By
Niels Lesniewski
| May 24, 2013, 5:46 p.m.
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez tells Univision that the “gang of eight” senators working on an immigration overhaul don’t yet have 60 votes.
By
Jason Dick
| May 24, 2013, 4:55 p.m.
Former Reps. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif., and Connie Mack, R-Fla., are getting divorced.
By
Emma Dumain
| May 24, 2013, 4:49 p.m.
It’s no secret that Republicans needed to revamp their outreach to Hispanics after Mitt Romney’s dismal electoral showing last year, and GOP leaders hope a new marketing effort will help their members connect with the burgeoning bloc of voters.
By
Meredith Shiner
| May 24, 2013, 3:32 p.m.
Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., sent a “Dear Colleague” letter on Friday thanking his fellow representatives for their support in the days since a tornado hit his hometown of Moore and declaring that leaders have “assured” him the Sooner State will have the resources it needs to rebuild.
Steven Dennis
| May 24, 2013, 3:28 p.m.
Former House Rules Chairman David Dreier, R-Calif., has joined the Brookings Institution as a distinguished fellow, the think tank announced.
By
Warren Rojas
| May 24, 2013, 3:22 p.m.
Rocky Twyman, spiritual leader of the Pray at the Pump movement and the self-styled conscience of Capitol Hill, feels terrible about all the natural disasters that have plagued Americans as of late.
Meredith Shiner
| May 24, 2013, 2:46 p.m.
Her role in the Benghazi talking points controversy doesn’t seem to be causing Victoria Nuland trouble.
By
Neda Semnani
| May 24, 2013, 2:28 p.m.
In honor of Memorial Day, we present to you the following, courtesy of Massachusetts’ junior senator.
By
Neda Semnani
| May 24, 2013, 2:03 p.m.
There are times in life when words aren’t enough. For more than 120 D.C. students, this is one of those times.
By
Niels Lesniewski
| May 24, 2013, 11:58 a.m.
CQ Roll Call’s banking expert Ben Weyl alerts us to a Wall Street Journal report indicating that a former aide to Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., may have overtaken a former staffer for Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., as the next head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
By
Warren Rojas
| May 24, 2013, 11:17 a.m.
We realize it’s not particularly blazing hot outside right now. (C’mon sunshine!) But things could warm up over the course of the long weekend.
By
Meredith Shiner
| May 23, 2013, 7:37 p.m.
Senate Democrats hate it. The White House said it would veto it. And yet, the House passed a student loan bill Thursday, increasing the pressure on Democrats to move their own bill.
By
Julie Ershadi
| May 23, 2013, 6:23 p.m.
The Washington, D.C. chapter of organized gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Republicans hosted former Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz., and his husband at a small mixer Wednesday night.
By
Daniel Newhauser
| May 23, 2013, 6 p.m.
Bipartisan House negotiators emerged from a critical meeting Thursday signaling that they again have come to a tentative agreement on a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system.
By
Warren Rojas
| May 23, 2013, 5:39 p.m.
Freshman Rep. Eric Swalwell rolled out the welcome mat in the Cannon House Office Building on Wednesday night, inviting fellow occupants of the fifth floor to what turned out to be a widely attended cookout.
By
Meredith Shiner
| May 23, 2013, 5:19 p.m.
Does a late-night comedy show affect Washington policymakers?
By
Niels Lesniewski
| May 23, 2013, 5:14 p.m.
Updated 7:00 p.m. | IRS official Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave as two senior senators requested, one day after she invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to testify before a House committee.
By
Emma Dumain
| May 23, 2013, 4:10 p.m.
House Republican leaders on Thursday made it clear that their chamber will proceed with an immigration overhaul on its own terms.
