GOP Moves to Protect Majority Leader DeLay
238904
Moving to protect Majority Leader Tom DeLay, House Republicans want to change party rules to ensure that DeLay retains his post if a Texas grand jury indicts him as it did with three of his political associates.
353231
The US Senate's Republican leader blamed obstruction by opposition Democrats for a delay in passing a US-India nuclear energy deal, which has now been put off until after the November midterm elections.
24460
After hours of spirited debate, House Republicans passed a rule change yesterday that would allow Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury.
337956
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.
209065
Move by GOP to rescind a rule allowing indicted leaders to retain their posts adds to majority leader's vulnerability.
242592
Republicans in the US House of Representatives changed their rules so that Majority Leader Tom DeLay could stay in power if he&#39;s indicted by a Texas grand jury.
594582
House Republicans are changing party rules to protect their leader, native Texan, Tom DeLay. The GOP is trying to help DeLay keep his job, even if he`s indicted by a Texas grand jury.
181866
House Speaker Dennis Hastert is considering replacing the chairman of the ethics committee, which admonished Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is the focus of a grand jury probe into his campaign finance practices.
487662
Dogged by scandal, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Tuesday he will do whatever is necessary to remove his name from the ballot, a step that will allow the party to field a write-in candidate in hopes of holding his seat in Texas.
545192
WASHINGTON - The House ethics committee said Thursday that Majority Leader Tom DeLay went "beyond the boundaries" of party discipline when he tried to persuade a Michigan Republican to support legislation that provided a Medicare prescription drug benefit.    The committee approved an investigative report that serves as "a public admonishment" against DeLay, R-Texas, Rep...
763272
Charges of vote trading and unethical fundraising against majority leader DeLay may curb his ability to raise money.
551270
Republican senators are trying to delay a bill that would overhaul the U.S. patent system.
512703
Republican Party leaders hope to ratchet up the pressure on Gov. James E. McGreevey to leave office before a self-imposed November deadline by taking their case to the public.
636801
Democrat leaders search for a mediator as race for party nomination threatens to drag on until August convention
254342
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.
535182
Washington -- With House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, now involved directly or tangentially in a handful of ethics cases and investigations, some analysts say another setback could substantially weaken the lawmaker&#39;s ability to champion Republican
197147
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; House Republicans changed a party rule Wednesday to allow Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas to remain as majority leader even if indicted in an investigation of campaign finance violations in his home state.