Hastert Launches A Partisan Policy
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In scuttling major intelligence legislation that he, the president and most lawmakers supported, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert last week enunciated a policy in which Congress will pass bills
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More Democrats went on the attack Friday with campaign ads linking Republican candidates to the Mark Foley House page scandal while GOP candidates moved to distance themselves from embattled Speaker Dennis Hastert.
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The Republican candidate takes on the tough task of defending his positions before religious conservatives today.
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Republicans will play defense in this fall's state legislative races to avoid a "tsunami" that could alter the political landscape in statehouses around the country, the head of the GOP's legislative campaign committee said Wednesday.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is trying to fend off the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ determined campaign to score a net gain of at least 15 House seats in the Nov. 7 elections Ã¢ÂÂ which they need to take control of the House. And Republican leaders have been pressing their politically Ã¢ÂÂsafeÃ¢ÂÂ members who have surplus campaign funds to ante up ever more money for the GOPÃ¢ÂÂs effort to extinguish the Democratic threat.
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J. Dennis Hastert, who has become the longest-serving Republican House speaker, made it clear that he would not step down.
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House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., will swear in Vice President Dick Cheney at the inauguration Jan. 20, an unusual but not unprecedented choice.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Turning from national security issues and the attacks on Democratic rival John Kerry on their opening night of the convention, Republicans plan to focus on domestic issues and the economy on Tuesday, the first night of programming
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The economy and education are areas where lawmakers may break partisan gridlock.
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Capitol Briefing | Aiming to solidify support, Ariz. senator steps up outreach to GOP establishment.
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Republican U.S. House leaders faced mounting pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down for his handling of sexual messages sent to teen-age boys by Rep. Mark Foley.
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Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., is under strong consideration to become the next chairman of the House ethics committee as Speaker Dennis Hastert works to recast a panel roiled by controversy, Republican officials said Tuesday night.
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Amid rumblings from conservatives that she is seeking special treatment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) will receive use of an Air Force jet larger than the one used by her predecessor, Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, so she can fly nonstop to her home in San Francisco.
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House Republican leaders faced growing pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down amid Republican fears about the potential fallout in November's fight for control of Congress.
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BATAVIA, Ill  - Embattled Republican leader Dennis Hastert on Thursday outlined steps to investigate the House cybersex scandal and said he intends to stay in office despite calls for him to step down before the November elections.
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Republicans on Monday laid the groundwork to contest the gubernatorial election, airing a litany of allegations and concerns over the way the election and its three counts were administered, particularly in King County.
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GOP walks fine line in touting its terror record vs. politicizing it.