Democrats Goading Grassley
Judge has been in Washington meeting with Democrats, who are targeting Grassley anew. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Sen. Charles E. Grassley is an institution in Iowa, and started the year a prohibitive...
View ArticleHow Congress Could Fail Its Annual Budget Test
Last year, GOP Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., celebrated their accomplishments, including the first budget resolution in six years. (Photo By...
View ArticleTake Five: Rep. Mark Sanford
Sanford is interviewed in his office in the Rayburn House Office Building on Feb. 29. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
View ArticleClinton, Trump Win Mississippi
Clinton won an easy victory in Mississippi. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Hillary Clinton secured a lopsided win ahead of Bernie Sanders in the Mississippi Democratic primary Tuesday night,...
View ArticleSanders Stuns Clinton in Michigan, Trump Wins Big
Sanders won a surprise victory over Clinton, but she still has a commanding lead in the delegate count.(Meredith Dake-O’Connor/CQ Roll Call) Presidential hopeful Bernard Sanders scored a narrow, upset...
View ArticleFiorina Endorses Cruz
Fiorina is throwing her support to Cruz. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Sen. Ted Cruz isn’t having much luck getting the endorsements of his Senate colleagues, but he has picked up one from a...
View ArticleFrancis Underwood Responds to Gitmo Plan
Ryan’s “House of Ideas” is now regarding Gitmo. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., is pulling out a secret weapon to drum up opposition to President Barack...
View ArticleThis Ad Links Trump to SCOTUS Opening, Bashes Ayotte
Democratic ad seeks to gain ground with voters in the New Hampshire Senate race by magnifying GOP turmoil on the campaign trail and its position on an Obama Supreme Court nominee. (Photo By Bill...
View ArticleSupreme Court Fight Spills Into DOJ Hearing
From left, Leahy, Lynch and Grassley at the Wednesday hearing. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) The bitter standoff over the next Supreme Court nominee spilled into a Senate hearing on Wednesday,...
View ArticlePresident Obama, Always Go To The Funeral
The procession during the funeral Mass for Justice Antonin Scalia, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool) I’ve...
View Article'Sharknado 4': Needlessly Confusing Protest?
Protesters think Wasserman Schultz has a career in the Sharknadoverse. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Protesters outside the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday brought out shark costumes and movie...
View ArticleNowruz in the Senate Draws Bipartisan Group
From left, Dean, Chao and McCain attend a celebration of the Persian New Year, Nowruz in the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) The Washington...
View ArticleThe Party Line: Lawmakers on Their Nominee
What if it’s Trump? Not all lawmakers will commit to supporting whomever their nominee is in the fall. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) The bitter fight for the Republican presidential nomination is raising...
View ArticleFormer Democratic Rep. Baca To Run As Republican
Baca wants to return to Congress as a Republican. (CQ Roll Call) Former Democratic California Rep. Joe Baca is running for a seat in the House, this time as a Republican.
View ArticlePaul Broun's 2016 Run Could Reignite Ethics Charge
If Broun returns to Congress, the Ethics Committee might take notice of past allegations. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Former Rep. Paul Broun announced he’s running for Congress in Georgia’s 9th District,...
View ArticleRNC Lawsuit for Clinton Emails Splits Benghazi Committee More
The RNC’s lawsuit has further politicized the Benghazi Select Committee.. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
View ArticleNo Rest, or Recess, for Senate This Year
Lankford, R-Okla., explains plan by GOP to keep the Senate in session to avoid a recess court appointment. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) When most Republican senators head home for the Easter...
View ArticleStar-Studded Event at the Renwick: Trudeau, the Weeknd
Tesfaye and a fan outside the Renwick. (Photo courtesy of fan, Karoline Nunez) When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comes to D.C., Canadian stars follow, particularly the Grammy winning Abel Tesfaye....
View ArticleWhat We Learned From Wednesday's Democratic Debate
Sanders entered the debate after a close primary win in Michigan. (Meredith Dake-O’Connor/CQ Roll Call) The day after former secretary of state Hillary Clinton won a big primary victory in Mississippi...
View ArticleThe Texan Who Really Matters at the Capitol This Year
This year, the most consequential Texan in the Senate is definitely not Ted Cruz. That designation is awarded, without any equivocation, to the state���s senior senator, John Cornyn.
View ArticleBernie Sanders’ Superdelegate Chutzpah
Sanders probably would have to ‘flip’ a substantial number of superdelegates to win the nomination. (Meredith Dake-O’Connor/CQ Roll Call) Bernie Sanders and his legions are furious about the...
View ArticleWill Ted Cruz (and Maybe John Kasich) Fight or Surrender?
It is tragic to be bamboozled by polls. Pity Mike Bloomberg, who rejected a third-party campaign partly because the polls convinced him that there was no chance of getting his dream matchup of Bernie...
View ArticleWhy Female Trump Voters Think He'll Widen the GOP Tent
Trump greets supporters after a campaign rally at the Crown Center Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C, on Wednesday. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The Republican establishment, after his...
