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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt now has a deputy — a former fossil fuel lobbyist — after a Senate confirmation vote Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Coal Lobbyist Confirmed as Pruitt’s Deputy at EPA

By Elvina Nawaguna
Posted April 13, 2018 at 5:05am
House Agriculture Chairman K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, at podium, introduces the farm bill at a news conference on Thursday. Flanking him, from left, Reps. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., James R. Comer, R-Ky., Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Ralph Abraham, R-La., Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, and Rick W. Allen, R-Ga. (Ellyn Ferguson/CQ Roll Call)

Farm Bill Ties Food Stamps to Work, Adjusts Farm Aid

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted April 13, 2018 at 5:04am
CIA Director Mike Pompeo, right, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of State, greets Sen. Richard M. Burr, R-N.C., during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Pompeo Confirms Mueller Interview

By Rachel Oswald
Posted April 13, 2018 at 5:03am
The new digital ad by Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., says she “didn’t back down” in her fight to protect “Dreamers.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rosen’s First Major Digital Ad Buy Targets Latino Voters

By Bridget Bowman
Posted April 13, 2018 at 5:00am
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., encouraged her caucus to vote against the balanced budget amendment. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Balanced-Budget Amendment Falls Short in House

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted April 12, 2018 at 6:21pm
Rep. Conor Lamb was sworn in as a House member on Thursday afternoon. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Conor Lamb Sworn In as House Member

By Jason Dick and Erin Bacon
Posted April 12, 2018 at 6:14pm
Former Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, was found guilty of all but one of the 24 charges he faced. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Former Rep. Steve Stockman Found Guilty of 23 Fraud Charges

By Eric Garcia
Posted April 12, 2018 at 2:26pm
From left, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., are presenting a united front for now about the future leadership lineup. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Analysis: Leadership Race Not Over Despite Scalise Declining to Challenge McCarthy

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted April 12, 2018 at 2:23pm
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley is preparing his committee for a vote on a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Mueller Protection Bill Faces Political, Procedural Headwinds

By Todd Ruger
Posted April 12, 2018 at 2:08pm

At the Races: A Better Way Out?

By Bridget Bowman and Simone Pathé
Posted April 12, 2018 at 1:59pm