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This congressman (Tim Murphy) is why people hate politics 3 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 3438
Trump nominee clears Senate hurdle to join Federal Reserve 0 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2068
Bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers launch new drive on sentencing reform 0 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 2580
Senator blasts alt-right leader Richard Spencer on Twitter: 'Get a real job, clown!' 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1391
Senators close to bipartisan deal on health exchanges: Schumer 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1425
Bills to Protect Mueller Are Bipartisan, but the Path Forward Is Uncertain 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1881
Senate poised to repeal new rule allowing consumer class actions 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1690
Republican Senator Alexander to consult on bipartisan healthcare plan 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1749
BTRTN: Alabama Run-Off Election: Strange and Stranger 0 tgards79 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1861
Gowdy joins Democrats in probing Trump administration's use of personal email 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 1986
House of Representatives to vote on FAA extension, hurricane tax relief 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1432
DO NOT TRUST THE GOP with HELLCARE! 2 BigmanPigman Sep 2017 Sep 2017 6 2624
New version of health-care bill will help Alaska and Maine - home of two holdout senators 2 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1893
Congressional investigators zoning in on Manafort communication with liaison abroad 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1549
Senate panel calls for public hearing with Trump lawyer after closed-door meeting scrapped 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1487
Questions:If the ACA is repealed and Dems get the majority 4 BigmanPigman Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1908
This is really Deja vu as well as mental cruelty... 3 BigmanPigman Sep 2017 Sep 2017 6 2273
Does anyone know the current list of Congress members who are retiring? 2 BigmanPigman Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1940
Equifax CEO to testify before House panel on hack 1 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1576
U.S. Senate blocks bid to repeal war authorizations 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1858
Trump to host six senators from both parties for White House dinner 3 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2180
Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds 1 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 1952
U.S. Senate may vote this week to add penalties for sex traffic sites: sources 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1596
No talk of ousting U.S. House Speaker Ryan, says key conservative 1 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1760
U.S. Senator McCain says facing 'very vicious form of cancer' 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 2306
Senate panel rejects Trump's 'doctrine of retreat' on foreign policy 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1649
Four Texas Republicans just voted against Harvey disaster aid 3 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2698
Senate has approved $15.25 billion in disaster aid in deal to extend debt limit and keep government 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1606
When the tax reform issue comes up, Dems should expand on the concept of corporations are people. 9 mjvpi Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2565
House to vote on $7.9B Harvey relief bill 1 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1734

Congress Continued...

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Senate Judiciary's meeting with Trump Jr. scheduled for Thursday 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1623
House committee subpoenas FBI, Justice over Trump dossier 0 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 1766
'Body-slam' congressman Greg Gianforte reneges on promise of Guardian interview 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2265
No U.S.-Russia cyber unit without Trump notifying Congress, bill says 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 1840
Trump-Russia dossier owner faces senators, Donald Jr still a no-show 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 2937
Democratic senators press on whether White House aide Gorka under probe 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 3271
McConnell says there is 'zero chance' Congress will fail to raise debt ceiling 2 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3789
House conservatives want fresh health care repeal vote 3 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3297
Judge delays NJ Senator Menendez's dismissal bid, trial set for September 6 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2468
White House aide, Fox News host criticize Senate GOP leader 5 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3675
U.S. lawmakers seek missing information in review of Monsanto weedkiller 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 2569
'Clean' debt ceiling bill unlikely to pass House of Representatives : lawmaker 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2747
Secretive search for man behind Trump dossier reveals tension in Russia inquiry 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 4 3105
GOP bill could help fund Trump's border wall 1 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2112
GOP shows signs of reaching out to Democrats on health care 2 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2116
With baby steps, Senate Republicans abandoning the president 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 9 2027
Senators combat DeVos's reset on student loan-servicing contracts 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2168
U.S. senators to introduce bill to secure 'internet of things' 0 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2337
Democrats plan to block possible Trump recess appointments 2 Eugene Aug 2017 Aug 2017 4 2115
Senate too divided to keep up healthcare push - Senator Hatch 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2283
Clinton lost, but Republicans still want to investigate her 6 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 4 2492
Montana congressman to work at wheelchair nonprofit after attack on reporter 2 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 1967
Head of Senate panel says near deal on Russia, Iran sanctions vote 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2011
Senate rejects bill to repeal large parts of Obamacare without replacement 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1684
Republican lawmakers rally around Sessions as Trump intensifies pressure 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1704
House votes to kill consumer lawsuit rule 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1527
Republicans block Democrats' bid to see Treasury files on Trump 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2085
House panel wants Google, Facebook, AT&T CEOs to testify on internet rules 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1115
Manafort meets with Senate intelligence panel: spokesman 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1628
House panel approves budget measure that advances tax reform 2 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1840

Congress Continued...

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Attorney general should testify before Senate Judiciary Committee again, Franken says 3 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 1933
Latest Republican health bill 'a porkfest, a monstrosity', Rand Paul says 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1756
Durbin, Graham file Dream Act, hoping to ward off legal challenge to DACA 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 4 1802
Republicans could target Obamacare tax in wider tax overhaul - Brady 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1712
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 917
Could Congress put horsemeat back on the menu in America? 3 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2656
Stalled Russia sanctions bill hits North Korean snag in U.S. Congress 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1510
Two former staffers charged in cyberstalking of U.S. House member, husband 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1786
Members of Congress press Sessions to investigate sexual ads at Backpage.com 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1908
House rejects controversial transgender, climate-change amendments to defense bill 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1767
U.S. senator (Tom Cotton) seeks legislation to undo ban on arbitration clauses 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1869
House panel to unveil self-driving car legislation soon: aide 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 996
Senate GOP and White House plan final, urgent blitz to pass health-care law 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2017
Greg Gianforte 'not sure' he would have sent Trump CNN body-slam tweet 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1942
Louisiana congressman breaks rule No. 1: Don't make Holocaust comparisons 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2093
Rep. Brat deletes photo of 'Hillary for U.S. Ambassador to Libya' sign 1 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2652
Congress is cool to Trump's proposal to end heating aid 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2505
Senate asks for CBO score on Cruz's healthcare proposal 0 Eugene Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 3035
On Hamilton, Madison, the Origin of the Two Parties, Ted Kennedy and the GOP Health Care Bill 2 tgards79 Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 2323
Senate revises Russia sanctions bill, sends it to House 2 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 6 2394
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