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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)

Beltway Confidential

Trump and Congress move on guns after Florida

February 27, 2018 5:01 am

In this July 17, 2015, file photo, an FBI investigator investigates the scene of a shooting outside a military recruiting center in Chattanooga, Tenn. Last week, President Trump referred to the deadly shooting as an example of a

National Security

Pentagon: No orders to review arming of troops in the workplace

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February 26, 2018 7:22 pm

President Trump isn't the first commander in chief to propose privatizing federally owned utility companies, but the American Public Power Association hope he will be the last. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Utility industry descends on Washington with an ax to grind

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February 26, 2018 5:01 am

Condoleezza Rice said she doesn't want guns present in her classroom and called it a

Beltway Confidential

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

Al Weaver -

February 23, 2018 7:56 pm

Beltway Confidential

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

Al Weaver -

February 23, 2018 5:50 pm

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., met with top White House officials to discuss her midterm Senate bid. The conversations were confirmed on Tuesday by Republican sources and described as positively disposed toward her campaign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

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Marsha Blackburn met White House officials as Bob Corker reconsidered Senate bid

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February 21, 2018 12:12 am

The statement from the House Ethics Committee does not disclose what the inquiry was related to, but the Nashville Post reported in July that John Duncan had paid his family members, including his two sons, hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

News

House Ethics Committee exploring whether to investigate Rep. John Duncan

Melissa Quinn -

February 20, 2018 10:10 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.

Beltway Confidential

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.

Beltway Confidential

Deficits drive a wedge between Trump and fiscal conservatives

Sarah Bedford -

February 20, 2018 5:01 am

In this 2017 photo, President Trump arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Trump is set to speak again at this year's CPAC, but some of his initiatives are unpopular among the movement conservatives who dominate CPAC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Is Trump conservative enough, and does CPAC care?

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February 20, 2018 5:01 am

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