Politics
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Is Trump’s Appointment of Jared Kushner Legal?
Ethics experts are divided.
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What Will Health Care Look Like After Obamacare is Repealed?
At least some parts of the Republican plan will be similar to the existing one.
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Paul Ryan: The GOP Will Defund Planned Parenthood
Not a huge surprise, but still upsetting.
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Obamacare: Republicans and Democrats Lay Out Their Strategies
The GOP has taken the first step in repealing the health care law.
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U.S. Intelligence Officials Testify at Senate Hearing on Russian Hacking
A report on the cyberattack will likely be released next week.
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Senator Ted Cruz Proposes Congressional Term Limits Amendment
This would mean a big change on the Hill.
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Why Did House Republicans Withdraw Their Ethics Measure?
The measure would have stripped power from an independent watchdog.
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Obama Responds to Russian Cyberattack with Sanctions and Ejections
Will Trump reverse the move in three weeks?
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House Lawmakers May Be Fined if They Take Photographs in the Chamber
If Paul Ryan's newly proposed bill passes on Jan. 3.
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John Kasich Vetoes GOP Bill That Would Limit Renewable Energy Efforts
Ohio's politicians are going to try to override his veto.
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Shinzo Abe Offers Condolences to “Victims of the War” During Pearl Harbor Visit
The visit came nearly 75 years after the deadly attack in Hawaii.
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U.S. Topped 2015 Arms Market With $40 Billion in Weapons Deals
American arms made up about half the total market.
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What Can Legally Be Called Milk? Congress Gets Involved in the Fight
What about coconut, almond, and soy milks?
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“GamerGate” Target Brianna Wu is Running for Congress
Wu was a major target of harassment when GamerGate was at its peak.
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Obama Moves to Prevent Trump from Enacting Muslim Registry
He dismantled a visitor registry that hasn't been used in over five years.
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Trump Taps Vocal China Critic Peter Navarro to Head Trade Council
Peter Navarro, 67, is also an economics professor at UC-Irvine.
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Texas is Ending Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
The ruling is set to go into effect in January.
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The FBI Now Agrees with the CIA: Russia Intended to Help Trump
Everybody seems to agree with that theory--except Trump.
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HHS Rule Bars States from Withholding Federal Family-Planning Grants
Will the Trump administration stop the new rule?
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John Podesta, Facebook Contend with Email Problems
Bet they wish they could CTL+ALT+DLT 2016.
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The Trump Cabinet: Who is Rex Tillerson?
Meet our next secretary of state.
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Bipartisan Group of Politicians Express Outrage Over Russian Hacking
Meanwhile, Trump called the CIA's report "ridiculous."
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Senate Votes to Renew Visa Program for Afghans Who Aided U.S. in Wartime
The program is geared toward translators and interpreters who helped troops in Afghanistan.
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The Trump Cabinet: Who is Scott Pruitt?
Meet Trump's EPA pick, who is anti-EPA.
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Senate Passes Bill That Pledges Grants to Cancer and Opioid Research
It will likely be one of the last bills signed by Obama.
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The Trump Cabinet: Who is John Kelly?
Meet Trump's choice to head the Department of Homeland Security.
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Bob Dole is the Unofficial Liaison Behind Trump’s Call with Taiwan
Dole has been lobbying for Taiwan for nearly 20 years.
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Ohio’s ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bill Waits for Governor John Kasich’s Signature
If passed, it would become the most extreme abortion ban in the United States.
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North Carolina Governor Race is Officially Over as McCrory Concedes Defeat
A rare victory for Democrats in 2016.
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Will Trump’s Conversation with Taiwan Damage the U.S.-China Relationship?
The 10-minute call upended near four decades of norms.
