Aides Take Advantage of Rules to Extend Trips
Though congressional attendees in the past were largely forced to limit their visits to a day, a handful of staffers this year capitalized on two ethics rules that allowed them to turn a quick convention
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Even Without a Budget on Budget Day, Parties Gear Up for Battle Over Spending
And some reports say that it could be as long as a month late. I think that’s too bad. The economy could use presidential leadership right now,” Speaker John A. Boehner said in a floor speech Monday.
Menendez Problems Grow With News Report
Federal agents raided Melgen’s medical practice in West Palm Beach earlier this week in what news reports linked to an alleged travel and prostitution scandal.
Menendez Pushes Back on Scandal Implications
Robert Menendez aggressively countered news reports Wednesday linking him to an alleged travel and prostitution scandal.
RNC Looks to Refurbish Ailing State Parties, Build Infrastructure
The Republican National Committee is assembled in Charlotte this week in the midst of an ongoing post-election review that will help guide its strategy for strengthening the party’s campaign infrastructure
Republicans Focus On Hispanic Outreach
In recent days, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus attended a minority outreach summit in Texas and former Florida Gov.
Don’t Look on Craigslist for Scalped Inauguration Tickets
After reports that scalpers were attempting to sell their tickets to inaugural events on websites such as Craigslist and eBay, Sen. Charles E.
Fiscal Battles Portend Good Year Ahead for K Street
When the congressional agenda includes cuts to entitlements and defense programs, a fight over the debt ceiling and potential tax changes that could affect virtually every sector of the economy, you can
Holder Stays as Attorney General; Conflicts With House Likely to Continue
Holder refused to turn over documents related to the operation after invoking executive privilege, contending that internal department deliberations are protected from congressional oversight and
Tea Party Re-Flexes Its Muscle
The state of the tea party evokes Mark Twain: Reports of its death were an exaggeration.
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.
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.