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Republican Dino Rossi, who pulled in more than half a million dollars in the third filing quarter, is running for retiring Rep. Dave Reichert’s open seat in Washington’s 8th District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rossi Rakes in $500K 9 Days After Campaign Debut

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 17, 2017 at 8:48am
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, left, presents singer-songwriter Dolly Parton her star as she is inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame on November 8, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. Current potential Michigan Senate candidate Robert Ritchie, a.k.a. Kid Rock, applauds center-right. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Former Democratic Governor Weighing Tennessee Senate Run

By Eric Garcia
Posted October 17, 2017 at 8:16am
Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan, center, talks with Mark Froemke, right, and Wayne Fleischhacker, of the AFL-CIO, during a fish fry and fundraiser last fall. (Tom Williams/Roll Call File Photo)

Mining Concerns Animate Minnesota Swing District

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 17, 2017 at 5:05am
The Republican president and Senate have a chance to reshape the judicial branch, but several factors will determine how things stack up . (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Judgment Days for Judicial Nominees

By Ed Pesce
Posted October 17, 2017 at 5:04am
Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo has joined 20 Republican colleagues on a resolution that calls conservation a “conservative principle.” (Bill Clark/Roll Call File Photo)

On Climate Issues, House GOP Warms Gradually

By Elvina Nawaguna
Posted October 17, 2017 at 5:02am
Kid Rock may have been among the first celebrities to emerge as a potential candidate in 2018, but he wasn’t the last. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

With One Now in the White House, Celebrities Crowd the Political Stage

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 17, 2017 at 5:01am
President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talk to reporters in the Rose Garden following a lunch meeting at the White House on Monday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump, McConnell All Smiles, All the Time

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2017 at 4:58pm
Former Doral, Florida, city councilwoman Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera once claimed aliens took her up in their spacecraft controlled by quartz stones. Now she's running for Florida's open 27th District seat in 2018.(bettinaforcongress.com)

Florida Republican Who Once Claimed Alien Abduction Announces House Bid

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 16, 2017 at 3:17pm
Rep. Tom Marino, the nominee to be the drug czar, is under fire for his legislative efforts on drug use. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Manchin to Trump: Don’t Make Marino the Drug Czar

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 16, 2017 at 1:47pm
Chinese President Xi and President Trump, along with their wives, in April during their 24-hour summit in Florida. The duo will meet again on Nov. 8 when Trump visits Beijing as part of his first Asian trip as president. (Wikimedia Commons)

Trump Asia Itinerary Filled With Potential Headaches

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2017 at 12:37pm