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Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, $1.1B to Fight Zika 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1273
Lawmaker accuses Fed of being 'cozy' with Obama administration 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1304
Congress overrides Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1362
FBI director rejects idea of reopening Clinton probe 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1400
Senate Blocks Stopgap Bill to Prevent Shutdown This Weekend 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1285
Senate sets Wednesday vote on Obama veto of Saudi September 11 bill 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1251
Mylan's EpiPen profit was 60% higher than what the CEO told Congress 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1152
Senate splits over bill to avoid government shutdown 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1434
House panel approves contempt resolution against Clinton aide Bryan Pagliano 4 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1472
U.S. lawmakers blast Mylan CEO over 'sickening' EpiPen price hikes 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1334
Senate clears way for $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1214
House committee launches review of FDA criminal office 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1356
Bid to block U.S. arms sale to Saudis faces tough opposition 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1385
White House presses Congress on bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1229
IRS Chief Apologizes to Congress for Lost Information 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1350
Mylan CEO to Defend EpiPen Price Increase Before Congress 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1177
Congress Struggles to Finish Zika Aid, Prevent Shutdown 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1327
Congressional Black Caucus Denounce Trump, Demand Apology 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 1462
House Republicans Are Trying to Blackball the Climate Investigation into Exxon 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1246
U.S. House committee to hold hearing on Wells Fargo sales practices 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1269
Bipartisan House Intelligence Committee report says Snowden is no hero 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1217
Republican Deal Averts Vote on Impeaching Head of IRS 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1234
Impeachment showdown begins as House conservatives take aim at IRS commissioner 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1276
Appeals Court Won't Toss Charges Against NJ Sen. Menendez 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1471
A House Republican already wants to impeach Hillary Clinton 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1480
Cornyn declines to back Cruz ahead of Senate primary 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1415
U.S. lawmakers want moratorium on commercial flights to Cuba 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1449
U.S. Senate's Reid warns against postponing spending decisions 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1311
McCaskill Confirms 2018 Run During Missouri Military Tour 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1279
Senators press Mylan on 'exorbitantly expensive' EpiPen 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1157

Congress Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Case Challenging Md. Congressional Districts Moving Forward 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1466
Political operative gets probation for role in Chaka Fattah's corruption case 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1422
Senators Demand Mylan Justify EpiPen Price Hikes 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1410
Black Congressman Says He Gets 'Avalanche of Mean-Spirited' Calls After Personal Numbers Leaked 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1574
Senate Democrats could force vote on high court nominee: Reid 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1699
Senators consider vote to block US arms deal to Saudi Arabia – report 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1384
Helen Bentley, Former Maryland Congresswoman, Dies at 92 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1359
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 1333
Obama, Senate Democrats urge Zika funding vote as reserves run low 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1206
Roger Marshall wins Kansas Republican primary against Tea Party incumbent 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1333
Trump campaign asks Capitol Hill for backing in Khan controversy 6 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 2050
Recognizing a dying GOP . . . 9 citizen blues Jul 2016 Jul 2016 9 2266
Plus One Automatic Democrat for Senate 6 HockeyMom Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1700
U.S. Congressman Mark Takai of Hawaii Dies at 49 (x-post from LBN) 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1585
Paul Ryan's 'white' selfie with interns shows lack of diversity in Washington 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1964
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to criminalize ‘revenge porn’ 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1424
U.S. House passes Iran sanctions, financial services measures 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1341
Plan for Federal Wolf Delisting Clears US House 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1408
U.S. says allies oppose bill allowing 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1398
GOP to Clinton: Email Investigations Will Go On 13 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 2223
Lawmakers grill Justice Department head over Clinton investigation 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1495
House chairmen seek new federal probe of Clinton testimony 4 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1570
Houses Passes Bill to Boost Airport Security, Reduce Lines 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1286
US aircraft sales to Iran blocked by House, jeopardising $25bn Boeing deal 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1376
Senate Passes A GMO Labeling Bill That The Food Industry Likes 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1269
U.S. Representative Brown charged with fraud: Justice Dept. 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1393
U.S. Senate, House reach airport security deal - Republican senator 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1433
US efforts to regulate encryption have been flawed, government report finds 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1221
Puerto Rico debt bill gains backers in U.S. Senate; close vote seen 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1399
Senate Zika Bill Falls Apart Largely Over Planned Parenthood Objections 2 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1431

Congress Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Man Sentenced for Failed Firebomb at Rep. Cleaver's Office 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1393
Trey Gowdy defends two-year Benghazi probe, which was riddled with partisan conflict 2 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1396
U.S. states, Rockefellers clash with U.S. House panel on Exxon climate probes 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1297
Senator Renews Scrutiny of Pharma Ties on Federal Panel 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1165
Republican lawmakers approve $1.1 billion in new Zika funds 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1212
Rep. Chaka Fattah Resigns Effective Immediately 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1445
Escaped ISIS sex slave tells Congress of horrors 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 4 1428
Dem Congressman Offers Resignation After Conviction 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1363
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert Reports to Prison in Wheelchair 2 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1416
APNewsBreak: US Senate Panel Demands Info in Lottery Scandal 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1270
Senate fails to advance FBI spying bill after Orlando shooting 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1162
Senate likely to pass FBI spying bill after Orlando shooting 2 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1500
House Speaker Ryan unveils Republican alternative to Obamacare 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1416
Ex-U.S. House Speaker Hastert to report to prison on Wednesday 7 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 3 1801
Clinton to meet with House Democrats on Wednesday 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 3 1427
Lawmakers Seek to Lift Ban on IVF Treatments for Veterans 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1295
Another piece to Rubio puzzle in place: Lopez-Cantera says he should run 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1227
GOP-Led House Committee Pushes Through Censure of IRS Head 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1263
Virginia Rep. Forbes Loses Primary, Victim of Redrawn Map 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1692
Senate passes $602 billion defense authorization bill 3 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1429
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