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President Donald Trump is scheduled to weigh in on the Iran nuclear deal on Friday. A fact sheet released by the White House may indicate that the agreement isn’t dead. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

White House Tips Hand — Slightly — on Iran Deal

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 13, 2017 at 5:05am
Energy Secretary Rick Perry testifies during a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce’s Energy Subcommittee on Thursday. (Bill Clark/Roll Call)

Rick Perry Defends Private Travel Costs at House Energy Hearing

By Elvina Nawaguna
Posted October 13, 2017 at 5:04am
The Senate so vigorously opposes the Space Corps proposal that it adopted by unanimous consent an amendment — offered by Sens. Bill Nelson and Tom Cotton, shown here in 2016 — to the Senate NDAA that would block it. (Bill Clark/Roll Call)

House Appoints Defense Bill Negotiators As Space Corps Fight Looms

By Patrick Kelley
Posted October 13, 2017 at 5:03am
The site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is seen from the back of a U.S. Coast Guard cargo plane in 2010. Republicans are re-evaluating a regulatory agency established by Obama in the aftermath of the spill. (Tom Williams/Roll Call via Getty Images)

GOP Hopes to Undercut Offshore Regulator, Say House Democrats

By Jeremy Dillon
Posted October 12, 2017 at 5:08pm
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in January when he was the Homeland Security secretary nominee. On Thursday, Kelly spoke to reporters about the president’s frustrations with Congress. (Tom Williams/Roll Call File Photo)

Trump Often Frustrated by Pace of Congress, Kelly Says

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 12, 2017 at 3:38pm
At least six Democrats are seeking their party’s nomination to challenge Rep. Bruce Poliquin in Maine’s 2nd District. (Tom Williams/Roll Call File Photo)

Democratic Poll: Poliquin Narrowly Leads Potential Self-Funder in Maine

By Simone Pathé
Posted October 12, 2017 at 3:17pm
Isaac Lanier Avant served as chief of staff to Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson. (Courtesy Congressional Black Caucus Foundation)

Thompson Staffer Still Employed After Tax Conviction

By Bridget Bowman
Posted October 12, 2017 at 2:05pm
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says the current law guiding the use of nuclear weapons is “ancient.” (Tom Williams/Roll Call)

Pelosi Wants ‘Urgent’ Update on President’s Nuclear Weapons Authority

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 12, 2017 at 12:52pm
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could mean major changes for former President Barack Obama’s signature 2010 health care law. Also pictured, Vice President Mike Pence; Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, sixth from left; North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx, third from left; Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, left. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

With Signature, Trump Tries to Chip Away at Obamacare

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 12, 2017 at 12:10pm
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said he will keep members in session over Christmas if needed to complete a tax overhaul. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Ryan Threatens to Keep Members in for Christmas to Finish Tax Overhaul

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 12, 2017 at 10:01am