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Earmarks are coming back as House introduces 'community-project funding' guidelines
Earmarks were banned by Republicans after past abuses, but now Democrats hope to bring them back wi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Mondaire Jones Democratic primary in New York's 17th Congressional District
Jones, a former Westchester County attorney, is running to replace retiring Rep. Nita Lowey in this…
Grace Panetta
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A key Democrat is trying to block Trump's multibillion dollar farmer bailout program
The Washington Post first reported Thursday that Lowey omitted a White House request on the program…
Gina Heeb
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House Republicans vote to approve restoring earmarks after decade-long ban
House Democrats introduced earmark reforms in late February, and the GOP just voted to repeal its o…
Ayelet Sheffey
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New York Democrat Mondaire Jones wants to bring a progressive edge to Congress
The lawyer and Democratic nominee for New York's 17th Congressional district might become one of th…
John L. Dorman
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Biden should look to his favorite peace deal to make progress with Israel and Palestine
For the first time in decades no one is clamoring for a quixotic US-led effort to deliver a final s…
John Lyndon
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Democrats unveiled a new border security plan that still doesn't include money for Trump's wall but 'everything's on the table'
The proposal also asks for bolstering CBP's resources in handling detained migrants apprehended at …
Joe Perticone
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Here's why Democrats want to bring back earmarks and Republicans want to ban them forever
Republicans banned earmarks a decade ago, but Democrats have put them back on the table. They could…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The White House and Congress are barreling toward another government shutdown deadline
Congressional appropriators reached a deal on levels for each of the dozen spending bills over the …
Gina Heeb
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Trump raises smoking age and funds gun violence research in $1.4 trillion spending measure
Trump has touted the $1.38 billion the measure allocated for the construction of a wall along the s…
Gina Heeb
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Trump signs bill to fund government until November, punting shutdown risks to later this fall
While the White House and Democrats were able to compromise on topline budget numbers in July, they…
Gina Heeb
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LIVE UPDATES: See full results of New York's presidential and congressional primaries
There are competitive Democratic primaries still yet to be called this week, including in New York'…
Grace Panetta
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Trump administration proposes to end all government funding for the Special Olympics, arguing that private philanthropy will pick up the bill
The Special Olympics gets 12% of its funding ($17.6 million in 2017) from the government, according…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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House condemns anti-Semitism and 'all forms of hatred' as Rep. Ilhan Omar's comments on Israel threaten to tear Democratic Party apart
"I welcome debate in Congress based on the merits of policy, but it's unacceptable and deeply offen…
Joe Perticone
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Women in Congress are wearing white at Trump's State of the Union in a message of 'solidarity'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who also wore all-white to the address, told CNN that the move is al…
Eliza Relman
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Joe Biden says he regrets not getting Anita Hill 'the kind of hearing she deserved'
"They were a bunch of white guys - no, I mean this sincerely, there were a bunch of white guys hear…
Sarah Gray,Sarah Gray
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The chances of another government shutdown are rising after border security negotiations hit a serious snag
"We're continuing to build a lot of wall with, as we would say in business, 'cash on hand.'" he add…
Joe Perticone
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Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers are looking for ways to prevent future government shutdowns
The most recent government shutdown, which began on December 22 and ended on January 25, was the lo…
Sarah Gray,Sarah Gray
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Progressive Democrats are making a play to sweep 4 hotly contested US House seats in New York next week
On June 23, progressive candidates are aiming to oust Democratic incumbents in two districts and wi…
Grace Panetta
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Former Pennsylvania governor blasts Congress 'SOBs' over voting to cut Amtrak funding after crash
"Normally, Chris, after a tragedy, a pipeline bursts, a bridge collapses, everyone for a few couple…