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In this Oct. 30, 2017, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., participates in a panel discussion during a summit on the country's opioid epidemic at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. A post on the congressman’s Facebook page for re-election says 91-year-old Ruth Elma Cummings died Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

House Democrats poised to investigate Trump administration

In just a single month this fall, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, called for his panel to subpoena the Trump administration over seven different investigations, including immigration and Obamacare.

November 7, 2018
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a rally with President Donald Trump, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Lewis Center, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Jim Jordan to run for House GOP leader

Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican and one of the House's conservative firebrands, announced Wednesday he is running to become the GOP's new House leader in the next Congress.

November 7, 2018
President Donald Trump waves to members of the media as he walks towards the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018, after returning from Andrews Air Force Base, and paying respects to the family of fallen U.S. Secret Service special agent Nole Edward Remagen who suffered a stroke while on duty in Scotland. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump braces for investigations galore as Dems take House

In September alone, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, called for the panel to issue subpoenas to the Trump administration on seven different investigations, ranging from immigration to Obamacare.

November 6, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with reporters following their weekly policy meetings, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans keep Senate control

Republicans had captured two Democrat-held Senate seats Tuesday night, ensuring they would keep control of the chamber and giving them the ability to confirm President Trump's nominees.

November 6, 2018
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to a crowd of volunteers and supporters of the Democratic party at an election night returns event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democrats win House control

As Democrats racked up victories in House races across the country, networks projected Tuesday night that they will win control of the chamber, giving them a tool to thwart President Trump's agenda.

November 6, 2018
Though the cases are still pending before a number of lower federal appeals courts, Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco told the justices that waiting on decisions would mean the issue would be pushed for at least a year. (Associated Press)

Noel Francisco asks Supreme Court to hear DACA cases this term

The administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to immediately take up cases challenging President Trump's phaseout of the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty for illegal immigrant "Dreamers," saying it's critical the justices hear the matter this term.

November 5, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks to the members of the media before leaving the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, for a campaign rally in Huntington, W.Va., and Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump loses another round in emoluments court battle

President Trump suffered another setback Friday in his bid to avoid a constitutional rebuke when a federal judge refused to halt a case challenging his ownership of the Trump International hotel in D.C.

November 2, 2018
President Barack Obama uses a laptop computer to send a tweet during a "Twitter Town Hall" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) **FILE**

Obama-era CIA peeked at congressional staff emails

The CIA during the Obama administration intercepted and analyzed the email of some congressional staffers, the agency publicly confirmed this week, releasing declassified notifications from 2014 that contained details of the snooping.

November 1, 2018