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President Donald Trump addresses the press before departing for Dallas, Texas where he would make an appearance at the National Rifle Association convention on May 4, 2018. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Says MS-13, North Korea Show Democrats Have ‘Lost Touch’

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 25, 2018 at 9:05am
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., said people should be allowed to discriminate against LGBT people. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rohrabacher Says It’s OK to Not Sell Homes to Gay People

By Eric Garcia
Posted May 25, 2018 at 8:35am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., boards the Senate subway to Russell Building in the basement of the Capitol on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

McConnell to Senate: Don’t Book Nonrefundable Travel for August Recess

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 25, 2018 at 5:05am
Democrats say U.S. District Court nominee Wendy Vitter did not clearly endorse the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, but Republicans pushed back on that characterization. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senators Ponder: How Forthcoming Should Judicial Candidates Be?

By Todd Ruger
Posted May 25, 2018 at 5:04am
Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., leaves the Capitol on Thursday after the last votes in the House before the Memorial Day recess. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: Members Dash to Memorial Day Recess as California Primaries Heat Up

By Bill Clark, Sarah Silbiger and Tom Williams
Posted May 25, 2018 at 5:03am
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., says his resolution of inquiry was “about making sure we hold the administration accountable.” (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

House Democrats Rebuffed on Getting Census Documents

By Camila DeChalus
Posted May 25, 2018 at 5:02am
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., says “a lot of people are upset” over President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs on imported automobiles. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP Senators Dislike Trump’s Threat of Tariffs on Car Imports

By Alan K. Ota
Posted May 24, 2018 at 7:15pm
Senate Rules ranking member Amy Klobuchar is one of the authors of the new anti-sexual harassment bill along with Rules Chairman Roy Blunt. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate Passes Bill to Address Harassment on Capitol Hill

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 24, 2018 at 3:20pm
Amid reports that he wouldn’t run for re-election, Virginia Republican Rep. Tom Garrett on Thursday held a rambling news conference to announce that he was running. On Monday, he said that he’s not. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

After All That, Virginia’s Tom Garrett Seeking Re-Election

By Simone Pathé
Posted May 24, 2018 at 3:01pm
House Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., predicts an immigration discharge petition that’s five signatures away from the 218 needed will get there after the recess. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Immigration Discharge Petition Will Get Final Signatures, Deputy GOP Whip Says

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 24, 2018 at 2:31pm