House Democrats

Economic Crisis Boosts Democrats In Congressional Races

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The financial turmoil that has devastated the stock market is also battering Republicans in congressional races, giving Democrats a...

Businesses May Miss Out On Tax Breaks

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 09.29.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — House Democrats said Monday they would not relent in their dispute with the Senate on a major tax relief package, increasing odds t...

Obama Campaign Manager Meeting With House Dems

WSJ | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


David Plouffe, the campaign manager for Barack Obama, is expected to meet with House Democrats Wednesday, the first meeting of a top Obama campaign st...

Dems in Congress Moving Now to Spy on Americans, Reward Telecoms

Art Levine | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Art Levine

The Democratic-led Congress, with the support of key House leaders, is moving quickly to expand unconstitutional spying authority on Americans and reward telecoms for breaking the law.

The Flip Side Of Dem Victories: A Widening Ideological Divide

The New York Times | Carl Hulse | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics


While much of the Congressional political focus has been on the declining fortunes and numbers of House Republicans, House Democrats have their own pr...

Friday Talking Points [23]

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

As Robert Anton Wilson pointed out (or William S. Burroughs, if you prefer), hexagram 23 of the I Ching is "breaking apart." Anyone who subscribes to...

House Passes Sweeping Energy Bill

NY Times | John Broder | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics


Legislation that will slowly but fundamentally change the cars Americans drive, the fuel they burn, the way they light their homes and the price they ...

The Washington Bubble

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.18.2007 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

Meeting Dick Cheney and George Bush halfway is not moderation, it is madness. It is radicalism. It is deeply unpopular. It is terrible politics and terrible policy.

Dems Fume About the Tyranny of the Tiny Minority

David Sirota | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics


David Sirota

Senate Democrats could filibuster any Iraq war spending bill that is a blank check with no provisions to end the war.

Michael Roston

Reyes: GOP Cynically Using Murdered U.S. Soldiers To Push Wiretapping Agenda

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 10.15.2007 | Politics


Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), chairman of the House intelligence committee, responded aggressively today to GOP charges that the Foreign Intelligence Survei...