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Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including more federal layoffs and Senate retirements.

This week's confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's Cabinet picks have put a spotlight on his famous demands for unbridled loyalty.

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., blasts a cartoon in Roll Call saying in a ‘poor attempt to comment on the age of some senators, this cartoon inherently is ageist and ableist.’

An eight-year-old Queensland girl has spent the holidays mourning the death of her young parents after they passed away within weeks of each other. Loved ones are making a desperate plea for anyone with information on the alleged hit-and-run death of the father to come forward.

It has been more than a month since the 30-year-old died after being struck by a vehicle while walking home in the early hours of a Saturday morning. Investigations have failed to provide any answers.

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.