The House majority leader is trying to stop the U.S. government in its tracks. And so far, he's doing a pretty effective job....
HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.27.2011
WASHINGTON -- Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have been busy convincing Congress to quickly fill its emergency aid coffers, as the agenc...
HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.15.2011
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans rolled out their plan to fund disaster relief in Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) district, but at the cost of al...
AP | Posted 11.07.2011
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A top House Republican said Wednesday that there will be no holdup in replenishing disaster aid ac...
AP | Posted 11.02.2011
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House told Congress on Thursday there's a need for more than $5 billion in additional di...
AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.31.2011
RICHMOND, Va. (AP/The Huffington Post) -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he never suggested that disaster funds for victims of Hurricane Irene...
AP | BETH DeFALCO | Posted 10.31.2011
TRENTON, N.J. — Firebrand Gov. Chris Christie let loose against Congress on Wednesday, saying he wouldn't let a fight brewing in Washington over...
YNN | By Web Staff | Posted 10.31.2011
Senator Gillibrand said, "I think it's irresponsible, and I think he lacked judgement, and I think he should come and begin to meet with the homes, th...
Edward Flattau | Posted 10.31.2011
Because of a rigid ideological commitment to "get Washington off the public's back," House of Representative Republicans tend to have a counter productive, narrow view of the appropriate role for federal government.
AP | Posted 10.31.2011
WASHINGTON -- The head of the federal disaster assistance agency says recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irene will proceed regardless of a dwi...
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 10.30.2011
WASHINGTON — A political battle between the tea party-driven House and the Democratic-controlled Senate is threatening to slow money to the gove...
Jonathan Richards | Posted 10.28.2011
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.03.2011
WASHINGTON -- Governor Haley Barbour (R-Miss.) broke with his own party's leadership in the House of Representatives on Friday, arguing that Congress ...
Posted 07.30.2011
On Sunday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) reiterated his position that disaster relief funds for the tornado victims in Joplin, Missouri mus...
New York Magazine | Jason Zengerle | Posted 12.03.2011