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'P.S.: One of the ring leaders works in your bank!': Is this congressman's fundraising letter a thre 2 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 3 2893
The Latest: Intel chair still expects Comey to address panel 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 3 2876
Few Republicans hold town halls after health care vote 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 3267
Republicans challenge memo restricting health officials' talks with Congress 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 3 4122
GOP lawmaker challenged for shielding records: 'What is he trying to hide?' 1 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 2 7808
Senate approves $1.2tn government spending bill to avoid shutdown 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 0 3034
GOP panel approves bill to undo much of Dodd-Frank law enacted after financial crisis 2 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 4662
BTRTN April 2017 Month in Review: 100 Excruciating Days for America 0 tgards79 May 2017 May 2017 0 4787
House Republicans shy of votes to pass healthcare reform: lawmaker 2 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 5116
Kansas special election: Republican Ron Estes wins in 4th District congressional race 3 Eugene Apr 2017 May 2017 1 8728
Senate votes to proceed with confirmation vote on SEC nominee Jay Clayton 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 3394
Senate confirms Alex Acosta as Trump's secretary of labor 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 6343
New ObamaCare repeal bill on life support 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 7 5013
U.S. Congress may seek one-week funding extension to avert shutdown 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3994
Ryan promises to keep government open and makes no promises on health care 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4657
Senate Democrats: Cost for US-Mexico border wall could 'soar' to $70 billion 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 5091
Alabama's new governor orders speedier election to replace Sessions 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 5002
U.S. House panel to begin tax reform hearings next week: chairman 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4647
Republicans Prepare To Lose On A Government Funding Bill 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 5301
Democrats hopeful $8.3m can spark resistance vote in Georgia special election 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 5070
When a lawmaker is treated as the villain in a class play 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4730
U.S. lawmakers ask for disclosure of number of Americans under surveillance 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4531
Sen Tom Udall 3 Langkous Apr 2017 Apr 2017 7 4761
joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Manchin, Michael Bennet 0 Langkous Apr 2017 Apr 2017 4 4589
Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Browns fraud trial set for late April 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6097
Famed astronaut John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5557
House GOP mad that favorite whipping boy still on job at IRS 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4628
Trump's funding request for U.S. border wall hits snag among some Republicans 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 3431
Russia probe should focus on Trump financial ties: Senator Wyden 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3009
U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 3305

Congress Continued...

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Montenegro NATO accession clears hurdle in U.S. Senate 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2790
Lawmaker's 'peculiar midnight run' endangers Trump-Russia inquiry 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 3375
Republican Rep. Brooks: 30-40 Republican 'no' votes on health bill 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2908
House committee asks for documents on Michael Flynn's foreign contacts 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2787
Senators press Trump for details on Icahn's special adviser role 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 1784
Health bill short of votes, GOP leaders look to Trump 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1950
Senate confirms Trump pick to head Medicare and Medicaid 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1738
Fact-checking White House criticism of CBO health care analysis 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2150
Confirmation hearing for Trump's labor pick now March 22 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1649
Texas Republicans drew congressional districts on racial lines, judges find 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 1964
Nancy Pelosi urges FBI director to debunk Donald Trump's wiretap claim 2 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2535
Congress probes Islamic State counterpropaganda operations 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1438
Senate approves measure to kill Obama-era contractor rule 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2575
House GOP releases bill replacing Obama health care overhaul (with fewer people insured) 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2425
Protesters again greet McConnell appearance at home 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 10 2444
Montana Democrats accuse Republicans of voter suppression ahead of special election 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2138
Constituents Flood Another GOP Congressmans Town Halls And Angrily Confront Him 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 8 2626
U.S. infrastructure legislation back on Congress' radar 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2235
Hispanic caucus members ejected from meeting about immigration raids 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2115
The Latest: House votes to overturn drug testing regulation 3 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2364
Freedom Caucus backs ACA repeal and replace that counts on private health care 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1625
Republican Behind Abolish EPA Bill Is Taking Heat. His Armed Friend Wants To Quiet Protesters. 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1960
Pipeline exec compares Dakota protesters to terrorists 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1797
4 GOP senators on the fence over Puzder for labor secretary 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2124
(Kansas) Democrats elect civil rights lawyer as nominee for US House 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2262
Alabama attorney general appointed to Jeff Sessions' Senate seat 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1717
GOP Chairman: No Oversight Talk at White House Meeting 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2050
U.S. Senate moves Jeff Sessions toward confirmation as attorney general 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1802
House committee votes to eliminate independent election commission 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1699
U.S. Senate delays vote on Trump EPA pick after Democrats boycott 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1769

Congress Continued...

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First on CNN: Treasury secretary nominee's foreign money links bring new scrutiny 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1764
Betsy DeVos nomination for Education secretary clears Senate committee vote 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1756
Senate confirms Mike Pompeo as CIA director 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1985
U.S. Senate committee backs Tillerson as Trump's secretary of state 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1990
Here's a fun one... 2 Khellendross Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2504
Ex-House speaker sues sex abuse accuser for $1.7 million 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2083
Elizabeth Warren: Trump's treasury secretary pick 'grinds families into the dirt' 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1765
Betsy DeVos, Trumps education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2051
A letter to my congressman 3 KingBob Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 3672
Senate intelligence committee to question Trump team on links with Russia 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2352
Senate intelligence panel to probe Russia hacking 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1581
Senate Approves Waiver to Allow James Mattis as Pentagon Chief 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2373
Anxious lawmakers to GOP leaders: Whats the plan to replace Obamacare? 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2449
U.S. Senate approves measure launching Obamacare repeal process 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2833
Rex Tillerson denies knowledge of Exxon lobbying against Russia sanctions 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2697
U.S. Senate hearings delayed for three wealthy Trump nominees 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2524
Aim is for Trump security team to be in place by Day One: U.S. Senate chief 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2586
Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing to shine light on history of racism claims 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2515
Former congressman seeks to delay prison term amid appeal 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2622
Senate to act this week on Obamacare repeal, McConnell says 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2533
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