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Ryan promises to keep government open and makes no promises on health care 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4340
Senate Democrats: Cost for US-Mexico border wall could 'soar' to $70 billion 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4637
Alabama's new governor orders speedier election to replace Sessions 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 4605
U.S. House panel to begin tax reform hearings next week: chairman 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4391
Republicans Prepare To Lose On A Government Funding Bill 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 4977
Democrats hopeful $8.3m can spark resistance vote in Georgia special election 2 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 4669
When a lawmaker is treated as the villain in a class play 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4475
U.S. lawmakers ask for disclosure of number of Americans under surveillance 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4289
Sen Tom Udall 3 Langkous Apr 2017 Apr 2017 7 4393
joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Manchin, Michael Bennet 0 Langkous Apr 2017 Apr 2017 4 4328
Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Browns fraud trial set for late April 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5789
Famed astronaut John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington 0 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5311
House GOP mad that favorite whipping boy still on job at IRS 1 Eugene Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4352
Trump's funding request for U.S. border wall hits snag among some Republicans 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 3195
Russia probe should focus on Trump financial ties: Senator Wyden 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2732
U.S. government watchdog to review Mar-a-Lago trips, Trump hotel profits 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 3065
Montenegro NATO accession clears hurdle in U.S. Senate 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2547
Lawmaker's 'peculiar midnight run' endangers Trump-Russia inquiry 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 3091
Republican Rep. Brooks: 30-40 Republican 'no' votes on health bill 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2596
House committee asks for documents on Michael Flynn's foreign contacts 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2518
Senators press Trump for details on Icahn's special adviser role 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 1527
Health bill short of votes, GOP leaders look to Trump 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1669
Senate confirms Trump pick to head Medicare and Medicaid 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1499
Fact-checking White House criticism of CBO health care analysis 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1895
Confirmation hearing for Trump's labor pick now March 22 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1414
Texas Republicans drew congressional districts on racial lines, judges find 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 1670
Nancy Pelosi urges FBI director to debunk Donald Trump's wiretap claim 2 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2138
Congress probes Islamic State counterpropaganda operations 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1189
Senate approves measure to kill Obama-era contractor rule 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2335
House GOP releases bill replacing Obama health care overhaul (with fewer people insured) 0 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2180

Congress Continued...

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Protesters again greet McConnell appearance at home 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 10 2142
Montana Democrats accuse Republicans of voter suppression ahead of special election 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1872
Constituents Flood Another GOP Congressmans Town Halls And Angrily Confront Him 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 8 2322
U.S. infrastructure legislation back on Congress' radar 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1871
Hispanic caucus members ejected from meeting about immigration raids 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1826
The Latest: House votes to overturn drug testing regulation 3 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1991
Freedom Caucus backs ACA repeal and replace that counts on private health care 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1370
Republican Behind Abolish EPA Bill Is Taking Heat. His Armed Friend Wants To Quiet Protesters. 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1654
Pipeline exec compares Dakota protesters to terrorists 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1442
4 GOP senators on the fence over Puzder for labor secretary 2 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1731
(Kansas) Democrats elect civil rights lawyer as nominee for US House 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1850
Alabama attorney general appointed to Jeff Sessions' Senate seat 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1468
GOP Chairman: No Oversight Talk at White House Meeting 1 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1752
U.S. Senate moves Jeff Sessions toward confirmation as attorney general 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1560
House committee votes to eliminate independent election commission 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1450
U.S. Senate delays vote on Trump EPA pick after Democrats boycott 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1527
First on CNN: Treasury secretary nominee's foreign money links bring new scrutiny 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1522
Betsy DeVos nomination for Education secretary clears Senate committee vote 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1512
Senate confirms Mike Pompeo as CIA director 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1749
U.S. Senate committee backs Tillerson as Trump's secretary of state 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1688
Here's a fun one... 2 Khellendross Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2152
Ex-House speaker sues sex abuse accuser for $1.7 million 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1833
Elizabeth Warren: Trump's treasury secretary pick 'grinds families into the dirt' 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1498
Betsy DeVos, Trumps education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1799
A letter to my congressman 3 KingBob Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 3247
Senate intelligence committee to question Trump team on links with Russia 2 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2008
Senate intelligence panel to probe Russia hacking 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1315
Senate Approves Waiver to Allow James Mattis as Pentagon Chief 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2123
Anxious lawmakers to GOP leaders: Whats the plan to replace Obamacare? 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2153
U.S. Senate approves measure launching Obamacare repeal process 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2351

Congress Continued...

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Rex Tillerson denies knowledge of Exxon lobbying against Russia sanctions 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2451
U.S. Senate hearings delayed for three wealthy Trump nominees 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2272
Aim is for Trump security team to be in place by Day One: U.S. Senate chief 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2300
Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing to shine light on history of racism claims 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2275
Former congressman seeks to delay prison term amid appeal 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2376
Senate to act this week on Obamacare repeal, McConnell says 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2246
Paul Ryan Laughs at Heartfelt Objections 3 BeardofJGarfield Jan 2017 Jan 2017 9 4901
Democrats demand probe of Trump health nominee 1 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 3108
Oh poor, poor Paul Ryan! 7 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 4 3909
Outcry after Republicans vote to dismantle independent ethics body 4 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 17 3747
Senators ask Trump EPA chief pick to disclose energy industry ties 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2439
Freedom Caucus wish list: policy areas conservatives want Trump to roll back 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2553
Senate Democrats plan to run their Trump playbook against Tillerson 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1534
McConnell Rejects Calls for Select Panel on Russian Meddling 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3059
U.S. to disclose estimate of number of Americans under surveillance 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2161
U.S. Congress passes $618.7 billion annual defense bill 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1616
U.S. Senate joins House to pass sweeping new health bill 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1686
Koch Industries takes aim at U.S. House Republican tax reform plan 2 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1810
Mammoth US health bill aims to approve drugs faster, but concerns linger 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1452
Senate leader pushes for extension of coal miner healthcare 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1477
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