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Abortion

House GOP may opt against shutdown over Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP leaders have summoned their divided conference for a make-or-break discussion on how to fight taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood without having the battle lead to a government shutdown next week. In the wake of moves by the Senate's top Republican to advance a stopgap

Massachusetts

Transgender ‘bathroom bill’ a battle of conflicting rights

None of our rights is absolute. Even our most precious rights have limitations. The First Amendment protections of the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to assemble are expansive but hardly unconditional. The proverbial rule against "yelling 'Fire!' in a crowded theater"

Abortion

Planned Parenthood and government shutdown: Things to know

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans are racing to avert a government shutdown next week when the budget year ends and a temporary funding bill is required to keep agencies operating. But the once-routine job of passing a stopgap measure known as a continuing resolution has been drawn into a battle over

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The Iran deal: Will congressional Democrats choose political power over principle?

As President Obama and Secretary of State John F. Kerry continue to insist this week that the Iran nuclear deal will make the world a safer place, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatolla Ali Khamenei bragged on Twitter that the pact prevents the "Great Satan" from directly inspecting Iran'

Abortion

House bills hit Planned Parenthood, some abortion doctors

Written by Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders hope House passage of bills targeting Planned Parenthood and curbing some abortion procedures will mollify fractious conservatives demanding a face-off with President Barack Obama that could trigger a federal shutdown.

Democrats

House continues effort to thwart Iran nuclear pact

Written by Deb Riechmann WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is continuing to flex its muscles on the Iran nuclear deal even though the Senate has already sealed its fate in Congress.

Democrats

Senate Democrats block disapproval vote on Iran deal

Written by Erica Werner and Deb Riechmann WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran nuclear deal has survived a key vote in the Senate, in a victory for President Barack Obama.

Democrats

Republicans try to derail Iran nuclear deal in the House

Written by Deb Riechmann and Erica Werner WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative House Republicans have embarked on an eleventh-hour political maneuver to derail the Iranian nuclear deal, saying they can't vote on it until the president coughs up copies of side deals Tehran negotiated with atomic inspectors.