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May 20, 2019 at 12:27 pm

Senate GOP leader would raise age for buying tobacco to 21

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose home state of Kentucky was long one of the nation's leading tobacco producers, introduced bipartisan legislation...

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May 16, 2019 at 9:14 pm

Roy Moore weighs AL Senate re-run despite GOP opposition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lightning rod Roy Moore of Alabama, narrow loser of a turbulent special election for Senate in 2017, is considering a fresh...

May 16, 2019 at 1:51 pm

Dems push bill on health care, drug prices through House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed legislation buttressing the 2010 health care law and curbing prescription drug prices through the House Thursday, advancing a bill that...

President Donald Trump speaks at the 38th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) DCEV125 DCEV125

May 15, 2019 at 8:40 am

Trump to launch new immigration overhaul push VIEW

A shift to a more merit-based system prioritizing high-skilled workers would mark a dramatic departure from the nation's largely family-based approach, which officials said gives...

May 14, 2019 at 6:01 pm

GOP senators question immigration plan presented by Kushner

WASHINGTON (AP) — An attempt by presidential senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner to win support for a White House immigration plan produced uncertain results...

May 12, 2019 at 9:25 pm

House GOP seeks women, fresh faces for 2020 challengers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are searching district-by-district for just the right candidates — women and political newcomers in many cases — to help them...

May 10, 2019 at 8:33 am

Congressman struggles to forgive his shooter 2 years later

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican leader, said Friday he still struggles to forgive the man who wounded him and...

May 9, 2019 at 3:39 pm

House votes to block Trump’s eased health coverage rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration would be blocked from easing coverage rules required by President Barack Obama's health care law under legislation Democrats pushed...

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May 2, 2019 at 8:42 am

No. 2 House GOP leader says $2T infrastructure cost too high

WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 House Republican leader is suggesting that Congress won't agree to the full $2 trillion price tag that the White...

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May 1, 2019 at 11:53 am

Budget office: Caveats to government-run health system

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional budget experts said Wednesday that moving to a government-run health care system like "Medicare for All" could be complicated and potentially...

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