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UNITED STATES - MARCH 30: Statuary Hall is empty as Congress is on recess due to the ongoing pandemic on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Coronavirus renders US Capitol a ghost town through most of April

By Griffin Connolly and Lindsey McPherson
Posted March 30, 2020 at 2:55pm, Updated at 4:14pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., discusses House Democrats’ next phase of coronavirus response legislation during her weekly news conference in the Capitol on Thursday.

Pelosi lays out Democrats’ priorities for next round of coronavirus legislation

By Griffin Connolly
Posted March 26, 2020 at 11:50am, Updated at 12:55pm
White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland takes a phone call Tuesday as he steps out during a meeting in the Capitol as negotiations continue with congressional leadership on a financial relief package for COVID-19.

Stimulus talks going into the wee hours as frustration mounts

By Lindsey McPherson, Jennifer Shutt and Griffin Connolly
Posted March 24, 2020 at 4:53pm, Updated March 25, 2020 at 12:25am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., waits in a subway cart in the Senate subway in between votes in the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

Coronavirus aid talks progress as GOP pitches unemployment plan

By Jennifer Shutt and Griffin Connolly
Posted March 21, 2020 at 1:15pm
Texas Sen. John Cornyn is seeking a fourth term but will have to wait a few months to find out who will be his Democratic challenger.

Texas battleground takes shape ahead of 2020

By Bridget Bowman and Griffin Connolly
Posted March 4, 2020 at 2:03am, Updated at 11:37am
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is one of the most vulnerable senators seeking reelection this year.

Democrat Cunningham wins Senate primary to take on Tillis in North Carolina

By Stephanie Akin and Griffin Connolly
Posted March 3, 2020 at 8:49pm, Updated at 11:00pm
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Democrats will “continue to drive forward our top remaining priorities” at their Issues Conference in April.

House Democrats announce annual retreat for April in Philadelphia

By Griffin Connolly
Posted February 26, 2020 at 10:23am
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference after the Senate Policy luncheons in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Mitch McConnell tempers GOP enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders

By Griffin Connolly
Posted February 25, 2020 at 7:10pm
Virginia Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett recommended one of the judges confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday.

Who champions judicial nominees from Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico?

By Griffin Connolly
Posted February 25, 2020 at 6:25pm
“This legislation is long overdue, but it is never too late to do the right thing,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said of a bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime.

Road ahead: House tackles lynching and flavored tobacco, while Senate considers anti-abortion bills

By Lindsey McPherson and Griffin Connolly
Posted February 24, 2020 at 11:28am
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on Jan. 22, 2020.

Senators reaffirm support for Ukraine, Zelenskiy at first meeting since impeachment

By Griffin Connolly
Posted February 14, 2020 at 3:11pm
a group of people posing for the camera

DC statehood gets first congressional vote in 27 years

By Griffin Connolly
Posted February 11, 2020 at 6:05pm
Sen. Mitt Romney talks with reporters in the Senate subway on January 28, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Watch: Romney to vote to convict Trump

By Thomas McKinless and Griffin Connolly
Posted February 5, 2020 at 3:45pm
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is “expecting the worst” from President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s State of the Union address as the Senate impeachment vote looms. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

State of the Union: Democrats, Republicans brace for a hostile Trump

By Griffin Connolly
Posted February 3, 2020 at 5:36pm
Reporters watch the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the Senate Press Gallery in the Capitol on Friday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Senate plans Wednesday vote to acquit Trump

By Griffin Connolly and Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 31, 2020 at 6:51pm
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, arrives to the Senate carriage entrance of the Capitol before the continuation of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

For Senate GOP, impeachment impedes legislative agenda — that may not exist

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 30, 2020 at 11:48am
The forthcoming book by former national security adviser John Bolton could lead to a protracted fight if it is subpoenaed in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. (Win McNamee/Getty Images file photo)

