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At the end of her brief tenure last Congress as representative for Michigan’s 13th District, Rep. Brenda Jones returned to the Detroit City Council where she serves as president. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

A closer look at what the alumni of the 115th Congress have been up to

By Cameron Peters, Laura Castro Lindarte, Meg Cunningham and Sydney E. Lake
Posted July 22, 2019 at 5:00am
Democratic Rep Derek Kilmer, right, seen here with GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse, also of Washington, says Democrats are more united than divided. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Rep. Derek Kilmer: Disputes among Democrats amount to ‘false divisions’

By Kate Ackley
Posted July 19, 2019 at 11:45am
In redrawing district maps after the 2020 Census, Democrats need to be careful not to expect results during the Trump era to continue all decade. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Drawing new congressional lines won’t be easy for Democrats

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted July 19, 2019 at 11:13am
Reps. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., right, was reportedly the target of a death threat by a man angry about a bill she introduced requiring vaccinations. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Anti-vaxxer allegedly threatened to kill Rep. Frederica Wilson

By Emily Kopp
Posted July 19, 2019 at 10:32am
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced new homes for the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

USDA official says agencies can find new staff after they move to Kansas City

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted July 19, 2019 at 9:52am
Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., is scheduled to meet Friday with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to discuss enforcement of labor provisions that Mexico enacted into law earlier this year. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Envoy says Mexico ready for Congress’ questions on trade deal

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted July 19, 2019 at 8:50am
Republican senators behind the asylum proposal include Ron Johnson, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senators roll out pilot program to speed asylum claims

By Tanvi Misra
Posted July 19, 2019 at 8:33am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading the talks for her side of the aisle. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

White House offers up extensive menu of cuts for spending caps deal

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted July 19, 2019 at 7:52am
By going after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats, Saikat Chakrabarti, left, chief of staff to New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, broke a cardinal rule of the unwritten Hill staffer code, Murphy writes. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez need a ‘chief of change’ or a change of staff?

By Patricia Murphy
Posted July 19, 2019 at 6:30am
A statue of James Z. George, a Confederate colonel and U.S. senator, is on display in the Capitol Visitor Center. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Ghosts of Confederate Mississippi endure in the Capitol

By Chris Marquette
Posted July 19, 2019 at 6:30am