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Politics · 114th Congress

Questions Loom for House’s Top Inquisitor

“When it got to the Clinton stuff, everything just went off the rails,” said one Democratic committee staffer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “It was sort of like, ‘All bets are off.

Politics · 114th Congress

Emanuel Cautions Trump on Immigration

If Chicago “runs on roads, rails, or runways, that investment brings an economic engine to the city,” Emanuel said. 

Opinion · 114th Congress

Pence Beat Kaine — and Trump

He rails about debt but would slash revenue without enough spending cuts to offset the loss of tax dollars — because there simply isn’t enough money available to cut.

Opinion · 114th Congress

Melania and Michelle: Sisters in the American Dream

While Donald Trump rails against certain immigrants, his wife sounds just like so many who have made a home here, some serving in the military, opening businesses and becoming neighbors.

Heard On The Hill · 114th Congress

Senators take Metro, too

And other bigwig transit supporters have ridden the rails, too. Joseph R. Biden used to commute on Amtrak from his home in Delaware before becoming vice president.

Opinion · 114th Congress

Clinton Forgot It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Cover-Up

Instead, the Republican Party has gone off the rails with its decision to anoint as its putative nominee Donald Trump — that bilious billionaire whose arrogance is only exceeded by his ignorance

‘Sentencing Reform’ is Seriously Stuck

All this is on clearest display in the Senate, where the legislation looks to be riding a little wave of momentum but may be close to publicly coming off the rails – buffeted by anxieties about

Policy · 114th Congress

How to Fix Metro? Riders Have Their Say

“They need to spend some more time looking at the rails and the trains and bringing everything up to date so that we can all feel safe and secure riding the train.”  

Cruz Outpaces GOP Rivals by Wielding Gavel

Cruz’s subcommittee activity differs some from his public persona — the man who rails against the “Washington cartel,” who called Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a liar and who was recently

Cruz Outpaces GOP Rivals by Wielding Gavel

Cruz’s subcommittee activity differs some from his public persona — the man who rails against the “Washington cartel,” who called Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a liar and who was recently

Metro: Track Defect Deleted From Inspection Report

The agency, formally known as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, said the rails weren’t properly held in place, spread too far apart, and caused a wheel axle to lose its grip and derail