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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., runs in the Senate subway basement on Thursday, shortly before senators cast their last votes of the week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate, After One Day Back at the Capitol, Packs It In for the Week

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 16, 2018 at 2:42pm
Weary guests wait for President Donald Trump to address the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 23. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

1 in 7 Americans Lose Sleep Over Politics, Survey Finds

By Morgan Phillips
Posted August 16, 2018 at 2:35pm
The candidates pledging not to accept corporate PAC money have mostly been Democrats. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Corporate PACs in Spotlight as Candidates Reject Their Money

By Bridget Bowman
Posted August 16, 2018 at 1:46pm
Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte posted a public apology to a reporter and pledged to donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists after he admitted to body-slamming him the night before a 2017 House special election. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

6 Times Things Got Physical on the Campaign Trail

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 16, 2018 at 1:37pm
Aretha Franklin sings during the inauguration ceremony for President Barack Obama on the West Front of the Capitol on Jan. 20, 2009. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Aretha Franklin Gets R-E-S-P-E-C-T From Lawmakers

By Jason Dick
Posted August 16, 2018 at 1:28pm
Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii is leading a resolution to defend press freedoms. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Free Press Gets a Boost With Senate Resolution Declaring It Is Not the Enemy

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 16, 2018 at 1:14pm
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., here at a 2017 town hall meeting in Bensalem, Pa., has the financial support of high-powered labor groups as he runs for a second term. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Unions Line Up Behind Republican Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania House Race

By Stephanie Akin
Posted August 16, 2018 at 1:04pm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in 2017. Canada joined a U.S.-Mexico trade pact that could replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images file photo)

NAFTA Talks Hit One-Year Mark as Trump Keeps Canada Hanging

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted August 16, 2018 at 12:15pm
Levi Lovell, a field director for Illinois Republican Rep. Rodney Davis, was booked on aggravated assault charges after confronting Davis’ opponent Betsy Dirksen Londrigan and her husband, authorities said. (Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department)

Rodney Davis’ Field Director Charged With Assault After Crashing Opponent’s Event

By Bridget Bowman
Posted August 16, 2018 at 11:11am
Artificial intelligence could help veterans find jobs in the civilian sector that make the most of their military training. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images file photo)

Artificial Intelligence May Help Match Veterans with Civilian Jobs

By Charlene Zhang
Posted August 16, 2018 at 10:31am