Charles Babington

Associated Press

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Political reporter for Associated Press; former Congressional correspondent for the Washington Post

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Republicans now control both houses of Congress for the first time since 2006 — with their biggest Congressional majority since the end of World War II.

The Grand Old Party Takes Charge on Capitol Hill

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The Republican Party is even less popular with American voters than President Obama, but the GOP is poised to win back control of the Senate in next month’s elections.

The Republicans Are Ready to Win… Are They Ready to Govern?

The Republican Party is even less popular with American voters than President Obama, but the GOP is poised to win back control of the Senate in next month’s elections.

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Steven Miller has been fired as Acting Director of the Internal Revenue Service, but he was back on Capitol Hill today, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee , in one of…

Scandal Time in Washington

Steven Miller has been fired as Acting Director of the Internal Revenue Service, but he was back on Capitol Hill today, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee , in one of…

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