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DCCC calls for Nevada Rep. Kihuen to resign amid harassment allegations
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is calling on a freshman House lawmaker considered a rising star in the party to resign his seat after allegations surfaced that he sexually harassed...

Michigan Rep. John Conyers faces ethics probe over harassment allegations
The House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation into allegations that senior Democratic lawmaker Rep. John Conyers Jr. (Mich.) sexually harassed female aides and used office funds to settle a...

Senate Majority Leader McConnell calls on Roy Moore to end Senate campaign following accusations of sexual misconduct
While it is too late to remove Moore's name from the ballot ahead of the Dec. 12 special election, McConnell said he is exploring the option of a write-in campaign...

“Dreamer” deal gains cautious support on Hill
President Donald Trump's effort to strike an immigration deal with Democrats attracted cautious support from lawmakers of both parties Thursday even as it prompted a swift backlash from scattered conservatives...

Can Trump actually shut down the government over wall funding?
What would it take for Trump to actually force a government shutdown? And how likely is that to happen because of the border-wall debate?

Trump begins 17-day “working vacation” at N.J. golf club
President Donald Trump, who knocked his predecessor's work ethic and said he probably wouldn't take vacations as president, has settled in for 17 days here at his secluded golf club...

Trump administration sets one of the slowest paces for staffing, nominations in recent history
The process of staffing the Trump administration and filling judicial vacancies has moved slowly on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, with only about one in five of President Donald Trump's...

Senate Democrats announce slowdown of business in response to James Comey’s ouster
Capitol Hill was roiled Wednesday by the aftershocks of President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, as Senate Democrats began the process of slowing committee business and renewed...