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Chuck Hagel confirmation vote likely coming soon
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Republican opponents are sending signals that Chuck Hagel's bid to become defense secretary will probably come to an up-or-down vote soon in the Senate.
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Sequestration 2013: Tens of thousands of workers face lay-offs
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A Senate hearing Thursday was essentially a presentation of worst-case scenarios from cabinet members. Sequestration will likely lead to tens of thousands of workers to lose their jobs. Unemployment will be higher. There will be fewer teachers and larger class sizes.
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg not seeking re-election
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The 89-year-old lawmaker is the last remaining veteran of World War II in the Senate and has been elected easily five times but was facing a likely challenge from charismatic Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
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Hagel nomination heading to vote on Senate floor
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A moderate Republican senator once thought to be a possible backer of Chuck Hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense said she'll oppose his confirmation. His nomination now heads to the Senate floor.
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Senate Democrats craft bill to avert budget cuts
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Top Senate Democrats have prepared a plan to slice the Pentagon's budget by $3 billion a year in an attempt to avoid far steeper cuts that defense hawks warn would cripple the military.
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Virginia gun show loophole law rejected by senate committee
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The Virginia Courts of Justice Committee voted 11-3 to reject the "gun show loophole."
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Chuck Hagel defends views before Senate
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Chuck Hagel is the lone witness at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday that could be crucial in determining whether he will win Senate confirmation to succeed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
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Congress passes $50.5B Superstorm Sandy aid bill
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The Senate on Monday cleared the bill, 62-36. Northeast lawmakers say the money is desperately needed to help recovery efforts from the one of the region's worst storms. The House passed the bill two weeks ago.
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'No budget, no pay' measure advances despite reservations
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The "no budget, no pay" measure temporarily would withhold pay from any member of the House or Senate whose chamber doesn't pass a budget this year.
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Sen. Tom Harkin will not seek re-election in 2014
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U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin will not seek re-election in 2014, the Iowa Democrat said Saturday. The announcement comes as a surprise, considering he had $2.7 million in his campaign war chest and was planning a gala fundraiser in Washington, D.C., next month.
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Senate approves deal to curb filibusters
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The rules changes would reduce yet not eliminate the number of times opponents - usually minority-party Republicans these days - can use filibusters, procedural tactics which can derail legislation and which can be stopped only by the votes of 60 of the 100 senators.
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller not seeking sixth Senate term
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U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller will not seek a sixth term representing West Virginia.
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McConnell: Tax issue behind us, time to confront spending addiction
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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says it shouldn't require a crisis for President Barack Obama and the Democratic majority in the Senate to address federal spending and the future of big entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.
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Sen. Michael Crapo pleads guilty to drunk driving
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U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo said Friday he had been drinking vodka and tonic at his Washington home on the night of Dec. 22, became restless, couldn't sleep and went out for a drive.
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John Boehner re-elected as Speaker of the House
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It wasn't unanimous even to his own party, but House Speaker John Boehner earned re-election to his post as the 113th Congress convened for the first time Thursday.
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Fiscal Cliff fallout; Senate reform; DC Councilmember spending; Keeping resolutions
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski becoming first woman to head Senate Appropriations Committee
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With her ascendancy to the chairmanship of Appropriations, Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski enters a male-dominated realm that in the past has had sweeping power in deciding how federal dollars will be dispersed around the country.
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Jim DeMint resigning from Senate, to take over Heritage Foundation
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Republican U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, a favorite among tea party activists, is resigning to take the helm of a conservative think tank.
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