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House passes new abortion restrictions after last-minute changes

By Corinne Segal

The bill bars the use of federal money for abortions or for insurance plans that cover abortions.

Republicans divided over new abortion bill

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Some Republicans take issue with a new abortion bill that offers exceptions for victims of rapes who have reported to authorities.

Watch Obama’s 2015 State of the Union in GIFs

By Ruth Tam

The White House bent over backwards to make this the most approachable and shareable address yet. Here are some notable moments.

GOP divided over using budget process to derail Obamacare

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republicans running Congress have promised to use every weapon in their arsenal to take down President Barack Obama's health care law.

Obama to pitch tax plan to aid middle class in SOTU address

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

President Barack Obama is turning to his biggest television audience of the year to pitch tax increases on the wealthiest Americans and put the new Republican Congress in the position of defending top income earners over the middle class.

Republicans try to chart path to undo Obama’s immigration policies

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

HERSHEY, Pa. — Not exactly brimming with confidence, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he's going to try to push a House-passed bill to overturn President Barack Obama's immigration policies through the Senate.

Boehner wins reelection as speaker, but not without opposition

By Quinn Bowman

Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, won his bid to be Speaker of the House for two more years, but 25 of his fellow Republicans, more than expected, voted against him.

White House threatens to veto Senate’s Keystone XL pipeline vote

By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press

Setting up what is likely to be the first of many confrontations with the White House, the Republican-controlled Senate Tuesday announced its first piece of legislation, a bill to approve the construction of the much-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Despite Republican Congress, Obama aims to start new year his way

By Josh Lederman, Nedra Pickler, Associated Press

President Barack Obama is aiming to set the agenda for the new year on his terms despite emboldened Republicans who feel their victory in November's elections given them a mandate to rein him in.