I followed Nancy Pelosi's diet of breakfast ice cream and hot dogs for a week, and I ping-ponged...
Business Insider· 47 minutes agoWhen Nancy Pelosi announced she was stepping down as Speaker of the House, her lunch was a hot dog....
Jim Jordan moves from leadership nemesis to key player in GOP agenda
NPR· 4 hours agoWhen Jordan arrived on Capitol Hill in 2007, he zeroed in on his quest to shrink the federal...
Veterans of 2011 U.S. debt-ceiling fight see tougher battle ahead
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThose elements driving the debate over raising the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling...
Retired Gohmert remains loved at home, hated by others
The Daily Sentinel· 4 days agoIn Nacogdoches County, retired Congressman Louie Gohmert is still a star, a sharp contrast to public...
Joe Biden’s Big Lesson From the Last Debt-Ceiling Fight
New York Magazine· 1 day agoBarack Obama was fed up, but Joe Biden was incredulous. It was the summer of 2011, and House...
Manchin sees himself as shuttle diplomat from Democrats to McCarthy
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is seeking to carve out a new role for himself now that he’s no longer...
Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’ll block Rep. Adam Schiff from Intel panel
FOX 11 News Los Angeles· 6 days agoSpeaker Kevin McCarthy reiterated Tuesday that he will block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Debt ceiling showdown is probably not what Congress imagined in 1917
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 23 hours agoIt began as a way to make it easier for the federal government to sell bonds to finance the U.S....
How a 'lesson of 2011' shaped Biden's no-negotiation stance on debt limit
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 days agoWASHINGTON — In 2011, after faltering debt limit negotiations with House Republicans brought the...
Republicans Considering a Short-Term Debt Limit Suspension: Report
The Fiscal Times via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoHouse Republicans are reportedly considering one or more short-term suspensions of the debt limit —...