Subpoena for Bolton’s unpublished book would likely face fierce resistance

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 28, 2020 at 11:30am
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is surrounded by reporters Friday as he arrives for the Senate Republicans’ lunch before the start of the day’s impeachment trial proceedings. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

View from the gallery: Senators suffer through sniffles and sleepiness at Trump trial

By Todd Ruger, Patrick Kelley and Griffin Connolly
Posted January 24, 2020 at 9:01pm
House impeachment managers Zoe Lofgren and Adam B. Schiff, center, walk through the Ohio Clock Corridor on Friday on their way to a news conference before the start of the day’s impeachment trial proceedings. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House managers focus on Trump’s ‘defiance’ in closing of impeachment presentation

By Patrick Kelley and Griffin Connolly
Posted January 24, 2020 at 8:27pm
Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., and his fellow impeachment managers are seen in Statuary Hall before addressing the media on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Jan. 21. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Impeachment comes with its own rules — or lack thereof — on standard of proof

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 21, 2020 at 3:22pm
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference to announce impeachment managers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Pelosi picks reserved team of impeachment managers who didn’t seek the role

By Lindsey McPherson and Griffin Connolly
Posted January 15, 2020 at 4:35pm
Demonstrators and members of the military gather under a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday to mourn and condemn the death of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. (AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s threat to bomb Iran ‘cultural’ sites is personal for Iraq War vets in Congress

By Griffin Connolly
Posted January 7, 2020 at 11:34am
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., announced Sunday he will undergo treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

John Lewis faces hard fight against pancreatic cancer

By Griffin Connolly
Posted December 30, 2019 at 4:22pm
Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., refuted a story President Donald Trump told at a rally in Battle Creek, Mich., on Wednesday about a phone call they had after the death of former Rep. John D. Dingell. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump lied at rally about phone call with Rep. Debbie Dingell after her husband’s death

By Griffin Connolly
Posted December 19, 2019 at 10:14am
House Democrats selected Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., to be chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats pick Maloney to succeed Cummings as Oversight Committee leader

By Griffin Connolly
Posted November 20, 2019 at 4:49pm
New York Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney on Tuesday won the recommendation of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to lead the House Oversight and Reform Committee. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Maloney gets Oversight gavel nod from Steering Committee; Connolly will challenge in full caucus vote

By Griffin Connolly
Posted November 19, 2019 at 4:51pm
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., has seniority on the Oversight and Reform Committee but must defeat two challengers in a secret vote this week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Democrats weigh seniority and gender politics in replacing Cummings

By Griffin Connolly
Posted November 19, 2019 at 5:30am
Roger Stone, former adviser to President Donald Trump, and his wife Nydia Stone arrive at the courthouse in Washington on Friday. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Roger Stone, Trump confidant, found guilty of lying to Congress

By Griffin Connolly
Posted November 15, 2019 at 12:13pm
Roger Stone, and his wife, Nydia, arrive at federal court for his trial on Nov. 8, 2019. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Roger Stone’s lies caused inaccurate House Russia report, Mueller team says

By Griffin Connolly
Posted November 13, 2019 at 6:05pm
CQ Roll Call editorial cartoonist RJ Matson has been named the 2019 Berryman Award winner for political cartoons. (Courtesy RJ Matson)

CQ Roll Call’s RJ Matson wins Berryman Award for political cartoons

By Griffin Connolly
Posted November 4, 2019 at 12:00pm
Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., announced Monday he would seek to become the next chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (Tom William/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Second Oversight Democrat announces bid to replace Elijah Cummings

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 28, 2019 at 1:43pm
Florida Rep. Francis Rooney, who is weighing retiring from Congress, has broken with his Republican colleagues on impeachment. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Some Republicans inch closer to Trump impeachment after Mulvaney comments

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 18, 2019 at 5:36pm
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., will serve as acting chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee after the death of Elijah E. Cummings. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Carolyn Maloney to be acting chairwoman of Oversight panel as succession sorted out

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 17, 2019 at 12:00pm
Then-ranking member Elijah Cummings laughs with then-chairman Jason Chaffetz during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee meeting at the beginning of the 115th Congress in 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Elijah Cummings fondly remembered by Democrats, Republicans

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 17, 2019 at 9:35am
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., who served with Kurdish forces during the war in Iraq, said they were “the one group you could have behind you and not worry about your back. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) 

Will Trump abandoning the Kurds hurt him politically with former comrades in arms?

