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Democrat Jennifer Wexton, flanked by her mother, Paula Tosini, and husband, Andrew, delivers her victory speech Tuesday night after defeating GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock in Virginia’s 10th District. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

In Suburban Strongholds, Blue Wave a Republican Wipeout

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted November 8, 2018 at 5:01am
Voters arrive at the Old Stone School polling location as a light rain falls in Hillsboro, Va., on Election Day. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Three States Pass Sweeping Voting Rights Expansions

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted November 7, 2018 at 1:02pm
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, faces retirement after a sex scandal. His career in Washington had already reached its peak. (CQ Roll Call)

How Joe Barton Struck Out

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 27, 2018 at 5:04am
Rep. Ted Poe, a retiring Texas Republican, used to be a criminal court judge. His career in Congress shows it. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Ted Poe’s Final Courtroom Drama

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 23, 2018 at 5:04am
Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte posted a public apology to a reporter and pledged to donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists after he admitted to body-slamming him the night before a 2017 House special election. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

6 Times Things Got Physical on the Campaign Trail

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 16, 2018 at 1:37pm
Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., announced Wednesday that she’s interested in lowering the voting age to 16. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Meng: Amend Constitution to Lower Voting Age to 16

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 15, 2018 at 3:09pm
President Donald Trump’s public embrace of the Space Force has driven a deep partisan divide on the effort, a new poll found. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Space Force: Trump Drives New Partisan Split Over Old Issue

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 15, 2018 at 12:15pm
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., has faced heckling for his stance on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrat Doug Jones Faces Flak for Kavanaugh Stance

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 15, 2018 at 10:59am
President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched another round of derisive comments against former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats Disgusted, Enraged by Trump’s Omarosa Comments

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 14, 2018 at 12:41pm
Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison vacated his 5th District seat to run for state attorney general. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Abuse Allegations Loom Over Minnesota Race to Replace Ellison

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 13, 2018 at 9:24pm
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., easily won the Democratic primary for Minnesota attorney general Tuesday. He has been accused of abusing a former girlfriend. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Minnesota 5th District Candidates Sidestep Ellison Allegations

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 13, 2018 at 3:34pm
President Donald Trump’s foreign trips received tepid support from Americans in a new poll. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump’s Foreign Trips Get Low Marks New Poll Shows

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 8, 2018 at 2:41pm
President Donald Trump walks from the West Wing to Marine One on his way to Joint Base Andrews Friday, July 20, 2018. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Why West Hollywood Hates Trump’s Walk of Fame Star

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 7, 2018 at 1:59pm
Rick Gates, former business associate of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse after a court hearing on the conditions of his release on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

3 Takeaways From Day 5 of the Manafort Trial

By Griffin Connolly and Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 6, 2018 at 8:26pm
Ivanka Trump has made rare public breaks with the president over contentious issues, but largely kept her disagreements private. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Ivanka Trump Rarely Breaks With Father in Public, Here’s Where She Does

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted August 2, 2018 at 2:06pm
Latino voters’ anger at Trump administration policies could be an opening for Democrats in 2018 a new report finds. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Latino Voters Angry at Trump But Not Mobilized, Democratic Report Finds

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted July 31, 2018 at 2:10pm
Twenty-five percent of Americans believe President Donald Trump’s walk-back of his statements on Russian interference, according to a new poll. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Few Believe Trump’s Walk-Back on Russian Interference, New Poll Finds

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted July 25, 2018 at 4:02pm
Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer greets guests as he signs a copy of his new book “The Briefing: Politics, The Press, and The President,” at a launch party at Pearl Street Warehouse in Washington on Tuesday. (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Spicer Basks in Friendlier Spotlight at Book Signing

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted July 25, 2018 at 9:28am
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, said his own party is partly to blame for the failed immigration compromise. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Retiring Republican Partly Blames GOP Hardliners for Immigration Failure

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted July 23, 2018 at 5:05pm
EMILY's List, a Democratic-aligned group that backs pro-abortion female candidates, is celebrating a strong showing in state legislatures this election cycle.

EMILY’s List Celebrates Surge in Women Candidates for State Offices

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted July 23, 2018 at 11:30am
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., chided the Biden administration for their use of pandemic dollars to encourage COVID-19 vaccination.

