Sean Lengell

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Energy and Environment

House Dems buck Pelosi, pick Pallone for committee post

Sean Lengell · November 19, 2014 8:11 pm

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, waves as he walks on stage during the Utah State GOP election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Chaffetz elected head of House Oversight

Sean Lengell · November 19, 2014 12:29 am

Pelosi’s choice survives fight for House energy committee top spot

Sean Lengell · November 19, 2014 12:05 am

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., joins a group of bipartisan Congressmen during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol. (Getty File Photo/Chip Somodevilla)

Dwindling House Blue Dogs strive to stay relevant

Sean Lengell · November 18, 2014 10:00 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, announces her choice of Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., second from right, to take over as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., second from left, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Ben Ray Luján named new DCCC chairman

Sean Lengell · November 17, 2014 11:56 pm

Potential presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders says the United States may be âÅat a tipping pointâï¿½ in which candidates running for major offices canât win unless they acquiesce to the wishes of billionaire donors and corporate American at the expense of the middle class. (AP Photo)

Bernie Sanders: ‘Billionaire class’ a formidable obstacle in elections

Sean Lengell · November 17, 2014 5:07 pm

Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Q&A: Lynn Jenkins on the lame duck, women in politics — and beer

Sean Lengell · November 17, 2014 10:00 am

Rep. Issa will be stepping down as House Oversight chairman after this term. (Getty images/Drew Angerer)

Three GOP lawmakers battle for Oversight gavel

Sean Lengell · November 15, 2014 5:00 pm

A bipartisan group of senators has urged their party leaders to have lunch together once a month. (iStock)

Senators invite party leaders to bipartisan lunch

Sean Lengell · November 15, 2014 12:57 am

Eyeing 2016, Rep. Greg Walden said the mission will be "to retain and gainâï¿½ seats in the House. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans keep leadership team intact

Sean Lengell · November 14, 2014 1:08 am

"Our goal here is to stop the president from violating his own oath of office and violating the Constitution," said Boehner. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Boehner: I’ll fight Obama ‘tooth and nail’ on immigration

Sean Lengell · November 13, 2014 11:21 pm

Nancy Pelosi: Calls to step down as leader are sexist

Nancy Pelosi: Calls to step down as leader are sexist

Sean Lengell · November 13, 2014 5:42 pm