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Hillary Clinton: I Wanted to Be an Astronaut

The 2016 Democratic candidate says she would support space exploration.

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Joe Biden's New Mission: Selling the Iran Deal

President Obama has dispatched his favorite Hill ambassador to persuade Democrats to back the nuclear agreement.

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Play of the Day: Joe Biden Behaved During Obama's Talk

While the president talked about Iran and nukes, Diamond Joe was thinking about a movie and proud that he didn't make any weird faces.

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House Panel Approves Bill to Ease Firing of 300K Feds

Opponents say legislation would "abolish the civil service" at VA.

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Benghazi Panel Democrats Want to Know: Where Are the Hearings?

The committee minority says the majority was planning at least 11 hearings this year. One has happened.

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Congressional Democrats Don't Trust Iran, But Do They Trust Obama?

The president needs his own party to believe he got the best possible deal.

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New OPM Chief Calls Anxious Lawmakers to Share Her ‘Enthusiasm’ for Fixing Agency

Members of Congress press new OPM leadership for appropriate protections for hack victims.

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Can Clinton Govern If She Wins? A Cautionary Tale From Pennsylvania.

In Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf won in 2014—but the GOP kept the legislature, and Wolf's proposals have gone nowhere. That could happen to Clinton in 2016.

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Abruptly Departed Commerce Watchdog Faulted For Audit Gaps, Low Morale

GAO says hotline complaints at cash-strapped agency were not consistently monitored.

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Senate Enjoys a Relatively Friendly Debate Over a Contentious Bill

This week's main event on Capitol Hill is the expected Senate passage of a No Child Left Behind rewrite.

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What Comes Next After NASA’s Pluto Mission?

Space advocates hope the event makes the case that planetary travel is a worthy pursuit.

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As Deadline Nears, Highway Bill Still Stalled

Two parties can't agree on whether to do a short- or long-term roads measure, or on how to pay for it.

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White House Spokesman Hammers House Republicans, Trump For Racial Insensitivity

Press secretary Josh Earnest ticked off how House Republicans and Donald Trump are "out of step" with most Americans on race.

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New Bill Puts Focus on Improving Postal Workforce Morale

Legislation is part of effort to provide better service to rural customers.

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Republican Defenders of the Confederate Flag Derail a Spending Bill

As South Carolina voted to haul down the banner, supporters in the Capitol took up its cause.

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Washington Can't Fix Computer Glitches

Wednesday’s NYSE and United Airlines problems wouldn't have been avoided if there had been a cybersecurity-information-sharing law in place.