Jul 18 81 Lawmakers Join Forces to Fight Dysfunction in Congress No Labels Problem Solvers gather at the Upper Senate Park to promote their bipartisan legislative package that targets Washington gridlock. Photo provided by No Labels New data from the Vital Statistics on Congress shows that the 112th Congress… Continue reading
Jul 18 Obama Focuses on Health Care Law Positives, House GOP Attacks Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., check out a printed version of the Affordable Care Act at a May press conference on Capitol Hill. Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call. More than three years since… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch Duel in the Cowboy State: Liz Cheney Challenges Wyo. Republican Incumbent Enzi Duel in the Cowboy State: Liz Cheney Challenges Wyo. Republican Incumbent Enzi… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Were Snowden’s Actions Justified? Daniel Ellsberg, Michael Mukasey Debate Were Snowden’s Actions Justified? Daniel Ellsberg, Michael Mukasey Debate… Continue watching
Jul 17 From 'Friends' to Opponents, Enzi and Cheney Will Test Wyo. Conservatives Former Vice President Dick Cheney embraces his daughter Liz Cheney at the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call/Getty Images. With Liz Cheney's announcement Tuesday that she would launch a primary challenge to… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch News Wrap: House Republicans Attempt to Delay Health Reform Mandates In other news Wednesday, House Republicans moved to delay key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, in the 38th attempt by the U.S. House to repeal or scale back the health reform law. Also, Ariel Castro pleaded not guilty to… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Senators Strike a Deal on Filibusters, Averting 'Nuclear Option' Showdown Senators Strike a Deal on Filibusters, Averting 'Nuclear Option' Showdown… Continue watching
Jul 16 Senators Look to Defuse 'Nuclear Option' Ahead of Tuesday Votes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the Old Senate Chamber for the Senate's joint conference on the filibuster Monday. Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. Senators remained in search of a deal Tuesday with the goal of… Continue reading
Jul 15 From Murder to Mob Ties, Three N.Y. Politicians Who Survived Scandal to Make Unlikely Comebacks Disgraced former New York politicians Eliot Spitzer, left, and Anthony Weiner are looking to make their comebacks. Spitzer, the former governor, is now running for the office of New York City comptroller while the former U.S. congressman is running for… Continue reading
Jul 15 Senate Showdown Over Rules Reaches Boiling Point Between Leaders Sen. Harry Reid appears on 'Meet the Press' in Washington, D.C. Sunday. Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images All 100 senators have been invited to meet Monday evening in the Old Senate Chamber to explore… Continue reading