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 16, 2019 at 7:52pm
Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon joined 128 of his Republican colleagues in a resolution criticizing the withdrawal of forces in Syria that led to a Turkish assault on Kurdish allies (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Republicans break 2-to-1 against Trump on withdrawal of Kurd support

By Bridget Bowman, Griffin Connolly and Simone Pathé
Posted October 16, 2019 at 5:53pm
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., faces a tough “top-two” primary field that includes at least three other well-known GOP candidates. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter fails to get local GOP endorsement in crowded primary

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 15, 2019 at 1:31pm
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, addresses the media at the US embassy in Romania in September. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images)

Sondland’s hotel business getting backlash over his role in Trump-Ukraine affair

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 11, 2019 at 12:00pm
Republican House candidate Carl DeMaio of California during a September interview. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Ex-Rep. Darrell Issa is not Duncan Hunter’s only problem in California primary

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 9, 2019 at 6:00am
Rep. Max Rose, D-N.Y., talks with the media after votes on Capitol Hill in September. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Impeachment looms large in House Democrats’ town halls over recess

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 8, 2019 at 3:14pm
Syrian Kurds gather around a U.S. armored vehicle during a demonstration against Turkish threats next to a U.S.-led international coalition base on the outskirts of Ras al-Ain in Syria's Hasakeh province near the Turkish border in October. (Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images file photo)

Graham says he’ll introduce Turkey sanctions after Trump orders U.S. troops out of Kurdish territory

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 7, 2019 at 11:14am
Former Texas Rep. Pete Sessions is one of three Republicans making comeback bids to the House from a different district. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

2020 strategy: If you can’t beat ’em — move

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 3, 2019 at 2:40pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., was one of two Republican Arkansas lawmakers threatened by a man who was arrested earlier this week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Arkansas man arrested for death threats against Sen. Tom Cotton, Rep. Rick Crawford

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 2, 2019 at 12:00pm
Former Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y, announced Tuesday she will run for her old seat in New York's 22nd District. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump ally Claudia Tenney seeking old seat against Rep. Anthony Brindisi

By Griffin Connolly
Posted October 1, 2019 at 11:49am
President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress continued peddling conspiracy theories about former Vice President Joe Biden and his son over the weekend as Democrats pursue an impeachment inquiry of the president. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump ‘even more unhinged than usual’ as impeachment heats up, Democrats warn

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 30, 2019 at 12:00pm
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., seen here at an impeachment rally on Monday with Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, is selling T-shirts referencing a phrase she made famous — or infamous — after her swearing-in to the House. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Rashida Tlaib selling ‘Impeach the mf’ shirts for reelection campaign

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 27, 2019 at 10:43am
Former Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., announced Thursday he will run against former colleague Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., in 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Ex-Rep. Darrell Issa announces campaign against onetime colleague Rep. Duncan Hunter, who awaits trial

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 26, 2019 at 11:35am
The federal trial of Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., could be pushed back even further after a federal appeals panel in California agreed to hear briefs on his case. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Appeals court will hear Rep. Duncan Hunter’s argument, jeopardizing January trial date

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 26, 2019 at 11:07am
Former Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., will announce Thursday he is running in California's 50th District in 2020. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Ex-Rep. Darrell Issa to challenge Duncan Hunter, who is awaiting trial

