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What you need to know about the role of dark money in Alabama's election

by Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 12, 2017
Anonymous super PACs have poured millions of dollars into advertising on both sides.
Roy Moore, former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, is running for the U.S. Senate seat vacated when Jeff Sessions was appointed U.S. Attorney General by President Donald Trump.
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Will Congress reconcile the GOP tax bill?

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 8, 2017
How long will it take?
From left, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) talk with reporters following the weekly Senate Republican Policy Committee luncheon in the U.S. Capitol Nov. 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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Hurtling toward the tax bill's unintended consequences

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Dec 7, 2017
Economist Martin Sullivan's problematic fave from the GOP plan is the pass-through tax.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks to reporters Tuesday at the Capitol about the tax reform bill the Senate passed last week.
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How Congress deals with sexual harassment allegations

by Kai Ryssdal and Hayley Hershman
Nov 21, 2017
And what tax payer dollars have to do with it.
Rep. John Conyers of Michigan is the latest politician to be accused of sexual harassment.
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Why the House tax plan has students worried

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 20, 2017
The revised House tax plan eliminates deductions for tuition and interest paid on student loans and other higher education credits to help pay for tax cuts.
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How do you report sexual harassment in politics when there's no HR?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Nov 9, 2017
Lobbyist Jodi Hicks says she thinks change is coming, but I think "it's going to be uncomfortable along the way."
Most provisions of SB 731, which was signed into law recently, will go into effect in July.
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With Obamacare ad dollars slashed, expect lower enrollment

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 30, 2017
Healthy people need a reminder to sign up for insurance.
Two people discuss health plans available from the Affordable Care Act with an agent.
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What will the GOP tax plan look like?

by Adriene Hill
Oct 27, 2017
We discuss the hurdles it faces.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, addresses reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
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Trump declares opioid epidemic a public health crisis but doesn’t add any additional funds

by Amy Scott
Oct 26, 2017
President Donald Trump has long promised to declare the opioid crisis in America a national emergency, freeing up more federal resources to fight the epidemic. Today turned out to the be the day. At the White House this afternoon, the president directed acting Health Secretary Eric Hargan to declare a public health emergency under the […]
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The private dollars that help fund our national parks

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 25, 2017
The National Park Foundation helps fill the gap when the Park Service's $3 billion budget falls short.
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