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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., holds up the iconic photo of a young dead Syrian boy as he addresses the Syrian crisis during a news conference on Capitol Hill in December 2015. At left, Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Syria Strife May Cause a Trump Shift Lawmakers Like

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 9, 2018 at 5:46pm
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., participates Monday in a mock swearing-in ceremony in the Capitol’s Old Senate Chamber with Vice President Mike Pence and her husband Michael Smith. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Cindy Hyde-Smith Sworn In as Mississippi’s Newest Senator

By Joe Williams
Posted April 9, 2018 at 4:09pm
Jereima Bustamente was transitioning between Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s office in Tallahassee and his Senate campaign when she was killed in a boating accident. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Scott Aide Killed in Boat Crash

By Griffin Connolly
Posted April 9, 2018 at 3:38pm
Posters mocking EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s $50 per night housing on in Washington have been posted around Capitol Hill on Friday, April 6, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Ethics Office Scolds Scott Pruitt as Allegations Mount

By Elvina Nawaguna
Posted April 9, 2018 at 3:05pm
The Congressional Budget Office, which Keith Hall, above, is the director of, is projecting bigger deficits thanks largely to tax cuts and the omnibus spending deal. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

CBO Sees $804 Billion 2018 Deficit, $1 Trillion Gap By 2020

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted April 9, 2018 at 2:35pm
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross fires a tomahawk land attack missile during a Trump administration strike on Syrian government targets last April. (Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert S. Price)

Decision on Syria Response in Next 48 Hours, Trump Says

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 9, 2018 at 12:48pm
House employees must complete a training session by July 2. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Awards Anti-Harassment Training Contract to FranklinCovey

By Alex Gangitano
Posted April 9, 2018 at 12:45pm
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for his meeting with Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., in the Hart Senate Office Building on Monday. Zuckerberg is on Capitol Hill to testify before the House and Senate this week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump’s Top Economist Talks Tariffs, Provides Zuckerberg Fashion Advice

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 9, 2018 at 12:25pm
House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., has been traveling around the country with Democrats’ political messaging. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Hoyer Pushes Back on Trump Plans on Omnibus, Border, Trade

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted April 9, 2018 at 11:23am
South Carolina Republican Rep. Ralph Norman maintains he did nothing wrong when he pulled out his handgun in a meeting with constituents last week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Norman Defends Pulling out Pistol in Diner

By Griffin Connolly
Posted April 9, 2018 at 10:23am