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Left to right, Rosemary Geraghty, Aimee Murphy, Christina Healy and Maria Oswalt of Life Matters Journal. (Melinda Henneberger/CQ Roll Call)

‘Whole-Life’ Pro-Life Democrats Aren’t Quite as Advertised

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted July 28, 2016 at 12:15pm
Pennsylvania delegate Cherelle Parker, center, cheers for Michelle Obama on the floor of the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on the first day of the Democratic National Convention. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

The Three Less-Noticed DNC Speeches Most Likely to Help Clinton Win

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted July 26, 2016 at 3:03pm
Donald Trump's sympathetic remarks on former Fox News head Roger Ailes, who faces sexual harassment accusations, is "hardly out of nowhere" given his history, writes Melinda Henneberger. (Bill Clark/Roll Call file photo)

Harassment, Rape and Donald Trump’s Defense of Roger Ailes

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted July 25, 2016 at 2:10pm
Given his campaign rhetoric, Donald Trump would have to change course radically to even start to unify the country, writes Melinda Henneberger. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Chaotic Convention Puts Trump’s Managerial Brilliance in Question

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted July 21, 2016 at 5:39pm
Mike Miller says he's at his last Republican convention - maybe. (Melinda Henneberger/CQ Roll Call)

Faces of the RNC: This Is Mike Miller’s 14th GOP Convention

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted July 21, 2016 at 1:50pm
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump points to his wife Melania following her speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Melania Appropriates Michelle’s Words as GOP Borrows Dem-Style Emotion

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted July 19, 2016 at 11:28am
Betsy Gehring's got a big assignment at the GOP convention.

Faces of the RNC

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted July 17, 2016 at 12:00pm
Andrea Leadsom, right, of the British Conservative Party suggested that she was better suited to lead the government than Theresa May, left, by virture of her experience as a mother. (Photo credit: Left, Carl Court/Getty Images; Right, Chris J. Ratcliffe/AFP/Getty Images)

Mummy Wars, Brexit Edition

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted July 13, 2016 at 5:00am
Dallas police stand watch near the scene where four Dallas police officers were shot and killed on Thursday in Dallas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Let’s Not Call Dallas Shootings ‘Terrorism’

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted July 11, 2016 at 5:00am
“I believe Abraham Lincoln is grieving for his party.”

‘Abraham Lincoln Is Grieving For His Party’

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted July 8, 2016 at 3:51pm
Ceciliana Carrion and her husband Daniel Bautista, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, are expecting their first child in October.

In Puerto Rico, One Expectant Mother’s Zika ‘Nightmare’

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted June 29, 2016 at 5:00am
Pro-choice demonstrators at the U.S. Supreme Court cheer on Monday as they learn the court struck down a Texas abortion law. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Roll Call Columnists on SCOTUS Abortion, McDonnell Decisions

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted June 27, 2016 at 3:45pm
 Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump sees Brexit as good news. ( Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)

So Far, Brevenge Not So Tasty

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted June 27, 2016 at 6:00am
Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during the news conference at the Capitol with other members of the Heroin Task Force on combating heroin abuse on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

How the House Sit-in Happened, and What Happens Now

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted June 27, 2016 at 5:00am
Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Sexual Assault a Personal Issue for Rep. Ann Kuster

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted June 22, 2016 at 5:00am
Martin Wells, who has been partially paralyzed since he was 18, discusses his support for Donald Trump with twin sisters Tia Booker, center, and Tyra Booker, who are 18 now. "The number-one bad thing people say is he's racist, and I don't see it," Tia Booker says. (Connor Turque for CQ Roll Call.)

