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Despite being out of power, promising recruits are giving GOPers a chance to impact Dems' agenda in the House, the party's top campaign official claims.

Congressman Alan Mollohan, who had no opposition from the GOP in eight of his 14 election bids, could have more than a half dozen Republicans vying to unseat him in 2010.

Key conservatives on the RNC are circulating a resolution that would canonize an oft-quoted proverb attributed to Ronald Reagan while labeling Pres.

Showing new signs of life after the embarrassing debacle in New York's 23rd Congressional District, U.S. Rep.

Say you're Justin Bernier: After serving your country in Afghanistan, you decide you want to run for Congress.

Activists in both parties are taking out their frustrations on the Democratic and Republican leadership, such as NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions, left, and DNC chairman Tim Kaine.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz along with members of the Pro-Choice Caucus will push to remove the Stupak-Pitts amendment, which would block federal funds to support partial term abortions, from the Affordable Health Care For America Act 2009.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she was shocked over remarks made by U.S. Rep.

Texas Needs Healthcare Reform! A recent Washington Post article shows that Texas seems to have the greatest proportion of Congressional districts with more than 25% of people uninsured.

The only party worse for women than Democrats is Republicans. NovA 13, 2009 Clarification : This story originally stated that Rep.

I have heard the message loud and clear: the majority of 32nd District residents do not want higher costs, fewer options, and government interference between patients and their doctors.

On Friday night, Rep. Pete Sessions responded to the question, "Why should a woman pay more [for health insurance] than a man?" with, "Well, we're all different.

Main Category: Women's Health / Gynecology Also Included In: Abortion Article Date: 11 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST The growing divide in the Republican Party between its staunchly conservative members and its smaller pool of moderate members has "clear gender undertones," Politico reports.

U.S. Rep. Michael Conaway, of Midland, was among 16 Texas Republicans who sailed to renomination last year, unopposed in their party's March primary.

The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes everyone had a happy Election Day last week, and is already looking forward to the next one.

Conservatives say they pushed Dede Scozzafava out of the House race in New York's 23rd District a week ago because of her left-of-Republican social views - and not because she is a woman.

As the highly anticipated NY-23 special election results have settled into the minds of voters, many look to it as a gauge for how the 2010 midterm elections may turn out.

This morning, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz participated on a conference call with the Center for American Progress Action Fund's Judy Feder to discuss Republican efforts to shut out women's issues in the health reform debate.

By Paul Kane The House has officially begun debate on President Obama's massive health-care proposal, with a final vote likely to come some time after 8 p.m. Several key moments have already occured, while a few more are in the offing, providing a glimpse of what the outcome will look like once all the votes are tallied.

During last night's House Rules Committee debate on health insurance reform, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions compared being a woman to being a smoker and endorsed the notion that big health insurance companies should charge women more than men for health care.