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President Donald Trump called the government spending package headed his way “ridiculous,” raising doubts about whether he’ll sign it. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump Calls Spending Plan ‘Ridiculous’

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 20, 2018 at 8:28am
Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, is confident there will not be a government shutdown despite President Donald Trump’s mixed signals on the matter. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

As Trump Waffles, House Republicans Confident They’ll Avert Shutdown

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted September 20, 2018 at 5:05am
Democrats say energy around Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s Senate campaign could help their House candidates in Texas. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Cruz, O’Rourke Steal Spotlight, but House Races in Texas Are Heating Up Too

By Bridget Bowman
Posted September 20, 2018 at 5:04am
Michigan Rep. Sander M. Levin, who entered Congress in 1983, waited 23 years before getting his first bill passed. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

It Can Take Years for a Lawmaker to Get a Bill Enacted

By Ryan Kelly
Posted September 20, 2018 at 5:01am
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., says she will not support Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

McCaskill to Vote ‘No’ on Kavanaugh

By Roll Call Staff
Posted September 19, 2018 at 7:47pm
Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference, February 7, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Chris Collins to ‘Actively Campaign’ and Serve if Re-Elected

By Bridget Bowman
Posted September 19, 2018 at 3:53pm
The entrance to the Holton Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland, is shown recently. A classmate of Christine Blasey Ford, who attended the all-girls prep school, backed up her accusation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who attended the all-boys Georgetown Preparatory School, assaulted her when the two were students. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Kavanaugh Accuser’s Schoolmate Says Assault Was Chatter at School Afterward

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 19, 2018 at 3:28pm
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, shown here with his wife Ashley, and daughters Margaret, left, and Liza, has been portrayed as a champion of young women. In the aftermath of a sexual assault allegation, though, women are not so sure, a new poll finds. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Women and Men Disagree on Kavanaugh After Sexual Assault Allegation

By Stephanie Akin
Posted September 19, 2018 at 3:12pm
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump with Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, on Tuesday in the Oval Office two hours before Duda proposed building a “Fort Trump” in his country. (Official White House Photo Joyce N. Boghosian via Flickr)

‘Fort Trump’: How Poland’s President Took Flattery to New Heights

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 19, 2018 at 3:08pm
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., before the start of a hearing in June. He doubts she leaked a letter from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Grassley Says Monday Hearing Not Likely Without Kavanaugh Accuser

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 19, 2018 at 2:49pm