Tag: House of Representatives

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he opposes re-authorization of the Export-Import Bank but would not stand in the way of Congress extending the program. (AP Photo)Â

McCarthy signals Ex-Im Bank dead for now

Susan Ferrechio · July 27, 2015 7:23 pm

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, delivers a statement following a deadly shooting at the Grand 16 theater, Friday, July 24, 2015, in Lafayette, La. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Jindal threatens to ‘lock up’ Westboro Baptist protestors

Sarah Bedford · July 26, 2015 5:17 pm

WEX Week Ahead: The race to recess

Sean Langille, Lisa Ruhl · July 24, 2015 8:03 pm

Beltway Confidential

Criticism of GOP debate scheme intensifies

Byron York · July 24, 2015 8:09 am

The fund Medicare uses to pay hospitals covers hospital insurance benefits, but does not affectÂ Medicare Part B, which covers payments to physicians, or Medicare Part C,Â which is commonly known as Medicare Advantage.Â (Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images)

Medicare’s funding well to dry up in 2030

Robert King · July 23, 2015 4:01 am

"For the second quarter in a row, the Congress is soaring over the very low bar set by its predecessors," said Jason Grumet, founder and president of the Bipartisan Policy Center. "We're actually starting to see results." (Graeme Jennings/WEX)

Study: Congress’s productivity on the rise

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2015 10:51 pm

President has made climate an "agency priority" without authority from Congress, Rep. Ed Whitfield said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Energy and Environment

House subcommittee unanimously advances energy bill

Zack Colman · July 22, 2015 4:45 pm

Santorum: Repeal Obamacare, Defund Planned Parenthood

Michael Warren · July 20, 2015 11:33 pm

A bottle and pills of the diabetes drug, Avandia. (Photo by illustration Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Alzheimer’s and diabetes research way behind

Robert King · July 19, 2015 4:01 am

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairwoman Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, told reporters last week that she hoped a draft version would emerge by week's end, though that never materialized. (AP Photo)Â

Energy and Environment

Sweeping energy bills could come next week

Zack Colman · July 19, 2015 4:01 am

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks to community members during a town hall meeting in Iowa on Monday. (Nicki Kohl/Telegraph Herald via AP)

Bobby Jindal takes aim at the press and the Supreme Court

Ryan Lovelace · July 18, 2015 11:38 pm

Trump's rivals for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination pounced on the reality TV star's assertion that McCain is only a war hero because he got captured. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

GOP presidential candidates blast Trump on McCain’s military service

W. James Antle III · July 18, 2015 7:47 pm