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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is preparing to release a draft bill to rework the U.S. health insurance system he has assembled in secret. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Health Care Politics Serve as Senate Bill Text Prelude

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 22, 2017 at 5:04am
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan says Republicans are still discussing options for the budget and appropriations process, even as conservatives are pushing for steep cuts to mandatory spending. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

GOP Frets About Fiscal Restraint Progress

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted June 22, 2017 at 5:02am
Louisiana Democratic Rep. Cedric L. Richmond pitches during the 56th annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By the Numbers: Richmond, DeSantis, Others Pad Their Baseball Resumes

By Nathaniel Rakich
Posted June 22, 2017 at 5:00am
Guests arrive for a rally with President Donald Trump on Thursday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump on Lack of Democratic Support: ‘Who Cares?’

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 21, 2017 at 9:29pm
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is concerned her state's residents could lose out on health insurance safeguards. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Rural Areas Brace for Health Care Bill Impact

By Sandhya Raman
Posted June 21, 2017 at 5:11pm
Karen Handel gives her victory speech Tuesday night in Georgia after winning the 6th District special election. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Republicans Are 4-0 Defending Seats, but Could Still Be in Trouble

By Sean McMinn
Posted June 21, 2017 at 3:42pm
Senate Democrats rally against Medicaid cuts in front of the Capitol two weeks ago. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Activists Applaud Senate Democrats’ Harder Line on GOP Health Care Bill

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 21, 2017 at 2:28pm
Reps. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, right, and Mike Conaway, R-Texas, leave a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on June 21, 2017. Members wore fleur-de-lis stickers to honor House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., who was injured in last week’s shooting at the Republican baseball practice. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

For Scalise, Les Bons Fleur-de-Lis Flair

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted June 21, 2017 at 1:12pm
James Singer is the first Utah Navajo to run for the Senate. (James Courage Singer for Senate via Facebook)

Navajo Candidate Drops Out of Race Against Hatch

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 21, 2017 at 12:45pm
Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., says Republicans are still at the 'family conversation' level of figuring out the appropriations process. Also appearing are, from left, Reps. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Glenn Thompson, R-Pa.. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House GOP Undecided on Spending Path

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted June 21, 2017 at 12:19pm