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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, here at a rally at the Capitol last year, pushed a resolution to end most U.S. military operations in Yemen. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate Opts Against Limiting Trump’s War Powers

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 21, 2018 at 5:04am
South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy has been talking about leaving Congress ever since he arrived seven years ago. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trey Gowdy, the Reluctant Congressman

By Stephanie Akin
Posted March 21, 2018 at 5:03am
Illinois Rep. Daniel Lipinski faced the toughest fight of his political career in this year’s 3rd District Democratic primary.  (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Dan Lipinski Survives Primary Challenge From the Left

By Simone Pathé
Posted March 21, 2018 at 1:22am
Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan will face off against Republican Rep. Rodney Davis in Illinois’ 13th District. (Courtesy Betsy Dirksen Londrigan for Congress/YouTube)

Most Illinois General Election Match-Ups Set for November

By Simone Pathé
Posted March 20, 2018 at 11:33pm
President Donald Trump wants Senate legislation to pass with fewer votes. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Trump Urges GOP to Take On ‘Pelosi Democrats’

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 20, 2018 at 9:26pm
A worker clears the sidewalks on the East Front of the Capitol in March 2009. Employees of the office of the Architect of the Capitol also will likely be hard at work to keep the Capitol open for business on Wednesday. (CQ Roll Call file photo)

No Snow Day on Capitol Hill Wednesday

By Niels Lesniewski and Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 20, 2018 at 6:54pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., concludes a news conference after the Senate Policy luncheons in the Capitol on March 20, 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Controversy Swirls as Lawmakers Eye Campaign Finance Changes

By Kate Ackley
Posted March 20, 2018 at 3:21pm
Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard M. Burr, R-N.C., left, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., lead a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday to preview the committee’s findings on threats to election infrastructure. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Intel Unveils First Findings on Russia Election Meddling

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted March 20, 2018 at 2:13pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Trump Touts Putin Get-Together as Senators Warn of Electoral Threat

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 20, 2018 at 1:11pm
Marc Short, White House legislative affairs director, says Democrats rejected the latest White House offer. Democrats counter the White House already missed its chance on a DACA fix. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Spending Bill Unlikely to Include DACA Fix

By Joe Williams
Posted March 20, 2018 at 12:59pm