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A Time for Culling, Not for Winning

Take a deep breath: Iowa and New Hampshire won’t decide the nominations

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'Snowzilla' Sidelines House, Delays Senate

The Senate is set to take up an energy bill a day later than planned, while the House will stay home for the week.

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Play of the Day: Trump May Be Having Doubts About the Palin Endorsement

Tina Fey returned to Saturday Night Live to impersonate the former Alaska governor.

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Federal Election Commissioner Aligns With Campaign Finance Reformers

Ravel tells Brookings audience FEC is “broken” and morale is low.

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The Democrats' Immigration Conundrum

Liberals in Congress are questioning the Obama administration’s approach to Central American migrants crossing the border after recent federal raids.

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Lawmakers Agree on Urgent Need to Overhaul Postal Service

Coalition of postal stakeholders expresses optimism Congress can finally pass USPS reform.

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McConnell’s Surprise Move on War Authority

Neither Republicans nor Democrats knew the majority leader planned to set up a debate on authorizing the use of force against ISIS.

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The Death of a Divisive Refugee Bill

Senate Democrats blocked a measure to beef up screening for Iraqi and Syrian refugees. But debate over the refugees is far from over.

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Play of the Day: More on Sarah Palin's Endorsement

Is she a Scrabble bag come to life? Or something worse than a word salad artist?

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Palin Endorses Trump, Forging an Alliance of the Aggrieved

Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Donald Trump is a bet on the triumph of identity over ideology.

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Play of the Day: Sarah Palin Endorses Trump, Also Invents a Word

Jimmy Kimmel has figured out what a "squirmish" is.

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Donald Trump Could Ride Momentum to the Republican Nomination

If he wins Iowa, then an establishment candidate will face an uphill struggle to stop him.

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Senate to Vote on Limiting Syrian Refugees

The chamber is set to tackle a hot-button bill that already passed the House.