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Why March 1 isn't Congress's last chance to amend 'sequester' cuts

By David Grant | 02/28/13

True, $85 billion in spending cuts kick in on March 1, but they won't be widely felt for several weeks. Meanwhile, funding for government operations expires March 27. The two fiscal issues could be rolled into one, but a top GOP appropriator sees that as a recipe for disaster.

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Bob Goodlatte: GOP point man on immigration urges 'regular order'

By David Grant | 02/18/13

House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte says that wherever the immigration debate winds up, nothing gets done in the end without education and building consensus in committee.

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Senate Democrats unveil assault weapons ban. Can it win any GOP support?

By David Grant | 01/25/13

The assault weapons ban offered by Sen. Feinstein was tougher, in some respects, than the expired 1994 ban, but it also sought to reassure current gun owners: 'No weapon is taken from anyone.'

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Obama's gun-control proposals: Will Republicans get on board?

By David Grant | 01/17/13

President Obama's push for universal background checks appears to have broad support in Congress, but not his other gun-control priorities – including an assault-weapons ban.

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Rep. Sander Levin: Debt ceiling standoff may make tax reform harder

By David Grant | 01/16/13

Michigan's Rep. Sander Levin, top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, says slow-walking the debt ceiling would also undermine prospects for immigration overhaul and tax reform.

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Who is Tim Scott? Black senator-to-be should make tea party proud

By David Grant | 12/18/12

Rep. Tim Scott has been appointed to the seat held by retiring Sen. Jim DeMint. As a Republican African-American, Scott is a historic choice — and one likely to please the tea party.

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'Fiscal cliff' talks turn sour: Are prospects for deal vanishing?

By David Grant | 11/30/12

House Speaker John Boehner charges that 'no substantive progress has been made' to avoid the Dec. 31 fiscal cliff, but such comments are a part of negotiating, an expert says.

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Illegal immigration: Who's applying for Obama's 'DREAM Act' deferrals?

By David Grant | 11/21/12

New data show who is applying for the two-year deportation deferrals established by President Obama and modeled to a degree on the DREAM Act. It's a glimpse at one potential way to reform illegal immigration.

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Election Day bears fruit? Boehner, Reid talk of compromise on 'fiscal cliff'

By David Grant | 11/08/12

Senate majority leader Harry Reid claims a mandate from Election 2012 to let tax cuts expire for the 'richest of the rich.' House Speaker John Boehner says the mandate is for members of Congress to work together.

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'Red' Indiana sends Democrat to US Senate, as women fled Mourdock

By David Grant | 11/07/12

US Rep. Joe Donnelly (D) defeated state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R) in the Indiana Senate race, on the strength of women's votes. Mourdock's views on abortion in cases of rape created a stir.