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About 800,000 Federal Employees Still Without Pay As Government Shutdown Continues
As the partial government shutdown heads into its third week, the staff level negotiations have yielded little progress. The president is still pushing for $5.7 billion for a steel border barrier.
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With House Adjourned, Government Shutdown Is All But Guaranteed
A partial government shutdown is all but guaranteed as the House of Representatives has adjourned until Saturday and there is no deal to fund those agencies whose funding expires at midnight.
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Democrats Move To Beef Up Foreign-Policy Credentials Ahead Of 2020 Runs
A key step in running for president: laying out a foreign-policy vision showing he or she can command the military and keep the country safe. Several likely candidates are hard at work on this front.
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Potential Democratic Presidential Candidates Begin Work On Foreign Policy
Foreign policy takes up a big part of every president's job. With presidential campaigns on the horizon, many of the Democratic contenders have been working to beef up their foreign policy resumes.
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Congressional Business Slows As Members Remember Ex-President Bush
Following the death of George H.W. Bush, there is rare bipartisanship as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle pause to honor the 41st president. It's put the fight over government spending on hold.
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Democrats Pick Nancy Pelosi As House Speaker, Despite Earlier Internal Opposition
The caucus vote is just the first of two key elections Pelosi needs to win. The full House formally votes on its next speaker on Jan. 3, the first day of Congress' next session.
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Solidly Red State Mississippi Sends Hyde-Smith Back To Senate
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is the projected winner of the Senate runoff, according to The Associated Press, overcoming missteps that brought the state's dark history of racism to the forefront.
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The Political News Didn't Stop Over Thanksgiving. Here's What You Missed
Over the long weekend, President Trump aired several grievances, the federal government published a report on global warming, and U.S. border agents fired tear gas at migrants at the US-Mexico border.
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Democrat Nancy Pelosi Poised To Become House Speaker Once Again
A small group of House Democrats insist they have the votes to derail Rep. Nancy Pelosi from being confirmed as House speaker. Pelosi is confident and her record as a deal-maker is a central reason.
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Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney Vows To Change Republicans' Messaging
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, who is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, was elevated into House Republican leadership this week.