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Senate approves $1.2tn government spending bill to avoid shutdown 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 0 2936
GOP panel approves bill to undo much of Dodd-Frank law enacted after financial crisis 2 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 4537
BTRTN April 2017 Month in Review: 100 Excruciating Days for America 0 tgards79 May 2017 May 2017 0 4663
House Republicans shy of votes to pass healthcare reform: lawmaker 2 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 4969
Kansas special election: Republican Ron Estes wins in 4th District congressional race 3 Eugene Apr 2017 May 2017 1 8586
Senate votes to proceed with confirmation vote on SEC nominee Jay Clayton 0 Eugene May 2017 May 2017 1 3309
Senate confirms Alex Acosta as Trump's secretary of labor 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 6261
New ObamaCare repeal bill on life support 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 7 4933
U.S. Congress may seek one-week funding extension to avert shutdown 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3918
Ryan promises to keep government open and makes no promises on health care 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4540
Senate Democrats: Cost for US-Mexico border wall could 'soar' to $70 billion 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4931
Alabama's new governor orders speedier election to replace Sessions 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 4853
U.S. House panel to begin tax reform hearings next week: chairman 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4569
Republicans Prepare To Lose On A Government Funding Bill 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 5196
Democrats hopeful $8.3m can spark resistance vote in Georgia special election 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 4930
When a lawmaker is treated as the villain in a class play 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4651
U.S. lawmakers ask for disclosure of number of Americans under surveillance 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4453
Sen Tom Udall 3 Langkous Apr 2017 Apr 2017 7 4629
joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Manchin, Michael Bennet 0 Langkous Apr 2017 Apr 2017 4 4504
Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Browns fraud trial set for late April 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6000
Famed astronaut John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5465
House GOP mad that favorite whipping boy still on job at IRS 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4535
Trump's funding request for U.S. border wall hits snag among some Republicans 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 3356
Russia probe should focus on Trump financial ties: Senator Wyden 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2908
U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 3231
Montenegro NATO accession clears hurdle in U.S. Senate 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2711
Lawmaker's 'peculiar midnight run' endangers Trump-Russia inquiry 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 3270
Republican Rep. Brooks: 30-40 Republican 'no' votes on health bill 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2803
House committee asks for documents on Michael Flynn's foreign contacts 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2702
Senators press Trump for details on Icahn's special adviser role 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 1699

Congress Continued...

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Health bill short of votes, GOP leaders look to Trump 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1852
Senate confirms Trump pick to head Medicare and Medicaid 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1657
Fact-checking White House criticism of CBO health care analysis 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2059
Confirmation hearing for Trump's labor pick now March 22 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1581
Texas Republicans drew congressional districts on racial lines, judges find 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 1860
Nancy Pelosi urges FBI director to debunk Donald Trump's wiretap claim 2 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2399
Congress probes Islamic State counterpropaganda operations 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1362
Senate approves measure to kill Obama-era contractor rule 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2496
House GOP releases bill replacing Obama health care overhaul (with fewer people insured) 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2340
Protesters again greet McConnell appearance at home 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 10 2344
Montana Democrats accuse Republicans of voter suppression ahead of special election 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2039
Constituents Flood Another GOP Congressmans Town Halls And Angrily Confront Him 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 8 2527
U.S. infrastructure legislation back on Congress' radar 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2106
Hispanic caucus members ejected from meeting about immigration raids 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2014
The Latest: House votes to overturn drug testing regulation 3 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2222
Freedom Caucus backs ACA repeal and replace that counts on private health care 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1532
Republican Behind Abolish EPA Bill Is Taking Heat. His Armed Friend Wants To Quiet Protesters. 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1857
Pipeline exec compares Dakota protesters to terrorists 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1684
4 GOP senators on the fence over Puzder for labor secretary 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1984
(Kansas) Democrats elect civil rights lawyer as nominee for US House 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2125
Alabama attorney general appointed to Jeff Sessions' Senate seat 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1631
GOP Chairman: No Oversight Talk at White House Meeting 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1943
U.S. Senate moves Jeff Sessions toward confirmation as attorney general 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1723
House committee votes to eliminate independent election commission 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1622
U.S. Senate delays vote on Trump EPA pick after Democrats boycott 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1688
First on CNN: Treasury secretary nominee's foreign money links bring new scrutiny 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1685
Betsy DeVos nomination for Education secretary clears Senate committee vote 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1679
Senate confirms Mike Pompeo as CIA director 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1911
U.S. Senate committee backs Tillerson as Trump's secretary of state 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1884
Here's a fun one... 2 Khellendross Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2376

Congress Continued...

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Ex-House speaker sues sex abuse accuser for $1.7 million 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1997
Elizabeth Warren: Trump's treasury secretary pick 'grinds families into the dirt' 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1668
Betsy DeVos, Trumps education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1964
A letter to my congressman 3 KingBob Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 3494
Senate intelligence committee to question Trump team on links with Russia 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2231
Senate intelligence panel to probe Russia hacking 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1486
Senate Approves Waiver to Allow James Mattis as Pentagon Chief 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2284
Anxious lawmakers to GOP leaders: Whats the plan to replace Obamacare? 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2334
U.S. Senate approves measure launching Obamacare repeal process 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2670
Rex Tillerson denies knowledge of Exxon lobbying against Russia sanctions 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2611
U.S. Senate hearings delayed for three wealthy Trump nominees 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2431
Aim is for Trump security team to be in place by Day One: U.S. Senate chief 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2487
Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing to shine light on history of racism claims 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2436
Former congressman seeks to delay prison term amid appeal 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2537
Senate to act this week on Obamacare repeal, McConnell says 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2434
Paul Ryan Laughs at Heartfelt Objections 3 BeardofJGarfield Jan 2017 Jan 2017 9 5328
Democrats demand probe of Trump health nominee 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 3316
Oh poor, poor Paul Ryan! 7 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 4 4394
Outcry after Republicans vote to dismantle independent ethics body 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 17 4007
Senators ask Trump EPA chief pick to disclose energy industry ties 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2613
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