Melanie Zanona is a Capitol Hill reporter at CNN. She covers a range of topics including government and politics, with a particular focus on the GOP, Donald Trump, and the Russia-Ukraine War. Her work has been featured in numerous outlets, including POLITICO and various television networks across the country.
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Speaker Mike Johnson still hasn’t announced who’ll chair or serve on the House Intelligence and Rules committees.
By: Mica Soellner, Melanie Zanona
As Hill Republicans scramble to implement Donald Trump's agenda, there's a question kicking around GOP circles: Will the ultra-conservative House
After their stinging losses in the November election, House and Senate Democrats are actively weighing ways to work with the Trump administration.
By: Laura Weiss, Melanie Zanona, Jake Sherman
Speaker Mike Johnson has been pretty firm: the best place for Congress to lift the debt limit is in the gigantic reconciliation bill that will carry President-elect Donald Trump's legislative priorities.
By: Jake Sherman, Andrew Desiderio, Melanie Zanona
Speaker Mike Johnson. There is a common thread running through the set of decisions Johnson must make this week.
By: John Bresnahan, Melanie Zanona, Jake Sherman
Breaking news: With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office in less than a week, members of the Jan. 6 Select Committee and White House are
Main Street Caucus Republicans are cozying up to President-elect Donald Trump, as the 80-member group seeks to expand their influence this Congress.
By: Laura Weiss, Jake Sherman, Melanie Zanona
News: The House Republican leadership has asked the incoming Trump administration to hold off on rolling back several Biden-era policies by executive order so that GOP lawmakers can repeal them in a reconciliation bill instead.
During his last hours in office, former President Joe Biden pardoned members of his family, the Jan. 6 Select Committee and others.
By: Melanie Zanona, Mica Soellner, John Bresnahan
Now that former President Joe Biden is gone, Democrats are in desperate search of a winning message — and a leader.
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