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1 hr ago | Roll Call

As Speaker Boehner is Criticized, Cantor Reports Giving Out Checks

The leadership PAC of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor reported today it gave out $165,000 during May. The 35 checks of $5,000 each went to 31 candidates and committees.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Washington, DC

7 hrs ago | OpenSecrets

Politicking Around Town: CRP's Guide to the Top Eateries and Hotels for Dems and the GOP

And in the months leading up to the 2012 election, the most expensive in U.S. history, money was flying around Washington, D.C.: Congressional campaigns and party committees spent huge amounts at restaurants and hotels, much of which went to stage fundraising events.

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Related Topix: Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Washington, DC, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics

11 hrs ago | National Journal

Boehner Aims to Move Immigration by Capitalizing on a Conservative Rift

John Boehner wants immigration reform to pass. To get it done, the House speaker will have to capitalize on the widening gap among conservatives, and he's preparing the groundwork to do it.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Steve King, Representative Kevin McCarthy

15 hrs ago | Breitbart.com

Obama Threatens to Veto Bill Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks

As the House prepares to vote Tuesday on a bill that would ban abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy, President Obama has issued a threat to veto the legislation.

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Related Topix: US News, Abortion, US Politics, Trent Franks, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Steny Hoyer

Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Washington Monthly

A Test of Republican Loyalties

We may soon find out. For the first time, a constituency group to whom the GOP normally pays close attention - religious institutions - is asking for a legislative "fix" of the Affordable Care Act to make it work as intended.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, John Boehner, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Healthcare Law, Law

Politico

Who are the wealthiest House leaders?

Eric Cantor and Nancy Pelosi are once again the two wealthiest members of the House leadership, according to just released financial disclosure reports for all members.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat, Representative Kevin McCarthy, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Steny Hoyer

Politico

Cantor: Obama trust dip 'troubling'

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Monday called new poll numbers showing a decline in trust of President Barack Obama a "troubling" sign for the administration.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Daily Beast

J. Scott Applewhite/APCongress's Spying Lovefest Finally, our...

Finally, our polarized political leaders have found their bipartisan spirit. Lloyd Green on why members of congress from both sides of the aisle like government data mining.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul, John Boehner, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Mitch McConnell

Sat Jun 15, 2013

The Spectrum

The backlash of too much secrecy

Keep your distance: The director of national intelligence is having intestinal distress.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Ron Wyden, Democrat, Republican, US House of Representatives

The Hill

GOP to Obama: Work with Congress on student loan interest rate fix

A key GOP senator is calling on President Obama to work with Congress to move a student loan debt fix before rates increase on July 1st.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Steny Hoyer

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Free Republic

Santorum: It was dumb to make Obama’s “you...

This deserves wider attention , especially at a moment when the stupid, stupid Republican leadership has convinced itself that its real problem with the electorate is being insufficiently pro-amnesty.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives

Newsday

House revises abortion bill after rape controversy

Rep. Eric Cantor listens as Speaker of the House John Boehner answers questions during a press availability at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Abortion, John Boehner, Trent Franks

The Hill

GOP must lead on immigration, not be dragged by the far right

Recently, the underpinnings of one of the most popular immigration policies in years were attacked by immigration hawk Rep. Steve King .

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Steve King, Representative Mike Coffman

The Daily Caller

EXCLUSIVE: Rand Paul says GOP divided on privacy rights because of 'generational' gap

Republican congressional leaders continue to support an expansive surveillance state because of the "generational" gap in the Republican Party, Sen. Rand Paul posited in an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller on Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul, John Boehner, US House of Representatives, Privacy, Mitch McConnell

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Sunherald.com

U.S. says Syria used chemical weapons, will send military support to rebels

The U.S. intelligence community determined after two months of investigation that it has "high confidence" that President Bashar Assad's forces used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, at least four times, said Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Lindsey Graham, John McCain

The Kansas City Star

U.S. says Syria used chemical weapons, will send military support to rebels

An anti-Syrian regime protester holds up an Arabic placard reading: "If America does not know who used the chemical weapons, so it could be flying saucers from another planet."

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, UFO and Alien, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Lindsey Graham, John McCain

US News & World Report

Newtown Families Continue to Press Lawmakers Opposed to Gun Control

One of 26 playgrounds being constructed in the region to honor the 20 children and six educators killed in the shootings in Newtown.

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Related Topix: Guns, Newtown, CT, US Politics, US News, Senator Mark Begich, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner

The Washington Monthly

Farm Bill Mad House

In a year when House Republicans seem determined to spoil any of their own party's "rebranding" efforts, another fiasco seems well under development with the latest effort to enact a new multi-year farm bill after extended delays.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Representative Kevin McCarthy

The Hill

Obama and Biden to meet with Sandy Hook families on shooting anniversary

President Obama and Vice President Biden will meet with families of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting on Thursday afternoon at the White House.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Joe Manchin, US Senate, Democrat, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi

National Journal

Domino's Pizza Delivers Big for Eric Cantor

The president and CEO of Domino's Pizza wowed House Republicans at a party retreat earlier this year with a speech about how he took a faltering brand and rebuilt it into an international pizza powerhouse.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Pizza, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law