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Jonathan Salant

covers campaign finance and lobbying in Washington. He was president of the National Press Club and started in Washington in 1987.

Pedestrians wait in line to cross the border into the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico.

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Pedestrians wait in line to cross the border into the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico.

Majority Supports Legal Status for Immigrants Before Securing Border

A majority of Americans favor giving undocumented immigrants legal status without first securing the borders, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll out today. As the Senate prepares to take up legislation that passed the Judiciary Committee earlier this week,...

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Christina King, left, and Lynne Sherrer, center, hold signs during a Tea Party Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demonstration on May 21, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Christina King, left, and Lynne Sherrer, center, hold signs during a Tea Party Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demonstration on May 21, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

McConnell Joins Effort to Tie Health-Care Law to IRS Scandal

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is adding his voice to those trying to tie the ongoing Internal Revenue Service scandal to the new health-care law, which will expand coverage to more than 25 million uninsured Americans. McConnell, of Kentucky, called for...

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray answer reporters questions before a Senate Democratic Policy Committee luncheon meeting at the Captiol on May 9, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray answer reporters questions before a Senate Democratic Policy Committee luncheon meeting at the Captiol on May 9, 2013 in Washington, DC.

Senators’ Finances Run from Debt to Millions

The Senate is run by millionaires while Tea Party favorite Marco Rubio is still in debt. That’s some of the information gleaned today from senators’ annual personal financial disclosure forms. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, reported assets of between...

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Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, left, and former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman confer during a break in testimony before the Senate Finance Committee May 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, left, and former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman confer during a break in testimony before the Senate Finance Committee May 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.

Watchdog Group Files Second Lawsuit Against IRS

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has again sued the Internal Revenue Service over its regulation of nonprofits incorporated under Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code. The watchdog group is asking the U.S. District Court to direct the IRS to draft...

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IRS protesters on May 21, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Tea Party activists organized the protest against the Internal Revenue Service saying they improperly targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

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IRS protesters on May 21, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Tea Party activists organized the protest against the Internal Revenue Service saying they improperly targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

IRS Was Wrong to Target Tea Party Groups, ABC-Post Poll Shows

Almost three-fourths of Americans think it was “inappropriate” for the Internal Revenue Service to target Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll out today. A majority of respondents said the government was harassing those organizations. The survey of 1,001...

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Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, a Republican from Arizona, second left, is surrounded by members of the media, as he walks through the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 30, 2012.

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Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, a Republican from Arizona, second left, is surrounded by members of the media, as he walks through the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 30, 2012.

K Street Woos Ex-Lawmakers as Voters View Congress With Disdain

The revolving door between Capitol Hill and K Street keeps spinning, even as the general public doesn’t think highly of Congress. “Attitudes of the American public and their evaluation of Congress probably don’t align perfectly with that of K Street...

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Facebook Disliked: Environmentalists Challenge Ads for Senators

Facebook is getting disliked by environmental groups and progressive organizations such as Moveon.org in response to ads being run by affiliates of a group created by Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Moveon, Sierra Club and the League of Conservation...

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