Stories by Jennifer Bendery:
Nov. 12, 2010
The Supreme Court has turned down a request by a gay rights group to temporarily suspend the military’s controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning openly gay service members, CNN reported Friday.
Nov. 10, 2010
Immigration reform advocates said Wednesday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid owes “a debt” to Hispanics for helping him get re-elected, and they expect payback in the coming weeks with Senate action on a contentious immigration proposal.
Nov. 9, 2010
A trio of Senators is stepping up the pressure on their colleagues to vote to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy during the lame-duck session of Congress set to kick off Nov. 15.
Nov. 9, 2010
Vice President Joseph Biden and incoming Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa will meet to discuss oversight of the stimulus, a White House official said Tuesday.
Nov. 9, 2010
President Barack Obama voiced concerns about the Middle East peace talks Tuesday and said neither side appears to be making “the extra effort” to forge a way forward together.
Nov. 8, 2010
Republican Keith Fimian is expected to concede to Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Tuesday, the Washington Post reported Monday night.
Nov. 8, 2010
Republican Keith Fimian is expected to concede to Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Tuesday, the Washington Post reported Monday night.
Nov. 8, 2010
Gay rights groups are injecting new urgency into their push to pass a repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay service members in the lame-duck session as a prominent Senate Republican steps up his efforts to nix the vote.
Nov. 7, 2010
President Barack Obama vowed Sunday to work with the newly emboldened Republicans in the next Congress but signaled he has no new strategy for staving off the partisanship that has dominated Capitol Hill for the past two years.
Nov. 5, 2010
Rep. Darrell Issa, poised to chair the panel with the power to investigate the Obama administration, is ready to drop the issue he once called an “impeachable” offense and “Obama’s Watergate.”
Nov. 5, 2010
Rep. Gerry Connolly has been hospitalized for an undisclosed matter but is expected to head home this weekend.
Nov. 5, 2010
The White House is cautiously weighing in on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to run for Minority Leader in the next Congress, a move that put to rest days of speculation about the California Democrat’s next step after her party took a bruising in Tuesday’s elections.
Nov. 4, 2010
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday that President Barack Obama is willing to talk about extending Bush-era tax cuts to the wealthy for a year or two as part of a deal with Republicans to extend middle-class tax cuts.
Nov. 4, 2010
Rep. Alan Grayson blasted party leaders and President Barack Obama on Thursday for pursuing a “policy of appeasement” over the past two years that he said led to House Democrats getting trounced in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Nov. 4, 2010
President Barack Obama has invited Congressional Democratic and Republican leaders to the White House on Nov. 18 to discuss plans for Congress’ lame-duck session.
Nov. 3, 2010
President Barack Obama cast a reflective tone Wednesday as he weighed in on the devastating blow to his party during Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Nov. 3, 2010
Barely a day after the midterm elections dealt a devastating blow to Democrats, President Barack Obama is already signaling that he has moved to the “what’s next” stage of his presidency — namely, to begin preparing for his 2012 re-election campaign.
Nov. 3, 2010
House Oversight and Government Reform ranking member Darrell Issa said early Wednesday that he “absolutely” plans to beef up the panel’s use of subpoenas when he becomes chairman as expected in January.
Nov. 2, 2010
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) wasted no time aligning himself with tea party candidates who won Senate seats on Tuesday — and took a shot at Republican leaders for not supporting their new conservative colleagues during their campaigns.
Nov. 2, 2010
Hours after taking credit for helping to bring tea party candidates to the Senate, Sen. Jim DeMint skirted questions about whether he would support creating an official tea party caucus.
Nov. 1, 2010
Obama aides who helped usher through some of the most sweeping legislative reforms in decades have a problem: Republicans, who say they have next to no relationship with the White House at a time when they are poised to hold significantly more sway in the 112th Congress.
Oct. 20, 2010
White House senior adviser David Axelrod admitted Wednesday that the administration didn’t do enough to help explain Democrats’ legislative accomplishments to the public over the past two years.
Oct. 4, 2010
President Barack Obama may find that he has some surprising new Republican allies next year. With Democrats poised to lose seats and possibly control of Congress in the midterm elections, House Republicans are looking to the next year to restart their relationship with the White House.
Sept. 29, 2010
As the 111th Congress peters out, many House Democrats are looking ahead to next year with hope for new faces — starting with a new chief of staff — and a stronger marketing strategy coming out of the White House.
Sept. 28, 2010
Liberal House Democrats on Tuesday applauded President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden for getting tough with the Democratic base about playing a bigger role in the midterm elections.
