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The House’s big day: Budget deal vote, GOP nominating Ryan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is poised to vote on a bipartisan pact charting a two-year budget truce and Republicans are set to nominate Rep. Paul Ryan as the chamber's new speaker, milestones GOP leaders hope will transform their party's recent chaos into calm in time for

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GOP, Dems, Obama reach accord on 2-year budget deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders are throwing their collective weight behind a hard-won, two-year bipartisan budget plan aimed at heading off a looming government debt crisis and forestalling a government shutdown in December. The pact, which would take these volatile issues off the table until after the 2016 presidential election, emerged

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Mess awaits as Paul Ryan prepares to ascend to House speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) — The honeymoon might be over before it even begins for House Speaker-in-waiting Paul Ryan when he is elevated to the top job this week. The Wisconsin Republican, on track to prevail in secret-ballot GOP elections Wednesday and in a full House vote Thursday, would take over at a

Republicans

No, the Voting Rights Act is not in danger

How many times have you heard that Republicans want to "disenfranchise" minority voters? Or that the conservatives on the Supreme Court have "gutted" the Voting Rights Act? Or that Congress might not "renew" its protections? Or that states that require voter ID or reduce

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Rep. Ryan seeks unity from House GOP to run for speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is seeking unity in a place it's rarely found, telling House Republicans he will serve as their speaker only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candidate. It's a big "if" for a

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Planned Parenthood’s problems go far beyond selling organs

Months of terrible headlines about the content of undercover videos — content  even supporters like Hillary Rodham Clinton called "disturbing" — have taken their toll on Planned Parenthood. In its latest attempt at damage control, it decided it would  no longer accept money in exchange for organs from fetuses  killed

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GOP lawmaker hears demands for ‘a fighter’ for speaker

WHARTON, Texas (AP) — As he travels his southeast Texas district this week, Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold has a message for his constituents: Despite appearances, the House GOP is not in disarray. His voters, in turn, have a message for him: Good riddance to the current slate of GOP leaders, and

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House Republicans could support Ryan for speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) — If rebel conservatives and establishment Republicans in the House can agree on anything, it's likely supporting Paul Ryan for speaker. Across the Sunday talk shows, members of the Freedom Caucus that helped drive Speaker John Boehner toward retirement said they could swing behind Ryan in the