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Nevada Sen. Dean Heller faced strong criticism by Democrats after his vote Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats Zero In on Heller as Senate Starts Health Care Votes

By Niels Lesniewski and Bridget Bowman
Posted July 26, 2017 at 5:04am
A federal appeals court has struck down a District of Columbia concealed firearms law. (iStock)

Appeals Court Strikes Down D.C. Concealed Weapons Law

By Todd Ruger
Posted July 26, 2017 at 5:02am
A new, mathematical approach to proving partisan gerrymandering will be tested at the Supreme Court this fall in a case about Wisconsin’s state Assembly district lines. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

How the Courts Could Upend Gerrymandering

By Randy Leonard and Todd Ruger
Posted July 26, 2017 at 5:01am
Virginia Rep. Morgan Griffith, who led the effort to reintroduce the Holman rule, took the first crack at using it by offering an amendment to cut Congressional Budget Office staff. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House to Vote on CBO Staff Cuts

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted July 26, 2017 at 5:00am
President Donald Trump speaks during the annual Days of Remembrance Holocaust ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on April 25, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Analysis: At Trump Rally, It Was 2016 Again

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 25, 2017 at 8:59pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., can now bring up several GOP health care proposals for a vote after corralling the support necessary on Tuesday to bypass a key procedural hurdle. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

GOP Hopes for Obamacare Repeal Rest on ‘Skinny’ Bill

By Joe Williams
Posted July 25, 2017 at 8:00pm
Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., accused Iran, Russia and North Korea of seeking to undermine the United States after the House passed a bill Tuesday aimed at imposing sanctions on the three nations. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House Passes Sanctions on Iran, Russia and North Korea

By Rema Rahman
Posted July 25, 2017 at 6:15pm
Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions campaigns last year with then-GOP nominee Donald Trump. President Trump would not say Tuesday if he intends to fire now-Attorney General Sessions. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file)

‘Disappointed’ Trump Holds Cards Close on Firing Sessions

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 25, 2017 at 4:54pm
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, talks with reporters in the senate subway before the Senate Policy luncheons in the Capitol on July 25, 2017. She would later vote no on the motion to proceed with the health care bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Clears Procedural Motion on House Obamacare Overhaul

By Joe Williams
Posted July 25, 2017 at 3:08pm
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., is receiving criticism for missing a vote to help Capitol Police Officers. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

McConnell-Affiliated Group Hits Brooks for Missing Capitol Police Vote

By Eric Garcia
Posted July 25, 2017 at 2:53pm