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Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, says overhauling Medicare is not Congress’ top priority after President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office and that they haven’t even discussed it. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Ryan Says He and Trump Have Not Discussed Cutting Medicare

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted December 4, 2016 at 7:18pm
Then-GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump in March gave a tour at the construction site for the Trump International Hotel, at the Old Post Office Pavilion in downtown Washington. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Declaring U.S. ‘Open for Business,’ Trump Warns Tax Penalty for Offshoring

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 4, 2016 at 8:43am
North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows is discussing “harmful” regulations with the Freedom Caucus on a retreat this weekend that he wants President-elect Donald Trump to repeal. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Freedom Caucus on Retreat to Discuss 2017 Policy Priorities

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted December 3, 2016 at 2:21pm
Instead of mounting a challenge for chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is going to lead a review of the campaign arm and present findings to House Democrats in February. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

DCCC Challenge Not Expected As Members Line Up For Leadership Posts

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted December 2, 2016 at 3:04pm
NRCC chairman-elect Steve Stivers has named the committee’s political director as executive director for the 2018 cycle. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Stivers Promotes Polling Guru to Executive Director of NRCC

By Simone Pathé
Posted December 2, 2016 at 2:54pm
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, at podium, speaks with the media in Longworth Building after losing the race for Democratic leader to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the Week: The Holidays Kick Off on the Hill, Pelosi Survives Leadership Challenge and Pence Visits Paul Ryan

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted December 2, 2016 at 2:33pm
Chip and Johanna Gaines star in the hit home improvement show “Fixer Upper.” (HGTV)

Texas Rep. Defends ‘Fixer Upper’ Stars

By Aryn Braun
Posted December 2, 2016 at 12:55pm
Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, sat on a board of a (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Booker on DeVos: ‘I’m Not Saying Anything’

By Eric Garcia
Posted December 2, 2016 at 11:33am
Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, are working to try and give young undocumented immigrants legal status, possibly before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Durbin and Graham Plan Bill to Give DREAMers Legal Status

By Eric Garcia
Posted December 2, 2016 at 10:24am
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would nominate retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis to be his secretary of Defense. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Mattis Could Clash in Confirmation Over PTSD, Women in Combat

By Aryn Braun
Posted December 2, 2016 at 10:08am