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President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging the hard-fought compromise would be just the first step in a broader, concerted fight to rein in the costs of a college education.
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New York Sen. Charles Schumer says new Internet-equipped televisions could be spying on you.
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About 47 million Americans received food stamps last year, but only a relative few are required to work or look for a job as a condition of receiving the aid.
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Liz Cheney says her GOP primary challenge to Wyoming's senior U.S. senator is about sending a "new generation" to Washington. But it has all the hallmarks of the same divisions that have roiled the Republican Party nationally for years.
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Senator Charles Schumer has recommended that the Obama administration consider New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly for the position.
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House Republicans are embracing a step-by-step approach to immigration, in contrast to the sweeping plan passed by the Senate and backed by the White House.
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Alaska's most high-profile Republican, 2008 vice presidential candidate and former Gov. Sarah Palin, says she has "considered" running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democratic Sen. Mark Begich but she would like to see new candidates enter the race.
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Student loan rates doubled Monday - at least for a while - after a compromise to keep student loan interest rates low proved unwinnable.
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Devin Dwyer reports on the hurdles the immigration reform bill faces in the House
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Attention is shifting to the House and its conservative majority after the Senate passed a landmark immigration bill opening the door to U.S. citizenship to millions while pouring billions of dollars into securing the border with Mexico.
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Drawing on the political might of the White House, Democrats have exorcized the ghost of Scott Brown.
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A final vote in the Senate on Thursday or Friday would send the issue to the House of Representatives, where conservative Republicans in the majority oppose citizenship for anyone living in the country illegally.
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The Supreme Court has 11 cases, including the term's highest profile matters, to resolve before the justices take off for summer vacations, teaching assignments and international travel.
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White House-backed immigration legislation gained momentum in the Senate on Thursday as lawmakers closed in on a bipartisan compromise to spend tens of billions of dollars stiffening border security without delaying legalization for millions living in the country unlawfully.
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The House will vote Thursday on whether to cut federally-subsidized crop insurance that helps farmers when they lose crops or revenue.
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The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a GOP war on women.
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The big winners at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards on Monday night were Proenza Schouler for womenswear, Thom Browne for menswear and Phillip Lim for accessories, but the crowd seemed to have the most love for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Devin Dwyer reports on the push for gun control in Washington, DC
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Preeti Arla reports on a deal to rewrite the nation's immigration laws
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Karen Travers reports on Hillary Clinton's testimony on the Libya consulate attack
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Lisa Colagrossi reports on the secretary of state's long-awaited appearance before Congress
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Anthony Johnson reports
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Emily Schmidt reports
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Area Senators have introduced a bill that would reverse transit service cuts and layoffs.
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Rep. Sander Levin was chosen Thursday as acting chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee.
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Rep. Charles Rangel temporarily stepped aside as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday.
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