Sean Lengell

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The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a 10-year Republican spending plan drafted by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan. (AP Photo)

House passes Paul Ryan’s budget plan

Sean Lengell · April 10, 2014 4:00 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi accused House Republicans of refusing to move forward on immigration reform legislation because of racial issues. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Nancy Pelosi: House Republicans avoiding immigration reform because of race

Sean Lengell · April 10, 2014 4:00 am

Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell is sworn-in on April 2, prior to testifying before the House Intelligence Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Sen. Lindsey Graham: Congress should consider contempt charge for former CIA deputy chief

Sean Lengell · April 9, 2014 4:00 am

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer seemed to suggest he had tried marijuana at some point in his life, jokingly reassuring reporters he wasn't going to ask for a show of hands if they have "done things." (AP Photo)

Steny Hoyer says he hasn’t smoked pot

Sean Lengell · April 8, 2014 4:00 am

A GOP-led House panel Tuesday released an extensive report that attempts to show former top Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner lied to Congress about her involvement in the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax exempt status. (AP Photo)

Oversight panel recommends House hold Lois Lerner in contempt

Sean Lengell · April 8, 2014 4:00 am

Same-sex marriage supporters rally outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 26th, 2013. (Examiner File/Graeme Jennings)

Supreme Court won’t hear appeals on gay bias and campaign finance cases

Sean Lengell · April 7, 2014 4:00 am

Job seekers sign in before meetingÃÂ prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Unemployment benefits extension clears Senate but faces challenges in House

Sean Lengell · April 7, 2014 4:00 am

People protest the Supreme Court's McCutcheon decision on Wednesday at John Dam Plaza in Richland, Wash. (AP Photo/The Tri-City Herald, Sarah Gordon)

Critics attack Chief Justice John Roberts’ opinion that the Internet will safeguard against campaign corruption

Sean Lengell · April 5, 2014 4:00 am

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 26. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Darrell Issa wants Elijah Cummings to disclose talks with Lois Lerner’s attorney

Sean Lengell · April 4, 2014 4:00 am

House Dems push back on administration’s proposed Medicare Advantage cuts

House Dems push back on administration’s proposed Medicare Advantage cuts

Sean Lengell · April 4, 2014 4:00 am

With wide bipartisan support, the House has approved a patent reform bill aimed at stopping so-called "patent trolls" -- patent-holding companies that extract licensing fees or file infringement lawsuits that many executives complain are frivolous and cost legitimate companies millions of dollars.

Lawmakers look to stop patent abuse

Sean Lengell · April 4, 2014 4:00 am

House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Nancy Pelosi: Democrats won’t jump to take advantage of new campaign donor limits

Sean Lengell · April 3, 2014 4:00 am