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Jim Moran

LOOK: Puppies, Models And Members Of Congress

Posted 04.16.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Last Saturday night, the Washington Humane Society's 7th annual Fashion for Paws event raised nearly $700,000 combining three of D.C.'s ...

House Democrats To Obama, OMB: Repeal Tiahrt Amendment

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 03.26.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A group of Democratic congressmen are urging the Obama administration and the Office of Management and Budget to remove an amendment to ...

Will Wrigley

Congress Has Never Been So Adorable

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Wrigley | Posted 02.15.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Nothing brings everyone together quite like puppies and kittens. This goes for lawmakers, too. Thursday's "Paws for Love" adoption ev...

Obama Critics Come Around, Say He's A 'New Man'

Reuters | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics

By Thomas Ferraro LEESBURG, Va. Feb 7 (Reuters) - Democrats in Congress have always had some gripes with their preside...

Moran's Son Won't Be Charged

AP | Posted 01.31.2013 | Politics

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Police say they won't file any charges against the son of Democratic Congressman Jim Moran of Virginia, who was captured in an under...

Michael McAuliff

'Weaponized' Debt Limit Should Be Repealed, Dems Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.16.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats on Wednesday accused their counterparts across the aisle of employing war-like tactics against their own country...

Jason Linkins

Jim Moran Is Not Exactly Helping His Embattled Son Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.12.2012 | Politics

The Washington City Paper reports that the son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), Patrick Moran, pled guilty Wednesday to simple assault stemming from an inci...

Son Of Congressman Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Girfriend

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 12.12.2012 | Politics

Patrick Moran, son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), was sentenced to probation on Wednesday after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend outside of a ...

Congressman's Son Claims 'Stupidity' After James O'Keefe Flap

AP | Posted 11.05.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The son of Virginia Democratic congressman Jim Moran says it was pure "stupidity" that he discussed a plan to cast fraudulent ballots in...

O'Keefe Mission Spurs Dem Resignation

AP | Posted 12.24.2012 | Politics

ARLINGTON, Va. — The son of Democratic congressman Jim Moran of Virginia has resigned from his father's campaign after an undercover video shows...

This Is What Happens To Waste From Congress

| Posted 09.24.2012 | DC

By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff It's been a little less than a year since Congress began burning 90 percent of its trash for energy, and the Archit...

LOOK: Congressional Staffers Play With Puppies, Kittens

The Huffington Post | Erin Mershon | Posted 07.24.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Congressional staffers might come to blows over their loyalty to elephants and donkeys, but when it comes to puppies, there's little to ...

Eisenhower Memorial Complaints Reach Fever Pitch

| Posted 06.01.2012 | DC

By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff Opposition to the proposed design for a memorial to President Dwight Eisenhower has reached a fever pitch, with...

Fifteen Guys in a DC Jail Cell Plotting Mischief -- Watch Out World!

Rabbi Steve Gutow | Posted 05.20.2012 | Impact
Rabbi Steve Gutow

It sounds like the beginning of a semi-decent joke: A movie star, four Congress members, leaders of several NGOs, two rabbis, a journalist and a great comedian walk into a jail cell. Last Friday, that is what happened though.

Christina Wilkie

Sudan Protest: Rabbis, George Clooney Arrested

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 03.16.2012 | Religion

WASHINGTON -- Numerous religious leaders and four members of Congress were arrested here this morning at a protest outside the Embassy of Sudan. Among...

George Clooney, Congressmen To Protest At Sudan Embassy

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.16.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON — George Clooney and his father were arrested Friday during a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy, and the actor said he has asked P...

Dem Rep: Allen West 'Not Representative Of The African-American Community'

Posted 02.02.2012 | Politics

Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) spoke out this week on recent inflammatory comments by Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), saying that they proved he wasn't "representat...

Rep. Jim Moran Praises NPS Director For Defending Occupy DC, First Amendment

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.27.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis did not assuage Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and other GOP members during this week's con...

Hayley Miller

Bob Barker Fighting For New Bill To Stop 'Heartbreaking' Treatment Of Circus Animals

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 01.02.2012 | Green

WASHINGTON -- Bob Barker doesn't think "The Greatest Show On Earth" is great for animals, and he made his case Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The form...

Bob Barker On Capitol Hill For Exotic Animal Legislation

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.02.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Former "Price Is Right" host and long-time animal advocate Bob Barker will be on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, for the introduction of...

Representative Moran (and 25 Others): Conned by Concord Coalition

Eric Lotke | Posted 09.12.2011 | Politics
Eric Lotke

Concord is an honest advocacy group and entitled to advocacy towards its ends. But our elected officials should not dress it up in government clothes and present it to constituents as a town hall forum.

Fans' Intimate Familiarity With Athletes Is Overrated

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Derrick K. Baker

I've been an ardent sports fan since realizing how my favorite teams excited and affected me. And while I never suffered from idolatry -- I'd never hy...

Friday Talking Points [153] -- SOTU-palooza

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

The past week in politics was, quite obviously, dominated by President Obama's "State Of The Union" speech to Congress. For those of you who may have...

Democratic Congressman: GOP's 2010 Victories Driven By Opposition To Black President

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) is facing blowback for an inflammatory statement made recently on Arabic television, in which he attributed racist sentiments t...

Looking Behind the Numbers of House Afghanistan Vote

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Tom Andrews

This week, The US House of Representatives failed to represent the majority of Americans who believe we should end the US led military occupation of Afghanistan.