Tag: House of Representatives

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., told CNN's "New Day" it is "not out of the realm of reasonableness" for lawmakers to interrupt the 2014 campaign season to return to Capitol Hill and consider new legislation that would address the bombing of Syria and Iraq. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

ISIS vote to interrupt campaign season?

Susan Ferrechio · September 30, 2014 2:05 pm

Braley Touts Record on Veterans’ Affairs, Missed 79 Percent of Hearings

Michael Warren · September 29, 2014 12:58 pm

Campaign signs for Speaker John Boehner and one of his opponents, J.D. Winteregg, are posted on a road leading to a polling location, Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in West Chester, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Why Boehner keeps beating rebellions from the right

Susan Ferrechio · September 29, 2014 9:00 am

Many House members miss more than two-thirds of their committee meetings

Many House members miss more than two-thirds of their committee meetings

Luke Rosiak · September 29, 2014 9:00 am

From 2009 to 2012, the number of Marylanders signed up for Lifeline grew to twice as many as Maryland's eligible residents. (iStock)

Obamaphone use grew 100-fold in 3 years in Md. to twice the number eligible

Luke Rosiak · September 29, 2014 9:00 am

Democrats: ‘Kiss Any Hope Goodbye’

Daniel Halper · September 28, 2014 8:59 pm

Republican Tom MacArthur, left, and Democrat Aimee Belgard shake hands as the candidates in New Jersey's contentious and close 3rd Congressional District race arrive to answer questions in joint interview on NJTV with host Marie DeNoia Aronsohn, center, in Trenton, N.J. on Friday. TheÂ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee yanked a television that falsely linked MacArthur to a lawsuit filed by Arizona firefighters.Â (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Democrats withdraw ‘untrue’ ad linking Republican candidate to Arizona firefighters suit

Mark Flatten · September 27, 2014 6:42 pm

"I would make Congress 51 percent women" to reflect the population, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

Gillibrand: Make Congress 51 percent women

Kelly Cohen · September 25, 2014 9:11 pm

Signs of a Good Year for GOP

Michael Warren · September 25, 2014 5:01 pm

The U.S. House of Representatives chamber is seen Dec. 8, 2008 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty images)

Beltway Confidential

Republicans poised to win most House seats since 1946

Michael Barone · September 25, 2014 4:41 pm

In this Feb. 25, 2010 photo, former congressman Jim Traficant talks about politics at a diner in Boardman, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tractor accident critically injures former Rep. Traficant

Susan Ferrechio · September 24, 2014 3:20 pm

Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Michigan loses seniority, but not clout

Sean Lengell · September 24, 2014 9:00 am