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Former Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and his wife Franni leave the Senate in December after he announced he was stepping down. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Franken on Running Again: ‘Won’t Rule it Out, Won’t Rule it In’

By Eric Garcia
Posted July 31, 2018 at 8:26am
Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, left, listens as Republican challenger Corey Stewart makes a point during a Virginia Bar Association debate on July 21. (Steve Helber/AP photo)

Racist Social Media Posts by Corey Stewart Consultant Unearthed

By Eric Garcia
Posted July 31, 2018 at 7:57am
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk across the South Lawn to Marine One on their way to Joint Base Andrews on July 27. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Goes to War With Koch Brothers

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 31, 2018 at 6:57am
Media set up microphones in front of the United States District Court in Alexandria, Virginia where President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort stands trial July 31, 2018. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Manafort’s Defense: Gates Is Your Man, Not Me

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 31, 2018 at 6:49am
Protesters arrive at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles during a march on Feb. 28. (David McNew/Getty Images file photo)

In Case of Shutdown, Most Border Security Staffers Would Keep Working

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted July 31, 2018 at 6:00am
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the number three-ranking Republican in the Senate, said he wasn't sure where the president is coming from when it comes to border wall shutdown threats. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Top GOP Leader ‘Not Sure’ Where Trump is ‘Coming From’ on Shutdown Threat

By Kellie Mejdrich
Posted July 30, 2018 at 6:29pm
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh met with senators on Monday, including the first Democrat since his nomination earlier this month. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Brett Kavanaugh Meets With Joe Manchin, First Democrat to Sit Down With Him

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 30, 2018 at 5:14pm
Americans for Prosperity will not be spending in support of North Dakota GOP Rep. Kevin Cramer’s bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Heidi Heitkamp. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Koch Group Declines to Back Republican Cramer in North Dakota Senate Race

By Bridget Bowman and Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 30, 2018 at 4:59pm
President Donald Trump walks to Marine One at the White House on Friday on his way to Joint Base Andrews and then his New Jersey golf resort. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Will ‘Meet With Anybody.’ But Not Mueller — Yet

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 30, 2018 at 4:48pm
A dictionary in the Rayburn Press Room. The room is slated to close later this year and remodeled into a congressional office. Other parts of the building will close later this week for asbestos removal. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Asbestos Removal Work Set to Begin in Rayburn Building

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted July 30, 2018 at 4:32pm