Tag: House of Representatives

Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, was just drawn out of that district by Republican leaders in the state legislature. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Beltway Confidential

Proposed Pennsylvania congressional map puts two Dems in same Pittsburgh district

Salena Zito · February 12, 2018 11:08 pm

Beltway Confidential

Can the ‘Supercommittee II’ fix Congress’ dysfunction?

Susan Ferrechio · February 12, 2018 5:01 am

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann · February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

A Congressional Leadership Fund ad attacking Conor Lamb ties the Democratic candidate in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (screenshot)

Congressional Leadership Fund ad: Democratic special election candidate ‘too liberal’

Diana Stancy Correll · February 9, 2018 10:00 am

At the stroke of midnight Thursday night, the U.S. government entered its second partial shutdown of 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Government enters second partial shutdown of 2018

Diana Stancy Correll · February 9, 2018 5:38 am

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, unlike the federal government, only 22 states partially shut down without a budget agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Congress can and should end government shutdowns for good

Kurt Couchman · February 9, 2018 5:01 am

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker · February 9, 2018 5:01 am

In his fiscal 2017 budget, then-President Barack Obama sought to increase the spending cap on defense spending by $35 billion. Two years later, a deal hashed out by congressional leaders would increase that cap by $80 billion to $629 billion. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Bipartisan budget deal would lift caps even more than Obama asked for

Joseph Lawler · February 8, 2018 10:25 pm

In a "Dear Colleague" letter to the Democratic caucus, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urged members to oppose the bill, which will also reflect a two-year budget deal reached by Senate Republicans and Democrats. Pelosi said this was because House Republican leaders have not promised any process in the House for creating a legislative fix for DACA recipients. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pelosi encourages members to vote for a government shutdown

Al Weaver · February 8, 2018 7:56 pm

Uncertainty in House as a New Government Shutdown Looms

Haley Byrd · February 8, 2018 7:51 pm

On Thursday, leaders from the House and Senate were on track to reaching a spending deal that would fund the government continuously for two years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

Susan Ferrechio · February 8, 2018 6:36 pm

Former New York Jets center Nick Mangold is a registered Republican and has voted in three of the last five primaries and six of the last seven general elections. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Former New York Jets player considers running for Rodney Frelinghuysen’s House seat

Katelyn Caralle · February 8, 2018 4:35 pm