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 25, 2019 at 4:26pm
From left, Reps. Brian Mast, R-Fla., Darren Soto, D-Fla., and Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., conduct a news conference Friday in the Capitol Visitor Center on the eviction of Congressional offices from Veterans Affairs Department facilities. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Florida lawmakers continue clash with VA Secretary Wilkie over evictions

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 25, 2019 at 1:23pm
House Democratic freshman, from left, Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey had held back from endorsing an impeachment inquiry until reports of President Donald Trump’s conversation with the president of Ukraine came to light. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Swing-district Democrats gamble that voters will follow them on impeachment

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 25, 2019 at 6:00am
A man pleaded guilty on Monday to assaulting Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, by throwing water on the congressman. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Man pleads guilty to assaulting Rep. Steve King by throwing water on him

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 24, 2019 at 10:23am
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calf., and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., have been resistant to calls from progressives in their caucus to launching a full-throttled impeachment process. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Some Democrats warming to impeachment over Trump’s Ukraine call

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 23, 2019 at 2:11pm
A motorcyclist rides in the 32nd Rolling Thunder in Washington in May. Previous organizers said in December that the 2019 ride would be the last. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rolling Thunder gets new life, new focus, new name

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 20, 2019 at 12:00pm
New York mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Bill de Blasio addresses a crowd at The Galivants Ferry Stump on Monday in Galivants Ferry, S.C. On Friday he said he was dropping his bid for the Democratic nomination. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

De Blasio bows out of 2020 primary race vowing to help ‘working people’

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 20, 2019 at 10:28am
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, center, greets Randi Weingarten, left, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Darrell Capwell, before a town hall at the AFT on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Path to defeat Trump ‘doesn’t flow through the coast,’ Bullock tells teachers group

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 20, 2019 at 8:51am
Corey Lewandowski, the former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, tweeted a link to a potential campaign website during the first break in his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Corey Lewandowski teases Senate run as he testifies before Judiciary Committee

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 17, 2019 at 5:21pm
Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, has hired a new campaign treasurer as federal investigators probe his campaign over missing money. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Chabot gets new campaign treasurer amid probe into missing money

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 17, 2019 at 11:35am
Warnings that Democrats are aligned with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appear prominently in Republican efforts this year to hold on to state legislative seats that could determine which party controls redistricting after the 2020 census. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The ‘squad’ takes center stage in GOP attacks in 2019 state elections

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 17, 2019 at 5:00am
Former Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., will sit for his confirmation hearing on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Ex-Rep. Issa gets confirmation hearing, muddling potential comeback

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 16, 2019 at 11:40am
Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke speaks during Thursday’s debate in which he drew applause for saying “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15, your AK-47” in response to a question about gun violence. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Beto O’Rourke campaign reported Texas state lawmaker’s AR-15 tweet to FBI

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 13, 2019 at 11:17am
New York Rep. Chris Collins submitted his resignation Monday, a day before a hearing to change his plea of not guilty to insider trading charges.(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Chris Collins pleads not guilty to revised indictment, trial still set for February 2020

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 12, 2019 at 1:28pm
Former Trump campaign chairman Corey Lewandowski is considering a run for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Lewandowski leads New Hampshire GOP Senate primary field, poll finds

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 11, 2019 at 11:13am
Former Republican Rep. Darrell Issa has signaled he might come out of retirement to run in California’s 50th District, currently held by embattled GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Issa on challenging fellow Republican Hunter: ‘He cannot win reelection’

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 10, 2019 at 12:00pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is one of the eight Democratic presidential candidates who appear in an ad from former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ organization’s Gun Safety President ad campaign. (Giffords via YouTube)

8 Democratic presidential candidates advocate for gun safety in new video

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 9, 2019 at 11:32am
Vice President Mike Pence and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar depart after holding a news conference at Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday. House Democrats are investigating whether President Donald Trump, Pence and others violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution for Pence staying at Trump’s property in Ireland. (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Democrats launch investigation into Pence’s stay at Trump Hotel in Ireland, Trump’s G7 plans

