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Republican leaders propose massive pay raise for troopers

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

Iowa GOP advances bill that would defund Planned Parenthood

By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ and LINLEY SANDERS - Associated Press

The Latest: GOP lawmaker says governor led state to ‘crisis’

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Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., right, speaks with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, prior to testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump health pick gives Dems few details on health overhaul

By ALAN FRAM and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans are united on repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law, but ideologically and practically speaking, they’re in different camps over replacing it. Getting the factions together won’t be easy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

GOP’s border adjustment tax divides conservatives, pits House against Trump

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Colorado GOP chairman says won’t run for re-election

Associated Press

FILE – In this Nov. 10, 2016, file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, following a ceremony where President Barack Obama honored the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team, answers questions from reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington. Republican governors who turned down billions in federal dollars from an expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health care law now have their hands out in hopes the GOP Congress comes up with a new formula to provide insurance for low-income Americans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

The Latest: Vet Affairs chief of staff to be interim head

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GOP selects woman to lead party operation

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

North Dakota GOP says Burgum can’t have heated garage floor

By JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press

People attend a health care rally at the Indiana Statehouse in support of the Affordable Care Act, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Indianapolis. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to overturn and replace the Affordable Care Act, and majority Republicans in Congress this week began the process of repealing it using a budget maneuver that requires a bare majority in the Senate. (Austen Leake/The Tribune-Star via AP)

CBO: 32M uninsured under GOP’s Obamacare repeal by 2026

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2017 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., accompanied by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Premiums and the number of uninsured would soar under a Republican bill scuttling President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul that Congress passed last year, lawmakers’ nonpartisan budget analyst estimated Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in a report underlining the GOP’s risks as it starts a fresh push to dismantle and replace that statute. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

18 million more uninsured if Obamacare killed, not replaced

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

New Mexico lawmakers discuss the state's current budget shortfall at a meeting in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in anticipation of the legislative session. Legislators are confronting budget deficit, frustration over a weak economy, and concerns about violent crime and school performance as they convene Tuesday, Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Budget crisis steers legislative agenda in New Mexico

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, center, greets legislators before his address to a joint session 91st General Assembly at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have pledged to cut federal taxes to boost the economy. But some GOP-controlled states have already adopted similar strategies, only to see growth falter and budget gaps widen. &quot;It does not take a Ph.D. in economics to know that we can't say yes to every spending need, and we should also not say yes to every tax-cut idea,&quot; Hutchinson warned late last year. (AP Photo/Brian Chilson, File)

States can offer a lesson as GOP proposes deep cut taxes

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Martin Luther King III, son of Martin Luther King Jr. at Trump Tower in New York, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump’s opportunity with the African American community

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

President Obama's outreach to Cuban leader Raul Castro to re-establish U.S. diplomatic and cultural ties with the communist island after a half-century of animosity is "an indication of important progress," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. (Associated Press)

Obamacare repeal effort by GOP ramps up before Trump even sworn in

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

GOP governors’ group pours $5 million into Virginia race

Associated Press

In this Jan. 7, 2016, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington as House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. listens at right. Price says he will sell off stock holdings to avoid any conflicts of interest, or the appearance of a conflict. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congressional Republicans poised to blow it on Obamacare

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis smiles as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Capitol architect says pig painting breaks rules

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FILE - In this June 21,2016 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, listen to a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional Republicans are taking the first steps toward dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law, facing pressure from President-elect Donald Trump to move quickly on a replacement. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

In early GOP win on health care repeal, Congress OKs budget

By ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 21,2016 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, listen to a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional Republicans are taking the first steps toward dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law, facing pressure from President-elect Donald Trump to move quickly on a replacement. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

House passes budget to begin Obamacare repeal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times