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Malheur Standoff Boosts Momentum for Federal Criminal-Justice Reform
Conservative Republicans say prison terms for ranchers highlight need to end harsh mandatory minimums.
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Play of the Day: North Korea's Hydrogen Bomb Test Is Confusing
Late-night TV looks at the hermit kingdom's latest claims.
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Election Years and Smooth Spending Bills Don’t Mix
Hill leaders are hoping to pass all 12 appropriations measures separately this year. It's unlikely to happen.
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Obama Sends Mixed Message With Immigration Raids
Everyone is left with a different impression of what the president is trying to do.
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Play of the Day: Some Malheur Solutions
Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have some ideas for the situation in Oregon.
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The Next President’s Power Play
Regardless of who wins in November, Obama’s successor plans to wield executive authority to achieve policy goals.
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House Appropriator Threatens to Block Justice Funding Over Gun Control
Culberson writes attorney general a day before Obama announces executive order.
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The Questions That Will Define Congress in the Coming Year
Against the backdrop of a presidential election, will the House and Senate get anything done?
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Obama's New Year's Resolution on Gun Violence
The president said Friday he will meet with the U.S. attorney general to consider executive action on firearms.
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Lawmakers Take on Federal IT Fossils
A Dec. 22 letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden seeks answers about the age -- and overall health -- of the agency’s mission-critical computer systems.
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Is Obama on the Wrong Side of 'the Right Side of History?'
The president espouses a facile faith in history bending toward perfection and morality—against evidence and reason.
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Conservative Legal Group Sues NOAA Over Climate Change Documents
Judicial Watch joins lawmaker who subpoenaed communications records.
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Congress Finishes a Surprisingly Productive 2015
The House and Senate passed more significant pieces of legislation than at any time since early in President Obama’s first term.
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Secret Service Agent's Gun, Badge Stolen From Vehicle
An encrypted flash drive was also taken.
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Guantanamo Set to Transfer 17 Prisoners
Obama isn’t letting a legislative freeze stop him from whittling the detainee population to meet a long-held goal
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One Reason Trump Does Worse in Live-Interview Polls? Embarrassment
New report says shame might be why the Republican front-runner has not performed as well in live-interview polls.
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Graham Drops Out of Presidential Race
"I have concluded this is not my time," Graham told supporters.
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Play of the Day: 2008 Hillary Meets 2016 Hillary
An SNL sketch looks at the difference eight years can make.
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