Star-Studded Event at the Renwick: Trudeau, the Weeknd
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comes to D.C., Canadian stars follow, particularly the Grammy winning Abel Tesfaye. Otherwise known as The Weeknd, Tesfaye and his infamous haircut made an appearance...
View ArticleWomen in Congress Tackle Women Terrorists
They're from different sides of the aisle, but Reps. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., and Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., are finding common ground on how to counter terrorism.Rice, a former district attorney, said it...
View ArticleReid Calls for GOP Leaders to Denounce Trump
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid accused House and Senate GOP leaders of "moral cowardice" Thursday for not disavowing GOP front-runner Donald Trump."No one is working harder to support Donald Trump...
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So it Begins: Garland's Afternoon in the Senate
Judge Merrick Garland learned Thursday that there's no blarney in the claims that the Supreme Court nomination process is grueling.Garland, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C....
View ArticleSenators Push for Whistleblower Protections for Hill Staff
Senators who have pushed for whistleblower protections in other areas of government are working to ensure their own staffers are safe from retaliation.A bipartisan trio of senators introduced a bill...
View ArticleSpeaker Ryan Picks Mike Bishop's Team for Roll Call's Bracket
Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., is not going for hometown spirit in his bracket this year, but instead is trying to win. He tweeted about Roll Call's March Madness bracket that he has chosen GOP Rep....
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Marco Rubio Returns to the Capitol -- But Not Electoral Politics
If Florida Sen. Marco Rubio needed a hug after the devastating loss in his home state that ended his bid for the Republican nomination, his colleagues were there for him, greeting him warmly as he...
View ArticleFlint Crisis Prompts House Bill to Curb Use of Emergency Managers
When the water in Flint, Mich., started coming out of the pipes with a strange color and odor, the city's emergency fiscal manager Darnell Earley joined a chorus of officials who told residents there...
View ArticlePelosi Urges Emergency Spending on Flint, Zika, Opioids
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wants the House to bring a supplemental spending bill to the floor before adjourning for the spring recess, calling the emerging threat of the Zika virus, opioid...
View ArticleCapitol Hill Not Quite Silicon Valley, But It's Trying
As technology keeps changing the way politics and business is conducted, House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., and Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., are trying to get Capitol Hill on board, and they're...
View ArticleThe Brian Fallons Have a Good Week
Brian Fallon had a good week, more than could be fit into one person named Brian Fallon, apparently.Fallon, the press secretary for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, got to tout his boss'...
View ArticleEx-Venture Capitalist to Lead Cancer 'Moonshot'
Greg Simon, a former pharmaceutical executive and congressional staffer who survived cancer, was named executive director of the Obama administration’s “moonshot” cancer initiative, the White House...
View ArticleCornyn: Trump Needs a Senate GOP Majority to Govern
Donald Trump would need to preserve the GOP majority in the Senate to enact his policies, the No. 2 Senate Republican said Friday."If Mr. Trump does become the president of the United States, he's...
View ArticleAccused Fraudster Said to Have Set Up Unwelcome Sanders PAC
A man who regulators said this week planted false information that inflated his company’s stock price was accused last year by Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign of setting up an unaffiliated...
View ArticleSanders Campaign: Accused Securities Violator Set Up Unwelcome PAC
A man who regulators said this week planted false information that “inflated” his company’s stock price was accused last year by Sen. Bernard Sanders' presidential campaign of setting up an...
View ArticleKirk Supports Vote on Obama's Court Pick
Mark S. Kirk broke ranks with fellow Republican senators when he said the chamber should vote on President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland.In an interview with Chicago's...
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View ArticleLegal Twist Shapes Virginia Redistricting Case at High Court
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case that could determine if members of Congress can interject themselves in legal disputes over the borders of neighboring districts.Ten current...
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