Lawmakers Across the Aisle Fight Canadian Newsprint Tariffs

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted July 17, 2018 at 2:46pm
Reps. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., left, and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, are asking the Department of Justice to investigate Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Meadows, Jordan Ask DOJ to Investigate Rosenstein

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted July 16, 2018 at 7:27pm
Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Russian Spy Indictment an Aftershock to Trump’s Helsinki Statements

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted July 16, 2018 at 6:43pm
A crowd of Hill staffers and interns stand outside of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s office due to a rumor of a visit by pop music star Taylor Swift on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Taylor Swift Rumor Grips Hill, Congressional Offices Shake It Off

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted July 11, 2018 at 4:52pm
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is delaying federal grants for increased scrutiny of the department’s financial assistance programs. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate Democrats: Interior Department Is Snubbing Us on Grant Delay Questions

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted July 5, 2018 at 8:13pm
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced a bill last week to ban partisan gerrymandering on a federal level. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Bennet Fields Supreme Court Gerrymandering Punt

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 27, 2018 at 6:55pm
Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, introduced a bill last month to reform the federal government’s Transition Assistance Program for returning veterans entering the workforce. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Congressmen Aim to Boost Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Workforce

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 26, 2018 at 5:23pm
Democrats Harley Rouda, right, and Hans Keirstead participate in the DEMOC PAC’s candidate forum in Irvine, California last month. Rouda edged out Keirstead to face GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in November. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rouda to Face Rohrabacher After Keirstead Concedes

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 25, 2018 at 8:32am
Democrats in New York’s 25th District will pick their nominee Tuesday to succeed the late Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, center. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Louise Slaughter’s Legacy Looms Large in New York Primary

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 25, 2018 at 5:03am
Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., leads in the GOP primary race for Sen. Jeff Flake’s senate seat. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Poll: McSally Leads by Double Digits in Arizona Senate Primary

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 21, 2018 at 12:17pm
The Bad News Babes and female lawmakers shake hands after the Congressional Women’s Softball Game at the Watkins Recreation Center on Wednesday. The Bad News Babes won 5-0. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Press Team Makes It a Three-Peat at Congressional Softball Game

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 20, 2018 at 9:51pm
Rep. Susan Brooks, R-Ind. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Lawmakers Must Now File Financial Disclosures for Cryptocurrencies

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 20, 2018 at 6:36pm
Former Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., compared the conditions for migrant children separated from their parents on the border to child day care. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Grimm Compares Migrant Children’s Conditions to ‘Day Care’ Dropoff

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 20, 2018 at 9:28am
The race to challenge Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., is coming down to the wire as final votes are counted from the June 5 primary. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Harley Rouda Takes Slim Lead in Race to Challenge Rohrabacher

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 19, 2018 at 10:31am
Activists protest against the policy of separating migrant children from their families on Monday in Los Angeles. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Here Are the Republicans Opposing Migrant Family Separation

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 19, 2018 at 9:48am
Central American asylum seekers wait as U.S. Border Patrol agents take groups of them into custody on June 12, 2018 near McAllen, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Democrats Blast Nielsen’s Family Separation ‘Lie’ as Outrage Intensifies

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 18, 2018 at 11:32am
Rep. Paul Gosar is fighting a lawsuit from constituents he once blocked on Facebook. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Cal file photol)

Judge Asked to Toss Lawsuit Challenging Gosar’s Facebook Blocks

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 18, 2018 at 8:47am
The House Ethics Committee has taken up a case against Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, that was referred by the independent Office of Congressional Ethics. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Iowa Rep. Blum Spends Big on Taxpayer-Funded Mass Mailings

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 14, 2018 at 5:18pm
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., left, will be back on the field for this year's Congressional Baseball Game. But will President Donald Trump be in attendance? (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Is Trump Coming to the Congressional Baseball Game?

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 14, 2018 at 10:06am
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, received Twitter threats from a man in her home state. The man was convicted and sentenced to six years in federal prison Wednesday.(File Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Iowa Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Tweeting Threats Against Ernst

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 14, 2018 at 9:19am
Rep. Scott Taylor, R-Va., has been challenged to a wrestling match by a prospective independent candidate vying for his seat. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Independent Candidate Challenges Taylor to Wrestling Match

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 14, 2018 at 8:12am
Kid Rock attends the Kentucky Derby last month in Louisville, Kentucky. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images file photo)

Kid Rock Campaigns for Michigan Republican Senate Candidate

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 13, 2018 at 11:17am
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani will campaign for Republican Rep. Dan Donovan of New York in his primary against Michael Grimm, who held the seat before his tax evasion conviction. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Giuliani to Campaign for Donovan in Heated GOP Primary

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 13, 2018 at 10:15am
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., hold a press conference in the Senate Radio and TV Gallery to discuss bipartisan action they are taking to put marijuana legislation into the hands of state lawmakers on Thursday. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Warren, Gardner Unveil Marijuana Bill Easing Federal Enforcement

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 7, 2018 at 2:11pm
Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson says he hopes to attach a drone bill to this year’s NDAA. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers Pushing Drone Legislation Hear Threat Warnings

By Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 7, 2018 at 5:01am
Protesters carry a coffin to the East Front of the Capitol as environmental activist groups joined forces Monday with the Poor People’’s Campaign to demand the right to health care and a healthy environment. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Dozens Arrested as Poor People’s Campaign Rallies at Capitol

By Morgan Phillips and Jeff Cirillo
Posted June 5, 2018 at 5:00am