Nicole Duran

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Ways and Means chair suggest a bill may not even come out of committee by spring. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House GOP’s top tax man suggests slower pace for tax reform bill

Nicole Duran · April 3, 2017 9:50 pm

Brady said he holds out hope of reaching consensus because all lawmakers want to boost the economy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House tax-writing chief willing to work with Democrats

Nicole Duran · April 3, 2017 9:10 pm

A Green Beret who was nearly drummed out of the military for beating a child rapist in Afghanistan plans to name his son after Rep. Duncan Hunter, who helped save his career. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Lawmakers can’t seem to understand campaign finance rules

Nicole Duran · April 2, 2017 4:01 am

Trump does the work Speaker Ryan can't do bringing the caucus into line. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump assumes House disciplinarian role with renegade Freedom Caucus

Nicole Duran · March 30, 2017 6:15 pm

Democrats decided to only ask for Nunes' recusal — not his resignation — as a tactical move. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Democrats using Devin Nunes to undermine House Intelligence Committee investigation

Nicole Duran · March 29, 2017 4:01 am

Democrats led by Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., brought up a "resolution of inquiry" in the committee on Tuesday, which would force the committee to use a law that lets the Treasury Department compel anyone to divulge their tax returns to Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republicans block Democratic move to release Trump’s tax returns

Nicole Duran · March 29, 2017 12:48 am

The Freedom Caucus rejected funding levels hammered out by President Barack Obama and then-House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in 2011, forcing an 11th-hour scramble to keep the lights on. In 2013 they refused to back off and the government did close for two weeks. In both cases, Republicans bore the brunt of the blame in voters' eyes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP sweats Freedom Caucus’ potential to shut down the government

Nicole Duran · March 28, 2017 5:08 pm

Many on Capitol Hill think there will be more defections from the group. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Angering Trump, the Freedom Caucus may have overplayed its hand

Nicole Duran · March 28, 2017 4:19 pm

Dent said it's up to the House, not Trump, to show it can function. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dent, Kasich say GOP needs to work with Democrats

Nicole Duran · March 27, 2017 10:20 pm

Congress needs to help the country make major changes in how it treats cannabis, said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Marijuana legalization: Rohrabacher bill would protect states from federal crackdowns on pot

Nicole Duran · March 27, 2017 4:01 am

The defeat of the Republican healthcare plan to repeal Obamacare Friday has all of Washington discussing House Speaker Paul Ryan's fate, but many lawmakers are standing by their speaker. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

GOP lawmakers stand by Paul Ryan

Al Weaver, Nicole Duran · March 25, 2017 12:00 pm

Republicans say they are moving on to tax reform, the next "big-ticket" item on their agenda. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP tries to move on after healthcare defeat

Robert King, Nicole Duran · March 25, 2017 12:33 am