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December 20, 2015

IRS gave House Dems info on targeted conservative group, emails show

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent tax documents on a targeted conservative group to Democratic staff on the House Oversight Committee, newly released emails show, despite previous denials by ranking Oversight Democrat Elijah Cummings (D., Md.) that such contact had occurred.

December 20, 2015

Retirements drain Congress of leaders amid frustration over gridlock, dysfunction

An exodus this year on Capitol Hill is creating a void in Congress, with some of its most experienced and skillful lawmakers suggesting the partisan gridlock is finally taking a toll.  

December 20, 2015

House GOP breaks from repeal effort, gets change in ObamaCare

House Republicans have secured a change in ObamaCare to expand coverage choices for small businesses -- a departure from their strategy to try to dismantle or repeal the 2010 health care law.

December 20, 2015

Rep. Camp, chairman of powerful tax-writing committee, will not seek re-election

Rep. Dave Camp, chairman of the powerful tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, will not seek re-election in the fall. 

December 20, 2015

NY's King, other House Republicans interested in Rogers' Intelligence Committee post

Michigan GOP Rep. Mike Rogers’ decision not to seek re-election this year has opened the door for several other House Republicans to take his post as chairman of the influential House Intelligence Committee, including New York Rep. Peter King.

December 20, 2015

Lawmaker: Missing airliner may have landed in southeast Asia, for use as ‘weapon’

The theory that the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was hijacked and diverted -- possibly to Indonesia -- to be used as a "weapon" in a future attack gained traction Monday from the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.

December 20, 2015

Issa pens scathing letter to Cummings as IRS feud escalates

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa has penned a personal, scathing letter to his Democratic counterpart on the House oversight committee, escalating the public feud between the two high-ranking lawmakers amid the committee's investigation into IRS targeting.

December 20, 2015

Dalai Lama opens Senate session with prayer

And on Thursday, the Dalai Lama prayed in the U.S. Senate. With dozen of lawmakers listening raptly, the Nobel laureate from Tibet opened the session with his favorite prayer and words of advice. He delivered his brief remarks in both a foreign tongue as well as self-described "broken English."

December 20, 2015

Hill Republicans move to 'pause' Syrian refugee effort, with states having limited say

Most U.S. governors have made clear they don’t want Syrian refugees in their states after the deadly Paris terror attacks, but only Congress appears to have the authority to stop President Obama’s plan.

December 20, 2015

Ryan vows 'bottom up' effort to unite GOP but signals no to helping Democrats on immigration, family leave

New House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan on Sunday renewed his vow to unify congressional Republicans but suggested no compromises with congressional Democrats on their push for immigration reform or passage of a family leave act.