Stories by Jessica Brady:
Aug. 31, 2011
House Democratic leaders have no plans to reprimand Reps. André Carson and Maxine Waters, Congressional Black Caucus members who used anti-tea-party rhetoric at town halls and job fairs over the August recess.
Aug. 29, 2011
Congress might still have a week left of its recess, but some Congressional leaders are already sharpening their knives over warring jobs messages that will be a primary focus of the fall work stretch.
Aug. 22, 2011
After several months of citizen protest in the North African country, President Barack Obama declared the regime of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi over on Monday.
Aug. 18, 2011
Congressional hawks cheered President Barack Obama’s call on Thursday for Syrian President Bashar Assad to resign, a move that many of those Members have urged the administration to take over the last several months.
Aug. 17, 2011
Washington may have settled into a sleepy August break, but House Republicans on Wednesday continued their messaging efforts on the economy as President Barack Obama toured the Midwest to spread his own jobs message.
Aug. 7, 2011
Blue Dogs seemed like a dying breed over the past few months, but the group got a boost last week with the surprise appearance of their colleague Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on the House floor.
Aug. 2, 2011
The debt deal between the White House and Congress has been law for less than 24 hours, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are already expressing skepticism about a new “super committee” and its ability to come through with at least $1.2 trillion in additional budget savings.
Aug. 1, 2011
The House easily passed a deal to increase the nation’s debt limit Monday evening following the dramatic entrance of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords onto the floor, then promptly began its summer recess.
Aug. 1, 2011
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House floor Monday night to cast a vote in support of the debt ceiling increase after a nearly seven-month absence.
Aug. 1, 2011
Vice President Joseph Biden’s two-and-a-half-hour meeting Monday with House Democrats about a $2.1 trillion deficit reduction package did little to soothe angst in the party, from leaders all the way down to the rank and file.
July 29, 2011
A Congressman was arrested and a major government agency struggled through a partial shutdown last week, but those events barely registered as Members battled over increasing the debt ceiling.
July 28, 2011
House conservatives stymied Speaker John Boehner’s debt limit bill Thursday night, forcing leadership to pull it from the floor rather than risk losing a vote on passage.
July 28, 2011
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the debt limit proposal heading to the floor “will not win with Democratic votes.”
July 28, 2011
Democratic aides were crowing late Thursday afternoon when House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) abruptly postponed a vote on Speaker John Boehner’s debt ceiling plan until later in the evening.
July 27, 2011
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) is advocating for a “clean” debt ceiling bill with just days to go until the nation hits a projected default deadline, even though a similar measure failed in May.
July 27, 2011
A growing faction of House Democrats is renewing its push for a clean debt limit vote — pressing ahead even as the White House and Senate Democrats appear committed to fulfilling Republican demands for spending cuts to accompany a deal. But liberals risk being labeled as out of touch with the political climate.
July 27, 2011
With the Aug. 2 debt ceiling deadline approaching and no agreement in sight, some House Democrats are calling on President Barack Obama to raise the debt ceiling on his own by citing authority in the 14th Amendment.
July 26, 2011
House Republicans delayed until Thursday a vote on Speaker John Boehner’s deficit reduction plan, which is being rewritten to include deeper spending cuts.
July 26, 2011
Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday warned that he is confident Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) does not have enough Republicans to pass his debt limit bill.
July 26, 2011
Rep. David Wu's announcement Tuesday that he would resign his seat capped off several days of pressure tactics from Democratic leaders, who wanted to avoid a dragged-out scandal such as that of former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.).
July 25, 2011
Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) kept a low profile Monday in the Capitol following allegations of sexual misconduct and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s call for an ethics investigation.
July 25, 2011
House Democrats are suffering massive mood swings when it comes to the debt limit talks. The Caucus has gone back and forth emotionally, from being jubilant about President Barack Obama's handling of the talks to fearful that he might give away too much in bipartisan talks with GOP leaders.
July 24, 2011
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called Sunday night for an ethics investigation into allegations that embattled Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) forced an “unwanted sexual encounter” with a young woman.
July 23, 2011
Embattled Rep. David Wu spoke with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Saturday, one day after the Oregon Democrat faced new sexual misconduct allegations, but it is not clear whether Pelosi suggested he resign.
July 23, 2011
After a brief White House meeting, the onus for finding a deal to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling returned to Congress Saturday afternoon.
