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Lawmakers are making a habit of getting right to the edge of government shutdowns. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

There Are Just Hours Left Before a Government Shutdown. This Is Totally Normal.

By Sean McMinn
Posted January 19, 2018 at 2:00pm
Schumer. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Schumer Meets Trump at White House to Attempt Shutdown Dodge

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 19, 2018 at 1:09pm
A motion by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, to impeach President Donald Trump was tabled. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Votes to Table Trump Impeachment

By Eric Garcia
Posted January 19, 2018 at 12:45pm
A worker pushes a Senate subway car Friday morning as the Senate considers the House passed continuing resolution to fund the government on January 19, 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Capitol a Land of Confusion as Shutdown Approaches

By Roll Call Staff
Posted January 19, 2018 at 11:38am
The office of Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sent a number of cease and desist letters after a slew of calls from constituents using coarse language. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

F-Bombs and C-Word Prompted Cotton Cease and Desist Letters

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 19, 2018 at 11:05am
The family of the late Rep. Mark Takai, D-Hawaii, said it supports the efforts of campaign treasurer Dylan Beesley, who is accused of misusing Takai’s campaign funds. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Federal Complaint Filed Against Former Takai Campaign Treasurer

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 19, 2018 at 9:57am
Protesters march down Independence Avenue in Washington during the Women's March on Washington the day after Inauguration Day last year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Women’s March Will Go On, Shutdown or Not

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 19, 2018 at 9:30am
President-elect Donald J. Trump greets then-President Barack Obama moments before Trump was sworn in on Inauguration Day last year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

On Shutdowns, Trump Once Thought ‘Pressure is on the President’

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 19, 2018 at 8:49am
Two Democrats running to replace former Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., are having their petition signatures challenged. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Two of Three Democrats in Arizona Special Election Face Lawsuit

By Eric Garcia
Posted January 19, 2018 at 8:34am
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)

With Shutdown Looming, Trump Doubts Dems Will Keep Lights On

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 19, 2018 at 8:06am