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In this 2014 photo, traffic moves on the Interstate 495, the Capital Beltway, in Hyattsville, Md., outside Washington, D.C. In spite of the factors in the region's favor, in terms of long-term investment, Amazon should not put its second headquarters in the Washington, D.C. region. After all, its infrastructure is already struggling to adapt to continued population growth. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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The Washington Beltway is a terrible choice for Amazon’s HQ2

Garrett Watson · February 27, 2018 8:15 pm

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, (pictured center) is cosponsoring a bill with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and more than a dozen other senators from both parties. The bill would improve the nation's background check system used for scrutinizing most firearms purchases. However, House Republicans are likely to oppose it unless they can add language allowing concealed carry permit holders to legally bring their weapons to other states. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Trump and Congress move on guns after Florida

Susan Ferrechio · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

The DACA program will continue to operate similarly to how it has in recent weeks since two injunctions were issued earlier this year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court decision opens door to 535,000 DACA renewals

Anna Giaritelli · February 26, 2018 6:56 pm

Condoleezza Rice said she doesn't want guns present in her classroom and called it a "sad thing" that a discussion is being held about needing guards to protect schools in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

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Condoleezza Rice: ‘I don’t really like the idea of a gun in my classroom’

Al Weaver · February 23, 2018 7:56 pm

"Every church that I know of has that same kind of policy," Rep. Jim Jordan said. "There are parishioners each Sunday who've had the training — maybe they're retired law enforcement, retired military ... they have a policy in place." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Freedom Caucus leaders support arming teachers, oppose Trump’s other gun ideas

Al Weaver · February 23, 2018 5:50 pm

As students protest for gun control, conservative students have a unique duty to remind their peers and classmates about God-given rights.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

As young activists from Parkland speak up, young conservatives must speak too

Jake Haas · February 23, 2018 5:01 am

"It's interesting that so many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats," Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., told host Fred Dicker on Albany's Talk 1300 Radio. "But the media doesn't talk about that either." (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Republican lawmaker: ‘So many’ people who commit ‘mass murders end up being Democrats’

Naomi Lim · February 22, 2018 1:08 am

"We're running a different kind of campaign," Dylan Ratigan tweeted, including a link to his official campaign website. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Former MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan running for Congress as a Democrat

Katelyn Caralle · February 21, 2018 7:19 pm

The Met’s ‘Parsifal’ is a Feast for the Ears

Nicholas Gallagher · February 21, 2018 4:55 pm

Rep. Lee Zeldin said he introduced the bill in response to a string of violent crimes committed by MS-13 gang members on Long Island, where violent crime has escalated. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Lee Zeldin bill would revoke US citizenship of gang members

Susan Ferrechio · February 20, 2018 5:16 pm

Many Republicans have problems with provisions dealing with immigrant farm workers, while others don't like the immigration reduction numbers and mandatory E-Verify, which are also opposed by the business community.

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Immigration reform faces high hurdle in the House

Susan Ferrechio · February 20, 2018 5:01 am

The budget proposal Trump's White House released days later would raise deficits by as much as $7 trillion over 10 years if enacted.

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Deficits drive a wedge between Trump and fiscal conservatives

Sarah Bedford · February 20, 2018 5:01 am