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GOP SENATOR: The 'Managed Catastrophe' Of Breaching The Debt Ceiling Might Be Necessary

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has said that Congress needs to raise the nation's $16.7 trillion borro…

Brett LoGiurato   


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Here's Why Conservatives Are Full Of It On Health Care

Income-based financial support from taxpayers to address health-care vulnerabilities should disting…

Josh Barro   


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The Senate GOP Won't Shut Down The Government Over Obamacare

But it would give Tea Party senators like Rand Paul (Ky.) and Ted Cruz (Tex.) big, public opportuni…

Josh Barro   


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GOP SENATOR: There's A 'Glaring Omission' On Benghazi That Will Eventually Cause 'Real Trouble'

"I think the State Department has real trouble," Coburn said. "Having sat on the Intelligence Commi…

Brett LoGiurato   


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Trump hates the bipartisan immigration-Ukraine deal so much that he's falsely claiming he didn't endorse the GOP senator who helped write it

Trump is misleading people about his past support for Republican Sen. James Lankford as conservativ…

Brent D. Griffiths   


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Live Results: Republican Sen. James Lankford faces off against Democrat Madison Horn in one of two US Senate elections in Oklahoma

Republican incumbent James Lankford is vying for a second term against Democrat Madison Horn, a Che…

Hanna Kang   


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A former Republican senator said Trump has a 'personality disorder'

Flake stated that he was not running for reelection on Tuesday, citing the direction of the Republi…

Michal Kranz   


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A former longtime Republican senator says the GOP doesn't deserve to be in the majority if they bring back earmarks

"This is all appropriators that want to do this and young members of Congress that have never seen …

Joe Perticone   


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GOP congressman fighting to bring back a controversial negotiating tool says 'you can't do jack s--- for your constituents' without it

"I think that we should only do public earmarks like for roads, bridges, Army Corps, Bureau of Land…

Joe Perticone   


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Some Republicans are starting to more openly question Trump's mental health

"The notion that one should stay silent as the norms and values that keep America strong are underm…

Allan Smith   


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The most ridiculous projects the government funded in 2017

The report details odd projects funded by taxpayers, mostly through grants to various government ag…

Joe Perticone   


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The Christian nationalist boot camp pushing anti-trans laws across America

A network of organizations and far-right lawmakers are on a crusade to promote bills rooted in base…

Sarah Posner   


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For Their Own Sake, Republicans Need To Start Rethinking Their Political Attacks

Republicans struck on a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report that projected that Obamacare woul…

Danny Vinik   


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Republican Senator Carries Gun On Stage For CPAC Speech

McConnell, who is facing a tight re-election fight in his home state of Kentucky against Democrat A…

Hunter Walker   


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FOX NEWS' CHRIS WALLACE: As Soon As We Announced Ted Cruz As A Guest, Republicans Wanted Us To Hammer Him

Senate Republicans also brushed back at Cruz. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said the debate over a shut…

Brett LoGiurato   


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Ted Cruz interview turns testy after Fox News' Chris Wallace asks him about allegations of 'dirty tricks'

Cruz then said he had been running a campaign of "the highest level of integrity." He also told Wal…

Colin Campbell   


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Ted Cruz Has Infuriated Republicans All Over Again In The Ongoing GOP Civil War Over Obamacare

Cruz calls them "procedural gimmicks" by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, but they are in keeping…

Brett LoGiurato   


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Sweeping Tax Reform Proposal Would End Tax-Exempt Status Of Pro Sports

Under current tax law, a professional football league is granted tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(6) o…

Brett LoGiurato   


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And Now It Looks Like The Government Shutdown Is Turning Into The Debt Ceiling Crisis

On Capitol Hill there were signs only of the two sides digging into their respective corners, with …

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There's A New Republican Health Care Proposal And It's Actually Not That Bad

The plan hasn't been scored yet, but the authors say it is likely to be deficit-neutral over the 10…

Danny Vinik