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Schumer says budget deal helps upstate NY fuel cell maker

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The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday night, Feb. 8, 2018. The Senate passed a budget deal and spending measure to reopen the shuttered federal government early Friday morning, sending the bill to the House. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

The Latest: Trump signs budget deal

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, walk to the chamber after collaborating on an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spending increases, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Budget bill clears one Senate hurdle

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walk to the chamber after collaborating on an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spending increases, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Budget deal shows high cost of bipartisanship

By Stephen Dinan and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Luke Fife, 6, of Middleburg, Fla., uses a telescope to look down the Mississippi River while on a visit to the Gateway Arch with his family Tuesday, July 24, 2007, in St. Louis. (AP photo)

Congress scrubs Thomas Jefferson from Gateway to the West

By James Varney - The Washington Times

In this frame grab from video provided by WRTV in Indianapolis, Manuel Orrego-Savala, a citizen of Guatemala, leaves a court hearing Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in Indianapolis. Orrego-Savala is suspected of causing a collision Sunday, Feb. 4, that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson. (WRTV6 via AP)

If Edwin Jackson were Malia Obama, borders would be closed

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

This March 22, 2013, file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS overpaid Obamacare tax credits by nearly $3.5 billion in 2017

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., left, the vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, head to a closed security briefing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Senate leaders reach budget agreement

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Former Miss America Mallory Hagan, center, of Opelika, Ala., announces her Democratic bid for Alabama's District 3 seat, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in Opelika. (Howard Koplowitz/AL.com via AP)

Ex-Miss America Mallory Hagan seeks Alabama seat in Congress

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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., arrives for the a closed-door meeting of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Officials worry GOP memo will lead to far-reaching damage

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis readies his papers as he takes his seat for a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 in Washington. Mattis says the administration's new nuclear strategy pays the right amount of attention to arms control, even as it focuses on strengthening the nuclear force. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mattis: Dire impact on military without stable budget

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Dawn breaks over the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: House Democrats cancel Maryland retreat

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This Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 photo shows Pfizer's generic version of Viagra, sildenafil citrate, at the company's headquarters in New York. The drugmaker is launching its own cheaper generic version of Viagra rather than lose sales when its impotence pill gets its first generic competition. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ** FILE **

Most voters say drug prices should be priority for Congress: Survey

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2017 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and others members of the House and Senate Democrats, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. It’s beginning to look like Congress’ election-year battle over immigration could end up in stalemate or a narrowly focused bill. The kind of broader measure that President Donald Trump has proposed is running into trouble. The reasons: Deep gaps between the two parties, internal divisions particularly among Republicans and political incentives that might leave each side content with a minimal compromise or even nothing at all. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Q&A: Will Congress remain in stalemate over immigration?

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., arrives for the a closed-door meeting of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Will intelligence agencies stop confiding to Congress?

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Illustration on the mesmerizing power of Iran over Europe by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

How Iran seduces the Europeans

By Jed Babbin

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2017 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, and others members of the House and Senate Democrats, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. It’s beginning to look like Congress’ election-year battle over immigration could end up in stalemate or a narrowly focused bill. The kind of broader measure that President Donald Trump has proposed is running into trouble. The reasons: Deep gaps between the two parties, internal divisions particularly among Republicans and political incentives that might leave each side content with a minimal compromise or even nothing at all. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Q&A: On immigration, bridging partisan gap will be hard

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump looks back as he boards Air Force One, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump agenda pushes paid family leave, job training, ‘right to try’ bill

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

A member of the Senate Medicaid Committee reviews a Medicaid handout that reviews the managed care rule, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Indiana now requires Medicaid enrollees to work to keep coverage

The Washington Times

Coal, steel, manufacturing struggle after Trump’s first year

By BOB BAUDER, BRIAN BOWLING and NATASHA LINDSTROM and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Associated Press