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Paul Ryan Laughs at Heartfelt Objections 3 BeardofJGarfield Jan 2017 Jan 2017 9 5584
Democrats demand probe of Trump health nominee 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 3445
Oh poor, poor Paul Ryan! 7 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 4 4765
Outcry after Republicans vote to dismantle independent ethics body 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 17 4205
Senators ask Trump EPA chief pick to disclose energy industry ties 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2718
Freedom Caucus wish list: policy areas conservatives want Trump to roll back 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2811
Senate Democrats plan to run their Trump playbook against Tillerson 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1926
McConnell Rejects Calls for Select Panel on Russian Meddling 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3472
U.S. to disclose estimate of number of Americans under surveillance 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2431
U.S. Congress passes $618.7 billion annual defense bill 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1896
U.S. Senate joins House to pass sweeping new health bill 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2078
Koch Industries takes aim at U.S. House Republican tax reform plan 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2206
Mammoth US health bill aims to approve drugs faster, but concerns linger 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1758
Senate leader pushes for extension of coal miner healthcare 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1729
Freedom Caucus opposes GOP's Obamacare replacement plan 4 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2519
GOP chairman who targeted Clinton in no rush on Trump 4 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2429
GOP's Medicare plans run into wall in the Senate 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 12 2174
Lawmakers Drop Plan Requiring Women to Register for Draft 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1777
GOP Prepares for House Vote on Medical Research Bill 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1678
Pelosi Broadens Leadership Team in Fight to Retain Post 2 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2403
Top Senate Democrat cites civil rights concerns with Trump pick Sessions 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1652
U.S. House votes to bar sales of commercial aircraft to Iran 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1404
U.S. panel says China state firms should be banned from buying U.S. companies 2 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1598
Attorneys for Aaron Schock Ask Judge to Postpone Arraignment 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1628
Potential Pelosi Challengers Could Benefit From Delay of House Democrat Leadership Elections 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1524
Louisiana's Senate race will bring an end to 2016 elections 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1406
Years-long rehab of towering U.S. Capitol dome completed 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1378
Georgia Republicans (Isakson and Perdue) will consider Clinton supreme court nominees 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1716
Ryan Says He'll Seek Re-Election as Speaker 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1909
Fliers Showing Challenger as Devil Embroil Bitter House Race 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1726

Congress Continued...

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8 Tight House Races to Watch on Election Night 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1724
Rep. Jason Chaffetz Embodies All That Is Wrong With Washington, D.C. 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1859
Mike Pence Won't Say Whether Ryan Should Be House Speaker 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1872
Is this the year the NRA's back is broken? 2 flamin lib Oct 2016 Oct 2016 6 1851
U.S. House to vote on Iran Sanctions Act renewal as soon as November 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1587
Senator Eyes Policy Changes at US Merchant Marine Academy 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1791
The Latest: GOP Lawmakers Say Leaders Too Negative on Trump 2 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1863
U.S. lawmakers to investigate funding of WHO cancer agency 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1542
GAO to examine panel on foreign investment in U.S. strategic firms 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1517
White House Slams Congress for 'Buyer's Remorse' Over 9/11 Bill 4 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 2282
U.S. House panel lambasts Wells Fargo boss over phantom accounts 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1526
Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, $1.1B to Fight Zika 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1691
Lawmaker accuses Fed of being 'cozy' with Obama administration 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1842
Congress overrides Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1828
FBI director rejects idea of reopening Clinton probe 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1866
Senate Blocks Stopgap Bill to Prevent Shutdown This Weekend 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1726
Senate sets Wednesday vote on Obama veto of Saudi September 11 bill 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1574
Mylan's EpiPen profit was 60% higher than what the CEO told Congress 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1478
Senate splits over bill to avoid government shutdown 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1792
House panel approves contempt resolution against Clinton aide Bryan Pagliano 4 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2140
U.S. lawmakers blast Mylan CEO over 'sickening' EpiPen price hikes 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1692
Senate clears way for $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1594
House committee launches review of FDA criminal office 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1705
Bid to block U.S. arms sale to Saudis faces tough opposition 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1734
White House presses Congress on bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1558
IRS Chief Apologizes to Congress for Lost Information 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1707
Mylan CEO to Defend EpiPen Price Increase Before Congress 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1491
Congress Struggles to Finish Zika Aid, Prevent Shutdown 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1685
Congressional Black Caucus Denounce Trump, Demand Apology 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 1928
House Republicans Are Trying to Blackball the Climate Investigation into Exxon 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1584

Congress Continued...

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U.S. House committee to hold hearing on Wells Fargo sales practices 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1624
Bipartisan House Intelligence Committee report says Snowden is no hero 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1534
Republican Deal Averts Vote on Impeaching Head of IRS 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1598
Impeachment showdown begins as House conservatives take aim at IRS commissioner 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1679
Appeals Court Won't Toss Charges Against NJ Sen. Menendez 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1872
A House Republican already wants to impeach Hillary Clinton 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1905
Cornyn declines to back Cruz ahead of Senate primary 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1891
U.S. lawmakers want moratorium on commercial flights to Cuba 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1944
U.S. Senate's Reid warns against postponing spending decisions 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1713
McCaskill Confirms 2018 Run During Missouri Military Tour 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1620
Senators press Mylan on 'exorbitantly expensive' EpiPen 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1484
Case Challenging Md. Congressional Districts Moving Forward 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1977
Political operative gets probation for role in Chaka Fattah's corruption case 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1768
Senators Demand Mylan Justify EpiPen Price Hikes 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1841
Black Congressman Says He Gets 'Avalanche of Mean-Spirited' Calls After Personal Numbers Leaked 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 2057
Senate Democrats could force vote on high court nominee: Reid 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2176
Senators consider vote to block US arms deal to Saudi Arabia – report 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1916
Helen Bentley, Former Maryland Congresswoman, Dies at 92 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1752
House Speaker Ryan: No point in lame duck vote on TPP deal (They don't have the votes.) 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1700
Obama, Senate Democrats urge Zika funding vote as reserves run low 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1655
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