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DC - 2018

Congress Returns To A Long January To-Do List As Deadlines Loom

By Alice Ollstein

01.02.18 | 1:13 pm

Doug Jones, second from left, the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in a quarter century, is administered the oath of office by Vice President Mike Pence as his wife Louise holds the Bible, joined at far left by their son Christopher Jones, and son Carson Jones, center, during a ceremonial swearing-in at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Jones, 63, will represent one of the most conservative states in the nation and is stressing his desire to work with both parties. Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore in a special election to take the seat once held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Doug Jones, second from left, the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in a quarter century, is administered the oath of office by Vice President Mike Pence as his wife Louise holds the Bible, joined at far left by their son Christopher Jones, and son Carson Jones, center, during a ceremonial swearing-in at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Jones, 63, will represent one of the most conservative states in the nation and is stressing his desire to work with both parties. Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore in a special election to take the seat once held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Doug Jones Sworn In, Takes Jeff Sessions’ Seat, As GOP Majority Narrows

By Alice Ollstein

01.03.18 | 12:10 pm

Return To Bachmann-ia: Here’s What Michele Bachmann Has Been Up To

By Matt Shuham

01.03.18 | 2:05 pm

After Trump Thrashing, Steve Bannon May Be Done

By Cameron Joseph

01.03.18 | 3:12 pm

President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks to reporters during an event on federal regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks to reporters during an event on federal regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

New Trump Administration Rule Could Further Undermine Health Care Markets

By Alice Ollstein

01.04.18 | 10:38 am

James B. Alcorn, at right, chairman of The Virginia State Board of Elections certifies the results in the contested 28th and 88th House of Delegates Districts elections. Getting the nod in the 28th, Republican Robert M. Thomas Jr. was selected to replace retiring GOP Speaker William J. Howell and in the 88th, incumbent Mark Cole (R-Spotsylvania) will return in January. At left is board member Edgardo Cortes and Vice-Chair Clara Bell Wheeler. The board met in Richmond, Virginia on Monday, November 27, 2017.

James B. Alcorn, at right, chairman of The Virginia State Board of Elections certifies the results in the contested 28th and 88th House of Delegates Districts elections. Getting the nod in the 28th, Republican Robert M. Thomas Jr. was selected to replace retiring GOP Speaker William J. Howell and in the 88th, incumbent Mark Cole (R-Spotsylvania) will return in January. At left is board member Edgardo Cortes and Vice-Chair Clara Bell Wheeler. The board met in Richmond, Virginia on Monday, November 27, 2017.

GOP Holds Onto Virginia House Of Delegates After Winning Random Drawing For Tied Race

By Cameron Joseph

01.04.18 | 11:18 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump DOJ Could Effectively Be Reviving A Long-Term Attack On Voting Rights

By Tierney Sneed

01.04.18 | 12:23 pm

Susan Collins Moves The Goalposts (Again) On Her Health Care Demands

By Alice Ollstein

01.04.18 | 4:31 pm

Gas is flared off from a flame boom aboard offshore oil and gas platform Edith in the Beta Field off the coast of Long Beach, California, U.S. Senators from California, Oregon and Washington introduced legislation to ban offshore oil drilling off the West Coast amid mounting concern about the BP Deepwater Horizon rig spill spreading in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gas is flared off from a flame boom aboard offshore oil and gas platform Edith in the Beta Field off the coast of Long Beach, California, U.S. Senators from California, Oregon and Washington introduced legislation to ban offshore oil drilling off the West Coast amid mounting concern about the BP Deepwater Horizon rig spill spreading in the Gulf of Mexico.

Trump’s Moves On Offshore Drilling And Pot Further Expose Vulnerable GOPers

By Cameron Joseph

01.04.18 | 5:36 pm

COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 6: Photographs of election day activity on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Joel Prince for The Washington Post)

COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 6: Photographs of election day activity on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Joel Prince for The Washington Post)

Republicans’ Top Ohio Senate Candidate Drops Out Of Race

By Cameron Joseph

01.05.18 | 2:35 pm

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