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What you need to know about Twitter, Facebook and election interference

by Jana Kasperkevic
Sep 29, 2017
Tech companies are in the hot seat over ads linked to foreign accounts.
This week Twitter announced it removed more than a 200 accounts that violated its policies.
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What you need to know about the sequester and Trump

by Tony Wagner
Sep 29, 2017
Answering the unanswered questions from our Explainathon.
The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building on October 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. 
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CEOs are coming out in favor of DACA, but can their support influence Congress?

by Aaron Schrank
Sep 5, 2017
Past pressure from business leaders hasn't changed Trump's mind, a Wharton School professor notes.
Activists rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in front of the White House on Aug. 30.
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Budgeting for Hurricane Harvey relief could stop Trump's plans to shut down the government

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
Aug 28, 2017
The president has threatened to let government funding run out if he doesn't get money for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. But that could leave out funds for storm aid.
A motorist drives through heavy rain before the approaching Hurricane Harvey hits Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday.
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The federal budget, explained

by Kimberly Adams and Ben Hethcoat
Jul 31, 2017
Here's why there's always (always) so much drama.
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What next for health care in the United States?

by Lizzie O'Leary
Jul 28, 2017
"There is now an expectation that people should have access to care."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks with an aide as he leaves the Senate floor following a Motion to commit vote on HR 1628 (American Health Care Act) on Capitol Hill, July 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. 
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Drug prices: how generics changed the game

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 25, 2017
Generics used to be sold out of car trunks. Then Congress got involved.
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Here is where the U.S. Congress buys its health insurance

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 18, 2017
You've always wondered: Does Congress get free health insurance?
 Storm clouds fill the sky over the U.S. Capitol Building.
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Congress has fewer people helping them than they used to

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 19, 2017
Rank-and-file House members have smaller staffs and fewer experts to turn to.
"Ordinary lawmakers are pressed for time, and often they find themselves out of their depth no matter how smart they are or how experienced they are," says Max Ehrenfreund, a Washington Post writer.
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House Majority Whip shot at congressional baseball practice

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 14, 2017
A congressional aide says House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is in stable condition.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) at a news conference in Washington, D.C. back in March.
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