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Republicans Prepare To Lose On A Government Funding Bill 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 4918

Democrats hopeful $8.3m can spark resistance vote in Georgia special election 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 4614

When a lawmaker is treated as the villain in a class play 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4439

U.S. lawmakers ask for disclosure of number of Americans under surveillance 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4265

Sen Tom Udall 3 Langkous Apr 2017 Apr 2017 7 4344

joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Manchin, Michael Bennet 0 Langkous Apr 2017 Apr 2017 4 4311

Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Browns fraud trial set for late April 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5760

Famed astronaut John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5274

House GOP mad that favorite whipping boy still on job at IRS 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4291

Trump's funding request for U.S. border wall hits snag among some Republicans 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 3160

Russia probe should focus on Trump financial ties: Senator Wyden 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2682

U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 3044

Montenegro NATO accession clears hurdle in U.S. Senate 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2518

Lawmaker's 'peculiar midnight run' endangers Trump-Russia inquiry 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 3056

Republican Rep. Brooks: 30-40 Republican 'no' votes on health bill 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2547

House committee asks for documents on Michael Flynn's foreign contacts 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2495

Senators press Trump for details on Icahn's special adviser role 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 1503

Health bill short of votes, GOP leaders look to Trump 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1625

Senate confirms Trump pick to head Medicare and Medicaid 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1481

Fact-checking White House criticism of CBO health care analysis 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1861

Confirmation hearing for Trump's labor pick now March 22 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1388

Texas Republicans drew congressional districts on racial lines, judges find 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 1617

Nancy Pelosi urges FBI director to debunk Donald Trump's wiretap claim 2 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2090

Congress probes Islamic State counterpropaganda operations 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1154

Senate approves measure to kill Obama-era contractor rule 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2295

House GOP releases bill replacing Obama health care overhaul (with fewer people insured) 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2146

Protesters again greet McConnell appearance at home 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 10 2104

Montana Democrats accuse Republicans of voter suppression ahead of special election 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1833

Constituents Flood Another GOP Congressmans Town Halls And Angrily Confront Him 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 8 2296

U.S. infrastructure legislation back on Congress' radar 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1833

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Hispanic caucus members ejected from meeting about immigration raids 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1788

The Latest: House votes to overturn drug testing regulation 3 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1931

Freedom Caucus backs ACA repeal and replace that counts on private health care 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1344

Republican Behind Abolish EPA Bill Is Taking Heat. His Armed Friend Wants To Quiet Protesters. 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1605

Pipeline exec compares Dakota protesters to terrorists 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1413

4 GOP senators on the fence over Puzder for labor secretary 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1669

(Kansas) Democrats elect civil rights lawyer as nominee for US House 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1775

Alabama attorney general appointed to Jeff Sessions' Senate seat 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1442

GOP Chairman: No Oversight Talk at White House Meeting 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1712

U.S. Senate moves Jeff Sessions toward confirmation as attorney general 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1521

House committee votes to eliminate independent election commission 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1427

U.S. Senate delays vote on Trump EPA pick after Democrats boycott 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1506

First on CNN: Treasury secretary nominee's foreign money links bring new scrutiny 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1503

Betsy DeVos nomination for Education secretary clears Senate committee vote 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1484

Senate confirms Mike Pompeo as CIA director 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1728

U.S. Senate committee backs Tillerson as Trump's secretary of state 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1655

Here's a fun one... 2 Khellendross Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2106

Ex-House speaker sues sex abuse accuser for $1.7 million 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1812

Elizabeth Warren: Trump's treasury secretary pick 'grinds families into the dirt' 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1465

Betsy DeVos, Trumps education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1771

A letter to my congressman 3 KingBob Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 3189

Senate intelligence committee to question Trump team on links with Russia 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1964

Senate intelligence panel to probe Russia hacking 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1279

Senate Approves Waiver to Allow James Mattis as Pentagon Chief 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2092

Anxious lawmakers to GOP leaders: Whats the plan to replace Obamacare? 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2107

U.S. Senate approves measure launching Obamacare repeal process 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2287

Rex Tillerson denies knowledge of Exxon lobbying against Russia sanctions 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2424

U.S. Senate hearings delayed for three wealthy Trump nominees 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2253

Aim is for Trump security team to be in place by Day One: U.S. Senate chief 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2260

Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing to shine light on history of racism claims 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2239

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Former congressman seeks to delay prison term amid appeal 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2356

Senate to act this week on Obamacare repeal, McConnell says 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2224

Paul Ryan Laughs at Heartfelt Objections 3 BeardofJGarfield Jan 2017 Jan 2017 9 4825

Democrats demand probe of Trump health nominee 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 3060

Oh poor, poor Paul Ryan! 7 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 4 3814

Outcry after Republicans vote to dismantle independent ethics body 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 17 3707

Senators ask Trump EPA chief pick to disclose energy industry ties 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2411

Freedom Caucus wish list: policy areas conservatives want Trump to roll back 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2518

Senate Democrats plan to run their Trump playbook against Tillerson 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1475

McConnell Rejects Calls for Select Panel on Russian Meddling 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3008

U.S. to disclose estimate of number of Americans under surveillance 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2137

U.S. Congress passes $618.7 billion annual defense bill 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1591

U.S. Senate joins House to pass sweeping new health bill 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1643

Koch Industries takes aim at U.S. House Republican tax reform plan 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1752

Mammoth US health bill aims to approve drugs faster, but concerns linger 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1429

Senate leader pushes for extension of coal miner healthcare 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1450

Freedom Caucus opposes GOP's Obamacare replacement plan 4 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1903

GOP chairman who targeted Clinton in no rush on Trump 4 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1887

GOP's Medicare plans run into wall in the Senate 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 12 1875

Lawmakers Drop Plan Requiring Women to Register for Draft 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1494

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