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The dusky gopher frog has emerged as a touchstone for environmentalists and business groups feuding over property rights and government power. (Courtesy The Wildlife Society)

Supreme Court Hops Into Case About a Frog and Property Rights

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 23, 2018 at 5:01am
From left, Colorado Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Illinois Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez and Delaware Sen. Chris Coons talk in Russell Building on Monday after the Senate voted to end debate on a continuing resolution to reopen the government. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Shutdown Ended, but Democrats Still Have Leverage Over Budget Caps

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 22, 2018 at 6:12pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the Senate floor in the Capitol after the chamber passed a continuing resolution to reopen the government on Monday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Passes Three-Week CR to Reopen Federal Government

By Ryan McCrimmon and Kellie Mejdrich
Posted January 22, 2018 at 5:12pm
Billionaire George Soros, left, attends a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in November 2008. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Group Backed by Liberal George Soros Posts Uptick in Lobbying

By Kate Ackley
Posted January 22, 2018 at 4:56pm
GOP Rep. Ryan Costello’s district was named in the Pennsylvania redistricting lawsuit.(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Pa. Supreme Court Throws Out Congressional Map

By Bridget Bowman
Posted January 22, 2018 at 3:37pm
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., center, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., arrive for a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol in November. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Scalise Back in Action After Successful Surgery

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 22, 2018 at 3:09pm
Dreamers protest outside of the Capitol calling for passage of the Dream Act as Congress works to find a way to end the government shutdown on Sunday evening, Jan. 21, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Republican Senators Look to Get Out Front on Immigration

By Joe Williams
Posted January 22, 2018 at 3:01pm
Montana Sen. Jon Tester is running for a third term in a state President Donald Trump won by 20 points. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Montana’s Jon Tester Breaks With 2018 Red-State Democrats

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 22, 2018 at 2:24pm
The Capitol Visitor Center, usually full of tourists, sits empty on Jan. 22 during a government shutdown. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House Democrats Not Whipping Shutdown Vote

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 22, 2018 at 2:02pm
South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer teamed up to help the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Schumer: Trump On ‘Sidelines’ As Shutdown-Ending Deal Forged

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 22, 2018 at 12:59pm