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Major political donors like the Kochs now focusing on local and state races

By Andy Uhler

August 03, 2016

A view of the House of Representatives Chamber in Washington, D.C. in 2015. A Koch-backed group is spending millions in Ohio, Nevada and Pennsylvania — states that are key to maintaining a Republican-majority Congress. — SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

The presidential race isn't the only important one to donors.

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Election money starts to flow down the ballot

By Kimberly Adams

July 08, 2016

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives at the Republican National Committee's headquarters for a meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Republicans on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Trump could help unify a strategy for some Democrats. — Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Democrats and the GOP are ramping up for congressional fights all over the country.

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Zika is moving fast. But Congress? Not so much.

By Scott Tong

July 05, 2016

How funding to fight Zika got tangled in the debate over contraception and Planned Parenthood

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Why US Export-Import Bank backers are lobbying furiously

By Nancy Marshall-Genzer

June 30, 2016

Banks are lobbying congress over the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a government agency that makes loans to foreigners. — Win McNamee/Getty Image

The bank is hobbled in making big foreign deals. Critics call the loans 'corporate welfare.'

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Washington, D.C.'s 'cannapeneurs'

By Sabri Ben-Achour

June 03, 2016

A vendor of hydroponic growing equipment carries a marijuana plant to his vending stall during the first annual National Cannabis Festival on April 23 in Washington, D.C. — Win McNamee/Getty Images

In the District, marijuana businesses have to carefully manage conflicting laws.

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Fighting over Zika funding continues in Congress

By Gigi Douban

June 03, 2016

A Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector looks at mosquito larva in a sample taken from a pool of standing water before using a pesticide. The county has been proactive in fighting the Zika virus. — Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Congress has to decide how much to spend and on what.

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Get ready for a summer of travel delays

By Sally Herships

May 24, 2016

Passengers at O'Hare International Airport wait in line to be screened at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint on May 16 in Chicago, Illinois. The long lines have been blamed for flight delays and a large number of passengers missing flights completely. — Scott Olson/Getty Images

Long security lines at airports anger passengers and airlines, and there's no relief in sight.

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Would a Puerto Rico default hurt all municipal bonds?

By Andy Uhler

April 26, 2016

Puerto Rico is threatening to default on the most highly secured type of bond, the general obligation bond

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