There is a noticeably more aggressive, confrontational President Obama roaming the country these days, selling his jobs plan and attacking Republicans for standing in the way of progress by standing up only for the rich. In Texas on Tuesday, the president went after a leading Republican by name: “Yesterday the Republican majority leader in Congress, Eric Cantor, said that right now he won’t even let this jobs bill have a vote in the House of Representatives,” Obama said. “I would like Mr. Cantor to come here to Dallas and explain what exactly in this jobs bill does he not believe in, what exactly he is opposed to. Does he not believe in rebuilding America’s roads and bridges? Does he not believe in tax breaks for small businesses or efforts to help our veterans?” Read full article > >

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President Obama goes on the attack, to Democrats’ delight

The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, took a spill on the rainy streets of Washington, but was quickly released from the hospital to head to work as usual.

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What’s the number one priority in the House right now? Majority Leader Eric Cantor has fast tracked a bill to defund NPR, setting up a vote on Thursday. The network has been under fire since last week, when James O’Keefe released a selectively edited…

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The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, accused Republicans of reneging on an agreement to allow dueling budget votes without a procedural fight.

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The Caucus: Senate’s Plan for Test Votes on the Budget Erodes

The Senate majority leader told colleagues to expect to resume work, leaving the body without a Democrat as they take up governor’s appointees and other issues.

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Wisconsin G.O.P. Plans to Work Without Democrats

Bad news for Senate Democrats: another member of their ranks is hanging up his hat in 2012. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico told Majority Leader Harry Reid Thursday night that he will not run for re-election, leaving six currently Democratic seats open in…

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AUSTIN – Former House majority leader Tom DeLay, the brash Texan who helped build and tightly control a Republican majority in his chamber until resigning in 2005, was sentenced by a state judge Monday to three years in prison for illegally plotting to funnel corporate contributions to Texas…

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DeLay sentenced to 3 years in prison

The House of Representatives will grind to a halt next week, putting aside all legislative business in the wake of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ attempted assassination in Arizona today. Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced the decision in a statement,…

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House Postpones All Activity

Senate Republicans scuttled a bipartisan $1.2 trillion dollar spending omnibus bill last week. Now, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is scrambling to pass a temporary funding bill to keep the federal government’s lights on. read more

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With major bills passed and a fifth term ahead, the Senate majority leader claims a central role in “the most productive Congress.”

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The Caucus: With Major Bills Passed, Reid Takes a Victory Lap

In a dramatic twist played out on the floor of the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid conceded Thursday night he lacked the votes to bring up a nearly $1.1 trillion spending bill designed to fund the federal government for the rest of the current fiscal year.

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Democrats pull $1.1 trillion spending bill

In a dramatic twist played out on the floor of the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid conceded Thursday night he lacked the votes to bring up a nearly $1.1 trillion spending bill designed to fund the federal government for the rest of the current fiscal year.

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Democrats pull $1.1 trillion spending bill

House Democrats plan to push ahead on a vote Thursday to permanently extend tax breaks for those making $250,000 a year or less, said Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.

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House votes on tax cuts

Former House majority leader Tom DeLay, the Texan architect of Republican power in Congress, was convicted Wednesday of illegally plotting to funnel corporate contributions to home-state legislative candidates in 2002.

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