A congressional investigation finds that Bush administration officials had more interaction with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff than previously disclosed.
Jun 10, 2008
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On healthcare and energy at once, Obama looks to fulfill major promises -- now Congress just has to cooperate
By Gabriel Winant
June 25, 2009
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A congressional memo looks into the private security contractor's activities in Iraq, the State Department's responses and taxpayer costs.
October 2, 2007
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The Justice Department cites separation of powers in a carefully worded document that permits White House staff to ignore congressional subpoenas.
July 12, 2007
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In a three-day war of words over Bush's surge, members of Congress got lost in sea of grandiloquence.
By Michael Scherer
February 16, 2007
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The House Democratic leadership is working to protect one of its own, but at what cost?
By Gabriel Winant
May 14, 2009
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Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., says there are 17 socialists in the House of Representatives.
By Alex Koppelman
April 9, 2009
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Led by Minority Whip Eric Cantor, House Republicans are targeting freshmen Democrats for embarrassment when they come to the floor to speak.
By Alex Koppelman
April 7, 2009
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Advisors have told the House's Democratic caucus that the original $787 bill isn't enough to reach the administration's job goals.
By Alex Koppelman
March 10, 2009
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The House passed an omnibus spending bill on Wednesday with 16 Republican votes, which isn't many, but it's something.
By Alex Koppelman
February 25, 2009
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Bad tidings for the GOP: A leaked memo says 58 of the party's 202 seats are at risk on Election Day.
By Gabriel Winant
October 24, 2008
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The Democrats might be able to pass a bailout bill by bringing in the dissenting poles of their party. But should they?
By Gabriel Winant
September 30, 2008
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A list of how the House of Representatives' new Democrats voted on the Iraq war supplemental Thursday night.
May 25, 2007
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Democrats say no to the Bush surge. Republicans are outraged. Adolf Hitler and Robert Frost are invoked. Tuesday's debate in Congress signified, well, you know how the line goes.
By Michael Scherer
February 14, 2007
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House Democrats finish "100 hours" agenda with time left on the clock.
By Tim Grieve
January 19, 2007
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GOP corruption and an unpopular war bring an end to Republican domination in Washington -- and leave President Bush answering to a new Democratic majority.
By Walter Shapiro
November 8, 2006
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A bipartisan NPR survey shows a nation that rejects "moral values" pandering -- and is very angry at Bush.
By Joe Conason
July 28, 2006
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Conservative Republicans find Dreier "too moderate," so Hammer-lite -- and the Hammer himself -- will mind the store in Tom DeLay's "absence."
By Tim Grieve
September 29, 2005
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Under DeLay's leadership, the work of the House has become trivial, and corruption cannot be investigated, much less rebuked.
By Sidney Blumenthal
June 16, 2005
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Warning: Actual figure may not report for duty!
Cartoon by Mark Fiore
August 21, 2003
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With our foreign policy toward Colombia hogtied by campaign finance and business interests, the war on drugs could be better waged against Washington.
By Arianna Huffington
March 15, 2000
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Many Republicans agree that partial privatization is necessary to reform Social Security, but don't expect them to say that in this election year.
By Stacey Zolt
January 11, 2000
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For Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo, reelection seemed inevitable -- until
tragedy struck Littleton.
By Jake Tapper
December 7, 1999
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The lawyers who brought down Big Tobacco have now set their sights on HMOs, but what's wrong with this picture?
By David McGuire
November 30, 1999
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The "false prophet" of campaign finance offers unexpected support for a tough bipartisan reform bill.
By Jake Tapper
October 12, 1999
The White House and Abramoff: 70 more contacts revealed
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