Jennifer Bendery
| Oct. 8, 2010, 10:40 a.m.
Gen. James Jones will step down as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, a White House aide confirmed Friday.
Morton M. Kondracke
| Sept. 8, 2010, 3:23 p.m.
The 111th Congress has a lot to do before it gives way to the 112th next year, but one thing it certainly should do is make clear where it stands on embryonic stem cell research.
John McArdle
| June 18, 2010, 4:13 p.m.
A month out from the Democratic runoff in Alabama, attorney Terri Sewell was sitting on a 20-point lead over Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Smoot in the 7th district, according to a new survey done for Sewell’s campaign.
Gary Shapiro
| May 27, 2010, 11:49 a.m.
Earlier this month, the Congressional Budget Office announced that it had understated by at least $115 billion the cost of the health care bill when scoring it just days before its March passage. The CBO also explained that its scoring did not include 52 items that had no specific funding level but that the law says shall be given “such sums as may be necessary.”
David M. Drucker
| April 12, 2010, 5:07 p.m.
Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) reiterated in separate interviews Monday that ratification of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty hinges largely on whether the administration submits an adequate plan to modernize existing nuclear weapons.
Tory Newmyer
| March 21, 2010, 4:15 p.m.
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) announced Sunday afternoon that anti-abortion-rights Democrats have reached a deal with the White House and Democratic leaders and will now support a health care reform overhaul, likely giving the measure its winning margin.
Daniel Newhauser
| March 21, 2010, 12:03 a.m.
After a brick was thrown through a window in her district office in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Friday morning, House Rules Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D) said she is troubled by the protests surrounding the health care reform debate.
David M. Drucker
| March 16, 2010, 3:29 p.m.
The Senate Republican leadership on Tuesday deployed Sen. Scott Brown (Mass.) to help communicate its health care reform message, tapping the freshman lawmaker to participate in eight targeted radio interviews in media markets served by House Democrats.
Steven T. Dennis and Tory Newmyer
| March 12, 2010, 12:46 p.m.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday she hopes to pass President Barack Obama’s health care reform package next week — and reiterated that the public insurance option will not be included.
John McArdle
| Feb. 24, 2010, 10:15 a.m.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) on Wednesday announced that former Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson will serve as a co-chairman of the committee’s Majority Makers program for high-dollar donors.
Daniel Newhauser
| Feb. 18, 2010, 1:29 p.m.
Liz Cheney brought out an unexpected guest during her afternoon speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: her dad.
Keith Koffler
| Jan. 19, 2010, 10:23 p.m.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday night called state Sen. Scott Brown and congratulated him on his victory in the Massachusetts Senate contest over Democrat Martha Coakley, commending him on a “well run campaign,” according to a statement released by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.
John McArdle
| Dec. 23, 2009, 3:44 p.m.
Sean Magers, who had worked for Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith since before the freshman Congressman came to Capitol Hill, resigned his post as the press secretary on Wednesday afternoon, one day after Griffith switched parties and joined the Republican Conference.
Jennifer Bendery
| Dec. 10, 2009, 2:52 p.m.
Former Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) suffered a stroke Wednesday night and remains in intensive care in a Washington, D.C., hospital, according to a statement released Thursday by his son.
Roll Call Reporter
| Nov. 23, 2009, 4:55 p.m.
Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) daughter Alexandra will not be prosecuted for drunken driving following a traffic stop last Thursday night in Hollywood, Calif.
John McArdle
| Nov. 18, 2009, 8:59 p.m.
The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting three veteran Democrats who voted for the House version of the health care reform bill in a weeklong round of television ads that will begin airing Thursday.
Byron C. Tau
| Oct. 19, 2009, 10:45 a.m.
Police have reopened a section of New Jersey Avenue Northwest and the surrounding streets after closing them for more than half an hour Monday morning because of a suspicious package.
Alex Knott
| Oct. 17, 2009, 11:25 a.m.
The recent surge on Wall Street has created a windfall for some Congressional campaigns that invested their political contributions in the stock market during the third quarter.
