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Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., conducts his last news conference before the House left for the August recess on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Speaker Says Trump Willing to Be ‘Patient’ for Wall Funding

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted July 26, 2018 at 3:11pm
As undersecretary of Defense for policy during the Obama administration, Michèle Flournoy was the third most senior civilian in the Pentagon. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Pentagon Gender Gap Persists in Trump Era Even as Women Rise in Industry

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted July 26, 2018 at 2:04pm
From left, Reps. Luis V. Gutiérrez of Illinois, Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Joseph Crowley of New York, John Lewis of Georgia, Judy Chu of California, Al Green of Texas, Adriano Espaillat of New York, and others march to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection offices on June 13. Jayapal was among about 575 women arrested two weeks later during an immigration protest. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Jayapal’s Arrest Will Not Trigger Ethics Investigation

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted July 26, 2018 at 1:40pm
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, lauded protections for Native American women in the reauthorization measure. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Time Running Out for Violence Against Women Act

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted July 26, 2018 at 1:38pm
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Burr to Hold Up Water Bill, Slow Others, for Conservation Fund

By Jeremy Dillon and Jacob Fischler
Posted July 26, 2018 at 1:17pm
Farmland in the desert near Palmdale, Calif. Farm-state lawmakers are concerned the Trump administration’s sanctions will hurt their farmers. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross criticized companies that have fired workers because of those tariffs. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Wilbur Ross Calls Out Firms for Using Tariffs as ‘Excuse’ for Firings

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 26, 2018 at 1:06pm
Rep. Rob Bishop called a Natural Resources Committee hearing to scrutinize the crisis at Puerto Rico’s “atypical” electric power company. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Another Day, Another Federal Intervention Spat for Puerto Rico

By Maria Mendez
Posted July 26, 2018 at 12:23pm
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, announced his bid for the speakership Thursday in a letter to his colleagues. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Jim Jordan Announces Bid for Speaker

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted July 26, 2018 at 12:22pm
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, center, in the Capitol after attending an address to a Joint Meeting of Congress by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, June 8, 2016. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Amazon Facial Recognition Mistakes 28 Members in Mugshot Test

By Morgan Phillips
Posted July 26, 2018 at 12:12pm
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., sees progress in de-escalating trade tensions between the United States and the European Union. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers Welcome Easing of EU-US Trade Rift, Look to NAFTA

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted July 26, 2018 at 12:00pm