NewsBeat SocialCategory: Politics
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House Narrowly Passes Appropriations Bill
12/12/14 12:03 PM PST
Representatives are upset with each other for adding countless 'riders' to the government's budget approval
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White House Pledges Support for Appropriations Bill
12/11/14 4:14 PM PST
President Obama reported he will sign the omnibus spending bill that Congress must pass to prevent a government shutdown
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Supreme Court Sides with Amazon on Employee Pay Complaint
12/11/14 9:14 AM PST
The Supreme Court ruled Amazon does not have to pay its employees for their time in mandatory security checks that take up to 25 minutes
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Congress Reaches Budget Deal
12/10/14 4:43 PM PST
The Senate and House of Representatives have reached a bipartisan budget deal to avoid government shutdown
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Senate Votes to Sanction Venezuelan Rights Abusers
12/10/14 4:37 PM PST
Senators urge President Obama to levy sanctions on Venezuelan leaders who ordered violent response to months-long, anti-government protests
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MIT Professor Known as Obamacare 'Architect' Seared in Congressional Hearing
12/10/14 11:53 AM PST
MIT professor and Affordable Care Act consultant Jonathan Gruber squelched his honor in front of House Oversight Committee brutally denouncing his comments that the American voter was 'too stupid' to understand legislation
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Senate Intelligence Committee Releases Report Condemning CIA 'Torture'
12/10/14 8:58 AM PST
The Senate Select Intelligence Committee's report on the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program finds the CIA intentionally lied about torture techniques and their usefulness
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President Obama Takes on Stephen Colbert
12/09/14 4:15 PM PST
President Obama takes the anchor chair on 'The Colbert Report' to issue 'The Decree' bashing his own signature healthcare law
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Louisiana Senator Loses Run-off Election
12/08/14 3:39 PM PST
Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu loses race against Republican Bill Cassidy in Louisiana
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U.S. Representatives Condemn President Obama for Immigration Order
12/08/14 11:48 AM PST
House of Representatives passes symbolic measure along party lines refuting President Obama's executive order
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House Passes $585B Defense Authorization
12/05/14 2:28 PM PST
New National Defense Authorization Act includes authorization for White House strategy to train and arm Syrian rebels, as well as public lands grabs and carving mining concessions out of Apache ceremonial sites
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17 States Sue President Obama over Immigration Action
12/05/14 2:07 PM PST
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott files lawsuit against the President for “abdicating his responsibility to faithfully enforce the laws..." with immigration executive order