Diaz-Balart urges Obama to avoid inciting GOP on immigration
A leading House Republican advocate for immigration reform on Friday urged President Obama to use caution in making any statements about using executive action on the issue.Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart...
View ArticleObama’s immigration strategy is to give room to House Republicans
The White House has crafted an explicit strategy when it comes to dealing with House Republicans on immigration: give them space.Senior administration officials say they want to give Republicans as...
View ArticleChamber prods GOP on debt ceiling
The nation’s main business lobby on Monday called on the House to raise the debt ceiling, increasing pressure on Republicans to move a bill forward.The letter to lawmakers calls on the House to pass a...
View ArticleHouse leaders push for debt-ceiling vote
House Republican leaders are pushing for a Wednesday vote to increase the debt ceiling, which they would tie to a bill reversing the $6 billion cuts to military pensions enacted in the December budget...
View ArticleHouse GOP surrenders on debt
brightcove.createExperiences(); Inside a closed-door conference meeting Tuesday morning, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told rank-and-file members that the leadership’s...
View ArticleCantor releases House GOP agenda
House Republicans will target a provision of ObamaCare, home heating costs and a proposed IRS rule on political groups in legislation on the floor over the next month, Majority Leader Eric Cantor...
View ArticleRepublicans: GOP leaders ‘deceived’ us
House Republican leaders got an earful in two separate private meetings Wednesday from conservatives fuming over their move last week to pass a Medicare payment fix without a full House vote.The...
View ArticleCantor loss sparks GOP frenzy
brightcove.createExperiences(); The jockeying among Republicans to replace Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.) as House majority leader began Wednesday within hours of his...
View ArticleRep. Labrador jumps into race
brightcove.createExperiences(); Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will have a challenger in his bid for House majority leader after all. Conservative second-term Rep. ...
View ArticleWhite House: Election boosts immigration
The White House believes that the election of a new House leadership team has opened up an opportunity to pass immigration reform this summer, presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett said Friday.Jarrett...
View ArticleNew GOP team faces border test
brightcove.createExperiences(); The overhauled House Republican leadership team is already preparing for its first major challenge: steering an emergency border bill toward...
View ArticleRank-and-file House GOP to leaders: We want to be heard
Rank-and-file House Republicans have a new complaint: GOP leaders have cut back on open-mic time in private conference meetings, preventing members from airing grievances or asking questions.Rep. Mick...
View ArticleGOP leaders retreat in fight with rebels
House GOP leaders and their allies retreated on Thursday, backing off efforts to punish conservative rebels who had bucked leadership on a trade vote.Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz...
View ArticleMcCarthy: 'Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom'
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says that he does not know if the House is governable.In an interview with Rich Lowry of National Review just after he shocked Washington by dropping out...
View ArticleEx-GOP rep: Ryan avoids Speakership to protect shot at higher office
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has everything to lose, politically speaking, if he accepts the Speaker's gavel in the wake of John Boehner's (R-Ohio) imminent resignation, a former GOP lawmaker warns.Ex-Rep....
View ArticleProspects fade for GOP budget
The GOP’s chances of passing a budget this year are dwindling as the Senate prepares for an impending brawl over a Supreme Court nominee this spring.House and Senate Republican leaders have publicly...
View ArticleAnalysis: GOP tax bill could reduce charitable giving by up to $24 billion
The House version of the GOP tax bill could cause a reduction in charitable giving of between $12 billion and $20 billion in 2018, according to a new analysis from the Tax Policy Center.Although the...
View ArticleSpeaker's exit adds to GOP's midterm fears
In February, as approval ratings for the GOP tax cuts ticked up, Speaker Paul Ryan briefly considered running for an 11th term in Congress.But the Wisconsin Republican gradually changed his mind in the...
View ArticleLoss of Ryan hits hard for House Republicans
Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) decision to retire from Congress has set off more alarm bells for Republicans worried about whether they can hold the House in the midterm elections. The ripple effects of...
View ArticleYoung GOP lawmakers push for fresh approach
Younger lawmakers in the House GOP conference are pressing their leadership for a fresh approach on policy and messaging, arguing it will help Republicans win over young voters going forward.A group of...
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