Senators trade jabs before vote to proceed on military authorization bill
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee traded jabs over two controversial amendments before a vote on the latest military authorization bill
View ArticleDems nearly lose House vote to adjourn over fight on tax cuts
Congress votes 210-209 to recess without extending the Bush tax cuts
View ArticleIt’s looking like Speaker or nothing for Pelosi
Democratic sources say they have a hard time imagining Nancy Pelosi having any interest in being Minority Leader
View ArticleRepublicans play detective on leadership skirmish leaks
Republicans look to plug leaks of behind-the-scenes leadership skirmishes
View ArticleTrent Lott: Expect a ‘love-in’ between the Tea Party and the Washington...
Trent Lott says to expect a 'love-in' between the Tea Party and the Washington establishment
View ArticleTop Senate Republican to Obama: We won’t budge
Mitch McConnell reaffirmed that if the party wants to implement its agenda, the president must change course or exit the picture completely
View ArticleA possible battle for the Democratic leadership: Hoyer may run for Minority Whip
In what could become a showdown for the No. 2 spot in Democratic House leadership, Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer announced that he would consider a run for Minority Whip, South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn...
View ArticleStiletto Nation: Don’t tell Nancy
Nancy Pelosi has a lot in common with the aristocrat Lady Leone in the novel "Don't Tell Alfred."
View ArticleHeath Shuler discusses run for minority leader with CNN
QB-turned-Democratic Congressman calls Pelosi's minority leader candidacy 'unacceptable,' may mount challenge
View ArticleHow conservatives beat the establishment on earmarks
The Tea Party, Eric Cantor and an outside pressure group all contributed to the effort.
View ArticleHeath Shuler, Nancy Pelosi relationship: It’s complicated
The complicated relationship between Democratic Senate minority leader candidates Nancy Pelosi, the current majority leader, and Heath Shuler, a Democrat from North Carolina
View ArticleFight over debt ceiling brewing in GOP
House Republican leaders appear to be headed for a clash with some of the chamber's newly elected members on a vote early next year to increase the amount the government can borrow
View ArticleTheDC Morning: President Obama met with parasites all week
Read TheDC Morning: An unvarnished e-mail summary of what’s really happening in political news
View ArticleNancy Pelosi consults Steven Spielberg on how to rebrand Democrats
Lawmakers say Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is seeking advice from Steven Spielberg on how to rebrand the Democratic Party
View ArticleAssange: Republicans, Democrats, Fox News conducting terrorism
Assange counters 'high-tech terrorist' label by accusing his critics of terrorism
View ArticleAlexander, Republican senators rally behind traditional filibuster rules
Alexander, Republican senators rally behind traditional filibuster rules
View ArticleThe revolution will not be livestreamed
The digitization of yesterday's events on Capitol Hill, however unprecedented, was less than revolutionary.
View ArticleCPAC speakers Santorum, McConnell and Gingrich: ‘Obama, you’re no Reagan’
CPAC speakers sought to blow holes in the recent liberal narrative comparing Barack Obama to Ronald Reagan Thursday
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