GSA Made Up ‘Jackass Award’ to Justify Dinners
Officials at the General Services Administration invented fake awards as an excuse to hold taxpayer-funded dinner events at conferences, according to an interview transcript obtained by Roll Call.
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Pennsylvania: Members Rally to Fund Embattled Holden
Dozens of Democratic House Members anted up more than $70,000 for Holden’s campaign, the Congressman estimated in an interview with Roll Call today.
In Pivot to Messaging, Ron Johnson Looks to Purge Staff
The executive director for the committee declined to comment on this story.
New York: Kirsten Gillibrand Strong in New Poll
In the GOP primary, most Empire State Republicans didn’t know whom they were going to vote for.
The Vacant Center Aisle Caucus?
“If you have more friends on the other side of the aisle, you’re less likely to shout ugly things across it,” Murphy told Roll Call in an interview last year about the group, which does not prescribe
Newt Gingrich: Mitt Romney ‘Conservative Enough’ for GOP Nomination
Priebus about how he can help the party win in November once it has chosen the nominee.
GSA Scandal Gives GOP Fodder
The people holding the conference that wasted a ton of government money are the people in charge of making sure the government doesn’t waste a ton of money,” Stewart quipped, blasting the agency for spending
Anti-Incumbent PAC Says Eric Cantor Donation May Not Have Aided Adam Kinzinger
A co-founder of the Campaign for Primary Accountability today disputed the notion that the $25,000 House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s PAC gave to the group was earmarked to help Rep.
FEC Ruling Leaves Ad Uncertainty
“There are several regulations that depend exclusively on the sections of the law that the U.S.
Arizona Republicans Gear Up for Special Primary
Kelly is viewed as having the best organization, the highest name identification in the district and the inside track to the GOP nomination.
Eric Cantor Gave $25K to Anti-Incumbent PAC to Aid Adam Kinzinger
In an interview, Schock explained that with polls showing Kinzinger and Manzullo locked in a tight race, he decided to approach the CPA about helping expand an ongoing advertising campaign that they
Heather Wilson Has GOP Confident in New Mexico
The race could go either way, and that’s notable given what happened in the last presidential cycle.
New York: Tim Bishop Poll Shows Him Up 17 Points
The survey, done by for Bishop by respected firm Global Strategy Group, found the Democrat led Altschuler 53 percent to 36 percent among likely voters in New York’s 1st district, with 11 percent
CBC Unveils Resolution for Trayvon Martin
A handful of Congressional Black Caucus members, still reeling from the death of Trayvon Martin, who was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in February, unveiled a resolution today to honor the slain
Iowa’s Beef With Pink Slime Paranoia
But fed-up Iowa lawmakers are championing the food filler approved by the Agriculture Department. Requiring Easy and Accurate Labeling of Beef Act Sen.
Maryland: John Delaney, Roscoe Bartlett Win Primaries
It would have shocked the Maryland political world six months ago, but businessman John Delaney beat out the state establishment favorite, state Senate Majority Leader Rob Garagiola, in the Maryland 6th
Pelosi Confident Supreme Court Will Uphold ‘Crown Jewel’
“I have confidence in the merits of the case. I believe in judicial review and we wrote the bill, obviously, in compliance with the Constitution of the United States.
Florida: John Quiñones Announces Bid in 9th District
Quiñones, 46, is the second Latino GOP candidate to throw his hat in the ring. The district is more than 44 percent Hispanic.
Romney’s Chief Whip Roy Blunt Has a Good Week
But in an interview with Roll Call last week, during which Blunt discussed his plans to use his leadership position as Senate GOP Conference vice chairman to improve coordination between House and