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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and President Donald Trump pose for photographs at the White House ahead of talks largely about renegotiating the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump Keeps NAFTA Drama High With Favorite Line: ‘We’ll See’

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 11, 2017 at 5:08pm
United States Postal Service employees participate in a rally Sept. 27. An audit released Tuesday said the USPS needs to prepare for insider threats. (Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call)

Watchdog Probes Postal Service ‘Insider Threat’ Program

By Kellie Mejdrich
Posted October 11, 2017 at 5:00pm
Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., says that pushing for a regulatory fix banning bump stocks is a big mistake. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Curbelo: Regulatory Fix to Bump Stocks a ‘Big Mistake’

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 11, 2017 at 3:39pm
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, left, said this week that unraveling the Clean Power Plan would right “the wrongs of the Obama administration.” (Tom Williams/Roll Call File Photo)

EPA Moves to Repeal Climate Rule; Lawsuits to Follow

By Elvina Nawaguna
Posted October 11, 2017 at 3:30pm
A nuclear-capable U.S. Minuteman III missile in its silo. President Trump reportedly told his team in July he wanted an eightfold hike in nuclear weapons, which he is denying. (Defense Visual Information Center photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Trump Dismisses Nuclear Buildup Report, Reverses Stance

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 11, 2017 at 3:24pm
Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., said Wednesday that a regulatory fix may be the best approach on a potential bump stock ban. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Ryan: Regulatory Bump Stocks Ban ‘Smartest, Quickest Fix’

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted October 11, 2017 at 11:35am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made his most pointed comments yet about judicial nominations. (Bill Clark/Roll Call File Photo)

McConnell: Democratic ‘Blue Slips’ Won’t Block Trump Judges

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 11, 2017 at 11:28am
While some Democrats hoped that California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, left, would retire, she has the support of Kamala Harris, the state’s junior senator. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Feinstein Says Seniority is Key Asset in Navigating Trump Era

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 11, 2017 at 9:59am
Soap opera actress Kimberlin Brown is the first Republican candidate to announce a run against Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz. (Kimberlin Brown Pelzer for Congress)

Soap Actress and Trump Surrogate to Challenge Ruiz

By Eric Garcia
Posted October 11, 2017 at 8:57am
Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., said Loretta Lynch was “put at the top of the list” for attorney general for taking him down. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Grimm Says Lynch Targeted Him to Become Attorney General

By Eric Garcia
Posted October 11, 2017 at 8:18am