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 6, 2019 at 10:57am
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., dropped a conspiracy lawsuit against three of his constituents this week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Nunes drops lawsuit against constituents who called him ‘fake farmer,’ goes after ‘dark money’ groups

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 5, 2019 at 11:33am
Ohio Rep. Steve Chabot’s campaign pledged to cooperate with authorities investigating a discrepancy of more than $100,000 in his finances. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Authorities probing Rep. Steve Chabot’s campaign for missing $100,000+

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 4, 2019 at 6:25pm
Progressive activists are pressuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to pass $600 million in election security funding with a billboard in downtown Louisville, Ky., from Sept. 1 through Sept. 9. (Courtesy Stand Up America)

Progressive group spending $100,000 to pressure McConnell, vulnerable GOP senators on election security

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 4, 2019 at 8:44am
Rep. Christopher H. Smith’s 13-point win in 2018 was his smallest margin of victory in decades. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former intern for Rep. Chris Smith to run against him

By Griffin Connolly
Posted September 3, 2019 at 11:26am
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Thursday defended her practice of blocking Twitter users who harass her online. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez roasts Fox News’ Laura Ingraham amid Twitter-blocking dispute

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 30, 2019 at 11:35am
A former campaign treasurer for Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling thousands of dollars from the congressman’s campaign from 2015 to 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Joyce’s ex-treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling $160,000 from campaign

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 30, 2019 at 10:29am
From left, Reps. Ayanna S. Pressley, D-Mass., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center responding to negative comments by President Trump that were directed at the freshman House Democrats on July 15, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Ilhan Omar gets death threat amid ongoing tangle with conservatives

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 29, 2019 at 11:24am
Democrat J.D. Scholten is running again in Iowa’s 4th District after losing to Rep. Steve King by 3 points in 2018. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

These 4 Democrats want a rematch in 2020 after narrow losses in 2018

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 29, 2019 at 5:00am
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., said Monday he was denied a visa to visit Russia as part of a congressional delegation next week. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sen. Ron Johnson says Russia denied him a visa to visit with other lawmakers

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 27, 2019 at 10:27am
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is hosting a speaking event in Portland, Oregon, in October. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Former Sen. Al Franken giving speech in Oregon in latest move to revamp public image

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 26, 2019 at 11:17am
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., was the target of a shooting threat last week, according to her office. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Man who sought internship with Rep. Velázquez later threatened to shoot her

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 23, 2019 at 11:34am
Rep. Mark Pocan, D- Wisc., speaks with reporters as he leaves a House Democrats' caucus meeting in February. Pocan is one of 14 Democrats who wrote a letter to a casino mogul that a conservative ethics watchdog group says was part of an effort to coerce him to allow employees to unionize. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats tried to ‘blackmail’ casino owner to let employees unionize, conservative group claims

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 22, 2019 at 7:00am
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks last month in Iowa. He is clashing with President Trump over alleged corruption charges they have lobbed at one another. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Joe Biden rebounds, Kamala Harris drops in new poll

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 20, 2019 at 11:50am
Rep. Steve King talks with reporters at the Iowa State Fairlast week. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call).

Rep. King falsely claims he was misquoted on ‘rape and incest’ abortion comment

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 19, 2019 at 12:47pm
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, shown in Iowa on Saturday, announced Thursday he is ending his bid for the presidency. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Hickenlooper says he’ll give ‘serious thought’ to Senate run after dropping presidential bid

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 15, 2019 at 1:14pm
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding in Clear Lake earlier this month before he announced he was dropping out of the presidential race. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Hickenlooper still fundraising, despite reports he may drop presidential bid

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 14, 2019 at 11:48am
Curt Schilling, right, talks with fellow former Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez and his wife Carolina Martinez at Martinez’s Charity's Feast with 45 in 2017. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images file photo)

Trump endorses a Curt Schilling bid for Congress in Arizona: ‘Terrific!’

