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“Even though I made some mistakes, I’m not a mistake,” Willie Singletary says in a video announcing his challenge to Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Robert A. Brady.  (Willie Singletary for Congress via Facebook)

Brady Challenger in Philly — Year Out of Prison — Wants Fresh Start in House

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 3, 2018 at 10:07am
A ballistic missile during a "Victory Day" parade in 2013 in North Korea. President Trump will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week in Vietnam. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Markey, Lieu Push ‘First Strike’ Bill After Trump Taunts Kim

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 3, 2018 at 9:44am
Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., met Tuesday with President Donald Trump, who is urging him to get in the Senate race against Democrat Heidi Heitkamp. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Cramer ‘Trending’ Toward Senate Run After Trump Meeting

By Eric Garcia
Posted January 3, 2018 at 8:32am
Rep. Sue W. Kelly lost her re-election bid in 2006 even though she appeared safe, having won two years earlier with 67 percent of the vote in a New York district carried by President George W. Bush. The result is a reminder that wave elections produce their own dynamics. (CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Seats You Think Can’t Flip but Might

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted January 3, 2018 at 5:05am
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will be among the Hill leaders negotiating deals on a host of major issues confronting Congress in January. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

10 Issues Congress Faces in January

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 3, 2018 at 5:04am
Sen.-elect Doug Jones of Alabama, center, is set be sworn in Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Doug Jones Now Faces the Red-State Democrat’s Dilemma

By Bridget Bowman
Posted January 3, 2018 at 5:03am
Then-Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., second from right, before his Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing in  January 2017. He's now acting White House chief of staff and leading a new tariff spat with Mexico. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Another Year, Another Stopgap Likely Beyond Jan. 19

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted January 3, 2018 at 5:00am
Alabama Democrat Doug Jones, center, will be sworn in Wednesday along with Minnesota’s Tina Smith. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

New Senators Jones and Smith to Be Sworn In Wednesday

By Joe Williams
Posted January 3, 2018 at 5:00am
Sens Charles E. Grassley and Orrin G. Hatch have served alongside each other at the Finance and Judiciary committees. (Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call file photo)

It’s Not Just Romney: Hatch Retirement Could Lead to Decisions for Grassley, Crapo

By Niels Lesniewski and Bridget Bowman
Posted January 2, 2018 at 4:44pm
Nov. 13, 2017: Ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Chairman Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sen. Michael D. Crapo, R-Idaho, arrive for the Senate Finance Committee markup of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Hatch’s Congressional Career in Photos

By Gillian Roberts and Jason Dick
Posted January 2, 2018 at 4:03pm