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The North Carolina state Legislature building in Raleigh. The state’s congressional map, drawn by its GOP-controlled Legislature, was ruled Monday to be an illegal partisan gerrymander. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Court Strikes Down North Carolina’s Congressional Map as a Partisan Gerrymander

By Simone Pathé
Posted August 27, 2018 at 7:06pm
Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., nominee to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, is sworn in during his Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Building, January 24, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman Resigns, Blasts Mulvaney

By Kellie Mejdrich
Posted August 27, 2018 at 5:01pm
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., has scheduled meetings with three FBI and DOJ officials this week about potential political bias at the top levels of U.S. law enforcement. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Republicans Return to Hill a Week Early to Grill DOJ, FBI Officials

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 27, 2018 at 4:45pm
President Donald Trump is not losing many of his base of support among Republicans, but Democrats don't need them to win the majority. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Breaks Silence on McCain Death, Legacy

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 27, 2018 at 4:11pm
Ayanna Pressley attends EMILY’s List 30th anniversary gala at the Washington Hilton on March 3, 2015. (Kris Connor/Getty Images for EMILY’s List file photo)

This Boston City Councilor Could Be the Next Ocasio-Cortez-Style Upset

By Stephanie Akin
Posted August 27, 2018 at 3:03pm
From left, Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., John McCain, R-Ariz., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J. attend a Capitol Hill press conference on June 27, 2013, after the Senate passed historic immigration legislation. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call file photo)

On Immigration, McCain Leaves a Roadmap

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted August 27, 2018 at 2:46pm
Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward said political correctness is like “cancer” just two days after her former opponent, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., died of cancer. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Political Correctness Like ‘Cancer,’ Kelli Ward Says After McCain’s Death

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 27, 2018 at 2:22pm
“I have often observed that I am the luckiest person on earth. I feel that way even now as I prepare for the end of my life,” Sen. John McCain said in a farewell statement released Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sen. John McCain’s Farewell Statement

By Roll Call Staff
Posted August 27, 2018 at 2:13pm
Democratic Rep. Gerald E. Connolly said Monday that his suspicions had been confirmed regarding President Donald Trump’s involvement in the FBI headquarters construction project. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

IG Confirms Trump’s Involvement in FBI Headquarters Project Across From His Hotel

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 27, 2018 at 2:13pm
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has missed votes lately in the Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Ted Cruz Opts for Campaign Trail Instead of Senate Votes

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 27, 2018 at 1:43pm