2018 Elections

A Progressive Democrat May Shake Up Virginia's Governor's Race

Former Rep. Tom Perriello could upend the party's hopes of a quiet primary.
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Democrats Look At The 2018 Map And Get Ready To Fight For The Filibuster

They can't let the GOP reach 60 Senate seats.
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Mitch McConnell Says Americans Won't Tolerate Democrats Blocking Supreme Court Nominations

He blocked the president's own high court nominee for 293 days.
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Bill Would Slash Diplomatic Security Funds Unless Trump Moves U.S. Embassy To Jerusalem

Four years after Benghazi, embassy security remains a political football.
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Bernie Sanders: Trump Must Promise To Veto Cuts To Social Security, Medicare And Medicaid

The president-elect vowed not to cut the programs as a candidate, but has been silent on them since the election.
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There Are Still No Open Atheists In Congress

And only one member identifies as religiously "unaffiliated."
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Rough Start For U.S. Republicans On First Day Of Trump-Era Congress

Republicans will control both the White House and Congress for the first time since 2007.
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell, Reuters

House GOP Faceplant On Ethics Coup Shows Public Shame Still Matters

Public outrage blocked a secret, midnight effort to nuke the congressional ethics watchdog.
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This Veteran Was Severely Injured In Combat. Now He's Ready To Serve Again -- In Congress.

Brian Mast was inspired to run for a U.S. House seat after losing both his legs in Afghanistan six years ago.
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House Republicans To Gut Ethics Watchdog

Drain the ... womp womp!
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