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Check out DC’s cherry blossoms in peak bloom this week
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Washington’s iconic cherry blossoms are in peak bloom starting Monday, April 1, according to the National Park Service.
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Flashback: Roll Call’s April Fools’ front page in 2002
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] In an era of actual fake news, a serious political newspaper running joke stories on April 1 may not be the best idea.
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Trump’s Great Lakes backtrack
By Jinitzail Hernandez [jwp-video n=”1″] Thursday night, less than a month after proposing to slash 90 percent of the Great Lakes preservation program budget, President Donald Trump
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Happy Birthday to C-SPAN and Pelosi, from swamp monsters and velociraptors: Congressional Hits and Misses
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] The creature from the Black Lagoon paid Capitol Hill a visit this week, as D.C. institutions like C-SPAN and Speaker Nancy Pelosi celebrated
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Watch: Republicans call for Schiff to step down as Intel chairman during committee hearing
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] The nine Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee signed a letter calling for Chairman Adam B.
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Beto O’Rourke is running for president, here are some congressional basics
By Nathan Ouellette [jwp-video n=”1″] After months of will-he, won’t-he speculation, former Texas Rep.
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A debate over Nazis and socialism broke out in House Judiciary
By Jinitzail Hernandez [jwp-video n=”1″] A contentious debate over equating socialists with Nazis opened up during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. GOP Rep.
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What if we switch to a single-payer health care system?
By Mary Ellen McIntire and Nathan Ouellette and Jinitzail Hernandez [jwp-video n=”1″] Leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are pushing for universal health
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The back and forth on why Mueller’s report hasn’t been released yet
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats are demanding that Special Counsel Robert S.
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Mike Lee makes fun of the Green New Deal using Reagan riding a dinosaur, Star Wars tauntauns and Sharknado
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Sen. Mike Lee took to the Senate chamber with a series of bizarre and comical floor charts.
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A year later, how Congress is spending school safety grants
By Jinitzail Hernandez and Todd Ruger [jwp-video n=”1″] Last March, Congress designated nearly $1 billion for school safety funds, which started going out as grants this fall.
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Myths of the Green New Deal debunked
Hulac and Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] As members of Congress prepare to vote on a resolution regarding the so-called Green New Deal, CQ Roll Call reporters Elvina Nawaguna
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Lindsey Graham calls for a special counsel investigation on ‘the other side of the story’ following Mueller report
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Sen. Lindsey Graham spoke highly of special counsel Robert S.
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Trump: McCain got the funeral he wanted, and I ‘didn’t get a thank you’
By Jinitzail Hernandez [jwp-video n=”1″] President Donald Trump spoke to plant workers about manufacturing jobs in Lima, Ohio on Wednesday but the topic turned from the economy to
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What is congressional recess? Explaining time off in the House and Senate
By Nathan Ouellette [jwp-video n=”1″] Both chambers are on recess this week and have about 15 planned each calendar year.
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Trump: ‘I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be’
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he “was never a fan of John McCain” after a series of recent tweets critiquing
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What is Andrew Gillum so hyped about?
By Nathan Ouellette [jwp-video n=”1″] Andrew Gillum is hyping Florida up in a new Twitter ad for for a mystery event taking place on Wednesday.
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A missing budget book, weaning a calf and Boris Yeltsin meets Wes Anderson: Congressional Hits and Misses
By Roll Call Staff [jwp-video n=”1″] While people spent a lot of time wondering why Sen.
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O’Halleran raises a Guinness to unity, St. Patrick’s parades and the Wild Rover
By Thomas McKinless and Mike Magner [jwp-video n=”1″] Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Irish American Rep.
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Watch: McConnell gets choked up saying goodbye to longtime staffer Stew
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave a heartfelt tribute to his longtime deputy chief of staff Don Stewart, known on the Hill simply as Stew.