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1. Trump Announces Deal With Lawmakers to End Government Shutdown: President Donald Trump said on Friday he has reached a deal with U.S. lawmakers for three weeks in stop-gap funding that would end a partial U.S. government shutdown now in its 35th day, with a senior ...; Created on 25 January 2019
2. US Government Partially Shut Down in Fight Over Trump's Border Wall: The U.S. government was partially shut down early on Saturday in a fierce dispute over President Donald Trump's demands that Congress assign $5 billion for a wall along the border with Mexico. After failing ...; Created on 22 December 2018
3. One Year After Trump Was Sworn In, Government Shuts Down: The world's most powerful government shut down on Saturday after President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress failed to reach a deal on funding for federal agencies, highlighting the country's deep political ...; Created on 20 January 2018
4. Don't Know What a Bump Stock Is? Neither Did Paul Ryan: A backlash against "bump stock" gun accessories, which enable rifles to be turned into rapid-fire guns, grew in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as House Speaker Paul Ryan opened the door to possible debate ...; Created on 05 October 2017
5. Shots Fired Outside U.S. Capitol by Police: U.S. Capitol Police officers opened fire after a woman drove into a police cruiser near the Capitol and then tried to run over officers on Wednesday, and a police spokeswoman said the incident did not ...; Created on 29 March 2017
6. Congress Is Considering Action in Reponse to Clinton Investigation: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday said lawmakers are examining whether there is any action they can take over Hillary Clinton's email practices while secretary of state, ...; Created on 06 July 2016
7. Florida Congressman: Rubio's Running: (Reuters) - U.S. Representative David Jolly ended his bid for a U.S. Senate seat from Florida on Friday, opening the way for Marco Rubio to seek re-election in an effort to help Republicans maintain control ...; Created on 17 June 2016
8. Senate Likely to Debate Dueling Gun Control Measures: A long-running battle over gun control in the United States reaches a critical stage next week in the U.S. Senate amid signs Americans are more willing to accept limited restrictions after the deadliest ...; Created on 17 June 2016
9. Republicans Turn Up the Heat on Marco Rubio: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday joined a chorus of Republican stalwarts publicly urging Marco Rubio to run for a second Senate term in Florida, as the party faces an uphill fight ...; Created on 01 June 2016
10. Police Officer Shot in US Capitol: A police officer was shot and wounded on Monday in the U.S. Capitol complex and the gunman captured, a source citing information from the Sergeant-at-Arms office in Congress said. Gunshots were heard in ...; Created on 28 March 2016
11. President Obama Vetting This GOP Governor for Supreme Court: President Barack Obama is considering appointing a moderate Republican to the Supreme Court, a source close to the process said on Wednesday, but leaders in the Republican-led Senate held firm to their ...; Created on 25 February 2016
12. Nikki Haley Painted a Very Different Picture Than President Obama's: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, in the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, seized the spotlight to set herself apart from her party's field of presidential ...; Created on 13 January 2016
13. Avoiding Government Shutdown Brings Both Good, Bad News for Republicans: Ending weeks of infighting, the U.S. Congress on Wednesday voted to avert a government shutdown just hours before a midnight deadline, passing a stop-gap measure to extend funding for federal agencies ...; Created on 01 October 2015
14. Senate Democrats Block Effort to Kill Iran Deal: A Republican-backed effort to kill the Iran nuclear agreement was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, handing a major foreign policy victory to President Barack Obama. Forty-two Democrats and independents ...; Created on 10 September 2015
15. Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General: Loretta Lynch won Senate approval as U.S. attorney general on Thursday, becoming the first black woman to occupy the post at a time when deadly altercations between white police and unarmed black men are ...; Created on 24 April 2015
16. John Boehner Re-elected U.S. House Speaker, Despite Conservative Challenge: John Boehner narrowly won a third term as House of Representatives speaker on Tuesday, surviving a stiff challenge from 25 conservative Republicans as the party took full control of Congress. Boehner ...; Created on 06 January 2015
17. Gunfire Forces Brief Lockdown at US Capitol in Washington: The U.S. Capitol was briefly locked down on Thursday after gunshots were fired outside the building following a car chase across central Washington, D.C., which ended with the woman who drove the car being ...; Created on 03 October 2013
18. In Rebuttal to Obama, Rubio Tries to Soften Republicans' Tone: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, seeking to help the Republican Party shed its image as a defender of the rich, stressed his working-class upbringing and the need to save social safety net programs during his response ...; Created on 13 February 2013
19. United States Avoids Calamity in 'Fiscal Cliff' Drama: The United States averted economic calamity on Tuesday when lawmakers approved a deal to prevent huge tax hikes and spending cuts that would have pushed the world's largest economy off a "fiscal cliff" ...; Created on 02 January 2013