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Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords turns to shake her fist at the Capitol as her husband, retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, looks on during a news conference after the mass shooting in Las Vegas. (Bill Clark/Roll Call)

Want to Know How to Curb Gun Violence? Don’t Ask Congress

By Stephanie Akin
Posted October 11, 2017 at 5:05am
Ai Weiwei’s film “Human Flow” traverses the globe to examine the refugee crisis. (Courtesy “Human Flow”)

Ai Weiwei Brings Politics, Humanity to ‘Human Flow’

By Jason Dick
Posted October 11, 2017 at 5:04am
Democratic Reps. Cheri Bustos of Illinois, center, and Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, left, get instructions before working the grill during the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry in Des Moines on Sept. 30. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

Democratic Young Guns Take Different Approach to Rebuilding Party

By Eric Garcia
Posted October 11, 2017 at 5:03am
The space shuttle Discovery hitches a ride in 2012 on NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a modified Boeing 747, on its way to be displayed in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (Bill Clark/Roll Call File Photo)

Space Growing More Contested for Military, Experts Say

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted October 10, 2017 at 9:40pm
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Nass., left, and Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday to ban bump stock rifle attachments. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Curbelo, Moulton Introduce Bipartisan Bump Stock Legislation

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 10, 2017 at 5:35pm
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday criticized the Senate for taking too many “vacations.” The chamber is on a recess period this week amid efforts to craft tax, immigration, hurricane-relief and government spending bills. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

White House Lashes Out at GOP Congress for ‘Not Getting the Job Done’

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 10, 2017 at 3:22pm
Nevada lawmakers — from left, Reps. Dina Titus, Dean Heller, Ruben Kihuen, and Jacky Rosen — confer in April after making statements in opposition to using Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste disposal site. On Friday, Titus said a CBO report on the latest Yucca bill was “seriously flawed.” (Bill Clark/Roll Call File Photo)

Uncertain Costs for Renewed Nuclear Waste Push in Nevada

By Jeremy Dillon
Posted October 10, 2017 at 1:20pm
President Donald Trump doubts his feud with Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker will prevent a tax overhaul bill from reaching his desk. (Tom Williams/Roll Call)

Amid Corker Feud, Trump Dismisses Senator’s WWIII Warning

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 10, 2017 at 12:56pm
Sen. Jon Tester was among a bipartisan group of senators who introduced legislation that would require Veterans Affairs officials to provide a spending plan and justification for certain funding requests. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Lawmakers Seek to Crack Down on Veterans Affairs Budget Requests

By Kellie Mejdrich
Posted October 10, 2017 at 11:21am
Missouri Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley announced Tuesday he will run against Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., in 2018. (Hawley Campaign via YouTube)

Hawley Announces Bid Against McCaskill

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 10, 2017 at 9:21am