At the Races
By
Joshua Miller
The Republican-controlled Florida Senate passed a redistricting map Thursday, sending Congressional lines that cement a strong Republican majority in the delegation to Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) desk.
At the Races
By
Abby Livingston
Ron Barber’s campaign for Congress launched full throttle Thursday. After weeks of speculation about whether he would run to succeed his boss, ex-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Barber made it official, telling reporters that the Arizona Democrat personally asked him to run for her seat.
By
Humberto Sanchez
The Senate on Thursday approved Cathy Ann Bencivengo to be a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California in a vote Senate Democrats hoped would ferret out a Republican response to four controversial recess appointments made last month.
By
Jessica Brady
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi defended President Barack Obama’s move to embrace his super PAC Thursday, even as she trumpeted new legislation aimed at increasing disclosure of corporate spending in campaigns.
By
Jonathan Strong
The House on Thursday passed an amended version of reform legislation that codifies the ban on insider trading for Members and staff, triggering a decision by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) over whether to accept the House’s changes or move to a potentially contentious conference committee.
By
Jonathan Strong
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) take to the floor at the end of each week to discuss the coming Congressional calendar. But on Thursday, the normally staid affair became contentious as the two went after each other over the payroll tax cut, Social Security and the Republicans’ economic agenda.
Politics
By
Shira Toeplitz
The Senate majority is up for grabs this cycle, but whoever takes the reins of the Senate campaign committees next year will likely have to contend with a small margin of power in the chamber. And no matter what the scoreboard looks like after Election Day 2012, the future House campaign committee chairmen will encounter tough challenges next cycle.
By
David M. Drucker
Two weeks removed from leadership, Sen. Lamar Alexander has shifted 180 degrees from politics to policy — attempting to parlay his newfound freedom and influence as a respected, tenured Member into legislative action and a more bipartisan Senate.
By
Emma Dumain
As buildings around the Capitol campus continue to deteriorate because of age and the effect of last summer’s magnitude-5.8 earthquake, the Architect of the Capitol wants more money to halt what are fast becoming safety concerns.
Politics
By
Kyle Trygstad
If Democrats are concerned about the lopsided Senate playing field this cycle, just wait until 2014. An early scan of next cycle’s Senate landscape paints a favorable picture for the GOP, which will defend 13 seats to Democrats’ 20.
