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Vice President-elect Mike Pence has close ties on Capitol Hill, where he served in the U.S. House for 12 years.

Rep. Louis Gohmert and Attorney General Eric Holder clashed over the House's decision to hold Holder in contempt in 2012. The exchange included finger wagging and warnings against lectures.

A day after President Obama announced he'll wait for congressional authorization before launching strikes on Syria; members of Congress attended a classified briefing at the Capitol. Even though there's still one week left of summer recess, dozens of lawmakers flew to Washington, D.C. from their home districts just for the meeting.

There's bipartisan cooperation on Capitol Hill over beer. Five Congressional teams are in a competition where lawmakers work with breweries in their home states to create a new craft beer.

Attorney General Barr testifies before the Senate for the first time since the Mueller report's release and a letter that says Barr mischaracterized it. Barr defended his actions at the hearing.

Craft beer is a rapidly growing industry, and Washington lawmakers have noticed. Two proposed bills would lower the federal excise tax for small brewers.

As the tug-of-war continues over the fate of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman, several Republican lawmakers have inserted themselves into the fray. A House committee issued subpoenas and a Senate panel sought to have her appear as a witness for a hearing in a bid to stave off removal of the feeding tube.

Congress holds a hearing into steroid use in Major League Baseball. Several players have been subpoenaed to testify. Some say they may refuse to answer many questions. Other scheduled witnesses include Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and parents of children who died after using steroids to enhance their athletic performance.

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply said Thursday it has detected trace amounts of fuel in its groundwater monitoring well in Moanalua Valley, which sits about 1,500 feet from the Red Hill bulk storage facility. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.

After a more than two-year stall, lawmakers have reached a compromise on the Farm Bill. That mammoth piece of legislation deals with agriculture policy and governs the federal food stamp program. For more on the legislation, Steve Inskeep talks to Derek Wallbank of Bloomberg News.