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The disclosure that seven House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee members are being scrutinized for their ties to PMA Group, a now-defunct lobbying firm that raised money for lawmakers and won earmarks for clients, is not expected to have a chilling effect on negotiations to reach agreement on a final fiscal 2010 Defense spending bill.

The House of Representatives approved a health care reform measure late Saturday night by a vote of 220-215. The measure resulted in 39 Democrats voting "no" and only one Republican, Joseph Cao of New Orleans, voting "yes." Cao hails from a heavily Democrat district that was previously represented by William Jefferson, who was found with cash in ...

Do you have an overactive bladder or an enlarged prostrate? Acne or dry eyes? Constipation? Osteoporosis? Arthritis? Are you depressed or do you have trouble getting to sleep? How about erectile dysfunction? If you have - " or think you have - " any of the above or, perhaps, something you didn't even realize you had or didn't know existed until you ...

Three of the six Democrats in Virginia's U.S. House delegation remain undecided heading into this weekend's pivotal vote on President Barack Obama's 10-year, $1.2 trillion health-care overhaul.

Thomasson: Corruption, the gift that keeps on giving Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 14:04 WASHINGTON - About the only consistent thing in this burg over 46 years of observation is that a whole lot of the politicians that run it never seem to learn from the past.

Under fire for failing to act against corrupt lawmakers, the notoriously remiss House Ethics Committee is in fact scrutinizing dozens of legislators, according to a highly confidential memorandum that mysteriously appeared this week.A Washington D.C.a s largest newspaper reports that an internal memo, inadvertently placed on a publicly accessible ...

The long journey on the road to federal recognition of Virginia's Indian tribes may be nearing its end.

Yes, Virginia's 8th District Democratic congressman is a buffoon. And yes, he's about as anti-Semitic as a person outside of the prison system could get.

Before taking control of the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open, and most ethical Congress in history." However, with dozens of mostly Democratic lawmakers and various staff under investigation by the House's twin ethics bodies, the majority clearly values political power over clean government.

FILE - These various dated file photos shows some of House members exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach of security involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics.

Following the worst breach in the House Ethics Committee's security in the more than a decade, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader John Boehner announced Friday that they have ordered a review on the handling of sensitive data.

By Chris Durden Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt is one of seven House members involved in an ethics investigation.

Leaked documents that surfaced this week reveal that the U.S. Justice Department asked the House Ethics Committee last summer to back off its investigation of U.S. Rep.

All three network morning shows on Friday skipped a Washington Post reportA revealing that powerful congressional Democrats such as John Murtha, James Moran and others on a defense panel are the subject of an ethics investigation for a relationship with a lobbying firm.

Associated Press Originally published 09:50 a.m., October 30, 2009 Updated 09:50 a.m., October 30, 2009 WASHINGTON - Internal investigations into the conduct of more than two dozen House members, including Belfair Democrat Norm Dicks, have been exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach of security involving the secretive process by which ...

The investigations by two separate ethics offices include an examination of the powerful subcommittee chairman, John P. Murtha , as well as others who helped the PMA Group secure earmarks for clients.

Claims that the U.S. military's policy of discharging openly homosexual soldiers threatens national security by reducing troop numbers are not supported by data from the Defense Department, according to the Center for Military Readiness .

Reporting from Washington - The Obama White House, stepping in where other Democrats feared to tread, has launched a potentially risky fight with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- attempting to bypass the nation's most powerful business organization and develop independent ties to corporate America.

"MobilVox has delivered all of its U.S. government contracts on time and within budget; and has complied with applicable U.S. laws and regulations regarding interactions with members of Congress and lobbyists, its business operations, and government contracts.

When software firm MobilVox wanted to break into the lucrative world of defense contracting, it pursued an unmistakable strategy: It expanded operations from its Northern Virginia base in Rep.