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ANALYSIS

Jan 18, 2009 1:12 PM CST

Obama Can't Win 'Em All

Some conservatives can't get into the spirit of unity for the inauguration

(Newser) - Washington will be swimming in champagne for the inauguration Tuesday, but some conservatives are warning merrymakers to stop drinking the Obama Kool-Aid, Politico reports. “While we’re sitting around the campfire and trying to sing Kumbaya, our country is slipping away from us,” said one. Another predicted, “...

New Take on
Old Law Stymies FBI Probes of Congress

Nov 1, 2008 1:14 PM CDT

New Take on Old Law Stymies FBI Probes of Congress

Constitutional clause being used as shield

(Newser) - The FBI is doing its best to root out corruption on Capitol Hill—Robert Mueller called it the bureau’s “top criminal priority”—but investigators are being thwarted by a new twist on a constitutional provision, the Washington Post reports. The “speech or debate” clause was intended...

Lobbyists Lavish Gifts on Lawmakers' Fave Charities

Oct 19, 2008 1:08 PM CDT

Lobbyists Lavish Gifts on Lawmakers' Fave Charities

More than $13M donated to charities and nonprofits in name of House, Senate members

(Newser) - New congressional ethics rules are showing the public for the first time how much money lobbyists and companies are donating to charities and nonprofits to woo lawmakers, the New York Times reports. Companies and interest groups donated more than $13 million to such groups associated with more than 200 House...

Dems Better Organized, Top Righties Say

Sep 3, 2008 1:36 PM CDT

Dems Better Organized, Top Righties Say

DeLay, Santorum: Left is poised for big gains at expense of GOP

(Newser) - Top Republicans are convinced Democrats have out-organized them, and hold a significant tactical advantage heading into the fall, Politico reports. “The left has been incredible,” Rep. Eric Cantor said today. “When you’re talking about tactics … we’re at a disadvantage.” Former House Majority Leader...

GOP Firewall: 2011 Redistricting

Jul 7, 2008 12:36 PM CDT

GOP Firewall: 2011 Redistricting

Republicans eye 2010 governor races

(Newser) - Republicans may be pessimistic about November 2008, but they’re feeling pretty good about November 2010. The census that year will spark a round of congressional redistricting, and if Republicans can pick up some statehouses, they might find themselves with a much bigger Capitol contingent. A rep for the party’...

Ten House
Races to
Watch

analysis

Jun 18, 2008 2:36 PM CDT

Ten House Races to Watch

GOP, Dems getting ready to duke it out in several key races

(Newser) - Time profiles the top 10 House races to watch this fall:

Calif., 11th District: Dem Jerry McNerney bested an ethically questioned rep in 2006. He’ll get an incumbency boost this time, but opponent Dean Andal has plenty of money.
Conn., 4th District: Chris Shays is one of the most

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GOP Worries Mount That Boehner Lacks 'Killer Instinct'

May 21, 2008 3:14 PM CDT

GOP Worries Mount That Boehner Lacks 'Killer Instinct'

Signs point to ugly November, and House minority leader may well bear brunt

(Newser) - After three stunning special-election losses, Republicans foresee and ugly November—and John Boehner is taking the heat. The House minority leader refused to push aside National Republican Congressional Committee chair Tom Cole, and many worry it’s too late for the impassive Boehner to change the game anyway, Politico reports....

How the GOP Went Broke

ANALYSIS

May 15, 2008 4:30 PM CDT

How the GOP Went Broke

Legislation, bad governance cost Republicans their financial advantage

(Newser) - The Republican Party has known crises before, but it's always held its own against the Democrats with fundraising prowess. But the GOP finds itself demoralized and impoverished, and seemingly without the funds needed to avoid more losses like the one suffered Tuesday in Mississippi. Politico looks at how the party...

Election Watchdog Pick
Absurdly Partisan

OPINION

May 8, 2008 2:31 PM CDT

Election Watchdog Pick Absurdly Partisan

Already-crippled FEC can't afford to see dismissed chief replaced by Bush crony: Times

(Newser) - President Bush’s latest maneuvering with the Federal Election Commission does nothing to fix the standoff over unacceptable nominees, New York Times editors argue. Instead, the White House has made it worse, moving to can the chairman who questioned John McCain’s “funding machinations”—and sub in a...

Reynolds
Joins Parade
of Departing Republicans

Mar 21, 2008 7:46 AM CDT

Reynolds Joins Parade of Departing Republicans

'The last few years have not been fun for him'

(Newser) - New York Rep. Tom Reynolds became the 22nd House Republican to announce his retirement yesterday. Reynolds, a Dennis Hastert protégé once seen as a potential Speaker, was tainted by an embezzlement scandal on his watch as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. “The last few years have...

$16K on Flowers Accents Pelosi's Spending Spree

Dec 12, 2007 1:00 PM CST

$16K on Flowers Accents Pelosi's Spending Spree

New speaker's $3M outlay doubles her GOP predecessor's

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi spent 63% more in her first nine months as House speaker than Dennis Hastert did over the same period last year—including $16,000 on flowers, the Hill reports. Republicans said the $3 million figure gave the lie to Democrats’ promises of fiscal responsibility; Pelosi aides say the...

Renegade Rep Pummels Pork

Aug 27, 2007 10:38 AM CDT

Renegade Rep Pummels Pork

Arizona Republican is on a one-man crusade against pet spending

(Newser) - Congressman Jeff Flake is waging a one-man war against earmarks, slice the size of the federal budget and scare colleagues away from pet projects. When the Arizona Republican rises to speak, the Los Angeles Times reports, the whole House “grimaces”—bracing for an attack on the pork barrel....

Ex-Speaker Leaving Congress

Aug 15, 2007 12:55 AM CDT

Ex-Speaker Leaving Congress

Hastert was longest serving Republican speaker

(Newser) - Congressman J. Dennis Hastert, Republican House Speaker for eight years until he was ousted when Democrats won the majority in November, will not seek re-election in 2008, the New York Times reports. Hastert, who served longer as speaker than any other Republican, says it's too difficult to adjust to a...

Breaking from Bush, GOP Splinters

May 28, 2007 8:00 AM CDT

Breaking from Bush, GOP Splinters

Rove, DeLay, and Gingrich on the future of the conservative movement

(Newser) - The Republican Party is fracturing politically and strategically, writes the New Yorker's Jeffrey Goldberg. As Bush's approval ratings continue to sink, current and former GOP bigwigs—like Newt Gingrich and Tom DeLay—are looking to redirect the conservative movement as the 2008 election nears.