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The House Rules Committee under Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, has broken a record for the number of closed rules reported during a single Congress. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Republicans Break Record for Closed Rules in Single Congress

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 22, 2018 at 8:22am
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray is running in Kentucky’s 6 District Democratic primary Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

5 Things to Watch in Tuesday’s Primaries

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted May 22, 2018 at 5:05am
Charlie Kelly, the executive director of House Majority PAC, controls tens of millions of TV spending for the fall. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Meet the Democrat Who’s Not Giving Up on Rural, Working-Class Districts

By Simone Pathé
Posted May 22, 2018 at 5:04am
Mexican presidential hopeful Andrés Manuel López Obrador has promised to put Donald Trump “in his place.” (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Analysis: The Trump Agenda’s Unintentional International Consequences

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted May 22, 2018 at 5:02am
California Democrat Harley Rouda attends a campaign rally in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Sunday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

DCCC Launches Joint TV Ad With California’s Harley Rouda

By Bridget Bowman
Posted May 22, 2018 at 5:00am
South Carolina Democrat Archie Parnell says he will remain in the 5th District race despite revelations that he physically abused his ex-wife in the 1970s. (Simone Pathé/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Campaign Staff for Archie Parnell Quit After Candidate’s Past Abuse Revelations

By Simone Pathé
Posted May 21, 2018 at 9:58pm
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., did not like Wagner's tough rhetoric. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Scalise Announces Plan for Immigration, Farm Bill Votes Third Week of June

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 21, 2018 at 8:26pm
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker has turned down the chance to be ambassador to Australia. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Corker and Hatch Won’t Be Moving Down Under

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 21, 2018 at 7:29pm
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at Monday afternoon’s “A Better Deal for Our Democracy” press conference hosted by House and Senate Democrats. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats Pitch Voting Rights, Ethics Overhaul With Focus on Trump

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 21, 2018 at 6:29pm
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, denies that he’s trying to force Speaker Paul D. Ryan, left, to give up his gavel early. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file)

McCarthy Denies Talk of Forcing Ryan Out of Speaker Post

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 21, 2018 at 6:16pm