Stories by Anna Palmer:
April 3, 2011
With the Republican-controlled House sending Senate Democrats one dead-on-arrival bill after another, the legislative pace in the Senate has slowed to a crawl, and it looks as if it’s about to get even slower.
April 2, 2011
House Republican leaders are privately warning Speaker John Boehner that they may not have the votes to pass a six-month spending bill with significantly less than $61 billion in cuts, and they are chafing at his closed-mouth style of negotiating.
April 2, 2011
House and Senate leaders could be forced to push through yet another stopgap spending measure this week if they are unable to hammer out a deal on a six-month plan by Tuesday, House lawmakers conceded Friday.
March 31, 2011
Speaker John Boehner may be facing mounting pressure from conservatives to resist compromising with Democrats on a six-month spending bill, but at least for now the influential freshman class is sticking by its leader.
March 30, 2011
House conservatives are becoming increasingly bullish about how much federal spending could be cut in a final, long-term continuing resolution, creating additional pressure for GOP leaders trying to reach a deal with Democrats.
March 30, 2011
House Republicans announced Wednesday that they would take up a largely symbolic bill this week that would make their long-term spending plan law if the Senate fails to act on a similar measure.
March 29, 2011
While most of Capitol Hill is focused on the partisan showdown over federal spending, House Democrats are embroiled in a separate battle: whether to produce an alternative to the GOP budget.
March 25, 2011
The White House’s effort to play catch-up with Congressional leaders on U.S. military intervention in Libya has done little to placate lawmakers who have become increasingly frustrated with President Barack Obama.
March 25, 2011
The White House has scheduled a last-minute Congressional briefing on Libya for Friday afternoon, Congressional aides confirmed. White House aides sent notice late Friday morning of the bipartisan, bicameral invitation for the 2 p.m. meeting to discuss Libya. The meeting is Members-only and was expected to last an hour. If lawmakers are unable to attend in person, there will be a call-in option.
March 25, 2011
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is slated to speak to freshman House Republicans Thursday morning.
March 24, 2011
Senate chiefs of staff this week are soliciting K Street for their annual spring fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Only problem is: Some of the chiefs aren’t making the ask themselves — a move that has discouraged many lobbyists from giving.
March 24, 2011
The White House will hold a classified Congressional briefing Wednesday on Libya, aides confirmed.
March 22, 2011
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s overseas trip was back on track Tuesday after a brief visit to an Italian hospital Monday.
March 22, 2011
House Republicans continued to try to pick apart President Barack Obama’s health care law Tuesday, using the Small Business Committee to investigate the more than 1,000 temporary waivers that the Obama administration has given to companies, labor unions and states that do not meet the new law’s guidelines.
March 21, 2011
Rep. Dennis Kucinich said Monday that President Barack Obama is acting outside his power by authorizing military action in Libya and that he is reviewing legislative and parliamentary procedures available for ending U.S. involvement.
March 18, 2011
With a series of early wins under his belt, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy is brushing off questions about his laid-back style, insisting a gentler approach to bringing his Conference together will pay better dividends than an iron fist.
March 18, 2011
Rep. Steve Israel is going on a charm offensive with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in advance of the 2012 election cycle, hoping to avoid the tensions that erupted with black Members of Congress earlier this month.
March 16, 2011
President Barack Obama’s laissez-faire approach to the ongoing spending debate is winning him few friends on Capitol Hill. Republican and Democratic Members alike are becoming increasingly critical of the president and are demanding the White House immediately step up its role in the standoff over funding the government.
March 15, 2011
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and several other Democratic lawmakers attended a fundraiser Tuesday night for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords that collected more than $125,000, according to a Democratic lobbyist who was at the event.
March 15, 2011
Steam is running out for short-term, stopgap spending measures. “Everybody is going to get tired with these short-term [continuing resolutions],” Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) said Tuesday following House passage of a three-week continuing resolution that funds the government through April 8.
March 15, 2011
Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that he is confident that the House will pass a stopgap spending measure that will keep the government funded through April 8.
March 14, 2011
House appropriators from both parties are starting to push for a re-examination of the Republican-imposed earmark ban.
March 11, 2011
House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings has hired a suspended Ethics Committee staffer to head a new investigative office his panel is creating.
March 9, 2011
The focus of the spending debate on Capitol Hill may be over how big the cuts should be, but House conservatives are threatening to sink a final deal on other grounds.
March 8, 2011
House GOP leaders say they are confident they can muster enough support to pass a second stopgap spending bill before a government shutdown next week, despite pressure from their right flank.
