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Patty Murray and the DeVos Confirmation

Democratic senator Patty Murray, once called the "mom in tennis shoes" before she entered politics, is faced with a "profiles in courage" moment this week...  Read more

Will the Iran deal's first anniversary be its last?

Monday marked the anniversary of the United States' nuclear deal with Iran, an occasion President Obama chose to celebrate amid uncertainty over whether the deal will live to see next January...  Read more

Think of rural Americans as you reform Obamacare

Repealing Obamacare could severely damage local hospitals in rural communities...  Read more

Pro-life groups to crash ‘Women’s March on Washington’

On January 21, the day after Trump’s presidential inauguration, hundreds of thousands of women will convene in D.C for The Women’s March on Washington.  Read more

Paul Ryan gives millennials hope for the next 4 years

Last week, Paul Ryan’s Town Hall on CNN covered a variety of topics such as healthcare (mainly repealing and replacing Obamacare), Russia’s supposed “hacking” of the United States election, and immigration.  Read more

Trump Claims CIA Director Brennan Leaked Unsubstantiated Report

Donald Trump claimed Sunday that CIA Director John Brennan could have leaked sensitive and unsubstantiated information about the president-elect.  Read more

Pence tries to calm worries about Trump's foreign policy

Vice President-elect Mike Pence attempted to calm European fears on Monday that President-elect Trump is pulling the United States away from its traditional allies and toward Russia.  Read more

Trump: 'Celebrate Martin Luther King day'

President-elect Trump urged Americans to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy on Monday.  Read more

Industry fears Obamacare taxes might stay

Insurers and medical device makers are nervous that Congress will hold onto their Obamacare taxes even as lawmakers cast away other parts of the healthcare law...  Read more

Mattis Parries Questions about Women in Combat

Retired Marine Corps general Jim Mattis's confirmation hearing was such a breeze that even the Code Pink protesters in the room didn't say a peep...  Read more

Democrats to Cabinet picks: Save us from Trump

Senate Democrats have a request for President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees: please save us from your boss...  Read more

Outdated treatments and drug company monopolies make opioid epidemic worse

Many states are creating more problems with their preferred buprenorphine treatments...  Read more

Trump alone can clear suspicion over Russia

Trump needs to do more because at the moment, it's hard to shake an uneasiness about Trump and Russia...  Read more

A Murder that Says Everything about California

The January 6 stabbing death of 27-year-old Emilie Inman in Berkeley, California, and the arrest of the alleged killer Pablo Gomez, Jr., remains shrouded in mystery...  Read more

Tillerson Criticizes U.N. Resolution, Kerry's Israel Speech

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state Rex Tillerson denounced the Obama administration Wednesday for a range of moves against Israel and reiterated vows made by the president-elect to bolster relations with the Jewish state...  Read more

From Russia, With Love

So what did Russia do to influence the election and does it matter?...  Read more

How Carly Fiorina came around on Trump, and then some

Former 2016 GOP presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina had her fair share of drama with President-elect Donald Trump during the campaign season last year...  Read more

Democrats, media reel as Trump shocks the DC ecosystem

President-elect Trump has shown that his rhetoric against the media wasn't just a campaign stunt, and that he's willing to fight reporters who don't see it his way...  Read more