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January 4 - 2016 Legislative Preview: Short-Term Potential in Congress

January 4 - Anatomy of a Vote: New Year's Present for the Government

January 4 - Appropriations: A Return to Regular Order?

January 4 - Defense: The Big Squeeze Continues

January 4 - Dodd-Frank: The Fight Moves Into Its Sixth Year

January 4 - Health Care: Beyond Obamacare

January 4 - Trading Visas for Cash Targeted by Lawmakers

January 11 - Article One: The Pulpit Meets the Purse Strings

January 11 - NIH's Fauci: Seeking an End to AIDS

January 25 - Vaporizer in Hand, Rep. Hunter Takes on the FDA

February 1 - An Ounce of Disaster Prevention Can Be Worth Millions to FEMA

February 1 - Sopko: Last Man Standing in Afghanistan

February 1 - State Report: Dealing With Diabetes

February 1 - The Next Big Disaster Could Get Ugly in Congress

February 1 - Transportation Wonks Get Into Driverless Cars

February 1 - Where There's a Wildfire, There's a Budget Fight

February 8 - Data Bank: How Obama's Past Budgets Turned Out

February 22 - Hope for Some Elements of Obama's Last Budget

February 22 - Slow Progress in the Battle Against Homelessness

February 29 - Getting Serious About Money for Mars

March 7 - Cash for Cops Is Squeezed by Budget Deal

March 7 - Congress Will Say No to Cuts in 'Just Say No' Programs

March 21 - Emergency Needs Rarely Get Urgent Care in Congress

April 11 - DNA-Mapping Project Could Revolutionize Health Research

April 25 - Article One: Why the Other Side Has Picked Up the Purse First

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Agriculture

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Commerce-Justice-Science

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Defense

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Energy-Water

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Financial Services

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Homeland Security

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Interior-Environment

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Labor-HHS-Education

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Legislative Branch

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Military Construction-VA

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Regular Disorder

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: State-Foreign Operations

May 9 - 2017 Appropriations: Transportation-HUD

May 9 - Anatomy of a Vote: Funding Vehicle Stalls at Starting Line

May 9 - Data Bank: Appropriations History Shows This Is the New Normal

May 9 - Hill Staff on 2017 Appropriations: We Can Do This

May 9 - In the Spotlight: Rep. Evan H. Jenkins

May 9 - Lisa Gilbert: Thorn in the Side of GOP Appropriators

May 9 - The Common Defense: 'A Terrible Way to Do Business'

May 9 - Veterans and Newbies Love Appropriations

May 9 - What's Next in the Fiscal 2017 Appropriations Process

May 16 - Anatomy of a Vote: Moving Ahead by Falling Short

May 16 - Data Bank: How the Administration Wants to Fund the Zika Response

May 16 - Rep. Harold Rogers: From 'Prince of Pork' to Prince of Pragmatism

May 23 - Data Bank: The Puerto Rico Crisis in Context

June 6 - Anatomy of a Vote: House Trips Over Itself on Regular Order

June 13 - No Budget Resolution? No Problem, Say House Conservatives

June 20 - In the Spotlight: Sean Patrick Maloney

June 20 - Rep. Steve Russell Takes Leading Role in the Culture Wars

June 27 - Anatomy of a Vote: A Long Day's Journey Into Night on Zika Bill

July 11 - A Rescue Mission for a Homeless Program

July 11 - Anatomy of a Vote: Senate Chokes on House Zika Pills

July 11 - Some in Congress Are Still Hungry for Pork

July 11 - The IRS Is Once Again a GOP Punching Bag

September 6 - Data Bank: Aiming for Average

September 6 - Fall Legislative Preview: On Spending, It's Make a Deal or Risk a Shutdown

September 6 - Fall Legislative Preview: Riders Weigh Down Financial Services Bills

September 6 - Fall Legislative Preview: Veto Threat Hangs Over Defense Appropriations

September 6 - Fall Legislative Preview: With One Eye on Campaigns, Congress Tries to Mop Up

September 12 - In the Spotlight: Rodney Frelinghuysen

September 19 - Not Your Father's GOP: the Deficit Debate Has Disappeared

September 26 - Anatomy of a Vote: A Vote About Nothing

October 3 - Coats' Top Aide Lands on K Street

October 3 - Congress Torn Over Extension of Veterans Choice Program

November 10 - 115th Congress: House Appropriations Committee

November 10 - 115th Congress: Senate Appropriations Committee

November 10 - 115th Congress: Senate Budget Committee

November 14 - A To-Do List for the 115th Congress

December 5 - Article One: Marks on a Pig's Ear Come Back in Fashion

December 5 - Fresh Start, Stale Ending for the Appropriations Process

December 12 - Dickas Leaves Wyden and Other Hill Staff Moves