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Kevin Downing arrives to the United States District Court in Alexandria, Virginia where he will represent President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Paul Manafort Prosecution Could End This Week, U.S. Attorney Says

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 7, 2018 at 1:40pm
Rep. Margaret M. Heckler, R-Mass. and Rep. Robert C. Eckhardt, D-Texas, ride bikes in front of Capitol Hill. (Mickey Senko/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Margaret Heckler, Through the Years With Bikes, Bread and Cake

By Jason Dick
Posted August 7, 2018 at 12:30pm
President Donald Trump has stated a desire to insert himself into the midterm election process. That could be a problem for Republicans in tough races. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Donald Trump’s Toughest Adversary? That Would Be Donald Trump

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted August 7, 2018 at 11:18am
Sen. Paul Laxalt, R-Nev., in August 1987. (CQ Roll Call file photo)

Paul Laxalt, Nevada Senator and ‘First Friend’ of Ronald Reagan, Dies at Age 96

By Niels Lesniewski and Jason Dick
Posted August 7, 2018 at 11:17am
Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., and Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., are running against each other in Nevada’s Senate race. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Republicans Made ‘Big Mistake’ on Trying Obamacare First, Heller Says

By Eric Garcia
Posted August 7, 2018 at 8:22am
Besides the four states holding primaries Tuesday, the final House special election before November also takes place in Ohio’s 12th District. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

4 Things to Watch in Tuesday’s Primaries

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted August 7, 2018 at 5:05am
Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., and 15 other senators wants the Trump administration to work with the IMF to offer developing countries in need of infrastructure financing alternatives to Chinese credit. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Don’t Let China Snag Another Foreign Port, Senators Warn

By Patrick Kelley
Posted August 7, 2018 at 5:03am
Rick Gates, former business associate of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse after a court hearing on the conditions of his release on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

3 Takeaways From Day 5 of the Manafort Trial

By Griffin Connolly and Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 6, 2018 at 8:26pm
President Donald Trump, shown arriving at the 2015 Iowa State Fair in a golf cart, has found few golf partners in Congress. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)

Trump’s Golf Game With Congress Still Stuck in a Sandtrap

By Stephanie Akin
Posted August 6, 2018 at 4:05pm
North Carolina Republican Mark Harris upset Rep. Robert Pittenger in the 9th District GOP primary in May. (John D. Simmons /The Charlotte Observer via AP)

North Carolina GOP Candidate Preached Extensively on Wives Submitting to Husbands

By Eric Garcia and Griffin Connolly
Posted August 6, 2018 at 3:30pm