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Then-Republican nominee Donald Trump addresses Fox News anchor Chris Wallace at an Oct. 19 debate  in Las Vegas. Wallace interviewed the president-elect in a segment that aired Sunday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Rejects Russian Hacking Report as Senators Launch Probe

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 11, 2016 at 11:18am
Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy won Louisiana’s Senate runoff on Saturday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Louisiana Runoffs Increase Republican Majorities in Senate and House

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 10, 2016 at 10:06pm
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson is said to be President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of State. (William Munoz/Creative Commons CC BY 2.0)

Reports: Oil Exec Tillerson Is Trump’s Pick for Secretary of State

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 10, 2016 at 5:53pm
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has dismissed reports of Russian hacking involvement in the last month’s election. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump Openly Clashes With CIA Before Taking Office

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 10, 2016 at 9:58am
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley, left, and Sen. Jeff Sessions met shortly after the Alabama Republican was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump as his attorney general. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Sessions AG Confirmation Hearing Set for January

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 9, 2016 at 8:52pm
A Democrat has already announced his candidacy for a special election in Washington’s 5th District, but President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t yet nominated House Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers to a position in his Cabinet. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Democrat Wastes No Time Announcing for 2017 Washington Special Election

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 9, 2016 at 1:33pm
Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., was the first member of Congress down the House steps following the final House vote of this session of Congress on Thursday. The House passed a spending bill to fund the government through April before heading home for the holiday recess. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: Biden’s Senate Farewell, Camels at the High Court and the Sun Sets on the 114th

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted December 9, 2016 at 12:20pm
Thousands converged in 2013 to march from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial to honor the 50th anniversary of the 1963 march on Washington. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Organizers Say Women’s Anti-Trump March Will Go on

By Eric Garcia
Posted December 9, 2016 at 12:13pm
China's state-run CCTV America has pool duty at Trump Tower as the U.S. president-elect continues criticizing the government in Beijing. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images File Photo)

Irony Alert: Chinese State-Run Network Pulls Trump Pool Duty

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 9, 2016 at 11:41am
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt arrives at Trump Tower on Wednesday to meet with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Dismantling Obama Climate Plan Won’t be Easy for Trump’s EPA Pick Pruitt

By Aryn Braun
Posted December 9, 2016 at 11:32am