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A Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee held a hearing to examine maritime transportation issues in the Arctic region. The hearing focused specifically on retreating ice…

Judge James Robart of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on the presidents criticism.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was the featured speaker at an American Enterprise Institute conference on health care policy. After paying his respects to the life of the late…

Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) took part in what was likely their last colloquy with each in his current position. Representative Hoyer asked Representative…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told reporters that Democrats are not in negotiations with President Trump over wall funding since meeting with the president at the Oval Office earlier in the week.…

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration held a hearing on drug cartels and border security. After a break for votes on the Senate floor, members heard from a…

In this part of the American Enterprise Institute’s conference on health care policy, private sector health care experts talked about ways to implement greater choice for consumers. Other issues…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Gamble v. United States, concerning an Alabama man, Terance Gamble, who was convicted of both federal and state gun charges arising from the same traffic stop.…

Veterans Affairs Acting Deputy Secretary James Byrne testified about modernizing the agency’s appeals process before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. He was joined by several VA officials…

After twelve years of service, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) gave her farewell speech on the Senate floor. She thanked her colleagues and staff and reflected on her time as a senator.…

Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Susan Collins (R-ME) paid tribute to Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) who is retiring in January.

Lawmakers on a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee heard testimony on “back door” spending by federal agencies. Representatives from the Government Accountability Office talked about…

The American Enterprise Institute hosted a discussion on health care policy. In this part, academics and health care professionals discussed the ways in which health care costs could be…

Retiring Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) spoke about his time in Congress, the importance of democracy around the world and his work in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Mr. Flake decided not to run for a…

Senators paid tribute to Senator Dean Heller (R-NV), who lost his re-election bid in November.

Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) delivered farewell remarks to his Senate colleagues. He lost his bid for re-election in November.

The National Press Foundation hosted a series of discussions with congressional and White House correspondents to preview the 116th Congress and the third year of the Trump administration.…

Following his speech to the Heritage Foundation, White House National Security Adviser John Bolton held a briefing with reporters on the administration’s new Africa strategy.

The House Oversight Government Operations Subcommittee held a hearing on oversight of foundations and restrictions to their political activities, with a focus on the New York-based Clinton…

In this portion of Politico’s annual Women Rule Summit, Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) talked about the challenges of running for public office as a woman and advice…