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Infrastructure is on the mind of House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., as he prepares to leave Congress at the end of this session. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Remember Infrastructure? Bill Shuster Says He’s Got a New Plan

By Jacob Fischler
Posted July 23, 2018 at 10:41am
Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-Ariz., is among the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents this midterm cycle. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Do-Nothing Amendments Give Lawmakers Bragging Opportunity About Successes

By Kellie Mejdrich
Posted July 23, 2018 at 9:58am
Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., lost his June primary to pro-Trump candidate Katie Arrington. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Sanford: GOP Risks Succumbing to Trump’s ‘Cult of Personality’

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 23, 2018 at 9:19am
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., said he was “sickened” by the exchange between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit between the two heads of state in Helsinki, Finland. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick Says Putin ‘Manipulated’ Trump

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 23, 2018 at 8:54am
Rep. Billy Long said, “We’ve got to do whatever we can to prevent anything similar to this happening” of the duck boat sinking in his district. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Missouri Lawmakers Want Congressional Action After Duck Boat Tragedy

By Eric Garcia
Posted July 23, 2018 at 8:47am
Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, will host President Donald Trump . (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Blum to Host Trump in Iowa

By Eric Garcia
Posted July 23, 2018 at 7:47am
Democrat Lucy McBath, here at an April event in New York City with congressional candidates, is challenging GOP Rep. Karen Handel in Georgia’s 6th District. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images file photo)

Will Democratic Women’s Primary Success Continue in Georgia?

By Simone Pathé
Posted July 23, 2018 at 5:05am
Senate Banking Chairman Michael D. Crapo, R-Idaho, left, and ranking member Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, normally have a smooth working relationship that could be strained by debate over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Brings Banking Panel to Boiling Point

By Doug Sword
Posted July 23, 2018 at 5:04am
Protesters hold up illuminated letters spelling "treason" in front of the White House during a rally Wednesday following President Donald Trump’s much-maligned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Campus Conundrum: For Professors, Trump Requires ‘Constant Adaptation’

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 23, 2018 at 5:03am
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy hopes to get the defense authorization wrapped up this week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Road Ahead: House Ready for Recess. Senate? Not So Much

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 23, 2018 at 12:01am