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House Republicans voted Monday night in favor of a proposal that would weaken Congress' outside ethics watchdog and remove its independence. Republican Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte's proposal would place the independent Office of Congressional Ethics -- an initial watchdog for House members but without power to punish members -- under oversight of those very lawmakers.
Both Ohio senators voted Tuesday to move ahead with debate on a three-month, $6.4 billion extension of emergency unemployment insurance. Around 40,000 Ohio residents saw their insurance cut off at the end of December after congressional Republicans left the program out of a last-minute budget deal, and another 128,000 stand to get cut off sometime in 2014.
As he prepared for the final stop on his postelection "thank you" tour, President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced his pick for White House budget director, a tough-on-spending conservative congressman who advocates balancing the federal books. South Carolina Rep. Mick Mulvaney, elected in the 2010 tea party wave and a founder of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, is a "very high-energy leader with deep convictions for how to responsibly manage our nation's finances and save our country from drowning in red ink," Trump said in a statement.
One of the nation's most closely watched House races, the bitter campaign between Democratic newcomer Josh Gottheimer and Republican Rep. Scott Garrett ended Tuesday with the polls closed and the counting underway. Mirroring the presidential race, the campaign featured bitter allegations including bigotry, bribery, forgery and assault, and it shattered records for expenditures, with Gottheimer and Garrett each spending at least $4 million while outside groups and super PACs added another $6 million on GottA heimer's side.
Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence greets the crowd at a campaign stop, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Mesa, Ariz. Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence greets the crowd at a campaign stop, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Mesa, Ariz.
North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows will reportedly run for chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, to succeed Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan. According to The Hill , Meadows said he would run if he's re-elected to Congress and Jordan steps down from the position.
In this May 12, 2016, file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, following his meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
"I see a straight line from the announcement of Sarah Palin as the vice presidential nominee to what we see today in Donald Trump," President Obama said. President Obama, in a wide-ranging interview with New York magazine that the publication billed as a "very early draft of his memoirs," revealed that he felt the origins in the bitter and uncompromising partisan divide that has emerged during the current presidential race boil down to one person: Sarah Palin.
Mark Zandi is an accomplished economist with expertise in financial markets who conducts research on the macroeconomic effects of public policies. Also, he once gave Sen. John McCain policy advice.
Rep. Tim Huelskamp answers questions from the media after his primary election watch party held at the Atrium Hotel and Conference Center on Aug. 2. After a hard-fought race, I was disappointed on Tuesday to lose the primary to represent Kansas's "Big First'"congressional district. Representing the citizens of Kansas has been a great honor.
Donald Trump has tapped Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, picking a partner who has executive and congressional experience as well as support within the Republican Party's conservative base. Trump makes it official: Mike Pence is his running mate Donald Trump has tapped Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, picking a partner who has executive and congressional experience as well as support within the Republican Party's conservative base.
Two of Pence's biggest areas of focus since he took office were lowering both taxes and the unemployment rate in the Hoosier State. But more recently, Pence suffered heavy criticism for his Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which many groups said allowed discrimination against LGBT people.
In this Feb. 10, 2016 file photo, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. House conservatives on July 13, 2016, have taken the first step to force an impeachment vote on Koskinen.
The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum towers over the west bank of the Grand River here. The airport at the edge of town is named for the 38th president.
US President Barack Obama makes an election-night phone call to Rep. John Boehner from his Treaty Room office in the White House residence a couple of minutes after midnight in this November 3, 2010, file photograph. President Barack Obama is a night owl, and his hours of solitude after dark are crucial to his well-being, according to a story in The New York Times.
The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum towers over the west bank of the Grand River here. The airport at the edge of town is named for the 38th president.
NeverTrump Republicans are indulging a fantasy that if only the Republican Party had a "normal" candidate, if only Trump behaved in a "polished" way, the nominee and the party at large would avoid a lot of PR/Media headaches. But this is contrary to what actually happened a mere four years ago.
Former President George H.W. Bush says he's mourning the death of former U.S. Sen. and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich, whom he called one of his closest political allies. In a statement from Kennebunkport, Maine, Bush calls Voinovich "the quintessential public servant," someone who "brought people together, focused on results, and left his state and our country a better place."
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, listens to a question from an 8th grader during her trip to Children's Day School in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, listens to a question from an 8th grader during her trip to Children's Day School in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, May 31, 2016.