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Barr, Democrats clash in Capitol Hill faceoff

Attorney General William Barr testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday during a much-awaited face-off with Chairman Jerry Nadler, who launched the session late because he had been in a minor car accident.

 
Pelosi, others hail John Lewis as ‘conscience’ of Congress as he lies in state

In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised the late Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation on Monday in a Capitol Rotunda ceremony rich with symbolism and punctuated by the booming, recorded voice of the late civil rights icon.

 
Carriage with John Lewis’ body crosses Selma bridge

The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon.

 
Trump calls off GOP convention events in Florida

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has canceled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month.