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GOP may still package tax bill with repeal of Affordable Care Act mandate, Ryan says
House Republican tax writers on Sunday prepared to make further changes to the sweeping legislation they released last week, including tweaks that could allow upper-middle-class homeowners deduct more mortgage interest...
Police arrest neighbor in assault of Rand Paul in Kentucky
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is recovering after being assaulted at his Kentucky home Friday, joining a growing list of lawmakers who have been injured or threatened with violence this year.
Battle lines re-form as Affordable Care Act subsidies die
President Donald Trump's decision Thursday to cut off crucial health-care subsidies has once again revived the long-running debate over the Affordable Care Act, increasing the potential for a government shutdown...
A senior Democrat says Pelosi should step down
A senior House Democrat said Thursday that it's time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and two top lieutenants to prepare to step down and make way for the...
Pelosi confronted by DACA recipients protesting her agreement with Trump
Protesters angrily confronted House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Monday - and she tried in vain to quiet them - about her emerging agreement with President Donald Trump to...
“Dreamer” deal gains cautious support on Hill
President Donald Trump's effort to strike an immigration deal with Democrats attracted cautious support from lawmakers of both parties Thursday even as it prompted a swift backlash from scattered conservatives...
After @tedcruz liked a porn tweet, Sen. Ted Cruz blamed “a staffing issue”
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, woke up Tuesday to find his name trending on Twitter - linked overnight to a certain video from the "Milf Hunter" series, perhaps unfairly, perhaps irrevocably.
The night John McCain killed the GOP’s health care fight
It was the most dramatic night in the United States Senate in recent history. Just ask the senators who witnessed it.
Why are Rand Paul and Kamala Harris teaming up on a bill?
Now that they're both in the Senate, Paul and Harris are teaming up on another criminal justice reform idea they know is popular back home and believe can find bipartisan...
Comey says he could not trust Trump to tell the truth
Former FBI director James Comey said that his inability to trust Trump led him to document their private conversations, and publicize details regarding the Russia investigation.