Lawmakers are likely to have a narrow window to override the president's veto.Sen. Jim Inhofe speaks during a press conference. | Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesCongress is gearing up for the first veto override of Donald Trump’s presidency. The question on Capitol Hill is when that will happen — and just how messy will it be.Congressional leaders are scrambling to avoid an unusual scenario in which lawmakers are summoned back to Washington in the days between Christmas and New Year’s for a dramatic, eleventh-hour vote to overturn Trump’s promised veto of a massive national defense...…Lawmakers are likely to have a narrow window to override the president's veto.Sen. Jim Inhofe speaks during a press conference. | Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesCongress is gearing up for the first veto override of Donald Trump’s presidency. The question on Capitol Hill is when that will happen — and just how messy will it be.Congressional leaders are scrambling to avoid an unusual scenario in which lawmakers are summoned back to Washington in the days between Christmas and New Year’s for a dramatic, eleventh-hour vote to overturn Trump’s promised veto of a massive national defense...WW…

Republicans and Democrats see Covid relief as a winning issue in the battle over the Senate.Sen. Kelly Loeffler gestures to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Marietta, Ga., on Nov. 11, 2020. | John Bazemore/AP PhotoIf you’re wondering what’s driving Congress to finally compromise on a new Covid stimulus bill after eight months of deadlock and more than 300,000 dead, look no further than Georgia.The uncertainty of Senate control and the two looming runoffs in the state are driving political incentives for both parties to compromise. After battling into a stalemate on multiple...…Republicans and Democrats see Covid relief as a winning issue in the battle over the Senate.Sen. Kelly Loeffler gestures to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Marietta, Ga., on Nov. 11, 2020. | John Bazemore/AP PhotoIf you’re wondering what’s driving Congress to finally compromise on a new Covid stimulus bill after eight months of deadlock and more than 300,000 dead, look no further than Georgia.The uncertainty of Senate control and the two looming runoffs in the state are driving political incentives for both parties to compromise. After battling into a stalemate on multiple...WW…

For months, Pelosi has dodged reporters’ questions about whether she will step down as speaker in the next cycle.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi pauses as she meets with reporters on Capitol Hill on Nov. 12. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP PhotoSpeaker Nancy Pelosi easily secured her caucus’ nomination to lead the House of Representatives on Wednesday and later seemed to reaffirm that this would be her last term as speaker, a jolting revelation after nearly two decades in power.If, in fact, this will be Pelosi’s last two years as speaker — once again, under a Democratic president — it would be a...…For months, Pelosi has dodged reporters’ questions about whether she will step down as speaker in the next cycle.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi pauses as she meets with reporters on Capitol Hill on Nov. 12. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP PhotoSpeaker Nancy Pelosi easily secured her caucus’ nomination to lead the House of Representatives on Wednesday and later seemed to reaffirm that this would be her last term as speaker, a jolting revelation after nearly two decades in power.If, in fact, this will be Pelosi’s last two years as speaker — once again, under a Democratic president — it would be a...WW…

The men and women who make Capitol Hill run are anxious and angry about the risks they've been forced to take amid the pandemic.The U.S. Capitol Building. | Susan Walsh/AP PhotoThe revelation Wednesday that Texas Republican Louie Gohmert, a renegade lawmaker known for stalking the halls of Congress without a mask, tested positive for Covid-19 has unleashed a fusillade of anger on Capitol Hill — a sudden release of built-up tension over how the institution has dealt with the coronavirus pandemic within the confines of its own workplace.For months, the leaders of Congress have allowed...…The men and women who make Capitol Hill run are anxious and angry about the risks they've been forced to take amid the pandemic.The U.S. Capitol Building. | Susan Walsh/AP PhotoThe revelation Wednesday that Texas Republican Louie Gohmert, a renegade lawmaker known for stalking the halls of Congress without a mask, tested positive for Covid-19 has unleashed a fusillade of anger on Capitol Hill — a sudden release of built-up tension over how the institution has dealt with the coronavirus pandemic within the confines of its own workplace.For months, the leaders of Congress have allowed...WW…