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Vance McAllister scandal a reminder that harassment policies vary on Capitol Hill

(J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

Congress and its 30,000 employees operate under different rules than the rest of the federal government.

The ideological middle is dead in Congress. Really dead.

Fewer than 1 percent of members of Congress can be accurately described as centrists.

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In a rare rebuke, US blocks Iran’s envoy to UN

In a rare diplomatic rebuke, the United States will not grant a visa to Tehran’s controversial pick for envoy to the United Nations, the Obama administration said Friday.

Is it time to pay Congress more?

Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) believes it’s time for members of Congress to receive more compensation, but one committee disagrees.

READ IN: Wednesday, April 9, 2014: Secret Service supervisor demoted, hope for UI in the House, McAllister will seek FBI probe

Secret Service supervisor demoted, hope for UI in the House, McAllister will seek FBI probe

The DATA Act just passed the Senate. Here’s why that matters.

A bill that could shed a lot of light on government expenditures moves one step closer to being law.

 

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