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5:06pm Sep 13, 2018

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House And Senate Negotiators Strike Deal To Avoid Shutdown Threat

by Kelsey Snell

A bipartisan spending deal postpones a fight over money for a border wall before the election. The bill funds about 75 percent of the government, with a stopgap measure for the rest through Dec. 7.
10:55am Sep 07, 2018

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Democracy 101: Wave Of Court Rulings Means North Carolina's Ballot Is Set

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8:06pm Aug 30, 2018

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Trump Proposes Freezing Federal Worker Salaries

by Brian Naylor

Civilian federal workers are set to get an automatic 2.1 percent raise next year, but it will be up to Congress to decide the ultimate fate of the increase.
5:12pm Aug 30, 2018

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Democracy 101: As Elections Near, What Happens When The Courts Nix Districts?

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5:45pm Aug 08, 2018

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Detroit's Rashida Tlaib Poised To Become First Muslim Woman In Congress

by Camila Domonoske

Tlaib, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, won the Democratic nomination for former Rep. John Conyers' seat in the House. She'll be running unopposed in November and likely making history.
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8:44am Jul 18, 2018

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Alabama's GOP Rep. Martha Roby Wins Primary Runoff

by Scott Neuman

She faced a number of primary challengers last month over a pledge she made in 2016 not to vote for then-candidate Trump. The president endorsed her in the runoff against challenger Bobby Bright.
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9:54am Jun 27, 2018

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Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

by Scott Neuman

In a stunning upset, the 28-year-old socialist, whose mother was born in Puerto Rico, unseated Democratic stalwart Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's diverse 14th Congressional District.

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2:25pm Jun 20, 2018

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Poll: Democrats Fired Up Against Trump In Midterms, But GOP Rallying Around Him

by Domenico Montanaro

A new Pew poll finds that Americans on both sides of the aisle are more enthusiastic than usual about voting this fall and the president is a bigger factor than at any time in more than three decades.
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6:43am Jun 20, 2018

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Family Separation Is Trump's Immigration Policy. Here's Why He Won't Own It

by Domenico Montanaro

The policy is unpopular, and vulnerable Republicans in competitive districts stand to be punished by voters in the midterms if this continues much longer. So Trump is trying to flip the script.
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3:57pm Jun 15, 2018

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As Vote On ZTE Sanctions Looms, Some U.S. Lawmakers Focus On A Bigger Chinese Telecom

by Dustin Dwyer

Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei is the world's third-largest seller of smartphones, and a few powerful senators say they want to ban it entirely from the U.S. amid national security concerns.
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12:23pm Jun 07, 2018

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Immigration Debate Shines Spotlight On Divided House GOP

House Republicans are struggling to find consensus on an immigration bill that can unify the GOP's ideological divide over how to address the legal status of people brought to the U.S. as children.
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5:00am Jun 07, 2018

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Trump Organization Deals In Asia Fuel Debate On Emoluments Lawsuit

by Peter Overby

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said the conflict between Trump's foreign-policy decisions and his business ventures "epitomizes why the founders put that emoluments clause into the Constitution."