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Can the ‘Supercommittee II’ fix Congress’ dysfunction?
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Can the ‘Supercommittee II’ fix Congress’ dysfunction?

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Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)
Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

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House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Economy

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

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On Thursday, leaders from the House and Senate were on track to reaching a spending deal that would fund the government continuously for two years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Economy

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

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Republican leaders said Wednesday they support the deal as a way to ensure more defense spending, and note it would also create a bipartisan committee that will try to recommend new budgeting reforms. (iStock photo)
Economy

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

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Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’
Economy

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

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Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee, held the group's fifth hearing on pilot hypoxia. The hearing comes after the Air Force grounded T-6 training jets last week after more incidents cropped up. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Foreign Policy

Air Force draws fire from lawmaker over mystery of pilot oxygen deprivation

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When Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., asked Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (pictured left) about Afghanistan, he said,
Foreign Policy

Jim Mattis: The US isn’t trying to conquer Afghanistan

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Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis tried repeatedly to make the case that the whole point of having a handful of low-yield missile warheads was not for the U.S. to use them, but to make sure America's enemies don't use theirs. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Foreign Policy

Jim Mattis: Low-yield nukes mean US won’t have to choose between ‘surrender’ and ‘suicide’

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Jim Mattis says the proposal is really just a bargaining chip for negotiations with the Russians, who the U.S. says are violating a Cold War-era treaty that bans intermediate-range missiles. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
National Security

The new nuclear weapon the Pentagon doesn’t really want, except as a bargaining chip

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