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This frame grab from video provided by C-SPAN2, shows the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, as the Senate acted decisively to override President Barack Obama's veto of Sept. 11 legislation, setting the stage for the contentious bill to become law despite flaws that Obama and top Pentagon officials warn could put U.S. troops and interests at risk. (C-SPAN2 via AP)

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Congress overrides Obama veto, opening door for 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia

by Richard Lardner Associated PressSeptember 28, 2016

The name plate for witness Bryan Pagliano, former senior adviser, Information Resource Management, State Department, who did not appear, sits on the witness table on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, during a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on 'Examining Preservation of State Department Records.' (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

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Witnesses mum in House GOP’s Clinton email hearing

by Richard Lardner Associated PressSeptember 13, 2016

FILE - This June 16, 2016, file photo, shows an exterior view of the Capitol Building in Washington. The House is slated to vote Sept. 9 on a bipartisan bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, setting the stage for a showdown with President Barack Obama on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the attacks. The Senate passed the bill in May by voice vote despite the strident objections from Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House passes Sept. 11 legislation as Obama veto threat looms

by Richard Lardner Associated PressSeptember 10, 2016

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Protesters disrupt Senate vote on GMOs

by Richard Lardner Associated PressJuly 6, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2016, following a House Republican caucus meeting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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House GOP blocks provision to require women to register for draft

by Richard Lardner Associated PressMay 17, 2016

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, whose panel is responsible for vetting judicial appointments, arrives for a hearing shortly after President Barack Obama announced Judge Merrick Garland as his nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., repeated his steadfast opposition to holding confirmation hearing in the Judiciary Committee in President Obama’s last months in the White House and made it clear in a speech on the floor that the GOP-led Senate will not consider President Barack Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland, but will wait until after the next president is in place. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Aging power brokers seek new terms

by Richard Lardner Associated PressMay 8, 2016

This image provided by the Winnebago County, Ill., Sheriff's Office shows Army Pvt. Jameson Taylor Hazelbower.

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Army doesn’t pursue rape suspect who goes AWOL

by Richard Lardner Associated PressMarch 21, 2016