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Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., is one of six choices to replace Sen. Jeff Sessions. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Alabama Governor Narrows Search for Sessions Replacement

By Eric Garcia
Posted February 3, 2017 at 2:43pm
Protesters gather on Monday in front of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's executive order barring immigrants from certain countries entry into the U.S. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: Immigration Protests, Committee Boycotts and a High Court Nominee

By Gillian Roberts
Posted February 3, 2017 at 1:30pm
President Donald Trump has picked 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)

New Poll Shows Unease With ‘Nuclear Option’ for Supreme Court Pick

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted February 3, 2017 at 9:07am
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court Judge Neil Gorsuch, looks on as Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters following their meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Grassley Outlines Timeline for Confirming Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted February 3, 2017 at 8:03am
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., was one of the members of Congress who voted for the SAFE Act but says President Donald Trump’s order goes further. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats Try to Reconcile Positions on Travel Ban, 2015 Measure

By Eric Garcia
Posted February 3, 2017 at 5:30am
Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly is the first red-state Democrats to be targeted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

NRSC Targeting Red-State Democrats

By Simone Pathé
Posted February 3, 2017 at 5:09am
Texas Rep. Pete Sessions says members should have a say in how spending is directed, meaning once-taboo earmarks might be getting another look. (Bill Clark/Roll Call File Photo)

House Rules Committee Hearings to Flirt With Earmarks

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 3, 2017 at 5:00am
Vice President Mike Pence, far right, delivers a ceremonious oath of office to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week in the Oval Office as Tillerson’s wife Renda St. Clair and President Donald Trump look on. (John T. Bennett/CQ Roll Call)

Hawkish Trump on Iran: ‘Nothing’s Off the Table’

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 2, 2017 at 4:33pm
President Donald Trump’s tweets are growing on House Speaker Paul D. Ryan. The two are seen here with Vice President Mike Pence at the congressional Republicans’ retreat in Philadelphia last week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Ryan Dodges Trump’s ‘Tweet of the Hour’ — Again

By Rema Rahman and Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 2, 2017 at 4:04pm
Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer hopes the task forces gives the New Democrats a chance to help hone policy. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

New Democrats Want a Piece of the Policy Pie

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted February 2, 2017 at 10:18am