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Rep. Fred Upton, Michigan Republican, said he was enticed to support the Obamacare repeal bill with an additional $8 billion for health care risk pools. (Associated Press)

Talks, incentives swing Republican votes

Rep. Robert J. Wittman was adamant back in March: The Republican health care bill didn't protect Medicare and Medicaid, cut health care costs or empower individuals enough to earn his vote.

May 4, 2017
Immigration advocates march against President Trump’s policies and rhetoric. Many who received amnesty under President Reagan are calling for another one. (Associated Press)

Reagan amnesty children fight for another

More than 30 years after President Reagan signed an amnesty for 2.7 million illegal immigrants, some of those who were legalized are leaders in the movement to resist President Trump.

May 4, 2017
President Trump marks his 100th day in office on Saturday having faced unwavering opposition to his agenda from Democrats. (Associated Press/File)

Democrats mark 100 days of ‘resistance’

Still sour over the way Republicans treated President Obama, the Democratic minority has one word to describe its strategy toward President Trump: resistance.

April 27, 2017
Sen. Bernard Sanders' role in the Democratic Party is unclear. Activist Cornel West has called upon the Independent from Vermont to leave the party and start his own. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

What’s Bernie Sanders’ role in the Democratic Party now?

As Sen. Bernard Sanders tries to figure out his role in national politics, the 75-year-old's supporters are divided over how tied he should be to the Democratic Party, with some saying they're gaining ground within the Democratic National Committee, while others say the party is rotten and must be forsaken.

April 24, 2017
Democratic candidate for Georgia's Sixth Congressional seat Jon Ossoff talks with supporters at a campaign field office Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Marietta, Ga. Voters began casting ballots on Tuesday in the special election to fill the House seat vacated by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Jon Ossoff nears first place in Georgia House race

Democrat Jon Ossoff took first place in Tuesday's "jungle primary" in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, but he appeared to fall short of winning a majority of the vote and securing the empty seat.

April 18, 2017
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, will turn 68 this year. In today's column, Matt Mackowiak argues that Democrats aren't the Party of the Future because much their leadership is over retirement age. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Conservative group launches anti-Elizabeth Warren initiative

Looking to tarnish Sen. Elizabeth Warren's political image, a conservative group announced Monday that it is launching an effort to tear the Massachusetts senator down ahead of her re-election race next year and possible 2020 presidential bid.

April 17, 2017
Jon Ossoff

Jon Ossoff, Democrat, tests Georgia GOP strength in House race

Even if a Democrat emerges as the top vote-getter in Georgia's special congressional election Tuesday, the race is almost certain to go to a runoff, where Republican strategists said they will prevail and notch another win for President Trump.

April 16, 2017
The House attempt to punish Planned Parenthood remains a sticking point for Sen. Susan M. Collins, Maine Republican, who said Sunday that it would be a mistake to defund the abortion provider. (Associated Press/File)

Susan Collins’ Maine governor bid would set off domino effect

Sen. Susan M. Collins signaled this week that she could jump into Maine's governor's race next year, which would give the Republican a good shot at holding the state's top office — though it would give Democrats a chance to eventually win her seat in the Senate.

April 12, 2017
Kansas 4th District congressional candidate Ron Estes, right, and Sen. Ted Cruz who came to Wichita to campaign for Estes the day before a special election speak to the media during a news conference before their rally at Yingling Aviation, Monday, April 10, 2017, in Wichita, Kan. (Fernando Salazar/The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Ron Estes wins Kansas special election beating James Thompson

Republican Ron Estes emerged victorious Tuesday in the special election to fill Kansas' empty seat in Congress, dispelling fears that the first congressional election of the 2017 campaign cycle could end with the Democrats flipping control of a seat that the GOP has held for over two decades.

April 11, 2017