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From left, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal talk Wednesday as Sessions arrives for the Senate Judiciary oversight hearing on the Justice Department. (Bill Clark/Roll Call)

Democrats Drop Congeniality as They Fire Away at Sessions

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 19, 2017 at 5:04am
President Donald Trump, seen here Monday at the White House Rose Garden with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has rankled senators with his shifting policy views. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s Fluid Views on Policy Drive Headaches in Senate

By Joe Williams
Posted October 19, 2017 at 5:03am
Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy sponsored a bill that could lead to more federal funding for gun violence research. (Bill Clark/Roll Call)

Congressional Democrats Call for More Gun Violence Research

By Stephanie Akin and Andrew Siddons
Posted October 19, 2017 at 5:01am
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, seated left, South Dakota Sen. John Thune, seated center, and Pennsylvania Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, standing center, were among the Finance Committee members who met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday about a tax overhaul bill. Also pictured, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, standing right. (Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call File Photo)

Bipartisan Tax Bill More Durable, GOP Says After White House Meeting

By John T. Bennett and Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 18, 2017 at 4:33pm
Senate Finance Chairman Orrin G. Hatch is opposed to an emerging bipartisan measure to stabilize the health insurance markets. (Bill Clark/Roll Call)

Hatch Deals Blow to Bipartisan Health Care Bill

By Joe Williams and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted October 18, 2017 at 3:20pm
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Full committee hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice” on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sessions: ‘Dreamers’ Fix Must Drive Down Illegal Immigration

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted October 18, 2017 at 2:46pm
Greg Pence, here with his wife Denise at this year’s presidential inauguration, filed paperwork Wednesday to run for Congress. (Courtesy Denise Pence/Facebook)

Greg Pence Files Papers to Run for Congress in Indiana

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 18, 2017 at 1:59pm
President Donald Trump expressed his doubts on a tentative, bipartisan deal reached by Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, right, and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray that would change the 2010 health care law. (Tom Williams/Roll Call)

Trump Flip-Flops on Senate Health Care Deal

By Rema Rahman and John T. Bennett
Posted October 18, 2017 at 11:10am
Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., reached an agreement Tuesday to fund cost-sharing reduction payments the president axed from the executive schedule last week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Poll: Most Americans Disapprove of Trump’s Subsidy Slash

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 18, 2017 at 9:11am
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson says President Trump told a military widow her killed-in-action husband “knew what he signed up for.” Trump calls Wilson’s story “totally fabricated.” (Tom Williams/Roll Call)

Trump Claims Proof Rep. Wilson Fabricated Words to Military Widow

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 18, 2017 at 8:33am