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Former Utah State Rep.Chris Herrod is the latest challenger to announce his candidacy for the seat of outgoing Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. (Chris Herrod via Facebook)

Former State Rep. Joins Crowded Field for Chaffetz’s Seat

By Eric Garcia
Posted May 24, 2017 at 7:57am
Vice President Mike Pence leaves a meeting in the Capitol Visitor Center last Thursday. Two days later, he stopped in two presidential battleground states, Pennsylvania and Ohio, en route to his native Indiana. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Pence’s Battleground Stops, PAC Raise Eyebrows Amid Trump Scandals

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 24, 2017 at 5:03am
The funds for special counsel Robert S. Mueller’s Russia investigation come from the Treasury Department. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Special Counsel in Russia Probe Gets Separate Funding Path

By Todd Ruger
Posted May 24, 2017 at 5:01am
Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., want to give Michael Flynn one more chance to cooperate with their probe. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Michael Flynn Gets Another Chance From Intelligence Committee

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted May 23, 2017 at 5:39pm
Lamar Smith chairs the House Science Space and Technology Committee. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Rep. Lamar Smith Out of Touch With Science, Challenger Says

By Bridget Bowman
Posted May 23, 2017 at 4:00pm
Rep. Trey Gowdy wants the chairmanship of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and after Rep. Jason Chaffetz leaves Congress, he has a good chance to get it. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trey Gowdy’s Path to Oversight Gavel Gets Smoother

By Rema Rahman
Posted May 23, 2017 at 3:52pm
Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., walks through Statuary Hall on his way to the House floor in the Capitol for the votes on repeal and replace of Obamacare on Thursday, May 4, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Health Care Backlash Prompts MacArthur to Resign as Co-Chair of Tuesday Group

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 23, 2017 at 1:10pm
Eric Ueland, Republican Staff Director for the Senate Budget Committee, hands out copies of President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 Budget in the Dirksen Building on May 23, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Budget Request Rolls Out to a Quarreling Congress

By Ryan McCrimmon
Posted May 23, 2017 at 1:05pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly expressed annoyance at the number of leaks regarding the health care working group’s private discussions. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Health Care Leaks Get the Clampdown From McConnell

By Joe Williams and Erin Mershon
Posted May 23, 2017 at 11:12am
Former Rep. Ron Barber, D-Ariz., was among those wounded in the shooting at a constituent event for then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in 2011. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Giffords Shooting Memorial Has Become ‘Politicized,’ Barber says

By Eric Garcia
Posted May 23, 2017 at 8:13am