View ArticleRon Barber’s Past Has Him Fired Up About the Future
Barber speaks to supporters during a campaign rally with educators at Sam Hughes Elementary School in Tucson on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) “Victimized” is not how...
View ArticleWhen the Phone Rings, Reid Says 'Hello'
Schumer thought the call was from the New York Times. Turns out it was from the Wall Street Journal. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Just as Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid finished his prepared remarks at...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller Retiring
Miller will not run for re-election this year. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., announced Thursday he would not seek re-election.
View ArticleSenate Easily Passes Bill Addressing Opioid Abuse
The Senate on Thursday passed 94-1 a bill that aims to combat the nation’s opioid drug and heroin epidemic. The legislation, known as the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act, would allow the...
View ArticleMike Lee Is First Senator to Back Cruz
Lee and Cruz stride through the Senate. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) GOP White House hopeful Ted Cruz picked up his first endorsement from a fellow U.S. senator on Thursday — Utah’s Mike Lee.
View ArticleMike Lee: It's Time to Unify Behind Ted Cruz
Lee, center, endorsed Cruz for president, while encouraging Rubio to drop out of the race. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Sen. Mike Lee traveled to Sen. Marco Rubio’s home turf in Miami on...
View ArticleKatherine Clark’s Emotional Investment in SXSW
Clark will participate in SXSW’s “To Catch a Troll.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Katherine M. Clark, D-Mass., is set to speak at South by Southwest on Saturday on its Interactive Conference’s...
View ArticleInside the Smears: Clinton Vs. Sanders
Wednesday’s Democratic debate between Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Hillary Clinton, hosted by Univision in Miami, saw both candidates sniping at each others’ records, particularly when it comes to...
View ArticleGrassley: 'Why All This Outrage About a Hearing?'
Grassley, left, and Leahy, right, lead the Judiciary Committee. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley on Thursday accused Democrats of playing politics with the...
View ArticleD.C. Clears Homeless Encampment Blocks From Capitol
Henry Palmer, a homeless man living in one of the tents along First Street NE in Washington, expresses his anger as D.C. city workers clear the homeless encampment. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)...
View ArticleObama Urged to Put Qualifications Over Ideology on Court Pick
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to put legal qualifications over ideology in picking a Supreme Court nominee, an approach that could put Republicans in a...
View Article'Jeopardy' Returns to Washington
Todd, left, seen here with Sen. Charles E. Grassley, participated in the 2012 Jeopardy Power Players Series. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) “Jeopardy” is returning to filming in Washington,...
View ArticleCarson Endorses Donald Trump
Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump (Meredith Dake-O’Connor/CQ Roll Call) Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination last week, endorsed...
View ArticleCanada's Trudeau Could be Obama's Progressive Heir
Trudeau could be the natural heir to Obama’s progressive legacy. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) President Barack Obama’s joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday had...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau, Making Canada Cool
Trudeau, seen here with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on March 10, has brought a sense of cool to his position as prime minister of Canada. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) For nearly two decades, no...
View Article7 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Justin Trudeau
Trudeau walks through the Ohio Clock Corridor as he arrives in the Capitol to meet with members of the U.S. Senate on March 10. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 44, has...
View ArticleWhat We Learned From Thursday's GOP Debate
The stakes were high for Rubio. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) The GOP stage is a lot less crowded now, and the tone was a lot calmer than the candidates’ previous meeting. It’s down to four candidates in...
View ArticlePoliticians, Stars of the 80s, Pay Their Respects to Nancy Reagan
Lawmakers, world leaders, political observers and close friends Friday gathered in Simi Valley, California to lay to rest former first lady Nancy Reagan.
View ArticleCory Booker to Gay Rights Activists: 'Stay Faithful'
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Sen. Cory Booker had two words for the hundreds of gay rights activists gathered in the nation’s capital: “Stay faithful.”
View ArticleObama Backs iPhone Searches, But Not 'Willy-Nilly' Access
President Barack Obama believes law enforcement officials should be able to force Apple to unlock iPhones when investigating certain criminal cases, but he cautioned against “willy-nilly” searches of...
View ArticleTrump Campaign Manager, Seasoned Political Operative
Who is Corey Lewandowski, the campaign manager accused of manhandling a female reporter trying to interview his boss, Donald Trump? A former lobbyist. A former aspiring politician. A former employee of...
View ArticleSteady Simms Guides House Republicans Through Tumultuous 2016
Rob Simms, executive director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, speaks with a reporter in his office on Capitol Hill. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) A framed collection of 10...
View ArticleDem Senate Takeover Probable, If Cruz or Trump Nominee
With Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz seemingly positioned to fight it out for the Republican presidential nomination, Democrats are now poised to take over the Senate in November. The two...
View ArticleA Tenacious Governor Aims for Senate
Hassan is positioned to be a formidable opponent in the 2016 race against incumbent Republican Kelly Ayotte, who trails Hassan in favorability but holds single-digit leads in polls. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll...
View ArticleSelling Medicaid to Skeptics in Alabama
Azar has been a part of Alabama Medicaid for the past 17 years. Other states are watching as she is currently working on an overhaul for ways the program cares for patients. (Albert Cesare/Courtesy...
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