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House Democrat hits GOP funding fight

Presented by Lockheed Martin — The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee called the Republicans’ stopgap funding fight “fanatic-on-fanatic violence,” calling out his colleagues for not being able to agree on what he said were two extreme views. {beacon} Defense

Republicans shift to plan B to prevent shutdown

House Republicans have shifted gears as they race to avoid a government shutdown, eyeing a three-month stopgap spending bill — in lieu of a six-month extension — while dropping their demand for tougher voting rules as part of the package. Top appropriators have already

Robinson comments leave North Carolina Republicans reeling

An explosive report Thursday that North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson made many offensive statements on a porn site's message board has Republicans in the state reeling and Democrats on offense. Speculation raged throughout much of Thursday about a pending