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    To the Point

    The 115th Congress starts with a surprise ethics fight

    Last night, the House Republican Caucus voted to eviscerate the bipartisan Office of Congressional Ethics.  President-elect Trump tweeted that other issues have "far greater importance." Today, in its first act, the new Congress repudiated the Caucus’s action. Bob Cusak is Editor in Chief of The Hill .

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 3, 2017 • 1 min read

    Last night, the House Republican Caucus voted to eviscerate the bipartisan Office of Congressional Ethics. President-elect Trump tweeted that other issues have "far greater importance." Today, in its first act, the new Congress repudiated the Caucus’s action. Bob Cusak is Editor in Chief of The Hill.

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    The state of the nation after Obama
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    2. 7:59Obama's America: The President's domestic legacy
    3. 41:41Does hacking evidence justify new Russian sanctions?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Bob Cusack

      The Hill

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The state of the nation after Obama
    1. 1:25The 115th Congress starts with a surprise ethics fightYou’re reading this
    2. 7:59Obama's America: The President's domestic legacy
    3. 41:41Does hacking evidence justify new Russian sanctions?
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