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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is holding up the nomination of Justin Muzinich to be deputy Treasury secretary. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Wyden to Delay Treasury Nominee Amid Tax and Oversight Fights

By Ryan McCrimmon
Posted August 2, 2018 at 5:04am
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is the lead sponsor of the “sanctions bill from hell” against Russia. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate’s Out for Truncated August Recess

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 1, 2018 at 8:54pm
Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard M. Burr, R-N.C., right, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., said they requested the full chamber move to authorize the release of the transcript of testimony from alleged Russian foreign agent Maria Butina. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Intelligence Authorized to Give Maria Butina Transcripts to Legal Teams

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted August 1, 2018 at 7:28pm
Tourists from North Carolina don “Make America Great Again” hats in the Capitol Rotunda in March 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Federal Contractors Made Illegal Pro-Trump Super PAC Contributions, Complaint Says

By Stephanie Akin
Posted August 1, 2018 at 6:21pm
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Three Men Arrested for Impersonating Senate Staff

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted August 1, 2018 at 5:53pm
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, here in Washington in June, is on trial, facing 18 counts involving tax evasion and bank loan fraud. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

5 Things You Should Know From the Paul Manafort Trial, Day 2

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 1, 2018 at 5:45pm
Aurelia Lopez and her daughter Antonia overlook construction of U.S.-Mexico border wall prototypes in October 2017. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images file photo)

Trump Says He Might Delay Shutdown Showdown Until After Elections

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 1, 2018 at 4:27pm
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee named Lucy McBath, who is challenging Rep. Karen Handel, R-Ga., above, to its Red to Blue Program. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats Announce New Red to Blue Female Candidates

By Eric Garcia
Posted August 1, 2018 at 4:00pm
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was peppered with questions Wednesday about whether President Trump gave his attorney general a direct order to end the Russia probe, and whether it amounts to obstruction of justice. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

No Obstruction in Trump Tweet on Mueller Probe, Sanders Says

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 1, 2018 at 2:48pm
K Street sign at 15th and K Streets in Washington, D.C. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Lobbying Groups Join Fight Against Sexual Harassment

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted August 1, 2018 at 2:39pm