent'415 articles · 116 independent sources
    31 left, 42 center, 32 right
  6. Aug 14– 17Sailors on carriers like the USS Abraham Lincoln feel the strain as Navy deployments stretch longer97 articles · 57 independent sources
    11 left, 23 center, 7 right
  7. Aug 1– 5Virginia Democrats pick nominees in US House seats they hope to flip in midterms36 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 3 right
  8. Jul 21Two independent candidates won't appear on November ballot for Rep. Garcia's seat, state board rules5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Jul 13– 17Blanche faces criticism178 articles · 77 independent sources
    17 left, 21 center, 22 right
  10. Jul 7– 11Republican Lawmakers Urge WNBA To Protect Caitlin Clark From ‘Racially Motivated’ Attacks89 articles · 37 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 12 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 21Lingering feuds threaten Democrats' bid to reclaim US Congress5 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
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