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Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, grabs one last puff of his cigar as he prepares the enter the Capitol for the last votes of the week on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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Congress · 117th Congress
Senators pepper State Department nominee with Iran questions
At the time, the Obama administration argued that achieving a limit on Iran’s nuclear activities was job No. 1 and that other behaviors could be addressed afterwards. Sen.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby announces he will retire after 2022
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is running for late husband’s House seat
[jwp-video n=”1″] Rockeymoore Cummings told Maddow she’s planning to have a preventative double mastectomy on Friday — a procedure that was scheduled before her husband died.
Congress · 116th Congress
Thad Cochran, former Senate Appropriations chairman, has died at age 81
Cochran, who retired from the Senate on April 1, 2018, after dealing with health issues, died Thursday morning in Oxford, Mississippi, according to a statement circulated by Chris Gallegos, his longtime
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
It’s still the year of the woman, if this pizza chef has her way
Year of the pizza: D.C. restaurant salutes female candidates [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Kavanaugh Will Face 4 Female Senators. Why Not More?
Hirono on Kavanaugh Accusation: Men Need to ‘Shut Up and Step Up’ [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Can Aruna Miller Upset the Largest Self-Funder in House Race History?
From the Archives: ‘There’s a Big Step Between Marching and Running’ — Former Congresswomen On Getting Women to Run [jwp-video n=”1″] Her new comfort zone At 7 p.m. on Monday, it was 92 degrees
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Energy and Commerce Honored in Historical Society Tradition
Watch: Klobuchar, Blunt Push for Senate to Pass Anti-Harassment Bill [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Women on the Verge of a Breakthrough on House Appropriations
Watch: Klobuchar, Blunt Push for Senate to Pass Anti-Harassment Bill [jwp-video n=”1″] Power play On the Senate side of the Capitol, women’s inclusion in spending decisions and the chamber
Politics · 115th Congress
Few Retiring Lawmakers Disclose Plans to Lobby
Watch: Expect a Full-Throated Push to Confirm Haspel as Next CIA Chief [jwp-video n=”1″] Constituents and reporters alike are left in the dark.
Politics · 115th Congress
Departing Appropriations Chairmen Set to Reap Omnibus Bounty
For Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran, resigning April 1, it’s a “mic drop” moment as the ailing 80-year-old Mississippi Republican will walk off the stage just after the omnibus measure
Politics · 115th Congress
Bipartisan Praise, and Questions, About Thad Cochran
Watch: David Hawkings’ Whiteboard — How Appropriations Is Supposed to Work [jwp-video n=”1″] Still, Cochran is held in high regard by his colleagues of both parties.
Tennessee, Texas Stand Out for Strengthened Hill Sway
But the giant Golden State delegation's perennial hold on No. 1 has become suddenly threatened by the lawmakers from Texas, the second largest state even though it's only slightly more than two-thirds
Heard On The Hill · 114th Congress
Word on the Hill: Staffing Up
The event is from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m in the Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902. Look for HOH’s coverage.
Policy · 114th Congress
Government Funding and Medical Research to Dominate Lame-Duck Session
[jwp-video n=”1″] Leaders say that recently arduous negotiations over extending the funding deadline to Dec. 9 do not foreshadow tough spending talks during the lame-duck.
Politics · 114th Congress
Photos of the Week: Inauguration Plans Underway, Edison Statue Unveiled and More
This week in Washington saw the release of a Republican version of a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open after Oct. 1.
Heard On The Hill · 114th Congress
Word on the Hill: Mosquito Spotting
Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., will serve as honorary host of the D.C. statehood panel at the Convention Center at 1:30 p.m. Maryland congressional candidate Jamie Raskin will also attend.
Politics · 114th Congress
What to Expect From the Final Days of the 114th Congress
Fall Forecast: What to Look for as Congress Returns [jwp-video n=”1″] The consequence for the Republicans who run the Capitol might not be as clear until after the standoff ends.