Cathy McMorris Rodgers moves to expand her leadership turf

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the fourth-ranking House Republican, will move Tuesday to expand her leadership role, with a detailed accounting of her fundraising activities on behalf of her colleagues.

McMorris Rodgers, the House Republican Conference chairman from Washington state, ended 2016 with a depleted campaign account and political action committee running on fumes. President Trump considered her for Interior secretary, leading some Republicans to assume she might step down from leadership or retire at the end of this term.