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U.S. to disclose estimate of number of Americans under surveillance 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2165
U.S. Congress passes $618.7 billion annual defense bill 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1621
U.S. Senate joins House to pass sweeping new health bill 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1692
Koch Industries takes aim at U.S. House Republican tax reform plan 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1817
Mammoth US health bill aims to approve drugs faster, but concerns linger 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1456
Senate leader pushes for extension of coal miner healthcare 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1487
Freedom Caucus opposes GOP's Obamacare replacement plan 4 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2002
GOP chairman who targeted Clinton in no rush on Trump 4 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1934
GOP's Medicare plans run into wall in the Senate 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 12 1913
Lawmakers Drop Plan Requiring Women to Register for Draft 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1524
GOP Prepares for House Vote on Medical Research Bill 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1420
Pelosi Broadens Leadership Team in Fight to Retain Post 2 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2008
Top Senate Democrat cites civil rights concerns with Trump pick Sessions 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1342
U.S. House votes to bar sales of commercial aircraft to Iran 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1146
U.S. panel says China state firms should be banned from buying U.S. companies 2 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1219
Attorneys for Aaron Schock Ask Judge to Postpone Arraignment 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1294
Potential Pelosi Challengers Could Benefit From Delay of House Democrat Leadership Elections 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1252
Louisiana's Senate race will bring an end to 2016 elections 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1150
Years-long rehab of towering U.S. Capitol dome completed 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1109
Georgia Republicans (Isakson and Perdue) will consider Clinton supreme court nominees 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1455
Ryan Says He'll Seek Re-Election as Speaker 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1575
Fliers Showing Challenger as Devil Embroil Bitter House Race 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1403
8 Tight House Races to Watch on Election Night 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1366
Rep. Jason Chaffetz Embodies All That Is Wrong With Washington, D.C. 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1592
Mike Pence Won't Say Whether Ryan Should Be House Speaker 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1554
Is this the year the NRA's back is broken? 2 flamin lib Oct 2016 Oct 2016 6 1481
U.S. House to vote on Iran Sanctions Act renewal as soon as November 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1334
Senator Eyes Policy Changes at US Merchant Marine Academy 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1463
The Latest: GOP Lawmakers Say Leaders Too Negative on Trump 2 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1571
U.S. lawmakers to investigate funding of WHO cancer agency 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1286

Congress Continued...

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GAO to examine panel on foreign investment in U.S. strategic firms 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1265
White House Slams Congress for 'Buyer's Remorse' Over 9/11 Bill 4 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1722
U.S. House panel lambasts Wells Fargo boss over phantom accounts 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1286
Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, $1.1B to Fight Zika 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1361
Lawmaker accuses Fed of being 'cozy' with Obama administration 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1432
Congress overrides Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1457
FBI director rejects idea of reopening Clinton probe 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1479
Senate Blocks Stopgap Bill to Prevent Shutdown This Weekend 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1386
Senate sets Wednesday vote on Obama veto of Saudi September 11 bill 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1317
Mylan's EpiPen profit was 60% higher than what the CEO told Congress 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1224
Senate splits over bill to avoid government shutdown 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1502
House panel approves contempt resolution against Clinton aide Bryan Pagliano 4 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1619
U.S. lawmakers blast Mylan CEO over 'sickening' EpiPen price hikes 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1430
Senate clears way for $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1287
House committee launches review of FDA criminal office 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1435
Bid to block U.S. arms sale to Saudis faces tough opposition 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1458
White House presses Congress on bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1293
IRS Chief Apologizes to Congress for Lost Information 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1431
Mylan CEO to Defend EpiPen Price Increase Before Congress 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1234
Congress Struggles to Finish Zika Aid, Prevent Shutdown 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1397
Congressional Black Caucus Denounce Trump, Demand Apology 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 1549
House Republicans Are Trying to Blackball the Climate Investigation into Exxon 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1327
U.S. House committee to hold hearing on Wells Fargo sales practices 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1353
Bipartisan House Intelligence Committee report says Snowden is no hero 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1280
Republican Deal Averts Vote on Impeaching Head of IRS 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1322
Impeachment showdown begins as House conservatives take aim at IRS commissioner 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1360
Appeals Court Won't Toss Charges Against NJ Sen. Menendez 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1576
A House Republican already wants to impeach Hillary Clinton 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1577
Cornyn declines to back Cruz ahead of Senate primary 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1540
U.S. lawmakers want moratorium on commercial flights to Cuba 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1552

Congress Continued...

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U.S. Senate's Reid warns against postponing spending decisions 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1399
McCaskill Confirms 2018 Run During Missouri Military Tour 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1352
Senators press Mylan on 'exorbitantly expensive' EpiPen 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1230
Case Challenging Md. Congressional Districts Moving Forward 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1579
Political operative gets probation for role in Chaka Fattah's corruption case 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1497
Senators Demand Mylan Justify EpiPen Price Hikes 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1516
Black Congressman Says He Gets 'Avalanche of Mean-Spirited' Calls After Personal Numbers Leaked 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1679
Senate Democrats could force vote on high court nominee: Reid 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1807
Senators consider vote to block US arms deal to Saudi Arabia – report 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1495
Helen Bentley, Former Maryland Congresswoman, Dies at 92 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1436
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 1425
Obama, Senate Democrats urge Zika funding vote as reserves run low 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1323
Roger Marshall wins Kansas Republican primary against Tea Party incumbent 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1457
Trump campaign asks Capitol Hill for backing in Khan controversy 6 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 2252
Recognizing a dying GOP . . . 9 citizen blues Jul 2016 Jul 2016 9 2703
Plus One Automatic Democrat for Senate 6 HockeyMom Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1872
U.S. Congressman Mark Takai of Hawaii Dies at 49 (x-post from LBN) 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1694
Paul Ryan's 'white' selfie with interns shows lack of diversity in Washington 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 2060
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to criminalize ‘revenge porn’ 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1489
U.S. House passes Iran sanctions, financial services measures 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1407
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