Missouri: Kinder Moves Toward Congressional Bid
Peter Kinder is officially angling to become the GOP nominee for the Show-Me State’s open 8th District seat, a local media outlet reports.
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Political Spending Sets New Records During Tumultuous Year
Here are just a few of the political money turning points from 2012: January Jan. 11: Taking direct aim at a centerpiece of the campaign finance rules, the Republican National Committee
House Ethics Closes Gift Case Involving Meeks
In January 2007, Meeks accepted a $40,000 loan from Ahmad, a businessman based in his Queens congressional district.
Shop Talk: Moran Closes In on NRSC Executive Director
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Jerry Moran of Kansas is involved in final deliberations concerning whom to hire as NRSC executive director.
Rural Co-Op Is Chance for Emerson to Solve Issues
The trade group has a lobbying team on which it spent just more than $2 million during the first nine months of this year, according to federal lobbying reports.
Shop Talk: Party Committees Firm Up Leadership
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is the only congressional political arm that has yet to name an executive director for the 2014 cycle, but a decision will likely come soon.
Think Tanks or Partisan Advocates? Distinction Is Getting Harder to See
As of September, CAP Action Fund spent nearly $200,000 on lobbying Congress and Heritage Action spent $120,000, Senate reports show.
AOC Contractors Used Ineligible Workers
These semiannual reports to Congress from the AOC inspector general cover a variety of issues that have occurred during a six-month period.
At Congressional Research Service, A Long History of Pointed Questions
Hungerford, a seven-year veteran analyst with the fiercely nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, has written countless reports for members of Congress about the economic effects of various tax policy
Report Concludes Reyes Likely Misused Campaign Account
Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, violated congressional rules or laws by hosting campaign events on House property and using campaign funds to pay for his daughter’s personal expenses.
Emails Reveal GOP Concerns About Withdrawn CRS Tax Rate Report
is not entirely comfortable relying on CRS analyses of those areas,” Wrase wrote on Sept. 25 to McConnell aide Jon Lieber and Finance Committee Republican Staff Director Chris Campbell.
House Ethics Committee Confirms Probe of Grimm
The House Ethics Committee confirmed Monday that it is examining whether Rep. Michael G.
Democrats’ Next Generation of Leaders Bides Time
As ranking member of the House Budget Committee, Van Hollen is a favorite surrogate of the White House on fiscal issues, and he has previously served as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign
NRCC Took Out $12 Million Loan in October
The National Republican Congressional Committee secured the loan in late October to help fund the final push of TV ads and boost its candidates to victory.
Rahm Emanuel Resumes Familiar Routine
HOH that Emanuel spent Thursday night at Bibiana, the Italian arm of a local restaurant group Emanuel became very familiar with during his storied career (adviser to President Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional
Obama Talks Tough to Rice Critics
Obama’s decision to stand up to congressional Republicans, at least rhetorically, could foreshadow a willingness to take to Congress the fight over issues such as defense spending levels, Iran sanctions
Congressional Ethics Inquiries Helped Sweep Some Lawmakers Out of Office
Congressional ethics inquiries helped tank some lawmakers’ re-election bids and proved to be only minor annoyances in others, remaking the slate of open cases before the House Ethics Committee as it heads
Intelligence Panels Have Busy Agenda With Petraeus, Benghazi Inquiries
Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, will meet with Morrell and the FBI’s deputy director, Sean Joyce, on Wednesday, according to a senior committee aide.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Hints About Softball Recruitment
The Democratic National Committee chairwoman, who does triple duty as a co-captain of the Congressional Women’s Softball team, tweeted out the names of several new female Members-elect, along with
Farm Bill Politics May Impede Passage of Livestock Disaster Bill
The Senate passed its farm bill (S 3240) in June, but the House has not voted on the House Agriculture Committee-approved bill because of differences within the Republican caucus over spending reductions