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</p> </p> The America COMPETES Act of 2015, a bill I introduced that passed the House earlier this year, cuts social sciences at the NSF while increasing funds for basic research in mathematics, engineering
</p> The House also needs to approve a funding measure, which would fund the government through Dec. 11.
</p> McGinty faces two other Democrats — former Rep. Joe Sestak and Braddock Mayor John Fetterman — in a primary. The winner will face freshman GOP Sen. Patrick J.
</p> (Bill Clark/Roll Call/Pool) Sorrow, though, wasn’t the predominant emotion. </p> In some cases, it appeared to be relief.
</p> The stopgap spending bill, which runs through Dec. 11, will arrive in the House no later than early Wednesday, which happens to be the last day of the current fiscal year.
</p> McCarthy, as expected, will seek the top position in the House.
The Founding Fathers thought so much of the power of the press they reserved a special spot for it in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
</p> Assuming McCarthy becomes speaker, he’ll be the youngest to hold the position in at least 20 years.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Speaker John A.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Rival campaigns and political handicappers are anxiously awaiting third-quarter fundraising numbers — due this week — to assess the competitiveness of candidates and contests
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) While most members running for leadership are scrambling to win over as many members as possible, Rep.
</p> </p> Such concern also spurred Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., to ask the Federal Trade Commission to investigate.
(Bill Clark/Roll Call/Pool) Speaker John A. Boehner’s resignation continues, and possibly cements, a remarkable pattern in modern American politics.
And they believe a government shutdown will be averted by a stopgap spending bill passed within the next few days.
</p> The most powerful position in Congress has also become one of the most unstable jobs in American government.
</p> </p> Heitkamp is backing her own oil-exports bill, one that gives the president authority to halt exports in an economic emergency.
</p> </p> State Sen. Bill Coley, who is also from the southern part of the district near Cincinnati.</p> </p> State Sen. Chris Widener, who is from the central part of the district.
</p> Smaller wins, such as a “doc fix” bill earlier this year, which Boehner touted would save trillions in Medicare over future decades — though add to it in the first 10 years — did little to burnish
</p> Smaller wins, such as a “doc fix” bill earlier this year, which Boehner touted would save trillions in Medicare over future decades — though add to it in the first 10 years — did little to burnish
By JM Rieger and Emma Dumain</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> <p class="p1">House lawmakers left for a two-week recess on a high note Thursday, with members of both parties banding together in nearly equal measure