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Trump still hasn’t nominated a director for the Violence Against Women office Feb 15, 2018

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This opening has become especially glaring against the backdrop of the White House’s botched response to revelations that former senior aide Rob Porter allegedly assaulted both of his ex-wives.

A pragmatic Bernie Sanders seeks out an immigration compromise to protect ‘dreamers’ Feb 14, 2018

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Democrats are so eager to shield young foreign-born “dreamers” from deportation that they’re now offering to make concessions that might have been hard to imagine a year ago.

Trump budget highlights disconnect between populist rhetoric and plutocrat reality Feb 13, 2018

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Many of his proposals are dead on arrival in Congress, but the blueprint nonetheless speaks volumes about the president’s values – and contradicts many promises he made as a candidate.

A freewheeling immigration debate in the Senate will test the power of conservative outside groups Feb 12, 2018

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The open immigration debate that Mitch McConnell promised to end last month’s government shutdown will begin Monday night. It may be the most consequential story of the week, but even the wisest insiders are unsure about how it will play out.

Republicans are all Keynesians now, but not Rand Paul Feb 09, 2018

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Rand Paul’s short-lived shutdown is ending, but his warning about GOP deficit hypocrisy reverberates

Improving poll numbers give Republicans hope that the midterms might not be so bad Feb 08, 2018

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If it looked like a tsunami was headed for Republicans at the end of the year, now it's looking more like a normal wave. And some congressmen who looked like they'd get wiped out not long ago now may be able to surf it.

Stopgap spending bills epitomize congressional dysfunction and hurt the military Feb 07, 2018

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Jim Mattis tees off on continuing resolutions, just as Ash Carter did before him, while Trump says he’s open to a shutdown.

Trump's accusation of "treason" against Democrats debases discourse Feb 06, 2018

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A president loosely accusing the opposition party of “treason” represents a far greater danger to the long-term health of the American system than a 4.6 percent drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

More memos are coming. Will they matter? Feb 05, 2018

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The memo published Friday may have been the most overhyped dud since Geraldo Rivera opened Al Capone's empty vault in 1986.

Is Mitt Romney the future or the past of the Republican Party? Feb 02, 2018

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He’s tan, he’s rested and he’s ready.