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Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos said she believes the Democratic caucus will approve the addition of vice ranking members on committees. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Democrats Still Considering Vice Ranking Member Posts

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 11, 2017 at 3:45pm
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump Tower on Wednesday in New York City. The wild affair was Trump’s first official news conference since his November election win. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Combative Trump Won’t Divest Holdings, Vows Obamacare Replacement Soon

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 11, 2017 at 2:08pm
Transportation Secretary-designee Elaine Chao testifies as her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, looks on during her Senate Commerce Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Chao Drives Toward Quick Confirmation

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 11, 2017 at 12:11pm
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., received threatening emails from a man wanting an exemption from the Affordable Care Act (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

North Dakota Man Arrested for Heitkamp Death Threat

By Eric Garcia
Posted January 11, 2017 at 12:06pm
President-elect Donald Trump (L) talks after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama (R) in the Oval Office Nov. 10. Trump on Wednesday slammed Obama and said a smooth transition is not possible. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images file photo)

Contrast Shows With Trump in Obama’s Farewell Address

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 11, 2017 at 10:19am
President-elect Donald Trump takes a few questions from the press at the Capitol on Nov. 10. His morning tweets appear designed to set the media’s agenda most days. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Kremlin Calls Reports It ‘Compromised’ Trump ‘Total Nonsense’

By Eric Garcia
Posted January 11, 2017 at 9:39am
The political arm of the House Freedom Caucus backed Indiana Republican Jim Banks, but he has not yet decided to join the caucus if invited. (Meredith Dake/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Freshmen Backed by Freedom Caucus Aren’t Committing to Joining

By Simone Pathé
Posted January 11, 2017 at 5:00am
A purported appendix to a U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that President-elect Donald Trump and his inner circle accepted a regular flow of intelligence from the Kremlin. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump Facing Questions on Whether Russian Intel ‘Cultivated’ Him

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 10, 2017 at 10:27pm
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. speaks at an event to announce funding for Amtrak as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at Union Station in Washington in March 2009. (CQ Roll Call file photo)

Biden to Take Amtrak Home After Inauguration

By Nia Prater
Posted January 10, 2017 at 3:19pm
Julian Assange appears in a live question-and-answer session from Reddit users on Tuesday. (Screenshot)

Assange Defends Leaks, Attempts to Prove He’s Alive

By Andrew Breiner
Posted January 10, 2017 at 2:21pm