Daniel Newhauser
Bio:
Daniel Newhauser covers House leadership for Roll Call, where he has broken stories involving high-stakes negotiations on the budget and a payroll tax cut extension.
Dan joined Roll Call as an intern in January 2010 and has also been an editorial assistant and campus beat reporter for the newspaper. Prior to that, he interned at the National Law Journal and wrote for several journalism outlets in Arizona, covering such topics as drug and illegal immigrant smuggling on the Mexican border, Native American populations’ struggle to keep their cultures alive and statewide politics. His reporting can be found in publications such as the Arizona Republic, the Arizona Daily Star, the East Valley Tribune and the Yuma Sun. Dan is a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He hails from San Antonio, Texas.
Stories by Daniel Newhauser:
Nov. 27, 2012
Rep. Michael McCaul secured the Republican Steering Committee recommendation to become the next chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, according to the office of Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio.
Nov. 26, 2012
In an effort to find allies in the business community, Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio and other House GOP leaders will meet with the CEOs of several major U.S. companies Wednesday morning as Congress begins serious negotiations on the fiscal cliff.
Nov. 26, 2012
House GOP leaders will meet with the CEOs of several major U.S. companies Wednesday morning, as Congress begins to dig in on negotiations about the fiscal cliff.
Nov. 16, 2012
As top House Republican leaders remain silent on the unfolding scandal surrounding Rep. Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee, conservatives in Congress are starting to groan that his infidelities add up to bad optics for the group.
Nov. 15, 2012
The House Republican Conference decided Thursday to hold secret ballot votes for regional and class representatives to the Republican Steering Committee.
Nov. 15, 2012
As GOP leaders thin the ranks of members of the class of 2010 at the upper echelons of the conference, some in the historic class are fighting to retain their positions of influence.
Nov. 15, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner has long insisted that the House Republican Conference be allowed to work its will. Now, the Ohio Republican is doing everything he can to ensure his will holds more credence in the 113th Congress.
Nov. 15, 2012
The House Republican Conference will vote Thursday on whether to bring back some earmarks in the 113th Congress.
Nov. 14, 2012
When it came time to nominate the Speaker for the 113th Congress Wednesday, a sole lawmaker rose to nominate a dark-horse candidate.
Nov. 14, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio has announced that Rep. Pete Sessions will serve as chairman of the Rules Committee in the 113th Congress.
Nov. 14, 2012
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has won the contest to become the next chairwoman of the House Republican Conference.
Nov. 13, 2012
Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, is heading into the lame-duck session and the 113th Congress knowing full well that the road ahead is going to be bumpy. Wednesday will give an early indication of just how treacherous it will be.
Nov. 13, 2012
Former GOP vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul D. Ryan publicly endorsed Rep. Tom E. Price to be the next chairman of the Republican Conference today, writing in a letter to his colleagues that the Georgia lawmaker is a proven leader.
Nov. 12, 2012
The final push to secure a spot in House GOP leadership begins today, and the results of a few top-of-the-ballot elections promise to have a ripple effect that could shift the results of committee elections still weeks away.
Nov. 12, 2012
Rep. Gregg Harper has dropped his bid to become Republican Conference secretary, narrowing the only three-way GOP leadership race to two candidates.
Nov. 12, 2012
The circle of congressional leaders who knew early on of a possible extramarital affair surrounding CIA Director David H. Petraeus appears to have been very small, with John A. Boehner’s office confirming that the speaker was told of Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s knowledge of the situation after the news of Petraeus’ resignation broke.
Nov. 9, 2012
Speaker John Boehner today again called on President Barack Obama to lead the discussion about the “fiscal cliff,” saying that this is his time to work on a deal that can pass both chambers of Congress.
Nov. 8, 2012
Freshman Rep. James Lankford officially announced his bid to head the Republican Policy Committee today, saying he hopes to bridge the gap between leadership and the rank and file on tough policy issues in the 113th Congress.
Nov. 7, 2012
A day after voters endorsed the political status quo in Washington, House and Senate leaders offered conflicting strategies for dealing with the tax and spending issues that have the nation on the brink of a “fiscal cliff.”
Nov. 7, 2012
The House Republican Conference will vote on new rules next week that would limit the influence of freshmen at the leadership table and make it easier to bring up bills under suspension of the rules.
Nov. 7, 2012
Speaker John Boehner today reaffirmed that he is willing to accept revenue as part of a balanced deficit reduction deal, but said he will not accept a hike on tax rates for high-income earners.
Nov. 6, 2012
Speaker John Boehner drew a firm line on taxes tonight, saying that Republicans’ retention of the House majority is a sign the public does not want a tax rate hike.
Nov. 6, 2012
Speaker John Boehner will address the crowd at the Republican National Committee party in Washington, D.C., tonight according to a late news release from his office.
Oct. 31, 2012
With Halloween just passed, one could be forgiven for thinking the video of a
deranged-looking lady surrounded by Latin-speaking zombies sacrificing a lamb in a cavernous lair is a spooky meme.
Oct. 30, 2012
Rep. Bob Turner has lost his New York house after it burned down, along with at least 80 other flooded homes, due to damage from Hurricane Sandy, according to press reports.
