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Sen. Charles E. Grassley pushed colleagues who are running for president to support disaster aid for Iowa. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump has no China trade pact, but he does have a signing location in mind

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 1, 2019 at 7:06pm
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman hoists the Commissioner's Trophy as the team celebrates beating the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Three things to watch when World Series champions Nationals visit White House

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 1, 2019 at 12:00pm
President Donald Trump speaks to news media at the White House on Oct. 10. After damning testimony from White House aides and data showing a sluggish economy, he has ducked reporters' questions this week. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Often-talkative Trump goes quiet amid impeachment testimony, slowing economy

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 31, 2019 at 12:00pm
A shipping container is offloaded from the Hong Kong based CSCL East China Sea container ship at the Port of Oakland on June 20, 2018 in Oakland, California. U.S. president Donald Trump’s trade policy imposing escalating tariffs with China could impact the price of baby gates and child car seats, putting low-income families at risk, industry leaders said during testimony at the U.S. International Trade Commission. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

White House scrambles to get Trump, Xi together for trade pact signing after Chile axes summit

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 30, 2019 at 12:52pm
President Donald Trump plans to use the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry to fire up his base. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

‘Chopper talk’: Behold Donald Trump’s big 2020 impeachment bet

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 25, 2019 at 2:19pm
Vice President Mike Pence walks through Statuary Hall on his way to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's office in the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

White House ‘does not seek confrontation with China,’ Pence says

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 24, 2019 at 2:13pm
A new report by Ernst & Young, in partnership with the American Investment Council, offers a previously unreported look at private equity’s growing role in directly supporting nearly 9 million U.S. jobs and its positive contributions to over 17 million more. (Screenshot/American Investment Council/YouTube)

Private equity is a driving force for economic opportunity

By Drew Maloney
Posted October 21, 2019 at 5:00am
New York Rep. Nita M. Lowey announced her retirement last week at the end of the 116th Congress. Who will replace her as the top Democrat on House Appropriations? (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Lowey retirement sparks Democratic Appropriations scramble

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted October 14, 2019 at 11:30am
President Donald Trump welcomes President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to the West Wing of the White House on May 16, 2017. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

White House warns Turkey it might ‘shut down’ its economy over Kurdish strikes

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 11, 2019 at 3:01pm
President Donald Trump takes the podium before speaking during a Keep America Great rally on July 17, 2019, in Greenville, North Carolina. Trump attempted to distance himself from a crowd’s chant of “send her back” after he criticized Ilhan Omar. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

After ‘Lock him up’ chant, Trump describes Democrats’ impeachment probe as ‘crusade’

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 10, 2019 at 9:26pm