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JANUARY 26: President Donald Trump shakes hands with Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., as he arrives on stage while Vice President Mike Pence looks on, at the GOP Congressional retreat in Philadelphia. House and Senate Republicans held their retreat there through Friday in Philadelphia. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Pool)

Photos of the Year, So Far: 186 Days Into a New Washington

By Bill Clark
Posted July 6, 2017 at 5:03am
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was readmitted to the intensive care unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesday amid new concerns about infection. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Scalise Readmitted to ICU Amid Concerns Over Infection

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted July 6, 2017 at 12:20am
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Paul D. Ryan and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, pictured prepping for the 2017 inauguration, are spending most of the Independence Day recess in their districts. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

How House Leaders Spend Independence Day Recess

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted July 5, 2017 at 5:08pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin in October. The two will be among the G-20 leaders President Donald Trump will join for a summit Friday in Hamburg, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images file photo)

3 Things to Watch as Trump Heads to Poland, Germany

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 5, 2017 at 5:01pm
Dave Belote, who is challenging Virginia Republican Rep. Scott Taylor in 2018, retired from the Air Force after a 24-year career. (CrowdPAC.com)

Scott Taylor Gets New Challenger

By Eric Garcia
Posted July 5, 2017 at 2:00pm
Tessa Gould, chief of staff to North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, tweeted a photo of a tracker outside the senator’s Hart Building office last week. (Courtesy Twitter/@Tessa_Gould)

GOP Campaign Tracker Violates Bipartisan Truce (Again)

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted July 5, 2017 at 1:25pm
Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol last year after then-Vice President-elect Mike Pence spoke to the group. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Mullin Seeks Re-Election After Promising Only Three Terms

By Eric Garcia
Posted July 5, 2017 at 11:42am
Chinese President Xi and President Trump, along with their wives, in April during their 24-hour summit in Florida. The duo will meet again on Nov. 8 when Trump visits Beijing as part of his first Asian trip as president. (Wikimedia Commons)

Trump Suggests He’s Done Working With China on North Korea

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 5, 2017 at 8:42am
Louisiana Republican Rep. Clay Higgins says the concentration camp at Auschwitz gives him a “sober feeling of commitment” to protect the U.S. from the “evils of the world.” (Lee Johnson Media via YouTube)

Auschwitz Memorial Tells Higgins ‘It’s Not a Stage’

By Eric Garcia
Posted July 5, 2017 at 8:32am
Retired Endo executive Tony Martinez, who served on active duty and in the U.S. Army Reserve, helped form a local chapter of the liberal group Indivisible. (tonymartinez4nm.com)

Fourth Democrat Enters Race for Pearce’s Seat

By Eric Garcia
Posted July 5, 2017 at 7:44am