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Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., right, and Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., introduce CIA Director Mike Pompeo, nominee for secretary of State, during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in April. Dole turned 95 Sunday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

What You Should Know About Bob Dole at 95

By Roll Call Staff
Posted July 22, 2018 at 12:57pm
House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., after a listening tour stopping in different parts of the country, is unveiling new proposals in his Make It In America agenda. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

With Eye on 2019 Majority, Hoyer Unveils Priority Economic Proposals

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted July 22, 2018 at 12:05pm
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)

Feeling Dissed, Puerto Rico Governor May Skip House Hearing

By Jael Holzman
Posted July 20, 2018 at 5:31pm
VoteVets is targeting GOP Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N. D., in a new television ad. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

VoteVets Launches TV Ad Knocking Cramer on Veterans Issues

By Bridget Bowman
Posted July 20, 2018 at 3:22pm
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., chairs the Appropriations subcommittee where any amendment on the D.C. health insurance mandate might come up first in the Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Democrats Likely to Oppose Push to Block Health Insurance Mandate

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted July 20, 2018 at 3:19pm
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, announced his support for legalizing marijuana nationwide in an op-ed for CNN. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Tim Ryan Announces Support for Legalizing Marijuana Nationwide

By Eric Garcia
Posted July 20, 2018 at 2:09pm
The Foo Fighters performed at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, which was also in Charlotte. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Republicans Announce Charlotte as 2020 Convention Site

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 20, 2018 at 1:31pm
Protesters participate in a candlelight vigil in front of the White House Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump in the wake of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Congress could consider several bills in response to concerns about Russian meddling in the upcoming election. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats Press GOP for Quick Legislative Response on Russia

By Rachel Oswald
Posted July 20, 2018 at 11:03am
Photographer Leandra Brown shoots photos of ballerina Sabrina Schulbach in midair on the East Plaza of the Capitol on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: Summer ’18 Continues With Hot Dogs, a Flood and, Of Course, Protests

By Bill Clark, Sarah Silbiger and Tom Williams
Posted July 20, 2018 at 10:36am
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is asking colleagues to support overriding the Yemen resolution veto. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Bring Democratic Socialist Message to Kansas

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 20, 2018 at 9:35am