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Homeowner James Wade removed damaged items on Wednesday as floodwaters from Hurricane Irma receded in Middleburg, Florida. Flooding in town from Black Creek topped the previous high water mark by about seven feet and water entered the second story of Wade's home. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Congress May Need to Throw a Lifeline to Flood Insurance Program

By Greg Tourial
Posted September 15, 2017 at 11:21am
An attorney for Rep. Robert Brady, D-Pa., disputed that Brady’s campaign paid off an opponent to drop out of their 2012 race. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Report: Former Challenger to Admit He Took Payment From Brady Campaign

By Eric Garcia
Posted September 15, 2017 at 9:00am
Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., on President Donald Trump’s “Access Hollywood” tape: “There was no reasonable explanation for those words.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Reichert Says He Would Have Arrested Trump

By Eric Garcia
Posted September 15, 2017 at 8:43am
 Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., is under fire for calling racial violence in Charlottesville, Va., “a total hoax.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rohrabacher’s Democratic Opponents Slam Comments About Charlottesville

By Eric Garcia
Posted September 15, 2017 at 8:25am
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Senate Republicans at the East Room of the White House on Tuesday to discuss the GOP health care bill. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump Casts Doubt on GOP Clearing 60-Vote Hurdle in Senate on Tax Bill

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 15, 2017 at 7:47am
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker speaks Wednesday during Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ event to introduce the so-called Medicare for All Act of 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Booker Tacks Toward Democratic Party’s Base

By Eric Garcia
Posted September 15, 2017 at 5:05am
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., attend a news conference on Thursday on the Child Care for Working Families Act, which focuses on affordable early learning and care. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: Schumer, Pelosi Center Stage, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Taxes

By Bill Clark
Posted September 15, 2017 at 5:04am
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves the Senate Democrats' weekly policy lunch in the Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Half of New Jersey Voters Don’t Think Menendez Should Be Re-Elected’

By Simone Pathé
Posted September 14, 2017 at 7:14pm
House Democratic Caucus Vice Chairwoman Linda T. Sánchez says the so-called DREAM Act must be part of an immigration deal. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rank-and-File Lawmakers Not Feeling It on Grand Immigration Deal

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted September 14, 2017 at 5:34pm
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, left, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi twice met with Republican President Donald Trump in the last week to advance a legislative agenda.(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Analysis: Trump, Lawmakers, Mince Words on White House DACA Meeting

By Rema Rahman and John T. Bennett
Posted September 14, 2017 at 4:44pm