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Obama agenda seems to be weathering controversies
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office.
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Rep. Peterson: Pelosi supports farm bill push
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will support moving the House farm bill forward, Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson told reporters Friday.
DCCC tops NRCC fundraising in April
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $5.4 million in April, building on its advantage over House Republicans this year.
Capitol Alert: AM Alert: Analyst gives lowdown on the budget revision
SENIOR LOBBY DAY : The phrase "lobby day" conjures an image of interest groups holding a rally on the steps of the Capitol, some sympathetic legislators in tow, before proceeding inside to meet with lawmakers.
After Democrat brinksmanship, House group finds agreement on immigration bill
A bipartisan House group hammered out an immigration-reform deal late Thursday after years of closed-door meetings and last-minute brinksmanship from a top Democrat.
In IRS scandal, why is any political group exempt from taxes?
The Internal Revenue Service is under fire for giving extra scrutiny to conservative organizations that asked for tax-exempt status.
Another round for the House on a Obamacarea
There they go again: The House is moving toward a vote on yet another Republican bill to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law.
NYT's Peters Hits 'Waste of Time' Obama-Care Repeal Votes and GOP's 'Myopic Focus' on Deficits
On Wednesday, New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters let the Republicans in Congress know he was tired of their silly attempts to repeal Obamacare in " House to Vote Yet Again On Health Care Repeal.
Rep. Robin Kelly speaks out on 37th House attempt to repeal Affordable Care Act
House Democrats are speaking out against the vote today that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act .
Pickering, Mullen reject request to testify on Benghazi in private
The two retired senior U.S. officials who oversaw an internal State Department review of last year’s attacks on U.S. government facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday rejected as “an inappropriate precondition” a Republican request that they submit to a closed-door interview before testifying in public.
State Department asked to aid Chen Guangcheng's nephew
Washington D.C., May 15, 2013 / 05:04 pm .- A bipartisan coalition of Congress members has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, calling for government action to protect the family members of Chinese pro-life leader Chen Guangcheng.
Boehner pleads for unity among House Republicans on debt ceiling
Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday pleaded with House Republicans to unify around a debt-ceiling plan, telling his conference that he did not want to have to rely on Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to help pass legislation.
Overnight Tech: Pelosi aide to lobby for Facebook
THE LEDE : Facebook announced on Tuesday that Catlin O'Neill, currently a top aide to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi , will join the company's Washington policy office.
Commentary: Welcome back to Washington, Mark Sanford
Put me down as happy to see former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford coming back to Washington.
Democrats in Triage Mode on White House Scandals
As three separate scandals - the IRS targeting the tea party, the Justice Department's phone-records grab from the AP, and Benghazi - erupt simultaneously, congressional Republicans are hoping to fold them into a single narrative of an unaccountable and overreaching White House that cannot be trusted.
Justice Dept. To Probe IRS Conduct; Feinstein & Pelosi Decry Targeting
As new details emerge about the Internal Revenue Service's controversial practices of targeting conservative groups, the U.S. Justice Department ordered an investigation on the subject and Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday the department was coordinating with the FBI to assess whether or not any laws were broken and called the IRS's actions ... (more)
Navajo lawmakers advocate for investments in infrastructure
Members of the Navajo-Hopi Land Commission, Budget and Finance Committee, Resources and Development Committee, and Health, Education and Human Services Committee met last week with federal agency representatives and lawmakers to discuss issues ranging from the effects of federal budget cuts to much needed investment in infrastructure.
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Endorses Rep. Eric Swalwell for Re-Election
The general election is about 18 months away, but Rep. Eric Swalwell received a significant endorsement Monday with his re-election campaign on the horizon.
Republicans push for special Benghazi committee
The Republican-led House has held several oversight hearings investigating the terrorist Sept.
Nancy Pelosi blames the IRS scandal on Citizens United [Darleen Click] UPDATED
REP. NANCY PELOSI : Well, I think it's an opportunity. Let me say it this way, if, in fact, the IRS was targeting people because of their title, that would be wrong.