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The Week Ahead: Nov. 24-28

Lame Duck: Week 2.5 It's week 2.5 of the Lame Duck session! Congress is on recess for Thanksgiving this week but Washington is still...
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Immigration Reform

On Thursday, November 20, President Obama addressed the nation about his executive order concerning immigration:  If you’ve been in America for more than five years;...
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The Week Ahead: Nov. 17 – 21

This is the second week of the lame duck session, and Congress working on approving the Keystone XL pipeline and NSA reform. In addition,...
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Ebola Update

Photo credit: U.S. Department of Defense, taken by Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. The Obama Administration has requested emergency funding from...
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Criminal Justice Reform

Photo credit: Gage Skidmore.  At 716 per 100,000 of the population, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, holding 25%...
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The Week Ahead: Nov. 10 – 14

Congress comes back from recess this week for a Lame Duck session. While it’s unclear how long they’ll be in session, we know there...
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Veterans Day 2014

Weigh in on bills related to veterans
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Issue Spotlight: Bring Back Our Marine

On March 13, 2014, Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, a veteran of the US Marines, who had been deployed to Afghanistan twice, was arrested by Mexican...
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Issue Spotlight: Strikes Against ISIS/ISIL in Syria

US fighters and drone aircraft continue to strike targets tied to the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS or ISIL) as part of the President's...
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Your Custom Ballot – from our Friends at MapLight

Election Day is November 4 — Do you know who you are voting for? Most people have already decided how they will vote on...
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