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Wisconsin ironworker Randy Bryce said he submitted an application and questions for CNN’s town hall with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, who Bryce is running against. (Randy Bryce for Congress via YouTube)

‘Iron Stache’ Wants to Ask a Question at Ryan’s Town Hall

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 15, 2017 at 1:20pm
Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La., said that Louisiana rejected former Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard David Duke in his last run for elected office. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Abraham to Garrett: Don’t Single out Louisiana for Charlottesville Violence

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 14, 2017 at 1:38pm
Sen. Jon Tester was among a bipartisan group of senators who introduced legislation that would require Veterans Affairs officials to provide a spending plan and justification for certain funding requests. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Tester Tells Montana Democrats Don’t Take Anything for Granted

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 14, 2017 at 12:48pm
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., faces a tough road to re-election. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

McCaskill to Hold 25 Town Halls Amid Challenges From Right and Left

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 11, 2017 at 12:30pm
Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton is a Marine Corps veteran. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Moulton Wants to Change Status Quo by Electing More Vets

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 10, 2017 at 1:15pm
(Chris Hale/CQ Roll Call)

People’s Policy Project Wants to Change the Think Tank World, $5 at a Time

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 9, 2017 at 5:00am
Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., leaves the House GOP caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Man Charged With Breaking Into Congressman’s Office, Stealing Items From Desk

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 7, 2017 at 1:53pm
Sarah Palin said she was impressed that Tanner Ainge wasn’t a career politician and said he was a “smart businessman.” (Tanner Ainge for Congress)

Palin Endorses Ainge in Chaffetz Seat Primary

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 4, 2017 at 12:20pm
Victoria Seaman joins a crowded Republican field looking to flip outgoing Rep. Jacky Rosen’s seat. (Victoria Seaman via Facebook)

Nevada Assemblywoman Enters Race for Rosen’s Open Seat

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 3, 2017 at 1:49pm
Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., prepares to testify before a House Subcommittee in 2014. He has been nominated as President Trump's Ambassador to the Netherlands. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Hoekstra, Trump’s Pick For Ambassador, Has Views at Odds With the Dutch

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 2, 2017 at 1:33pm
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets musician Kid Rock during a campaign rally at the Royal Oak Theatre in Michigan in 2012. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images file photo)

Poll Shows Kid Rock as Republican Front-Runner, 8 Points Behind Stabenow

By Andrew Breiner
Posted August 1, 2017 at 11:52am
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., cut ties with Imran Awan after his arrest last week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. DeSantis Wants Congress to Investigate Wasserman Schultz

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 31, 2017 at 1:37pm
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Friday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Mo Brooks: ‘If I Were Mitch McConnell, I Would Resign’

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 28, 2017 at 3:16pm
Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., recently announced that he would seek a fourth term in the House despite an earlier pledge that he would serve only three. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Mullin Not Getting Much Heat Over Breaking Three-Term Pledge

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 28, 2017 at 1:11pm
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham reiterated his support for Attorney General Jeff Sessions in light of President Donald Trump’s attacks. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Graham: ‘Holy Hell to Pay’ if Trump Fires Sessions

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 27, 2017 at 12:04pm
Then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announces the expanded policy of accepting transgender U.S. military service members in June 2016. (Allison Shelley/Getty Images file photo)

Organizations, Activists React to Trump’s Transgender Soldier Ban

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 26, 2017 at 12:44pm
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said he thinks the ACLU has misrepresented the original legislation, but he was willing to “make it clearer.” (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democratic Senators Rethink Bill Criminalizing Support for Israel Boycott

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 25, 2017 at 1:12pm
Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Farenthold: It’s ‘Repugnant’ Female Senators Holding Up Health Care Bill

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 24, 2017 at 3:06pm
Credit: Campaign video screenshot. Internal polls show Roy Moore leading a tight three-way race.

Roy Moore Declares Himself Front-runner in Alabama Senate Race

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 24, 2017 at 1:14pm
Protesters march up 14th Street past the Washington Monument during the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday, jan. 21, 2017, the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Another March on Washington?

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 24, 2017 at 5:00am
Sean Spicer takes pictures before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on the West Front of the Capitol on Jan. 20. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sean Spicer’s Highlight Reel

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 21, 2017 at 1:11pm
Former Sen. Ben Nelson on where Republicans stand on health care reform: “I believe that you have to be very cautious on promises, and very consistent on keeping your promises when you make them.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Sen. Nelson: GOP ‘Just Can’t Quite Pull it Together’ on Health Care

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 21, 2017 at 12:42pm
Protesters chant against the GOP health care legislation in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building on Monday before police cleared the atrium, arresting several people who refused to leave. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Polls Show Fewer Americans Want Health Care Repeal

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 20, 2017 at 12:57pm
President Donald Trump delivers his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

New Poll Shows Lots of Bad News for Trump

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 18, 2017 at 2:18pm
Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery Monday.

Former Sen. Conrad Burns Laid to Rest

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 18, 2017 at 12:21pm
Capitol Police investigate at the scene of an incident in March in which a Capitol Police officer fired shots at a woman who rammed a police cruiser. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Capitol Police Officer Injured in Car Crash

By Andrew Breiner and Bridget Bowman
Posted July 17, 2017 at 2:59pm
Caitlyn Jenner attends the Moschino Spring/Summer 17 Menswear and Women's Resort Collection during MADE LA at L.A. Live Event Deck on June 10, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Wait — Now Caitlyn Jenner Is Running For Senate?

