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Republican Behind Abolish EPA Bill Is Taking Heat. His Armed Friend Wants To Quiet Protesters. 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1438

Pipeline exec compares Dakota protesters to terrorists 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1277

4 GOP senators on the fence over Puzder for labor secretary 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1499

(Kansas) Democrats elect civil rights lawyer as nominee for US House 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1552

Alabama attorney general appointed to Jeff Sessions' Senate seat 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1285

GOP Chairman: No Oversight Talk at White House Meeting 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1539

U.S. Senate moves Jeff Sessions toward confirmation as attorney general 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1388

House committee votes to eliminate independent election commission 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1312

U.S. Senate delays vote on Trump EPA pick after Democrats boycott 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1374

First on CNN: Treasury secretary nominee's foreign money links bring new scrutiny 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1384

Betsy DeVos nomination for Education secretary clears Senate committee vote 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1356

Senate confirms Mike Pompeo as CIA director 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1607

U.S. Senate committee backs Tillerson as Trump's secretary of state 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1502

Here's a fun one... 2 Khellendross Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 1949

Ex-House speaker sues sex abuse accuser for $1.7 million 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1687

Elizabeth Warren: Trump's treasury secretary pick 'grinds families into the dirt' 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1356

Betsy DeVos, Trumps education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1644

Senate intelligence committee to question Trump team on links with Russia 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1798

Senate intelligence panel to probe Russia hacking 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1139

Senate Approves Waiver to Allow James Mattis as Pentagon Chief 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1956

Anxious lawmakers to GOP leaders: Whats the plan to replace Obamacare? 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1951

U.S. Senate approves measure launching Obamacare repeal process 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2114

Rex Tillerson denies knowledge of Exxon lobbying against Russia sanctions 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2298

U.S. Senate hearings delayed for three wealthy Trump nominees 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2114

Aim is for Trump security team to be in place by Day One: U.S. Senate chief 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2130

Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing to shine light on history of racism claims 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2094

Former congressman seeks to delay prison term amid appeal 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2220

Senate to act this week on Obamacare repeal, McConnell says 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2091

Paul Ryan Laughs at Heartfelt Objections 3 BeardofJGarfield Jan 2017 Jan 2017 9 4518

Democrats demand probe of Trump health nominee 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2887

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A letter to my congressman 3 KingBob Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2724

Oh poor, poor Paul Ryan! 7 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 4 3525

Outcry after Republicans vote to dismantle independent ethics body 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 17 3514

Senators ask Trump EPA chief pick to disclose energy industry ties 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2292

Freedom Caucus wish list: policy areas conservatives want Trump to roll back 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2372

Senate Democrats plan to run their Trump playbook against Tillerson 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1309

McConnell Rejects Calls for Select Panel on Russian Meddling 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2854

U.S. to disclose estimate of number of Americans under surveillance 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2014

U.S. Congress passes $618.7 billion annual defense bill 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1459

Koch Industries takes aim at U.S. House Republican tax reform plan 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1587

U.S. Senate joins House to pass sweeping new health bill 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1472

Mammoth US health bill aims to approve drugs faster, but concerns linger 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1304

Senate leader pushes for extension of coal miner healthcare 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1292

Freedom Caucus opposes GOP's Obamacare replacement plan 4 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1718

GOP chairman who targeted Clinton in no rush on Trump 4 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1668

GOP's Medicare plans run into wall in the Senate 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 12 1726

Lawmakers Drop Plan Requiring Women to Register for Draft 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1358

GOP Prepares for House Vote on Medical Research Bill 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1223

Pelosi Broadens Leadership Team in Fight to Retain Post 2 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1760

Top Senate Democrat cites civil rights concerns with Trump pick Sessions 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1135

U.S. House votes to bar sales of commercial aircraft to Iran 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 981

U.S. panel says China state firms should be banned from buying U.S. companies 2 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 987

Attorneys for Aaron Schock Ask Judge to Postpone Arraignment 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1052

Potential Pelosi Challengers Could Benefit From Delay of House Democrat Leadership Elections 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1062

Louisiana's Senate race will bring an end to 2016 elections 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 992

Years-long rehab of towering U.S. Capitol dome completed 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 936

Georgia Republicans (Isakson and Perdue) will consider Clinton supreme court nominees 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1250

Ryan Says He'll Seek Re-Election as Speaker 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1343

Fliers Showing Challenger as Devil Embroil Bitter House Race 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1199

8 Tight House Races to Watch on Election Night 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1177

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Rep. Jason Chaffetz Embodies All That Is Wrong With Washington, D.C. 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1433

Mike Pence Won't Say Whether Ryan Should Be House Speaker 1 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1329

Is this the year the NRA's back is broken? 2 flamin lib Oct 2016 Oct 2016 6 1284

U.S. House to vote on Iran Sanctions Act renewal as soon as November 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1171

Senator Eyes Policy Changes at US Merchant Marine Academy 1 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1263

The Latest: GOP Lawmakers Say Leaders Too Negative on Trump 2 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1386

U.S. lawmakers to investigate funding of WHO cancer agency 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1102

GAO to examine panel on foreign investment in U.S. strategic firms 0 Eugene Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1088

White House Slams Congress for 'Buyer's Remorse' Over 9/11 Bill 4 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1441

U.S. House panel lambasts Wells Fargo boss over phantom accounts 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1134

Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, $1.1B to Fight Zika 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1149

FBI director rejects idea of reopening Clinton probe 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1284

Congress overrides Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1258

Lawmaker accuses Fed of being 'cozy' with Obama administration 2 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1197

Senate Blocks Stopgap Bill to Prevent Shutdown This Weekend 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1159

Senate sets Wednesday vote on Obama veto of Saudi September 11 bill 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1166

Mylan's EpiPen profit was 60% higher than what the CEO told Congress 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1069

Senate splits over bill to avoid government shutdown 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1338

House panel approves contempt resolution against Clinton aide Bryan Pagliano 4 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1353

U.S. lawmakers blast Mylan CEO over 'sickening' EpiPen price hikes 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1216

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