The House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved its scaled-back version of an ethics reform package that would prohibit insider trading on Capitol Hill and in the executive branch. On a 417 to 2 vote, the legislation won approval despite complaints from senators and House Democrats that GOP leaders stripped the measure of several key reforms that the Senate had easily approved. Read full article > >

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After a closed-door session of party leaders Tuesday, House Democrats decided not to punish Rep. Anthony Weiner after he sent sexually charged messages to women he met online. Meanwhile, House Speaker John Boehner joined the growing chorus of elected…

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Dems Decide Not to Punish Weiner

On Capitol Hill, there’s one thing you can almost always take to the bank: The minority party’s agenda won’t become the agenda. Yet on Wednesday, leaders of the minority parties in the Senate and House introduced their jobs agendas in spirited fashion. Senate Republicans and House Democrats sought to demonstrate that, unlike the parties that control their respective chambers, they are focused chiefly on one of the top concerns of American voters: creating jobs and stimulating economic growth. Neither plan is likely to become law, with some key elements regarded as non-starters by the majority parties. But that’s not necessarily the point. Wednesday’s rollouts seemed to have been more about positioning the minority parties to show they are doing something about jobs — and to crow that those in the majority, by comparison, are doing nothing. Read full article > >

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Washington – When Rep. Gabrielle Giffords found herself targeted for defeat last year with a map showing a rifle’s crosshairs over her district, she worried it might incite violence. “When people do that, they’ve got to realize there’s consequences to that action,” she said, after Sarah Palin used the crosshairs to tell her followers of 20 House Democrats who should be defeated. read more

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Just Talk or Real Threat? Shooting Raises Questions About Rhetoric

If President Obama’s tax deal falls apart, this figures to be the snag: House Democrats will probably amend the estate tax so that instead of kicking in at a rate of 35 percent on estates worth more than $5 million, it will kick in at 45 percent on…

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House Tries to Amend Estate Tax

The Senate advanced the tax-cut package negotiated by President Obama and Congressional Republicans, increasing pressure on House Democrats to set aside their opposition.

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Tax-Cut Package Passes Crucial Test

Vote on Tax Deal is Imminent House majority leader Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) said Monday that the House will likely vote this week on Obama’s tax package, according to Politico . “I believe that action is necessary and compromise inevitable,” Hoyer said at the National Press Club. He also said that House Democrats may insist that certain changes be implemented before they’re willing to pass the bill, including on estate tax rates. read more

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House Democrats voted not to bring up a tax deal President Obama negotiated with the GOP, raising questions over the president’s influence in his own party.

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House Democrats defy Obama on tax cut bill

House Democrats reject a deal President Barack Obama struck with the Republican opposition to cut taxes and extend unemployment benefits.

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In a closed door caucus meeting on Thursday morning, House Democrats voted to reject the tax cut deal between the White House and Congressional Republicans “as currently written.”

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The Caucus: House Democrats Voice Opposition to Tax-Cut Deal

There’s a knot in the president’s tax cut deal. Despite pleading from the White House, House Democrats angry about Obama’s plan to extend all of the Bush tax cuts refused to let the proposal come up for a vote. “This message today is very simple: That…

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House Democrats elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi as minority leader Wednesday, turning to the once-powerful speaker to oversee a shrunken and demoralized caucus.

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Pelosi to lead Democrats; path is unclear

House Democrats elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi as minority leader Wednesday, turning to the once-powerful speaker to oversee a shrunken and demoralized caucus.

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Pelosi to lead Democrats; path is unclear

House Democrats elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi as minority leader Wednesday, turning to the once-powerful speaker to oversee a shrunken and demoralized caucus.

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Pelosi to lead Democrats; path is unclear

House Democrats elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi as minority leader Wednesday, turning to the once-powerful speaker to oversee a shrunken and demoralized caucus.

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