Democrats no longer claim the border crisis is an illusion, as Senate leaders have agreed to a humanitarian aid bill proposed by President Donald Trump.
A former aide to Sen. Maggie Hassan and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is likely headed to prison for what prosecutors say was the largest known data theft in Senate history.
The informal rule has come under heavy criticism in recent weeks after Robert Mueller cited it as a reason for not charging President Trump with a crime.
The issue of reparations for slavery will move to front and center next week as a House committee holds a hearing on compensating the descendants of slaves.