Nancy Pelosi’s final act of revenge?
As I wrote a while back, it's clear that Nancy Pelosi will have little choice but to step down as the Democrats' House leader if -- as is now almost universally expected -- they lose their majority...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi probably deserved better than this
As public faces of America's most chronically maligned institution, congressional leaders are never really that popular. Even Tip O'Neill, whose Irish charm and gruff, grandfatherly demeanor won him...
View ArticleThe case for Nancy Pelosi sticking around
Before the election, I wrote that Nancy Pelosi would step down as the House's Democratic leader if her party lost control of the chamber -- and that she'd probably leave Congress altogether. And as a...
View ArticlePelosi wants to stay as top House Democrat
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will try to keep her Democratic leadership post despite massive election losses that cost her party the House majority.The nation's first female speaker became a strong...
View ArticlePelosi tweets: I want to stay
[Updated] My election night eulogy was premature: Nancy Pelosi has just announced, via Twitter, that she intends to stay in Congress and seek to retain her post as the top House Democrat: Driven by the...
View ArticleAnother Democratic Congress? It could be awhile
To everyone's surprise, Nancy Pelosi wants to return as the Democrats' leader in the next Congress. But if she's hoping for a big Democratic year in 2012 that would give her the speaker's gavel back,...
View ArticleThe biggest Democratic loser: Steny Hoyer
It's been, in case you missed it, a pretty rough week for Democrats. But for most of the party's top leaders, it's not that hard to find a silver lining: Barack Obama is hardly the first president to...
View ArticleThe plot to derail Nancy Pelosi
All it took to force Newt Gingrich to walk away from the GOP's House leadership was the unexpected loss of five seats in the 1998 midterms. So it probably shouldn't be too surprising that Nancy...
View ArticleIf you can’t beat her, scapegoat her
[Updated] House Democrats are gathering behind closed doors on Capitol Hill today to pick their leadership team for the next Congress -- although "ratify" might be a more appropriate term.Nancy Pelosi...
View ArticleEffort to delay Nancy Pelosi leadership vote fails
Democratic critics of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have failed in their effort to postpone a vote on keeping her as the party's leader. The California Democrat hopes to secure the job in a vote later...
View ArticleHouse Democrats keep Nancy Pelosi as their leader
House Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader Wednesday despite massive party losses in this month's congressional elections that prompted some lawmakers to call for new...
View ArticleGOP Speaker-designate calls middle-class tax bill “chicken crap”
The tax cut bill considered by the House on Thursday isn't merely disappointing, it's "chicken crap." And Rep. Rob Bishop's three-piece suit?"I told Mr. Bishop on the way in that just because he...
View Article“Crap”-gate: Democrats used procedural trick to hold symbolic vote!
Did you hear? The method by which House Democrats voted in favor of extending low tax rates for all households but not extending an even lower top marginal rate on particularly high-earning households...
View ArticlePelosi struggles to move tax compromise through House
House Democratic leaders struggled Thursday night to clear legislation aimed at avoiding a Jan. 1 increase in income taxes, even as rank-and-file liberals argued vehemently it included an unforgivable...
View ArticleTake a bow, Nancy and Harry
With dozens of defeated and retiring members clearing out their offices, the 111th Congress finished work this week. Few are sad to see it go. According to a recent Gallup poll, only thirteen percent...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi says “no regrets” on last day as speaker
Democrat Nancy Pelosi says she has no regrets on her last day as House speaker, a reign that last four years and is ending after the November elections.Pelosi said Tuesday she looks forward to leading...
View ArticleSpeaker Boehner’s first day of work liveblog
4:00 "This rules packages gives us an opportunity to do exactly what President Lincoln wanted." -- Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the hilarious new "cut as you go" rule, which is such a brilliant example...
View ArticleThe steep price of crossing Nancy Pelosi
Officially, Jane Harman's career in Congress will come to a close in the next few weeks, when the California Democrat steps down in the middle of her ninth term to become the new president of the...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi briefly hospitalized in Rome
An Italian news agency says that U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi was hospitalized briefly in Rome with a minor ailment.Pelosi, a former House speaker, had been scheduled to hold talks with...
View ArticlePelosi calls for investigation of Weiner
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is calling for an ethics committee investigation of Rep. Anthony Weiner.Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, said Monday the committee should determine whether...
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