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One more week until summer break! From left, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., gets a high five from Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., as they walk down the House steps with Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., after the final votes of the week on Thursday, July 19, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House Schedule Before August Recess Is Set

By Lex Samuels
Posted July 19, 2018 at 3:54pm
Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., above, retained former legislative director Jim Swiderski on his campaign payroll in 2015 even after Swiderski resigned from his congressional office amid sexual misconduct allegations. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rick Nolan Retained Staffer on Campaign Payroll After Harassment Allegations

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 19, 2018 at 3:10pm
The nomination of Ryan Wesley Bounds for United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit was withdrawn at the last minute by the White House amid questions about his past writings. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

White House Pulls Circuit Court Nominee at Last Minute

By Roll Call Staff
Posted July 19, 2018 at 2:56pm
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, waits for a meeting in the Capitol on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats Demand Paperwork Before Meeting With Kavanaugh

By Niels Lesniewski and Todd Ruger
Posted July 19, 2018 at 2:32pm
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin answer questions about the 2016 U.S election collusion during a joint press conference after their summit in July. Trump now objects to efforts by Congress to prevent his administration from recognizing Crimea as part of Russia. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images file photo)

White House Says It Won’t Let Russia Interrogate Americans

By Niels Lesniewski and John T. Bennett
Posted July 19, 2018 at 2:17pm
Republican Diane Harkey will face Democrat Mike Levin in November in California’s 49th District. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call file photo).

Internal Poll: Republican Harkey Has Slight Lead Over Levin in Race for Issa’s Seat

By Bridget Bowman
Posted July 19, 2018 at 1:49pm
Vice President Mike Pence enters the room earlier this month as Sen. James Inhofe, right, conducts a meeting after a Senate GOP policy luncheon in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Pence Again Presses McCaskill on Coming Supreme Court Vote

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 19, 2018 at 1:48pm
Minnesota Rep. Jason Lewis was attacked during the 2016 campaign for making controversial comments about women when he was a radio talk show host. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Will Newly Revealed Radio Comments Hurt Jason Lewis?

By Simone Pathé
Posted July 19, 2018 at 1:17pm
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., shakes hands with Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who is also running for U.S. Senate, before the start of the Ripley 4th of July Grand Parade in Ripley, West Virginia on July 4. The two men are on opposite sides of a debate over pre-existing conditions that could become a part of their campaigns. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats Push Senate to Take Legal Action Backing Pre-existing Condition Protections

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 19, 2018 at 11:30am
A gas leak prompted an evacuation near the Hart Senate Office Building on Friday. (Katherine Tully-McManus/CQ Roll Call)

Gas Leak Stinks Up Senate and Closes Roads

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted July 19, 2018 at 11:08am