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Defense Secretary James Mattis, pictured here, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Paul J. Selva will testify before the committee Tuesday morning to brief legislators on the Pentagon's recently completed National Defense Strategy and the Nuclear Posture Review. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Top Pentagon Brass to Brief Lawmakers on New Strategies

By Patrick Kelley
Posted February 5, 2018 at 1:00pm
Randy Bryce, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’’s 1st District, hammered Speaker Paul D. Ryan for tweeting about a $1.50 raise for a high school secretary. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Paul Ryan Twitter Goof a Fundraising Boon for Democratic Challenger

By Griffin Connolly
Posted February 5, 2018 at 12:15pm
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and his Freedom Caucus mates will meet Monday night after the full GOP conference meets to discuss heading off another government shutdown. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Republicans Huddle to Avoid Latest Shutdown Threat

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted February 5, 2018 at 11:36am
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., called the FISA memo and the special counsel investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia separate issues. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

FISA Memo Not What Trump Says It Is, Some Republicans Say

By Griffin Connolly
Posted February 5, 2018 at 10:17am
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., is set to introduce legislation to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented youth with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump Swats Down McCain-Coons Immigration Proposal

By Eric Garcia
Posted February 5, 2018 at 9:01am
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice calling for an investigation of the U.S. Olympic Committee. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Gillibrand Calls for Criminal Investigation of U.S. Olympic Committee

By Eric Garcia
Posted February 5, 2018 at 8:36am
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing the White House on Marine One, on December 2, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Trump Lashes Out, Alleges Schiff ‘Illegally’ Leaks Classified Info

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 5, 2018 at 8:08am
House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, left, chats with Ohio Rep. Michael R. Turner at a lunch featuring a speech by President Donald Trump on Thursday at the GOP retreat in West Virginia. The release of Nunes’ controversial memo could cloud the 2018 agenda. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Nunes Memo Aftermath Could Stifle Legislative Agenda

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 5, 2018 at 5:05am
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrive for a news conference at the media center during the House and Senate Republican retreat at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., on February 1, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

2018 Republican Agenda Not What Lawmakers Envisioned

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 5, 2018 at 5:04am
House Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen, left, talks with Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart at a hearing last June. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The Appropriator in Winter: Frelinghuysen’s Last Stand

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted February 5, 2018 at 5:03am