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Heather Gooze, Las Vegas shooting witness, cries as she testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, entitled: "Firearm Accessory Regulation and Enforcing Federal and State Reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)."

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House OKs bill expanding ‘concealed carry’

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Richard Lardner Associated PressDecember 7, 2017

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., speaks, as she is accompanied by Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., left, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., during a news conference about their hopes for a bipartisan approach to tax reform, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Senate Democrats united vs. tax bill

by Matthew Daly Associated PressDecember 3, 2017

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, then-comedian Al Franken and sports commentator Leeann Tweeden perform a comic skit for service members during the USO Sergeant Major of the Army's 2006 Hope and Freedom Tour in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Dec. 15, 2006. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., apologized Nov. 16, 2017, after Tweeden accused him of forcibly kissing her during the 2006 USO tour. Colleagues, including fellow Democrats, urged a Senate ethics investigation. Tweeden also accused Franken of posing for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept, while both were performing for military personnel two years before the one-time comedian was elected to the Senate. (Staff Sgt. Patrick N. Moes/U.S. Army via AP)

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Franken apologizes to woman who says he kissed, groped her

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Juliet Linderman Associated PressNovember 17, 2017

Al Franken and sports commentator Leeann Tweeden perform a comic skit for service members during the USO Sergeant Major of the Army's 2006 Hope and Freedom Tour in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Dec. 15, 2006. Tweeden on Thursday accused Franken, now a Democratic U.S. senator, of forcibly kissing and groping her during the tour.

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Woman says Franken groped her

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Juliet Linderman Associated PressNovember 16, 2017

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Oct. 27, it had no involvement in the decision to award a 300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown.FEMA said in a statement that any language in the controversial contract saying the agency approved of the deal with Whitefish Energy Holdings is inaccurate. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

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Puerto Rico power contract criticized

by Michael Biesecker Associated Press, and Matthew Daly Associated PressOctober 27, 2017

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., right, listens as her husband Mark Kelly, left, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, about the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Giffords, was a congresswoman when she was shot in an assassination attempt in 2011. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

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After Las Vegas massacre, GOP backs off gun bills

by Matthew Daly Associated PressOctober 3, 2017

In this June 7, 2017, photo, a coal barge is positioned as a backdrop behind President Donald Trump as he speaks during a rally at the Rivertowne Marina in Cincinnati. President Donald Trump personally promised to activate emergency legal authorities to keep dirty or economically uncompetitive coal plants from shutting down, a top American coal company said. The Trump administration now says it has no plans to do so.

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A coal country dispute over an alleged Trump promise unmet

by Jeff Horwitz Associated Press, Michael Biesecker Associated Press, and Matthew Daly Associated PressAugust 22, 2017

FILE - In this May 20, 2017 file photo, U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz waves after addressing the Utah GOP Convention in Sandy, Utah. Chaffetz, a five-term Republican, says he doesn't feel compelled to talk about what he may do after leaving Congress next month. But he told The Associated Press on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, that the business — Strawberry C— may become a reincarnation of his former public relations and marketing firm. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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FBI eyes Kushner-Russia meetings

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Chad Day Associated PressMay 25, 2017

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Trump signs order aimed at opening Arctic drilling

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Jill Colvin Associated PressApril 28, 2017

FILE - In this March 16, 2017, file photo, proposals for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in President Donald Trump's first budget are displayed at the Government Printing Office in Washington. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on March 29 that will suspend, rescind, or flag for review more than half-a-dozen measures that were part of former President Barack Obama’s sweeping plan to curb global warming. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

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Trump orders end to Obama restrictions on fossil fuel production

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Jill Colvin Associated PressMarch 28, 2017