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Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has been nominated to lead the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

White House Formally Taps Darrell Issa to Lead Trade and Development Agency

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 28, 2018 at 4:23pm
The Senate will delay a vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for up to a week. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Senators Reach Deal to Delay Kavanaugh Floor Vote That Includes FBI Investigation

By Roll Call Staff
Posted September 28, 2018 at 3:54pm
Interns work the phones at the Congressional Leadership Fund office in Rep. Steve Knight’s district in Lancaster, Calif., in May. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP Super PAC Plans Day of Voter Outreach

By Bridget Bowman
Posted September 28, 2018 at 3:30pm
Rep. Tom Garrett, R-Va., who faces a House Ethics inquiry, has said he is retiring to confront his excessive drinking. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Ethics Panel Extends Inquiry Into Rep. Tom Garrett

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted September 28, 2018 at 2:55pm
Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 27. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

4 Takeaways as Kavanaugh Nomination — and Maybe an FBI Investigation — Moves Forward

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 28, 2018 at 2:50pm
President Donald Trump waves to the media while welcoming Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, to the White House on Friday. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Trump Yields to Senate on Proposal to Delay Kavanaugh Vote

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 28, 2018 at 2:41pm
Sens. Jeff Flake and Chris Coons head out of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last Friday to discuss an FBI probe of sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh after Flake had been confronted by protesters on an elevator. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Amid Talks of FBI Investigation, Judiciary Committee Advances Kavanaugh Nomination

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 28, 2018 at 2:03pm
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and a handful of other Democrats headed for the exits Friday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Dems Have Walked Out Over Guns, and Now Kavanaugh

By Erin Franczak
Posted September 28, 2018 at 1:34pm
Ally Coll Steele, a former staffer who left a prestigious law firm to work with an anti-harassment nonprofit, speaks with Roll Call Friday in June. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Assault Survivors Make Last-Ditch Pleas Against Kavanaugh

By Alex Gangitano
Posted September 28, 2018 at 1:16pm
House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced Friday that the House will be out until after the November elections. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

And That’s a Wrap: House Out Until After Midterms

By Jason Dick
Posted September 28, 2018 at 12:48pm