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GOP candidate for Senate Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., speaks with attendees after the U.S. Senate candidate forum held by the Shelby County Republican Party in Pelham, Ala., on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Sen. Strange is running in the special election to fill the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Podcast: Alabama’s Strange Election Turns Anti-McConnell But Pro-Trump

By Jason Dick and Bridget Bowman
Posted August 9, 2017 at 4:02pm

Podcast: Inside the Senate’s Struggle With Civility

By David Hawkings and Ed Pesce
Posted August 2, 2017 at 3:33pm
From left, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., attend a rally with House and Senate Democrats to announce "A Better Deal" economic agenda. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Podcast: What’s the Spiel With Democrats’ Better Deal?

By Bridget Bowman, Jason Dick and Jonathan Allen
Posted July 26, 2017 at 4:01pm

Podcast: Why Republicans Haven’t (Yet) Said Nyet to Trump on Russia

By David Hawkings and Walter Shapiro
Posted July 19, 2017 at 4:31pm

Podcast: Short Recess, Long on Goals

By Jason Dick and Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 12, 2017 at 4:57pm
Protesters march around the Capitol to voice their opposition to the GOP health care legislation on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Podcast: GOP’s Health Care Puzzle Not Solved by Protests, Parades

By Bridget Bowman, David Hawkings and Niels Lesniewski
Posted July 5, 2017 at 2:45pm
From left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., after announcing there would be no vote on the health care bill this week. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Podcast: McConnell’s Health Care Seesaw

By David Hawkings and Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 28, 2017 at 4:06pm
Campaign workers decorate the ballroom with balloons for Jon Ossoff's election night watch party in Atlanta, Ga., on special election day, Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Podcast: What We Learned From 2017’s Special Elections

By Jason Dick and Simone Pathé
Posted June 21, 2017 at 6:49pm
Democrat John Ossoff, left, faces off June 20 against Republican competitor Karen Handel, right, for Georgia’s 6th District congressional seat.

Podcast: Democrats’ Big Test in Georgia

By David Hawkings and Simone Pathé
Posted June 14, 2017 at 3:58pm
President Donald Trump with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. (CQ Roll Call/File Photo)

Podcast: Senate Picks Up Pace on GOP Health Care Bill

By Jason Dick and Ed Pesce
Posted June 7, 2017 at 4:45pm