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Hillary Clinton Benghazi Live Stream: Watch The 2016 Presidential Candidate Testify Before Congressional Committee
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Unflattering information about U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who chairs a committee investigating the agency, was made public.
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Conservatives don’t need the Republican Party’s money or support anymore, and that cost House Speaker John Boehner his job.
Immigration Reform 2015: Congress Has Few Immigrant Members Despite Increase In US Immigration
Immigration remains a hot topic in the U.S., but today's Congress has fewer immigrants than in years past.
Pope Francis Congress Speech Full Text: Pontiff Calls For Death Penalty Abolition, Immigration Reform
Pope Francis spoke to Congress Thursday, addressing immigration, the death penalty, climate change and the family.
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A federal decision to hire a for-profit prison company to oversee a detention program for undocumented immigrants has an Arizona congressman up in arms.
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Two dozen Democrats broke with the president and joined Republicans in voting against the deal. The vote was largely a symbolic one.
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