Nicole Duran

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"Executive agency overreach is, at heart, a constitutional issue, and one that the REINS Act remedies in a way that reformers in both parties should be able to support," said Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Sunshine Act goes after backroom deals that create more rules

Nicole Duran · January 30, 2017 5:01 am

Congressional Republicans know they have an opportunity to move the GOP agenda in a way the party has not seen in the modern era, and they are willing to put internal squabbles aside to achieve it. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

GOP unifies to preserve ‘moment in history’

Nicole Duran · January 28, 2017 12:00 pm

"Torture's not legal," said House Speaker Paul Ryan. CIA Mike Pompeo "has made it clear he's going to follow the law," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., added. "And I believe virtually all of my members are comfortable with the state of the law on that issue now." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

National Security

GOP to Trump: Stop with the voter fraud and torture talk

Nicole Duran · January 27, 2017 7:26 pm

Watch: Trump asks, ‘Where the hell is Pompeo?’

Watch: Trump asks, ‘Where the hell is Pompeo?’

Nicole Duran · January 26, 2017 7:47 pm

Chaffetz said the continuance of government requires the next administration to pick up where the last left off. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chaffetz, Grassley, want Trump compliance on Obama-era records requests

Nicole Duran · January 26, 2017 12:29 am

"I will continue to weigh the options but I might depart early," Chaffetz said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Chaffetz: No evidence of Trump’s voter fraud

Nicole Duran · January 25, 2017 11:29 pm

Trump's focus on creating jobs, said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Trump’s talk of voter fraud is a “distraction,”GOP senator says

Nicole Duran · January 25, 2017 10:54 pm

"Indivisible: A practical guide for resisting the Trump agenda," is a 26-page "how to" manual written by scores of former staffers that outlines how progressives can use the most successful tactics employed by the Tea Party to their advantage. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A Tea Party for progressives? Left steals an idea from the Right

Nicole Duran · January 25, 2017 5:01 am

Trump, Pence meet with Ryan to hammer out GOP agenda

Trump, Pence meet with Ryan to hammer out GOP agenda

Nicole Duran · January 24, 2017 1:02 am

Praise for Trump for divesting considered premature at best and sarcastic and biased at worst. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawmakers scold ethics chief for tweeting

Nicole Duran · January 24, 2017 12:51 am

Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, brought his prosecutorial and national security expertise to Washington. (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Rep. John Ratcliffe: Fighting the ‘fourth branch of government’

Nicole Duran · January 23, 2017 5:01 am

President Trump gives a thumbs-up as he speaks during the Leadership Luncheon at Trump International in Washington last week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Meet 8 of Trump’s favorite House members

Nicole Duran · January 22, 2017 9:29 pm