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Sen Kelly Ayotte had previously struggled with her support for Donald Trump. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Ayotte Dumps Trump

By Eric Garcia
Posted October 8, 2016 at 12:33pm
The presidential campaign has turned into a harrowing political bender for Donald Trump, Walter Shapiro writes. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Republican Drumbeat: What GOP Lawmakers Are Saying About Trump

By Roll Call Staff
Posted October 8, 2016 at 11:28am
Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow said Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump "does not deserve to be our president." (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Democratic Women Slam Trump Comments as ‘Sick,’ ‘Sexist’

By Bridget Bowman
Posted October 7, 2016 at 10:48pm
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., hope to finish the year with a series of small appropriations packages. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Remarks: Ryan ‘Sickened,’ McConnell Calls Them ‘Repugnant’

By Bridget Bowman
Posted October 7, 2016 at 9:59pm
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (left) listens as Amanda Nguyen discusses legislation to help sexual assault victims. (Courtesy Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s office)

How One Victim’s Fight Got Sexual Assault Bill to Obama

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 7, 2016 at 5:12pm
Florida Rep. Patrick Murphy will have to do without the help of the Senate Majority PAC in the remaining weeks of his race against Sen. Marco Rubio. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate Democratic Super PAC Cancels Florida TV Ads

By Alex Roarty
Posted October 7, 2016 at 3:56pm

Ep. 25: How Republicans Can Lose the Senate

By CQ Staff, Nathan L. Gonzales and Steve Komarow
Posted October 7, 2016 at 2:05pm
An ad from Democrat Douglas Applegate features a 9/11 first responder who says Rep. Darrell Issa and tea party Republicans “played politics with our lives.” (Screengrab from ad)

Fact-Checking Issa and Applegate on 9/11 Ads

By Eric Garcia
Posted October 7, 2016 at 1:45pm
President Barack Obama on Tuesday campaigned for Hillary Clinton in the battleground state of Ohio. (Douglas Graham / CQ Roll Call file photo)

Obama: Don’t Underestimate Hurricane Matthew

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 7, 2016 at 12:05pm
Republican Sen. Mark S. Kirk's campaign released a poll showing Kirk over-performing Donald Trump, the party's presidential nominee, by 13 points in Illinois. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump-Kirk Feud Escalates

By Eric Garcia
Posted October 7, 2016 at 11:44am