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Staff travel makes up a significant chuck of the amounts spent on travel by the Appropriations and Budget committees. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Budget and Appropriations Members Rack Up Travel Time

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted August 18, 2017 at 5:04am
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., lambasted President Trump on Thursday. The duo is pictured above in happier times, at a Trump campaign rally in North Carolina in July 2016. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Trump Lacks ‘Stability’ and ‘Competence’ for Job, Corker Says

By John T. Bennett and Simone Pathé
Posted August 17, 2017 at 4:21pm
President Donald Trump speaks Tuesday about white supremacist groups and the violence in Virginia. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Poll: Majority of Americans Say Trump’s Charlottesville Response ‘Not Strong Enough’

By Kyle Stewart
Posted August 17, 2017 at 12:37pm
Police stand in front of protesters as President Donald Trump’s motorcade departs Trump Tower on Wednesday in New York City, amid the continued fallout from his comments on the racial violence in Charlottesville, Va. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images file photo)

Trump: Country Being ‘Ripped Apart’ Over Confederate Monuments

By Eric Garcia
Posted August 17, 2017 at 11:57am
As a congressman from Michigan, Vernon Ehlers used his physics background to advance environmental and STEM legislation for nearly two decades. (CQ Roll Call file photo)

Vernon Ehlers, Former Longtime Michigan Congressman, Dies at 83

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 17, 2017 at 10:04am
Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., called out President Donald Trump on Twitter Tuesday for his comments on the violence in Charlottesville over the weekend. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP Rep. Not Afraid to Tag @POTUS Over Charlottesville Comments

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 17, 2017 at 9:45am
At least seven Democrats are running to challenge California Republican Rep. Jeff Denham. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Denham Gets 24-Year-Old Challenger

By Eric Garcia
Posted August 17, 2017 at 9:35am
Democrats are calling for the removal from the Capitol of Confederate statues, like this one of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Statuary Hall. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Pelosi Joins Call for Removal of Confederate Statues From Capitol

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 17, 2017 at 9:26am
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake is introducing another proposal for authorizing the use of military force against ISIS. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Trump Appears to Endorse Sen. Flake’s Primary Foe

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 17, 2017 at 8:11am
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., said Wikileaks founder Julian Assange “reiterated his aggressive denial” that the Russians had anything to do with the Democratic National Committee hack. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rohrabacher: Assange Info Will Have ‘Earth-Shattering Political Impact’

By Eric Garcia
Posted August 17, 2017 at 8:04am