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The traditional pecking order of Washington’s top trade and business groups has been thrown into disarray by the Obama administration’s far-reaching domestic agenda and its tough tactics against opponents. Full Story »

Saturday night’s House vote on health care reform was the most significant liberal legislative triumph in years, and progressives are now scrambling to capitalize on the fast-fading momentum. Full Story »

As the 2010 campaign cycle begins in earnest, the central question in the House of Representatives is how many seats will Republicans win? Full Story »

President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a quickly scheduled meeting this evening even as the third party in their peace talks, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, threatened to quit his post to protest the lack of progress. Full Story »

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid found his health reform efforts seriously complicated Monday by the explosive issue of abortion, as key centrist senators said they wanted to see airtight language in the bill blocking federal funding for the procedure. Full Story »

Federal prosecutors are seeking the harshest prison sentence ever handed out to a member of Congress for former Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), arguing that his “stunning betrayal of public trust” warrants what could be a life sentence for the long-time lawmaker. Full Story »

Within minutes of Saturday’s historic House vote on health care reform, Republicans pronounced the political death of Rep. Thomas Perriello (D-Va.), pointing to the vulnerable freshman congressman’s vote in favor of the bill. Full Story »

The day the Gallup Organization confirmed Mike Huckabee’s status as the pollsters’ front-runner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, the former Arkansas governor was slouched in the back of his tour bus, somewhere between Harrisburg and Allentown, Pa., talking about the frustrations of not being taken seriously. Full Story »

One by one, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had leaned on her rank-and-file Democrats for months to cast off personal prerogatives for the sake of a history-making health care bill. Full Story »

Once a year, Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao gives the Washington establishment a little jolt. Full Story »