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GOP Senator Decries Shutdown Being Used As 'Bargaining Chip' In Budget Debate

The senator is still confident Republicans will strike a deal on border wall funding.
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Tennessee GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander Won't Run For Re-election In 2020

The surprise announcement adds to the GOP's woes in the 2020 election cycle.
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Amazon Called For Raising The Minimum Wage. Republicans Say It's Fine As It Is, Thanks.

With the GOP in control, a hike by Congress doesn't seem any more likely today than it did five years ago.
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A Legally Shaky Case Against Obamacare Is About To Get Its Day In Court

Even conservatives think it's bonkers. But the federal judge in Texas has ruled against the Affordable Care Act before.
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Top Democrat Chides Republican Inaction On Workplace Sexual Harassment

Sen. Patty Murray noted that lawmakers haven't passed an anti-harassment bill targeting Capitol Hill.
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Another Obamacare Stabilization Bill Is In Trouble, This Time Because Of Abortion

But it's not just a reproductive rights dispute standing in the way of passage.
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GOP Senator Throws 'Talking Stick' In Shutdown Meeting, Breaks Glass Elephant

"Nicely Symbolic."
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Senate Headed Toward Including Obamacare Mandate Repeal In Tax Bill

Are Republicans shooting themselves in the foot again?
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Budget Chief Raises Possibility Of Trump Agreeing To Obamacare Subsidy Deal

Is the president about to flip-flop again?
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24 Senators Back Latest Health Care Proposal, Offering Hope It Could Pass

Yes, it's real bipartisanship -- and, yes, it's about the Affordable Care Act.
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