News in Brief Key Democratic Senator Calls to Oust Department of Education’s Civil Rights Chief The department will likely have a tough time avoiding serious scrutiny and resistance in rolling back the Obama administration's expansive civil rights agenda. Michael Fitzgerald
News in Brief White House Opioid Commission Misses Second Deadline The commission's final deadline is in October. Francie Diep
News in Brief Judge Throws Out Guilty Verdict for Woman Who Laughed During Sessions’ Confirmation Hearing Chief Judge Robert Morin ruled that the prosecutors' argument was improper. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Paul Ryan Promises Changes to the House’s Dress Code Under Ryan's new changes, tank-top blouses and professional sandals could potentially be allowed. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief Here’s What’s in the Senate’s Updated Health-Care Bill And so the health-care policy merry-go-round continues. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief A Female Representative Just Flouted the House’s Unwritten Dress Code This is not the first time Representative Martha McSally has protested government-issued dress codes. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief Twitter and WikiLeaks Greatly Helped Trump New research finds Hillary Clinton faced far more criticism on social media than her opponent during the campaign's final two months. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Insurers Are Coming Out Against the Consumer Freedom Amendment It seems the major insurance companies aren't fans of Ted Cruz's proposed compromise. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Why Mitch McConnell Is Delaying the Senate Recess After months of debate, the GOP is still struggling to come up with a health-care bill of its own. Dwyer Gunn
Environment EPA Head Proposes Televised Climate Debates EPA chief Scott Pruitt denied that the climate science debates would be aimed at unraveling the agency's endangerment finding. Kate Wheeling