National Mood Stokes Primaries for Incumbents
</p> “This is the populist wing of the party coming to the fore,” said Gary C. Jacobson, a political scientist at the University of California at San Diego.</p> Robert G.
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Politics & Poker: No Shortage of Political Scions Dotting 2010 Map
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]He won’t be alone this election cycle.
Baucus, Grassley Offer Bipartisan Jobs Plan
</p> Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) had hoped to finish a jobs bill this week.
Reid’s Decision on Jobs Bill Inflames GOP
</p> The decision to pursue a narrower bill and drop a number of key tax provisions angered Republicans.</p> “Sen.
Reid Torpedoes Baucus-Grassley Jobs Deal
a one-year extension of the highway act, a Build America Bonds provision, a small-business tax program and a small-business tax credit bill proposed by Sens.
Democratic Staff Crafting Plan to Beat Filibuster
Scott Brown (R-Mass.), who won that contest, vowed to be the 41st Republican vote that would allow the GOP to sustain a filibuster of any reconciled health care bill.
Senate Democrats Will Meet Thursday
Thursday, with Democrats trickling in earlier for a caucus meeting to discuss the jobs bill.
Merritt: Congress Considering Risky Changes to Federal Employees’ Health Benefits
</p> Practically speaking, this bill presents a number of challenges that could result in higher costs and fewer choices for federal workers: </p> It eliminates many of the tools that are successfully
Former President Clinton Has Emergency Heart Surgery
Former President Bill Clinton is in “good spirits” after being rushed to a New York City hospital Thursday for emergency heart surgery, according to Clinton counselor Douglas Band.
Pelosi Vows to Work on Immigration Reform Bill in 2010
</p> “Last week I spoke with the President about the issue, and he reiterated his promise to work with both houses (of Congress) to create a bill that could be passed,” Pelosi told La Opinion.
Schumer, Van Hollen Vow Fast Action on Campaign Finance Bill
</p> Schumer, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman last cycle, also pledged that the disclosure proposals in the bill will expose corporate and union financiers using pass-through political
Harkin Reintroduces Measure to Weaken Filibuster
The first cloture vote on any bill, nomination or anything else eligible to be filibustered would still require 60 votes.
Reid Gets Jobs Bill Moving
Although his timeline for debate on the package has slipped, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) put the wheels in motion Thursday on a jobs bill and vowed that Senators would immediately take the
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: A Man Can Die but Once
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Kolbe said it was “kind of funny” when House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) mistook a tribute to Kolbe on the floor (it was in the context of a bill to name a post office after him
Poll Shows Perriello Tied With State Senator
</p> PPP also tested former Rep.
Several Republicans Mulling Race to Succeed Ehlers
</p> State Sens. Bill Hardiman and Mark Jansen, former state Rep. Jerry Kooiman, former state Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema and attorney Jim Mitchell are all exploring a run.
Rubio Raises $860,000 in Just 10 Days
</p> That total, raised from more than 11,000 donors, is equal to about half the $1.75 million that Rubio raised during the last three months of 2009.
Nelson Joins Chorus Against NYC Terror Trials
</p> In a statement Wednesday, Nelson said he has decided to co-sponsor Sen.
Pelosi Makes Her Case: A Majority Is 51 Votes
</p> The Speaker, who oversaw her chamber’s passage of a $1.2 trillion health care bill last fall, has repeatedly balked at White House suggestions following Brown’s election that the House merely accept
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: The Name Game
</p> But before he officially puts forth the bill, Forbes is asking for the public’s help — he’s put out a plea for name suggestions via the blog on his Congressional Web site.