Republicans Change Rule to Shield DeLay if Indicted
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House Republicans voted on Wednesday  to change their own rules to allow their powerful Majority  Leader Tom DeLay to keep his post even if he is indicted in  connection with illegal fund-raising activities.
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House Republicans voted on Wednesday to change their own rules to allow Tom DeLay keep his position as majority leader even if he is indicted in Texas, where a number of his associates have already been charged in connection with illegal fund-raising activities.
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Indicted former U.S. House of  Representatives Republican leader Tom DeLay said on Tuesday he  will not run for his former seat in Congress even though  federal courts have ruled his name cannot be replaced on the  November ballot.
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House Democratic leaders on Thursday sought removal of two recently appointed Republicans from the ethics committee, questioning whether their judgment would be influenced by contributions to Majority Leader Tom DeLay's legal defense fund.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) was unanimously rebuked by the ethics committee Wednesday for involving a federal agency in a Texas partisan matter and staging a fundraiser in a way that appeared to link access to the congressman with political donations.
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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.
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U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas got fellow Republicans on Monday to reverse a recent rule change that would have allowed him to keep his leadership post even if indicted.
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Emboldened by their election success, House Republicans changed their rules yesterday to allow Majority Leader Tom DeLay (Tex.) to keep his post even if a grand jury indicts him, and Senate GOP leaders continued to weigh changing long-standing rules governing filibusters to prevent Democrats from blocking President Bush's most conservative judicial nominees.
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The new Congress convenes with House Republicans, leery of a bruising floor fight, stepping back from plans to significantly relax ethics rules that ensnared Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
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Washington -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist urged Democrats on Thursday to stop blocking President Bush&#39;s federal court nominees and hinted that he may try to change Senate rules to thwart their delaying tactics.
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As state Republican parties scurry to meet tonightâs plan submission deadline for their nominating contests, the national G.O.P. issued a warning that it intends to enforce its timing rulesâno exceptions.
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Charges of vote trading and unethical fundraising against majority leader DeLay may curb his ability to raise money.
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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.
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They&#39;ll be voting on a change in party rules to ensure that Tom DeLay keeps his post as House majority leader even if a Texas grand jury indicts him.
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US House Republicans are under attack for changing their party rules to protect House Majority Leader Tom Delay. The new rules would allow Delay to keep his leadership position even if he&#39;s indicted by a Texas Grand Jury.
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Republican Party leaders on Monday recommended punishing five states for shifting their nomination contests earlier
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Republican senators are trying to delay a bill that would overhaul the U.S. patent system.