House GOP Must Do the Math to Avoid the Red Faces
A four-day weekend for the House is affording GOP leaders extra time to go over the long list of lessons they were retaught by the farm bill’s catatonic collapse.
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GOP Blocks NSA, Sexual Assault Amendments
House members won’t be voting on National Security Agency surveillance — or a high-profile amendment on military sexual assaults — after Republicans on the Rules Committee blocked several amendments from
Democrats Split on Sex Assault in the Military
“Our advocacy on this issue to remove the sole decision making of the chain of command in serious crimes has only just begun.”
Military Sexual Assault a ‘National Disgrace,’ Boehner Says
Boehner, R-Ohio, suggested that he supports the House taking action through legislation.
Relatives of Armed Services Chairman to Lobby for Defense-Related Firms
Three relatives of House Armed Services Chairman Howard “Buck” McKeon R-Calif., have registered their firm to lobby on behalf of clients who have defense-related products.
Military Sexual Assault Tackled by Flurry of Legislation
A third was arrested last week in a domestic dispute and relieved of his command.
Addressing Military’s Sexual-Assault Issues Through Legislation
Here is a rundown of some of the legislation lawmakers are pushing on Capitol Hill: House Turner-Tsongas (HR 1867): Ensures those found guilty of rape, sexual
House Defense Bill Aims to Implement Lessons From Benghazi Attack
Many of these allegations have surfaced as part of an investigation led by House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
Pressure Building to Address Military Sexual Assault in Defense Bill
Meanwhile, Turner said he would support a proposal moving through the Senate that would move decision for prosecution up the chain of command in some instances.
Is Republican Petulance a Tactic Worth Fighting For?
The choreographed petulance was one of three passive parliamentary moves this week by the Republican high command, which seems suddenly willing to test fate by resorting to just the sort of partisan
Gangs in Congress Go Where Partisans Fear to Tread
appropriators on each side will go in search of a solution that — by its very bipartisan nature — would have a decent chance of drawing the sort of filibuster-proof Senate majority that would make the House
Lame-Duck Baucus Is an Extra Long Shot for Tax Overhaul
Dave Camp, but under GOP term limits the latter’s time with the House Ways and Means gavel is up at the end of 2014.
Infantry Loads Take Toll on Troops, Hamper Tactics
Ostrowski, who heads the Army’s soldier initiative, told the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee.
Ornstein: Congress Has Changed, Not for the Better, and Now It Needs Changing
From Bill Clinton’s first day in the White House, House Republicans and their Senate counterparts behaved like a parliamentary minority party, opposing in unison his signature priority in his first year
Today at a Glance: April 11, 2013
The House takes up a resolution that would provide for consideration of a measure that would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action requiring a quorum or enforcing any
Today at a Glance: April 10, 2013
The House considers a measure on hydropower development. Senate Convenes at 9:30 a.m. Roll call votes possible.
Today at a Glance: April 9, 2013
The House considers three measures under suspension of the rules, including one on hydropower development and one on the acquisition and protection of battlefields.
Ignoring Young No Longer Possible for GOP’s High Command
The sea captain’s face and craggy voice of Alaska’s solitary House member was all over the cable news networks Friday because he used one of the most universally disdained racial epithets available
Today at a Glance: March 20, 2013
The House continues consideration of the fiscal 2014 GOP budget measure and five alternatives. Senate Convenes at 9:30 a.m.
Facing Up to the Nation’s Shortage of Cyber-Warriors
The Department of Defense’s Cyber Command reportedly wants to quintuple its workforce, but its leader, Gen. Keith B.