Congress
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Pelosi seeks ethics probe into sex allegation against Rep. David Wu
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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has requested an ethics panel investigation of Rep. David Wu over a woman's reported accusation that she had an "unwanted sexual encounter" with the Oregon Democrat last year.
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Rep. Wu urged to resign over alleged 'sexual encounter' with teen
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Congressman David Wu was facing calls for his resignation on Saturday over a teen's accusation of an "unwanted sexual encounter."
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Federal Aviation Administration will partially shut down over partisan dispute
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Lawmakers were unable to resolve a partisan dispute over an extension of the agency's operating authority, which was to expire at midnight Friday.
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Debt crisis continues
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House Republican leaders will give tea party members a symbolic floor vote on a "cut, cap and balance" debt-limit plan today. Behind the scenes work continues on a fallback, compromise measure.
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Celebrities lobby lawmakers on drug courts
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Celebrities including actor Martin Sheen lobbied Congress to continue funding the nation's drug courts.
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Debt ceiling debate shifts to Congress, bargain in play
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Interest rates and a tax increase for all Americans are on tap if the government doesn't avert an unprecedented default on the national debt, President Obama said at a news conference Friday.
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Congress members call for study of new Museum of American People
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Several members of Congress are calling for a presidential commission to study the formation of a National Museum of the American People in Washington to tell the history of immigration and migration that formed the nation.
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Obama takes control of high-stakes debt-limit talks
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With the White House warning the nation's economic stability is at stake, it's one of the most severe tests yet of Obama's presidency.
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Warner: Congress doesn't grasp fiscal peril ahead
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Sen. Mark Warner said Friday that few in Congress seem to grasp the economic calamity the nation faces if budget talks over the next month fail.
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Metro GM Richard Sarles' testimony at Congressional hearing about safety
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Metro General Manager Richard Sarles read the following testimony Friday before a Congress subcommittee about the transit agency’s safety policies and procedures.
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Today's Metro security hearing in real time
Highlights from today's WMATA hearing on Capitol Hill, from bag checks to Metro police
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Metro officials testify before Congress about safety
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The head of Washington's Metro subway system is set to tell Congress about safety upgrades in the two years since a collision that killed nine people and injured dozens more.
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Obama likely to cut 10K troops from Afghanistan
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Facing a war-weary public, President Barack Obama is expected to call for a major withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan Wednesday night, bringing home roughly a tenth of U.S. troops stationed there within a year.
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Best place for a Hill staffer to live? Depends on your party
Looking to be with like-minded people? If you're a Hill staffer, you'll be flocking to these locations.
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Obama: "I would resign" in Weiner's situation
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President Barack Obama increased the pressure on Rep. Anthony Weiner Monday, saying the congressman had "embarrassed his wife and his family."
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Weiner says online contact with teen not indecent
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Rep. Anthony Weiner admitted communicating with a 17-year-old high school girl Friday after Delaware police reportedly spoke with the girl.
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Anthony Weiner: NY rep says he didn't send underwear photo
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Rep. Anthony Weiner denies he sent the photo, but he can't say for sure that the shot of a man in underpants isn't him.
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Patriot Act to be extended for four more years
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The deal between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner calls for a vote before May 27, when parts of the current act expire
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