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Hill staffers and others wait in a long line to enter the Dirksen Building on Monday. Only certain doors to office buildings were open while Congress worked to end the government shutdown. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Breaks Shutdown Logjam and Advances Three-Week CR

By Joe Williams
Posted January 22, 2018 at 12:56pm
The Capitol Visitor Center, usually full of tourists, sits empty on Jan. 22 as negotiations to reopen the government continued during a previous Trump-era shutdown. Several Cabinet departments and smaller offices shuttered at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Life on the Hill Was a Bit Complicated Monday Morning: Photos of the Shutdown

By Gillian Roberts
Posted January 22, 2018 at 12:47pm
Supporters of so-called Dreamers, immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, protest outside the Capitol on Jan. 21. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Liberal Groups Urge Democrats ‘Stand Strong’ on Shutdown

By Bridget Bowman
Posted January 22, 2018 at 12:28pm
Signs are posted outside of the Library of Congress in Washington on Sunday notifying visitors that all Library of Congress buildings will be closed to the public during the government shutdown. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Here’s What Members Are Doing With Their Salary During Shutdown

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 22, 2018 at 9:51am
The White House will not denounce embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

White House Not Shooting Down Possible Shutdown-Ending Deal

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 22, 2018 at 9:16am
The leadership PAC for  Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., disbursed campaign cash in swing Senate seats including Missouri, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Montana. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Warren’s PAC Spreading Cash Around in Swing Senate States

By Eric Garcia
Posted January 22, 2018 at 8:54am
Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke told a town hall in his hometown of El Paso that he will focus on unfinished business before his term ends in January before making any final decisions about running for president in two years. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

AFL-CIO Passes on Endorsing O’Rourke

By Eric Garcia
Posted January 22, 2018 at 7:30am
The Pentagon will be waiting another budget year to fully match its strategy to its fiscal requests.  (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Pentagon Strategy Outstrips Its Budget Process

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted January 22, 2018 at 5:05am
Ryan McCarthy, the Army’s undersecretary since August, says his motto is “fail early, fail cheap.” (Courtesy Under Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy/Facebook)

The Army’s Ryan McCarthy Pulls the Plug on Bad Acquisitions

By John M. Donnelly
Posted January 22, 2018 at 5:04am
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the process for environment-related nominees has become “a little more complicated this year.”

Holds on Energy and Environment Nominees Pile Up — Again

By Jeremy Dillon
Posted January 22, 2018 at 5:01am