Immigrant Runners Are Winning More Than Olympic Medals
The successes of foreign-born athletes like Mo Farah and Bernard Lagat offer a rejoinder to nationalistic sentiment in the U.S. and Britain.
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David Gray / Reuters Outlook: Obama and the GOP Ponder the Possible
The president meets with Republican leaders this week as the Senate works on an energy bill.
AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool Hurdles Pile Up in Front of Criminal-Justice-Reform Bill
The bipartisan effort faces opposition in Washington, but backers plan to step up their efforts.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Outlook: "Snowzilla" Sidelines House, Delays Senate
The Senate is set to take up an energy bill a day later than planned, while the House will stay home for the week.
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Divided GOP Ponders Way Forward on Criminal Justice Reform
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to slow down until more members learn about the bipartisan legislation.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Senate Seeks Path Through Criminal-Justice Minefield
Lawmakers are negotiating over an issue that could hold the key to compromise—or blow up a delicate bipartisan balance.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Obama Steers Climate Battle "Upstream" With New Coal Policy
Restrictions on coal development highlight the growing fight over keeping fossil fuels in the ground.
AP Photo/Matthew Brown Obama’s Capitol Hill Wish List: A Few Possibilities Peek Through in SOTU
Obama’s last State of the Union isn’t a long laundry list of proposals, but there’s a chance for action on criminal justice reform, and maybe more.
AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool Will Congress Make the Federal Government Less Secretive?
A bill to improve public-records access is advancing, but the endgame is murky and some provisions are rankling open-government advocates.
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais The Deep Roots of the Oregon Standoff
The Bundy family is in the headlines, but the armed occupation has ties to broader—and older—antigovernment movements.
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