Dems Hope to Win House Control With Paul Ryan’s Help
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s Republican running mate will have a positive effect on Congressional races — for the Democrats. That’s the claim made today by Rep. Steve Israel, the chairman of…
Dems Hope to Win House Control With Paul Ryan’s Help
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s Republican running mate will have a positive effect on Congressional races — for the Democrats. That’s the claim made today by Rep. Steve Israel, the chairman of…
Dems Hope to Win House Control With Paul Ryan’s Help
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s Republican running mate will have a positive effect on Congressional races — for the Democrats. That’s the claim made today by Rep. Steve Israel, the chairman of…
Paul Ryan Releases First Congressional TV Ad
Gerardo Mora/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, a seven-term congressman from Wisconsin, released his first television advertisement of the 2012 election cycle on Wednesday. He’s seeking re-electio…
Paul Ryan Makes Ad Buy in His Congressional District
Win McNamee/Getty Images(MILWAUKEE) — GOP vice presidential nominee and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan has made an ad buy in the congressional district he currently represents, ABC News has confirmed.Ryan, who represents the state’s first congressiona…
Can Congress Avoid Fiscal Cliff? Boehner ‘Not Confident At All’
TOBY JORRIN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker John Boehner bluntly assessed the prospects for a bipartisan agreement on deficit reduction and called on President Obama to demonstrate leadership by unveiling his administration’s plan t…
White House Downplays Leadership ‘Gaps’ in Debt Negotiations
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — The White House is seeking to downplay a report that “gaps” in President Obama’s leadership contributed to the failure of a “grand bargain” in the debt crisis negotia…
Paul Ryan to Return to Capitol on Thursday
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican nominee for vice president, is expected on Thursday to make his first return to the Capitol since Mitt Romney chose him as his running mate last month, according to his spokesm…
Todd Akin Defies Top Republicans, Refuses to Quit
Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Todd Akin rejected pressure today from top national Republicans — including vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan — that he consider dropping out of the Missouri Senate race because of his co…
Todd Akin Defies Top Republicans, Refuses to Quit
Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In a last ditch effort, Mitt Romney asked Rep. Todd Akin to drop out of the Missouri Senate race today because of Akin’s controversial comments about rape.Romney weighed in after Akin rebuffed press…
Rape Is Rape: Obama Criticizes Rep. Akin’s Comments
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room today, where he was asked about the comments of Missouri Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., who suggested that “legitimat…
Republicans Condemn Todd Akin for ‘Legitimate Rape’ Remarks
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin said today that he would not step aside despite calls for him to quit by two prominent Republican senators following his comments about “legitimate rape.” Akin, a Republican, in…
Rep. John Mica Defeats Tea Party Rep. Sandy Adams in Florida Primary
Mica [dot] House [dot] gov(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Rep. John Mica fended off a tea party challenge in his Florida Republican primary on Tuesday.Sarah Palin-backed Rep. Sandy Adams failed to muster the votes to win in Florida’s new 7th district, which e…
Joe the Plumber: Build a ‘Damn Fence’ and ‘Start Shooting’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Ohio Republican congressional candidate Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher told a crowd of about 125 supporters in Arizona that the government should “put a damn fence on the border goin…
Joe the Plumber: Build a ‘Damn Fence’ and ‘Start Shooting’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Ohio Republican congressional candidate Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher told a crowd of about 125 supporters in Arizona that the government should “put a damn fence on the border goin…
Wife of Ex-Rep. Lee Hamilton Killed
Comstock/Thinkstock(BLOOMINGTON, Ind.) — Nancy Hamilton, wife of former Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, died after sustaining injuries in a car accident on Saturday afternoon.Hamilton, 82, who had been taking a pet to the veterinarian, was hit by her ca…
Democrats List Their Top House Candidates
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Democrats had a rough time in the 2010 elections for the House of Representatives, and this year they have almost nowhere to go but up.On Wednesday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) unveiled i…
Obama Urges House to ‘Do The Right Thing’ on Tax Cuts
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama is urging the Republican-led House of Representatives to follow the Senate’s lead and “do the right thing” to extend middle class tax cuts.Speaking to reporters a…
House Planning Yet Another Vote to Repeal Healthcare Law
TOBY JORRIN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — When it comes to House Republican efforts to repeal President Obama’s healthcare law, it’s a case of, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again — and then try some more.The Republican-c…
House Dems Raised More Cash Than GOP in May
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — the group that oversees Democratic House races — slightly out-raised their Republican counterparts, the National Republican Congressional Committee, for the month…