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Years-long rehab of towering U.S. Capitol dome completed 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1061
Georgia Republicans (Isakson and Perdue) will consider Clinton supreme court nominees 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1382
Ryan Says He'll Seek Re-Election as Speaker 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1514
Fliers Showing Challenger as Devil Embroil Bitter House Race 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1342
8 Tight House Races to Watch on Election Night 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1301
Rep. Jason Chaffetz Embodies All That Is Wrong With Washington, D.C. 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1545
Mike Pence Won't Say Whether Ryan Should Be House Speaker 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1483
Is this the year the NRA's back is broken? 2 flamin lib Oct 2016 Oct 2016 6 1419
U.S. House to vote on Iran Sanctions Act renewal as soon as November 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1298
Senator Eyes Policy Changes at US Merchant Marine Academy 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1405
The Latest: GOP Lawmakers Say Leaders Too Negative on Trump 2 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1518
U.S. lawmakers to investigate funding of WHO cancer agency 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1241
GAO to examine panel on foreign investment in U.S. strategic firms 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1219
White House Slams Congress for 'Buyer's Remorse' Over 9/11 Bill 4 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1610
U.S. House panel lambasts Wells Fargo boss over phantom accounts 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1251
Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, $1.1B to Fight Zika 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1301
Lawmaker accuses Fed of being 'cozy' with Obama administration 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1345
Congress overrides Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1388
FBI director rejects idea of reopening Clinton probe 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1425
Senate Blocks Stopgap Bill to Prevent Shutdown This Weekend 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1323
Senate sets Wednesday vote on Obama veto of Saudi September 11 bill 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1268
Mylan's EpiPen profit was 60% higher than what the CEO told Congress 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1169
Senate splits over bill to avoid government shutdown 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1458
House panel approves contempt resolution against Clinton aide Bryan Pagliano 4 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1529
U.S. lawmakers blast Mylan CEO over 'sickening' EpiPen price hikes 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1364
Senate clears way for $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1238
House committee launches review of FDA criminal office 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1380
Bid to block U.S. arms sale to Saudis faces tough opposition 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1412
White House presses Congress on bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1254
IRS Chief Apologizes to Congress for Lost Information 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1378

Congress Continued...

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Mylan CEO to Defend EpiPen Price Increase Before Congress 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1193
Congress Struggles to Finish Zika Aid, Prevent Shutdown 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1348
Congressional Black Caucus Denounce Trump, Demand Apology 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 1496
House Republicans Are Trying to Blackball the Climate Investigation into Exxon 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1277
U.S. House committee to hold hearing on Wells Fargo sales practices 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1301
Bipartisan House Intelligence Committee report says Snowden is no hero 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1237
Republican Deal Averts Vote on Impeaching Head of IRS 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1264
Impeachment showdown begins as House conservatives take aim at IRS commissioner 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1303
Appeals Court Won't Toss Charges Against NJ Sen. Menendez 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1502
A House Republican already wants to impeach Hillary Clinton 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1512
Cornyn declines to back Cruz ahead of Senate primary 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1461
U.S. lawmakers want moratorium on commercial flights to Cuba 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1482
U.S. Senate's Reid warns against postponing spending decisions 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1348
McCaskill Confirms 2018 Run During Missouri Military Tour 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1302
Senators press Mylan on 'exorbitantly expensive' EpiPen 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1180
Case Challenging Md. Congressional Districts Moving Forward 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1515
Political operative gets probation for role in Chaka Fattah's corruption case 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1449
Senators Demand Mylan Justify EpiPen Price Hikes 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 1453
Black Congressman Says He Gets 'Avalanche of Mean-Spirited' Calls After Personal Numbers Leaked 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1616
Senate Democrats could force vote on high court nominee: Reid 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1741
Senators consider vote to block US arms deal to Saudi Arabia – report 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1422
Helen Bentley, Former Maryland Congresswoman, Dies at 92 0 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1381
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 1363
Obama, Senate Democrats urge Zika funding vote as reserves run low 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1247
Roger Marshall wins Kansas Republican primary against Tea Party incumbent 2 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1381
Trump campaign asks Capitol Hill for backing in Khan controversy 6 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 2118
Recognizing a dying GOP . . . 9 citizen blues Jul 2016 Jul 2016 9 2436
Plus One Automatic Democrat for Senate 6 HockeyMom Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1769
U.S. Congressman Mark Takai of Hawaii Dies at 49 (x-post from LBN) 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1619
Paul Ryan's 'white' selfie with interns shows lack of diversity in Washington 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1993

Congress Continued...

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U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to criminalize ‘revenge porn’ 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1447
U.S. House passes Iran sanctions, financial services measures 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1363
Plan for Federal Wolf Delisting Clears US House 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1443
U.S. says allies oppose bill allowing 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1432
GOP to Clinton: Email Investigations Will Go On 13 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 2380
Lawmakers grill Justice Department head over Clinton investigation 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1526
House chairmen seek new federal probe of Clinton testimony 4 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1640
Houses Passes Bill to Boost Airport Security, Reduce Lines 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1312
US aircraft sales to Iran blocked by House, jeopardising $25bn Boeing deal 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1401
Senate Passes A GMO Labeling Bill That The Food Industry Likes 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1294
U.S. Representative Brown charged with fraud: Justice Dept. 0 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1414
U.S. Senate, House reach airport security deal - Republican senator 1 Eugene Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1465
US efforts to regulate encryption have been flawed, government report finds 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1242
Puerto Rico debt bill gains backers in U.S. Senate; close vote seen 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1423
Senate Zika Bill Falls Apart Largely Over Planned Parenthood Objections 2 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1471
Man Sentenced for Failed Firebomb at Rep. Cleaver's Office 1 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1425
Trey Gowdy defends two-year Benghazi probe, which was riddled with partisan conflict 2 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1436
U.S. states, Rockefellers clash with U.S. House panel on Exxon climate probes 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1317
Senator Renews Scrutiny of Pharma Ties on Federal Panel 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1190
Republican lawmakers approve $1.1 billion in new Zika funds 0 Eugene Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1240
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