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A visitor from Vietnam poses for a picture on the frozen Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool on Monday. A member of the National Park Service subsequently told people to leave the ice and said that 12 people had recently fallen through. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: Ice Cold to 60s, a Happy Alabama Fan and More as Full Congress Returns

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted January 12, 2018 at 12:58pm
Rep. Martha McSally kicked off her bid for the open Arizona Senate seat on Friday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Arizona Senate Primary Battle Officially Kicks Off

By Bridget Bowman
Posted January 12, 2018 at 11:44am
Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., has received more than $160,000 from tribal gambling groups and Native American tribes after sponsoring legislation that would benefit them. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Report: Rokita Received More than $160,000 from Casino Group as He Pushed Bill

By Eric Garcia
Posted January 12, 2018 at 10:49am
Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., said Friday he saw no prospects for a bipartisan DACA deal. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Durbin Confirms Trump’s ‘Hate-Filled, Vile and Racist’ Talk

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 12, 2018 at 10:08am
Former Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., said talk of him running for mayor in San Jose is “flattering.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Rep. Mike Honda Might Run for San Jose Mayor

By Eric Garcia
Posted January 12, 2018 at 9:34am
Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., is running for Senate. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

McSally Launches Senate Run in Arizona

By Bridget Bowman
Posted January 12, 2018 at 8:17am
President Donald Trump speaks during news conference with Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway in the East Room at the White House on Wednesday. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Trump Denies Using Slur to Describe Majority Black Countries

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 12, 2018 at 8:11am
President Donald Trump early Friday said that he didn’t call Haiti and African countries “shithole countries” despite multiple media reports of accounts from lawmakers who were in a meeting about immigration policy. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images file photo)

Members of Both Parties Criticize Trump’s Vulgar Immigration Remark

By Eric Garcia
Posted January 12, 2018 at 7:41am
Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy requested a status update on the Judiciary Committee’s Russia investigation Thursday, saying he and other panel members are being kept out of the loop. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

GOP Judiciary Members Complain They’re in the Dark on Russia Probe

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 12, 2018 at 5:05am
The White House is not denying that President Donald Trump used a derogatory term when talking about immigrants from Haiti and African countries. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

White House Won’t Deny Trump’s Slur About Haiti, African Nations

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 11, 2018 at 6:44pm