What Trump Supporters Talk About When They Talk About Trump

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted June 13, 2016 at 5:00am
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who drew criticism for sentencing former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to only six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. The swimmer's father, Dan Turner, ignited more outrage by writing in a letter to the judge that his son already has paid a steep price for "20 minutes of action." (Jason Doiy/The Recorder via AP)

Why Removing the Judge Who Gave Stanford Swimmer a Tap on Wrist Is a Terrible Idea

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted June 10, 2016 at 9:32am

Longest-Serving Woman in the House Sticks by Sanders, For Now

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted June 9, 2016 at 5:00am
Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton made history Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Roll Call Columnists on Tuesday’s Primaries

By Jonathan Allen, Matt Lewis, Melinda Henneberger and Patricia Murphy
Posted June 8, 2016 at 12:15am
Candidates for Maryland's 8th District include Kathleen Matthews, left, and clockwise from left David Trone, Kumar Barve, Will Jawando and Jamie Raskin. (CQ Roll Call File Photo and Candidate campaign websites)

25 debates, 9 Democrats and 1 expensive race to replace Chris Van Hollen

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted April 20, 2016 at 5:00am
Pro-life protesters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during the hearing of the Whole Woman's Health v. Cole case on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

How to Talk Like a Pro-Lifer

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted March 30, 2016 at 6:54pm
According to Obama, journalists have accepted every word Donald Trump said uncritically – a view as at odds with reality as the anything the president was referring to when he complained about the growing “sense that facts don’t matter.” (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Obama, Journalism and the Facts

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted March 29, 2016 at 8:00pm
Nuns supporting Little Sisters of the Poor, attend a rally in front of the US Supreme Court, March 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Q & A: Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted March 23, 2016 at 11:29pm

Roll Call Roundtable #1

By Melinda Henneberger, Lindsey McPherson, John T. Bennett and David Hawkings
Posted March 13, 2016 at 7:39pm

Revealad: The New Roll Call

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted March 11, 2016 at 5:00pm
The procession during the funeral mass for the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on Feb. 20. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Scalia’s Son Delivers Closing Argument

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted February 22, 2016 at 5:00am
Pope Francis addresses a Joint Meeting of Congress in the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, September 24, 2015.  (Photo By Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)

Pope Francis on Trump: Who Is He to Judge?

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted February 18, 2016 at 3:44pm
Social conservatives dare to hope Scalia’s death will sober up those Republicans willing to ignore Trump’s lack of discernible core principles. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

In Death, Scalia May Succeed in Blocking Trump

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted February 15, 2016 at 10:11am

In Death, Scalia May Succeed in Blocking Trump

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted February 15, 2016 at 9:12am
Henneberger takes issue with Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright’s recent derision of young women who support Bernie Sanders instead of their friend Hillary Clinton. (Photo By Al Drago/CQ Roll Call)

A Lecture on Sexism from Noted Feminist Bill Clinton

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted February 9, 2016 at 5:00am
Pelosi said she calls the committee investigating Planned Parenthood "the Select Committee to Hurt Women’s Health." (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Pelosi: I’m Not for Abortion on Demand

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted January 13, 2016 at 10:00am
See the full interview Friday. (SideXSide Studios)

Pelosi Almost Endorses Clinton, Almost Accuses GOP of Racism

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted January 13, 2016 at 5:00am

Pelosi: I’m Not for Abortion on Demand

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted January 13, 2016 at 4:02am

Pelosi Almost Endorses Clinton, Almost Accuses GOP of Racism

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted January 13, 2016 at 4:01am
Younger voters will be a key to victory for Clinton. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Clinton Vulnerable to Attack Ads Among Millennials

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted January 12, 2016 at 5:00am
It was clear from Tuesday's debate that Cruz and Rubio see each other as the real competition. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

For Cruz and Rubio, No One Else Was on Debate Stage

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted December 16, 2015 at 6:21am

For Cruz and Rubio, No One Else Was on Debate Stage

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted December 16, 2015 at 5:22am
Members of The Syrian People Solidarity Group protest Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's refusal to allow Syrian refugees in the state on Nov. 22 in Austin, Texas. (Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Influential Conservative: Refugee Dispute ‘Unnecessary’

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted November 23, 2015 at 11:52am

Influential Conservative: Refugee Dispute ‘Unnecessary’

By Melinda Henneberger
Posted November 23, 2015 at 10:53am