Politics
By
Shira Toeplitz
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) is at risk of losing his place on the Aug. 7 primary ballot due to problems with his petition signatures, wreaking havoc on the GOP’s once secure hold on his seat.
Around the Hill
By
Neda Semnani
Washington, D.C., is the perfect backdrop for a commedia dell’arte production, which requires the actors to wear masks, keep their identity fluid and wreak havoc.
By
Daniel Newhauser
In a memo to Members on Friday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor laid out the House GOP legislative agenda through the end of the summer, including a vote on the expiring Bush-era tax cuts in July.
By
Steven T. Dennis
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday proposed a deal to Republicans that would install another top opponent of the Yucca Mountain, Nev., nuclear waste site as head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
By
Jonathan Strong
The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday published a list of approximately 1,300 proposed limited tariff bills under consideration for inclusion in legislation that Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) is pushing.
By
Jonathan Strong
A coalition of liberal interest groups is pushing back on a proposal by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to extend the Bush tax cuts for individuals earning less than $1 million a year, instead pushing a proposal from President Barack Obama that would draw the line at $250,000 a year in income.
Politics
By
Kyle Trygstad
National Democrats are rushing to the aid of California Assemblywoman Julia Brownley as the party faces the realistic possibility of being left off the general election ballot.
By
Humberto Sanchez
The Senate passed a 60-day extension of the National Flood Insurance Program on Thursday after agreeing to include a provision in the stopgap measure that would exclude vacation homes.
By
Emma Dumain
After more than a month of uncertainty, the Senate has passed a bill to facilitate charging electric cars in Senate garages.
By
Humberto Sanchez
With a July 1 deadline approaching, Senate Democrats and Republicans remain at odds over how to pay for legislation that would avert the doubling of interest rates on student loans as the chamber rejected competing proposals Thursday.
Lobbying & Influence
By
Eliza Newlin Carney
Amid speculation that Senate Democrats will bring up a campaign finance disclosure bill as early as June, the League of Women Voters has launched a $90,000 radio ad campaign calling on four GOP Senators to “tell us you support full disclosure.”
