Santa Claus Asks Congress For Bailout
Mr. Claus, age unknown, offered no specifics about how he would use the government funds, asking only that the Congressmen simply "believe in" him.
Mr. Claus, age unknown, offered no specifics about how he would use the government funds, asking only that the Congressmen simply "believe in" him.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics
As of Tuesday there is no official race for the chairmanship of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee -- a spot created once Rep. Henry ...
Steve Parker | Posted 11.22.2008 | Business
In a major win for all consumers, Democrats in the House of Representatives voted Thursday to put Rep. Henry Waxman of California in charge of a key p...
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...
James Boyce | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media
As many of you know, the primary NewsLadder site has more than 20 subladders that feed into it and today, like I do every Friday, when I went by to se...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
Henry Waxman's hard-fought capture of the House Energy and Commerce Committee chairmanship has created an opening for his soon-to-be-former seat atop ...
Kevin Grandia | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green
Waxman is now in a position to haul the energy executives onto to the floor and expose this campaign just like he did with Big Tobacco.
Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics
Rep. Dingell, as the chair of the House energy and commerce committee, was nothing more than a shill for the auto industry, working overtime to suppress any attempts at controlling pollution or raising mileage limits.
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green
WASHINGTON — Democrats steered the House toward more aggressively tackling global warming and other environmental problems Thursday, toppling ve...
Jane Hamsher | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics
This week the Senate voted to remain an exclusive club of self-protection and entitlement by letting Bush enabler Joe Lieberman keep his gavel, but the House has voted for progress.
Bill Scher | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green
This is victory for the public interest in passing strong global warming legislation over the self-interest of protecting an inflexible seniority system for key congressional posts.
Pete Cenedella | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics
Bye bye MIchigan, hello California: The House Democrats have finally cleared some old spare parts out of the way in anticipation of President Obama's agenda.
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Democrats steered the House toward more aggressively tackling global warming and other environmental problems Thursday, toppling ve...
Politico | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics
Rep Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) has won round one in his bid to unseat Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) as chairman of the powerhouse commerce committee. Waxm...
The Hill | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics
The top two Democratic leaders in the House are expected to vote for different lawmakers to lead the Energy and Commerce Committee in the next Congres...
Huffington Post, Grist | Dave Burdick | Posted 11.17.2008 | Green
The battle for chairmanship of the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee has been heated, dividing Democrats in Congress. Rep. Henry Waxman ...
Bloomberg | Lorraine Woellert and Christopher Stern | Posted 11.14.2008 | Green
When House Democrats return to Washington next week, they will have to choose between two of the party's most senior lawmakers. The elder statesman i...
Linda Milazzo | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics
According to the local Los Angeles newspaper, The Daily Breeze, California Congresswoman, Jane Harman, a blue dog conservative democrat, is up for a h...
Robert Reed | Posted 11.12.2008 | Chicago
Ken Griffin, Chicago hedge fund magnate and one of the country's wealthiest men, is the anti-Trump. Unlike The Donald, Griffin hates being noticed. All that is about to change Thursday.
The Hill | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics
Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) has called his challenger for the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), a...
Laurie David | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics
Now that Detroit is begging for a handout to save itself, Congress should demand in return a serious, long-overdue increase in fuel efficiency standards for new cars and trucks.
Grist | Kate Sheppard | Posted 11.11.2008 | Green
Fighting words are being exchanged in the brewing battle over the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In an interview on Detroit...
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A top Democratic aide says Rep. Henry Waxman, a liberal ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is challenging veteran Rep. John Dingell as H...
Posted 10.30.2008 | Business
Below is the text of a letter sent on October 28, 2008 from Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to the he...
Denise Dennis | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home
Recently, pollsters have moved Pennsylvania from a toss-up, battleground state to leaning or, according to Real Clear Politics, leading Obama, but De...
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
Via ThinkProgress, in an interview with NewsMax, President Bush's brother Jeb...
President Bush let it all out today during an interview with ABC News' Charlie...
The following is Part I of Sean Penn's piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part II here) The
Governor Palin Neglects Alaska Duties for Partisan Stumping on Campaign Trail...
Last week, Black Friday heralded the unofficial kickoff of the 2008 winter holiday...
Reuters has a Q&A with John Travolta to promote his animated film "Bolt." At the end, they ask him...
President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as...
NEW YORK — Rush Limbaugh has seldom been a fan of...
After a 12-day hiatus, Sarah Palin stepped back into the spotlight on Monday to...
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns...
It started with the fist bump seen 'round the world. Soon...
A revolutionary device that can harness...
Eric Williams | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business