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President Donald Trump arrives in the House chamber to deliver his State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress in the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Is the State of the Union just another campaign stop?

By Jason Dick and Simone Pathé
Posted February 6, 2019 at 5:42pm
When Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union, it will be in a House chamber filled with 2020 presidential rivals. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Donald Trump and the chamber of 2020 rivals

By Jason Dick
Posted January 30, 2019 at 4:42pm
Renee Tsao, left, discusses politics and the movies with Political Theater podcast host Jason Dick. (Toula Vlahou/CQ Roll Call)

What Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Dick Cheney have in common

By Jason Dick
Posted January 23, 2019 at 3:08pm
Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is one of 22 Republican senators up for re-election in 2020, and one of the few potentially vulnerable ones at that. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

What’s not part of the shutdown? 2020 Senate campaigns

By Jason Dick
Posted January 16, 2019 at 4:56pm
Former Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., talks about how to get things right out of the gate in your first year in Congress on Roll Call’s Political Theater podcast. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call).

Congress for newbies: practical advice from a pro

By Jason Dick and Toula Vlahou
Posted January 9, 2019 at 12:48pm
The Capitol will be a changed place as the 116th Congress gets underway. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

What to Expect as the New 116th Congress Gets Underway

By Jason Dick and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted January 2, 2019 at 4:07pm
The holiday party circuit was a bit subdued this year. Did Congress take away incentives to live it up during this time of the year? (CQ Roll Call file photo)

Did Tax Reform Scrooge the Holiday Party Spirit?

By Jason Dick, Kate Ackley, Niels Lesniewski and Peter Cohn
Posted December 19, 2018 at 9:29am
Every once in a while, professional football turns to politics. That's happening as the Washington Redskins need congressional and city approval to move back to the city from Maryland's suburbs. (CQ Roll Call file photo)

The Political Football That is Washington Redskins Football

By Jason Dick
Posted December 12, 2018 at 11:33am
Fox News chairman Roger Ailes walks with his wife Elizabeth Tilson as they leave the News Corp building, July 19, 2016 in New York City. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Roger Ailes ‘Was Never Sorry About Anything’

By Jason Dick and Toula Vlahou
Posted December 5, 2018 at 11:04am
The Mississippi state flag, which includes the Confederate battle flag as part of its design, hangs in the U.S. Capitol along the Senate subway. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

Going Down to Mississippi, Senate Runoff Edition

By Jason Dick and Simone Pathé
Posted November 28, 2018 at 12:46pm