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Former White House adviser Steve Bannon, here with senior White House aide Kellyanne Conway at President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, has a strategy for the midterms that is all about placing the president up front. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Analysis: Steve Bannon Is Right About the Midterms — Until He Isn’t

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted June 5, 2018 at 5:04am
Former Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., here at a news conference in December 2016, resigned his seat last October amid revelations of an extramarital affair. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

What Lawmakers Do When They Leave After Harassment Allegations

By Robin Opsahl
Posted June 5, 2018 at 5:03am
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., included a provision in the water infrastructure bill that would allow spending directly from the fund without approval by appropriators. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

CBO: Harbor Tax Provision in House Water Bill Widens Deficit

By Jacob Fischler
Posted June 5, 2018 at 5:00am
Protesters carry a coffin to the East Front of the Capitol as environmental activist groups joined forces Monday with the Poor People’’s Campaign to demand the right to health care and a healthy environment. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Dozens Arrested as Poor People’s Campaign Rallies at Capitol

By Morgan Phillips and Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 5, 2018 at 5:00am
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., says he’ll know by the week’s end if his proposal has sufficient support from Democrats and Republicans. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Corker Seeks to Push Back on Trump Trade Actions

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted June 5, 2018 at 5:00am
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was under fire Monday, but opted against defending herself. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Sanders Sidesteps Questions On Don Jr. Memo, Her Own Credibility

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 4, 2018 at 3:57pm
Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan will not run for re-election in November. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rick Nolan Joins Last-Minute Gubernatorial Ticket in Minnesota

By Simone Pathé
Posted June 4, 2018 at 3:50pm
President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May hold a joint press conference at the White House in 2017. May announced last month she will step down, but before she does, she and Trump will meet again in London. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

He Said, She Said on UK Prime Minister, Trump Phone Call

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 4, 2018 at 3:09pm
Koch-backed groups want President Donald Trump to lift tariffs on products like imported solar panels, seen here near Indianapolis. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Koch Groups to Spend Millions Against Trump Trade Agenda

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 4, 2018 at 1:41pm
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies during a Senate Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing in Dirksen Building on the proposed FY2019 budget for the EPA on May 16, 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Pruitt Aide Sought Apartment, Old Trump Hotel Mattress for Boss

By Jeremy Dillon
Posted June 4, 2018 at 1:18pm