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Arizona Sen. John McCain is not ruling out running for a seventh Senate term in 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

McCain Won’t Rule Out Another Senate Run

By Aryn Braun
Posted November 21, 2016 at 11:05am
Illinois Rep. Danny K. Davis’ grandson was shot and killed after an argument over a pair of gym shoes, according to police. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Teens Charged With Murder in Davis’ Grandson Slaying

By Aryn Braun
Posted November 21, 2016 at 9:58am
A new poll in the Louisiana Senate race shows 58 percent of likely voters are firmly behind Republican John Kennedy or leaning toward him. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Poll: Republican Kennedy Leading in Louisiana Senate Race

By Eric Garcia
Posted November 21, 2016 at 9:31am
Sen. Jeff Sessions is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Senate Democrats Can’t Stop Sessions, So How Much Will They Fight?

By Niels Lesniewski and Bridget Bowman
Posted November 21, 2016 at 5:00am
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, seen at the Democratic National Convention in July, thinks Democrats got away from a strong economic message in 2016. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Tim Ryan Vows To Keep Democrats on Economic Message

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 20, 2016 at 11:30am
California Rep. Ami Bera has eked out another close win in the 7th District. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Democratic Rep. Ami Bera Holds On in California’s 7th District

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 18, 2016 at 8:55pm
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)

Who’s Left to Fill Out Trump’s Cabinet?

By Eric Garcia and Aryn Braun
Posted November 18, 2016 at 6:01pm
Demonstrators from People for the American Way hold a protest in Washington on Friday against the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Cabinet Picks Incite Liberal Backlash

By Stephanie Akin
Posted November 18, 2016 at 5:35pm
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham talks on his flip phone on the Russell Senate subway train as he arrives in the Capitol for the Senate Republicans' policy lunch on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senators to Spend More Time in D.C. in 2017

By Bridget Bowman
Posted November 18, 2016 at 5:04pm
Alabama Rep. Robert Aderholt had already asked his state’s governor to appoint him to a possible vacant Senate seat, should Sen. Jeff Sessions accept a Cabinet position. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sessions’ Nomination Sets Off Political Jockeying for Alabama Senate Seat

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 18, 2016 at 4:33pm