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Former President Barack Obama, shown here speaking at the North American Climate Summit in Chicago last week, is telling voters in the Alabama special election for Senate “You can’t sit it out.” (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Obama Tells Alabama Voters to Reject Roy Moore in Robocall

By Griffin Connolly
Posted December 11, 2017 at 10:01am
Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., declared victory Tuesday night. Election officials indicated the incumbent had  maintained his seat despite an August indictment on insider trading charges. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Collins Pushed Business Partner’s Brother for Judgeship

By Eric Garcia
Posted December 11, 2017 at 9:15am
An aide to Rep. Robert Brady pleaded guilty to a scheme to pay off a primary opponent to drop out of the race. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Brady Aide Pleads Guilty in Payoff Scheme

By Eric Garcia
Posted December 11, 2017 at 8:43am
Alabama Democrat Doug Jones, center, accompanied by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Alabama Rep. Terri A. Sewell in Birmingham on Sunday, has tried to appeal to GOP voters in his Senate race against Republican Roy Moore. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

The X-Factor in the Alabama Senate Race

By Bridget Bowman
Posted December 11, 2017 at 5:05am
Immigrant families stand in line to get bus tickets in 2016 in McAllen, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images file photo)

‘Open Season’ on Immigrants as Discretion Fades

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted December 11, 2017 at 5:04am
President Donald Trump delivers his address to a joint session of Congress last year. He started 2018 with an extended Twitter rant. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump’s Tweets Again Spark Courtroom Questions on Travel Ban

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 11, 2017 at 5:00am
Vermont Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, left, and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham confer before a hearing in 2015. Both senior Judiciary Committee members say there is ample precedent showing a president can obstruct justice, despite a claim to the contrary by President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Can Presidents Obstruct Justice? Republicans and Democrats Say Yes

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 11, 2017 at 5:00am
Democratic candidate for Senate Doug Jones, center, accompanied by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., shakes hands with supporters as he arrives for a canvas kickoff rally at his campaign field office in Birmingham, Alabama. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Moore Absent on the Alabama Senate Campaign Trail

By Bridget Bowman
Posted December 10, 2017 at 5:33pm
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., right, takes selfie photos with Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and Democratic candidate for Senate Doug Jones at the end of a campaign rally for Jones in Montgomery, Ala. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Jones Brings in Cavalry to Boost Black Turnout in Alabama Senate Race

By Bridget Bowman
Posted December 9, 2017 at 8:39pm
President Donald Trump and the first lady Melania Trump at the annual National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the White House Ellipse on Nov. 30. On Friday night, he gave a verbal endorsement to Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. (Photo by Astrid Riecken/Getty Images)

‘Get Out And Vote For Roy Moore,’ Trump Says

By Bridget Bowman and John T. Bennett
Posted December 8, 2017 at 10:14pm