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 13, 2019 at 11:17am
Ohio Democratic Rep. and presidential candidate Tim Ryan  is leading a caravan of gun control advocates to the hometown of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Tim Ryan leads gun control ‘caravan’ to Mitch McConnell’s hometown

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 8, 2019 at 11:30am
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was one of three senators to send a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday criticizing the tech giant for its relationship with Chinese government-aligned Huawei. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Republican senators target Google’s relationship with Chinese tech giant Huawei

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 7, 2019 at 11:33am
Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton joined protesters outside the National Rifle Association headquarters on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Wexton joins protest outside NRA headquarters in Virginia

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 6, 2019 at 10:45am
J.D. Scholten, Democratic candidate for Iowa's 4th congressional district, is interviewed by CQ Roll Call at their D.C. office, July 27, 2018. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP Rep. King gets rematch against J.D. Scholten, who he narrowly defeated in 2018

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 5, 2019 at 9:46am
President Donald Trump appeared to gloat Friday that a house owned by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., was broken into last weekend. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump gloats over burglary of Rep. Cummings’ house in Baltimore

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 2, 2019 at 10:09am
Democratic presidential candidates (L-R) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), former housing secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) , former tech executive Andrew Yang, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio at the Democratic Presidential Debate Wednesday in Detroit (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Detroit Trump diss track: Debating Democrats blister the president

By Griffin Connolly
Posted August 1, 2019 at 4:44pm
Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., officiated a same-sex marriage earlier this month, leading to some local GOP leaders in his district to attempt to censure him. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Two GOP groups have tried — and failed — to censure Rep. Riggleman for officiating gay wedding

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 31, 2019 at 11:26am
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., denounced as “completely untrue” a forged letter claiming that he was resigning due to an affair with one of his staffers. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Gottheimer denounces ‘completely untrue’ resignation letter detailing affair

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 30, 2019 at 10:13am
=Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., is seen during the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Rayburn Building where members of Congress testified about their trip to the border of the U.S. and Mexico on Friday, July 12, 2019. The hearing was titled "The Trump Administration's Child Separation Policy: Substantiated Allegations of Mistreatment." (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sanders weighs into Trump tweets of Rep. Cummings, while GOP remains mum

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 29, 2019 at 3:13pm
Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis could face a rematch next year with Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Davis operative faked student reporter alias to join opponent’s press call

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 26, 2019 at 10:15am
Rep. Ross Spano, R-Fla., makes his way to the Capitol for the last votes of the week on Thursday, May 23, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Ross Spano still hasn’t addressed possibly illegal fundraising debts

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 25, 2019 at 4:32pm
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election" on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Russia wanted Trump to win in 2016, Mueller testifies — challenging Barr

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 24, 2019 at 10:52am
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., left, and Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., attend a committee markup in the Rayburn Building on May 17, 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House Democrats apologize to India ambassador for Trump’s ‘amateurish’ claim about Kashmir

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 23, 2019 at 11:35am
Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib had planned to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories along with Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Conservative websites resurface 2016 video of Rep. Tlaib confronting Trump

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 22, 2019 at 11:33am
Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver abandoned the presiding chair of the House Tuesday amid partisan bickering over a resolution to condemn President Donald Trump’s racist tweets against four Democratic congresswomen. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Cleaver: ‘Forget’ Trump’s tweets… ‘We can’t continue to react to this’

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 17, 2019 at 11:43am
Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, claimed without evidence that Democrats were working with former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to create a “narrative” about his investigation into 2016 Russian election interference and whether President Donald Trump obstructed that probe. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

With no evidence, Nunes warns that Democrats are colluding with Mueller to create ‘narrative’

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 16, 2019 at 12:23pm
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, resumed his call to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats renew impeachment inquiry calls after Trump’s racist tweets

By Griffin Connolly
Posted July 15, 2019 at 12:28pm