Jan 25, 2011 – The second Times story wrote of a rebellion in the House Republican Study Committee by conservatives and Tea Partiers who think the … deficits as far as the eye can see, House Republicans are balking at agreeing to raise the debit limit of $14.3 trillion, though the national…

Jan 25, 2011 – Just as Democrats have increased the national debt to record levels these last two years, Republicans are now proposing to ratchet … Jim Jordan, (R-OH) chairs a study committee made up of economic and socially conservative members. … "Ask what you can do for yourself" might be the updated Republican version.…

Jan 24, 2011 – In other words, the committees are beginning work on replacing the House-repealed Obamacare with Republican health policies. … David Dreier, chairman of the House Rules Committee. "It's been difficult for us to get that (message) out there. … When Democrats passed the national healthcare bill, many admitted that they didn't like this or that part, or that the bill as a whole…

Jan 24, 2011 – Committee chairman. … Buckley, upset liberal Republican Sen. Lowell Weicker. … He turned around and ran as an independent and, with no serious Republican nominee, was elected to a fourth term.…

Jan 21, 2011 – It was all eye wash," but the House Republican Policy Committee followed right on the heels of that vote with a list of programs and … The Committee doesn't break out the amount which would be saved, but says it is part of the overall $2.29 trillion in discretionary … Distressed Public Housing, which was charged with proposing a National Action Plan to eradicate severely distressed public housing…

Feb 9, 2011 – The conservative Republican Study Committee has ramped up pressure on leadership and rank-and-file members to support deeper cuts to … ---Republican Congressman Chris Lee (R-NY) is in hot water for a photo that surfaced on Craigslist.  … National Committee Chairman Michael Steele's 2012 convention team based in the Tampa Bay area racked up nearly $1 million in charges…

Feb 8, 2011 – Congressional Democrats, for whom a much smaller debt was a big deal when Republican presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. … The Republican Study Committee, a conservative bloc of House members, wants to hold Boehner to his original promise. … The Republican Study Committee estimates cutting other federal travel would save $7.5 billion.…

Feb 7, 2011 – As a Reagan biographer, I’m often asked how Reagan was different from his predecessors, Republican and Democrat, and especially in … Allen, his first national security adviser, recalls a discussion in January 1977, four years before the presidency, when Reagan told … feelings for Russian Jews might be traceable as far back as November 1928, when his devout Christian mother, head of the Missions Committee…

Feb 6, 2011 – That’s a remarkably blunt answer to a question posed to Republican pollster Neil Newhouse about the GOP’s generic-ballot poll numbers … In the political volatility following the Civil War, the National Republican Campaign Committee formed in 1866 under “Radical Republicans … The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee formed two years later.…

Feb 4, 2011 – Much has been made of the Republican National Committee's precarious financial position heading into the 2012 cycle, and there's no … Slightly off the radar, however, is the dire financial state of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which is fresh … year's tidal wave notwithstanding -- House Democrats will also be relying on a campaign arm whose finances are in disarray.A Republican…

May 19, 2014 – Longtime Republican strategist Rich Galen sees the same thing. … That said, Republicans should highlight this national disgrace and see if more Democrats will continue to defend the VA. … Sanders chairs the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.…

May 17, 2014 – The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is distancing itself from a staffer-approved email blast accusing New … Two days ago when the story first broke, the National Republican Congressional Committee immediately demanded the organization apologize … Last night they finally did...sort of: Democrats on Friday disowned a campaign email that called a Republican…

May 16, 2014 – The carnival barker was at the top of the National Republican Congressional Committee’s website, inviting the passing rubes to sign … Democrats’ portrayal of the Select Committee investigation as a partisan witch hunt. … in his own party’s fundraising Committee.…

May 16, 2014 – On May 21, 2013 the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent the IRS a Freedom of Information Act request asking for … Last month we learned the staff of Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee Elijah Cummings had been in touch with the IRS about…

May 16, 2014 – This triumphal coming together of left and right was a rarity in national politics. … In 1964, a grassroots conservative movement captured the Republican Party and nominated Barry Goldwater. … party, let alone winning a national election.…

May 16, 2014 – WASHINGTON - It is a sign of Barack Obama's receding presidency that Hillary Clinton is drawing more attention from the national news … Hillary was addressing the pro-Israel American Jewish Committee, struggling to make the case that as secretary of State, she worked … Clinton has had a checkered past here, starting with her role as First Lady in designing a national federal health care program that…

May 15, 2014 – The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is on a roll lately. … Now they’re suggesting Republican congressional candidate Lee Zeldin -- an Iraq War veteran and New York State Senator -- is a “coward … Republican Congressional Committee wants an apology.…

May 15, 2014 – Because the Republican Party has been hijacked, it is a party at war with itself, and it is self-destructing. … establishment in the halls of Congress, state houses, and at Republican Headquarters, especially at the Republican National Committee … , to become the leaders of the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels.”…

May 13, 2014 – When the candidate the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee hoped to nominate refused to run, leaving them with the less-than-ideal … in the race at the moment and therefore must scramble to find someone to take on the (presumably) well-funded incumbent House Republican … The National Republican Congressional Committee’s Katie Prill released the following statement: “Words cannot…

May 13, 2014 – "This bill is a continuation of my efforts to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government," Republican Rep. … At a time of massive deficits and with a national debt in excess of $17 trillion, members of Congress should not be using taxpayers … Earlier this year, the same Congressmen introduced wrote and submitted a request to the Committee on Appropriations asking that language…

May 13, 2014 – The House Un-American Activities Committee committee eventually was renamed and then abolished as unseemly, even shameful. … The United States Senate, under Republican leadership, censured Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Senate.gov, referencing Anne M. … Overnight, McCarthy’s immense national popularity evaporated.…

May 12, 2014 – Late last week, Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats would decline to appoint members to the select committee on … Republicans are not going to permit Democrats to veto Chairman Gowdy's subpoena requests, and they're not going to split the committee … This and other data on the presidents’ whereabouts are collected by a career National Archives employee whose title is White House…

May 12, 2014 – the House of Representatives, as well as the chairs and ranking minority members of both the Senate Committee and the House Committee … In my view, these discoveries compel the House to respond as one institution and establish one select committee, a committee with robust … Gowdy set the goal as, “What this committee is going to do is, once and for all, lay out all the facts.”…

May 12, 2014 – Horne switched parties several years ago from Democrat to Republican, in order to win a race for state legislature. … His record at the legislature was that of a liberal Republican, voting frequently with the Democrats. … If there has ever been a clearer case for unseating a Republican incumbent in the primary, this is it.…

May 28, 2014 – On one occasion in May 2011, I appeared before a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. … Just last week, Republican and Democratic House members were presented a clear opportunity to significantly curtail the Obama Administration … The GOP has everything to gain and nothing to lose by making the restoration of privacy rights a centerpiece for a Republican comeback…