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 17, 2017 at 12:18pm
Protesters disrupt the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for then-Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., President-elect Trump's nominee for attorney general, in January. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Protester’s Conviction for Laughing in Sessions Hearing Overturned

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 14, 2017 at 1:13pm
Credit: Campaign Facebook page.

Transgender Activist, Vampire Novelist Running Against Rutherford

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 13, 2017 at 1:28pm
Vice President Mike Pence is encouraging Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley to run for Senate against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.  (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Pence Wants Missouri AG to Challenge Sen. McCaskill

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 12, 2017 at 12:36pm
Donald Trump Jr. posted emails around the meeting he had with a Russian businessman promising damaging information on his father’s presidential opponent Hillary Clinton. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Read Donald Trump Jr.’s Emails About Russia Meeting

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 11, 2017 at 12:58pm
Republican Rep. Mo Brooks, a candidate in the special election for the open Senate seat in Alabama, casts himself as an opponent of establishment Republicans. (Mo Brooks for Senate via YouTube)

Brooks in Senate Ad: Build the Wall or Face Shutdown

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 10, 2017 at 1:31pm
Queer Resistance faction of the activism group, #DisruptJ20, hold a dance “block” party at the 13th Street Inauguration entry point on Jan. 20, 2017. (Matt Rhodes for CQ Roll Call)

First Trump Inauguration Protester Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 7, 2017 at 3:06pm
Leaders of groups President Donald Trump depends on — from the military to law enforcement to an increasing number of Republicans — are breaking ranks, Curtis writes. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Americans Have Mixed Feelings on Trump and Russia, Poll Shows

By Andrew Breiner
Posted July 7, 2017 at 1:13pm
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is swarmed by the media while departing the Longworth House Office Building. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Chaffetz to Become Fox News Contributor

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 28, 2017 at 2:40pm
Credit: Screenshot

Strange Ad Shows Him All-in on Trump’s Immigration Agenda

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 28, 2017 at 2:22pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., conducts a news conference after the Senate Policy luncheons in the Capitol, March 14, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Warren: ‘The Next Step is Single-Payer’

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 27, 2017 at 1:20pm
A source close to state Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr. had put his odds of running for Connecticut governor at 90 percent. (TedKennedyJr.com)

Ted Kennedy Jr. Isn’t Running for Connecticut Governor

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 27, 2017 at 12:34pm
Protesters yell “Shame!” to members of Congress on the East Front of the Capitol after the House passed the Republicans’ Obamacare repeal bill in May.. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Opponents Prepare for Week of Fighting Obamacare Repeal

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 26, 2017 at 1:49pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders at a June 2016 rally. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Opponents, Led by Sanders, Mobilize to Fight Health Care Bill

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 23, 2017 at 2:01pm
Jim Bennett could have appeared on the ballot as unaffiliated, but he said, “I’m not unfailliated and I don’t want to run and pretend that I am.” (United Utah Party) 

United Utah Party Sues to Get on Ballot to Replace Chaffetz

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 22, 2017 at 12:48pm
Senate Democrats rally against Medicaid cuts in front of the Capitol two weeks ago. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Activists Applaud Senate Democrats’ Harder Line on GOP Health Care Bill

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 21, 2017 at 2:28pm
James Singer is the first Utah Navajo to run for the Senate. (James Courage Singer for Senate via Facebook)

Navajo Candidate Drops Out of Race Against Hatch

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 21, 2017 at 12:45pm
Former Rep. Ellen Tauscher served in Congress from 1997 to 2009, when she became Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs in the Obama administration. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Rep. Tauscher’s Super PAC Aims to Turn 7 Red California Seats Blue

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 20, 2017 at 12:07pm
Pam Keith, an attorney who worked for the Navy and in the corporate world, is running against freshman Republic Rep. Brian Mast. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

2016 Florida Democratic Senate Hopeful Keith to Challenge Mast in 2018

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 19, 2017 at 12:41pm
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: (L-R) Daniel Adair, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Chad Kroeger of Nickelback attend Live Nation's celebration of The 3rd Annual National Concert Day at Irving Plaza on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Live Nation)

Who’s Nickelback-Trolling Ben Sasse?

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 19, 2017 at 11:57am
Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on delaying of the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Perry Postpones Town Hall After Shooting

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 16, 2017 at 9:19am
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, right, and then-Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., talk before last year’s Louisiana State University-University of Alabama football game in Baton Rouge. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Scalise to be Honorary Coach for College World Series

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 16, 2017 at 8:32am
A new poll shows that nearly 70 percent of those surveyed are moderately or very concerned about possible ties between President Donald Trump and Russia. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Poll: Most Think Trump Interfered With Russia Investigation

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 15, 2017 at 9:26am
Christine Brown says her experience as a TV anchor will serve her well in Congress. (Christine Brown for Congress via Facebook)

Newhouse Gets Challenger For Washington Seat

By Andrew Breiner
Posted June 15, 2017 at 8:13am