Jul 28, 2010 – The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza posted on his blog yesterday morning this bit of White House Strategery about a Senate vote later … in the day on what is known as the DISCLOSE act: "White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer sought to set the stakes for … To that end, 102 Democrats in the House voted against the war funding bill yesterday.…

Jul 27, 2010 – After all, the Pacific Northwest is not often considered friendly territory and incumbent Democrat Rick Larsen has cruised to re-election … t forget that Washington saw one of the most drastic swings in the country during the 1994 Republican wave, when voters ousted Democrat … House Speaker Tom Foley.…

Jul 26, 2010 – Democrats control both branches of the state legislature – currently by a margin of 5 seats in the senate and 15 seats in the larger house … The Alabama Republican Party is pushing hard to make 2010 the year that the tide turns in the Alabama State House (we’ll leave it to … One of the races targeted in this effort is the 91st House District, which voted 74.6 percent for McCain in 2008.…

Jul 25, 2010 – There was Obama, who the White House said "had no contact or communication with Gov. … Pat Quinn, the Democrat who succeeded Blagojevich following his impeachment, had supported holding a special election to fill the vacancy … race includes Republican Mark Kirk, who has made a name with tall tales about his Navy career and his teaching experience, and Democrat…

Jul 25, 2010 – Democrat Costello is an 11-term congressman whose 12th District encompasses half of southern Illinois. … “Stupak’s retirement is something of a mystery,” said House-race analyst Isaac Wood. … Trent Van Haaften, a Democrat.…

Jul 25, 2010 – Today's question is: Why have both major candidates for California governor -- Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman -- … How do you build a house without a hammer?Here's the situation.…

Jul 23, 2010 – border-dwelling taxpayers, small-business owners, farmers, and Rocky Mountain oil and gas industry workers suffering under punitive Democrat … Several House Democrats have actively lobbied to boycott Arizona and crush its economy -- most notably, southern Arizona's own Democrat…

Jul 22, 2010 – The GOP was expected to make major House gains, and win six to seven seats in the Senate. … She isn't the only liberal Democrat threatened with defeat. Sens. … Evan Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, agrees, and other Democrats are expected to follow suit.…

Jul 22, 2010 – The White House says it was not involved in creating the DHS directive.And once again, the White House claims to be out of the loop … For the second time this week, we've seen the White House evade connections between itself and Obama's own cabinet agencies.  … broke, but still the White House says they knew nothing about this?? …

Jul 22, 2010 – After voting in favor of the job-killing cap and trade bill, incumbent Democrat Heath Shuler will have a tough time proving to his … constituents that he has stuck to his “conservative Democrat” title and not conformed to the job-crushing, tax increasing liberal agenda … With a strong challenger, Shuler is in for a tough fight to retain his House seat this fall.…

Jul 21, 2010 – Via the New York Times, here's a list of the 28 lawmakers who joined up today to form the House Tea Party Caucus:Arizona: Trent FranksCalifornia … Also, Bachmann noted today that at least one Democrat has said he/she plans to join, but we'll have to wait and see who that might…

Jul 21, 2010 – The White House wanted to inject race into the 2010 mid-term election campaign and now they've done it. … An anonymous White House official denied it had anything to do with demanding the resignation of Ms. … The ugly reality is, the White House threw caution to the winds and convinced Mr.…

Jul 21, 2010 – President Obama ought to reach out to his political enemies on the right, publicly acknowledge their good intentions, and call a White House … I’d like to see every American, Republican and Democrat, conservative and liberal, white and black, rich and poor, just as motivated … embattled leaders of the NAACP could praise his healing, unifying leadership, particularly if it involved an invitation to a big White House…

Jul 21, 2010 – But White House and Treasury Department "experts" rejected the auto manufacturers' proposals, citing the too-slow pace of their plans … But Neil Barofsky, the federal watchdog overseeing the bank-auto-insurance-all-purpose bailout fund, found that the White House auto … Only after Capitol Hill critics -- both Republican and Democrat -- started questioning the Dealergate decisions did Obama's auto "experts…

Jul 20, 2010 – To the Republicans "blocking" the unemployment bill in the Democrat-controlled House, Grayson pleads for God to "have mercy on their…

Jul 20, 2010 – This fall, Republicans in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District have the chance to retire Leonard Boswell and take back a seat in the House … Once believed to be a so-called “conservative Democrat,” Boswell’s liberal voting record demonstrates that his loyalties lie not with…

Aug 8, 2010 – is all about religious freedom and that, “this building is private property and the owners have a right to use the building as a house … Bloomberg, who had recently switched from being a Democrat to a Republican (now he is nothing), was running to replace Rudolph Guiliani…

Aug 7, 2010 – When it comes to the signature legislation of the current Democrat-run Washington, Rep. … Nancy Pelosi and her House of Representatives have been about hiding the truth. In contrast, a House run by someone like Rep. … Chris Smith of New Jersey and brave Democrat Rep.…

Aug 6, 2010 – Incumbent Dennis Moore has represented the district since 1999, but became the first House Democrat to announce his retirement on November … District 20 since 2002 and serves as the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. … Moore defeated Republican incumbent Vince Snowbarger in 1998 and became the first Democrat to represent the district in 37 years.…

Aug 5, 2010 – In the latest example of this trend, a House ethics panel last week recommended that Rep. … Rangel, a Democrat who has been in the House for forty years, is facing a battery of serious allegations which, if proven, should cost … Like Rangel, Waters is facing an ethics trial in the House.…

Aug 4, 2010 – WASHINGTON -- Two prominent Democrats are facing trial in the House on serious ethics charges less than three months before the … Charles Rangel, the once-powerful chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, was forced to step down as a result of … The Massachusetts Democrat told her to "Stay out of it," he told investigators.…

Aug 4, 2010 – During my time in the Clinton White House, he would avidly follow my dealings with the president and his staff and constantly offer … A liberal Democrat, he never agreed with my move to the Republican Party, but he also did not let his political outlook interfere with…

Aug 3, 2010 – So, if that's the situation you find yourself in, let's talk about why your evil of choice should be Republican instead of Democrat … Republican leadership in the House have pledged to refuse to fund Obamacare if they take over and the GOP is committed to repealing … charges against the New Black Panthers, there has been a sleazy politicization of the census, there are allegations that the White House…

Aug 3, 2010 – The Rangel Center for Public ServiceThe House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct -- also known as the House ethics committee … So in 2005, while a top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, he began requesting earmarks of $6 million for the center.In … He sent letters on House stationery, using the House franking privilege, to deep pockets and squeezed donations from individuals with…

Aug 1, 2010 – Boehner, with not enough GOP members in the House to stop her agenda, was blunt: He wanted Pelosi’s job. … Yet since the House is on the electoral bubble, it would be foolish to predict more than that today. … As of now, Republicans likely will pick up 32 House seats; they need 39 for Boehner to become speaker.…