Parties Focus on Vulnerable Georgia Congressmen
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Democrats, in their fight to win back control of the U.S. House of Representatives, have set their sights on a tight race in rural Georgia where a conservative one-term Republican is battling to hold a Democratic-leaning seat.
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Eager to shore up their fragile House and Senate majorities, congressional Democrats have enlisted their committee chairmen in an early blitz to bring millions of dollars into the party's coffers, culminating in a late-March event featuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and 10 of the powerful panel...
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Democratic candidates seized on a disgraced congressman's explicit messages with underage boys &#151; and House Republican leaders' handling of the situation &#151; to argue that voters should toss the GOP from power.
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Two congressional committees are scheduled this week to consider a bill giving the District its first full vote in the House, and senior Democrats hope to pass it in the House and send it to the Senate this month.
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With many lawmakers eager to help their own regions, Congress is unlikely to act as quickly on President Bush's latest request for hurricane aid as they did on his first package.
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Democrats' hopes of retaining a Senate seat in Georgia are fading fast and such a loss could deal a fatal blow to the party's chances of regaining control of the Senate.
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The G.O.P.'s weakness creates a chance in the Tennessee senate race for a certain kind of Democrat
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LaFAYETTE, Ala. -- A congressional candidate&#39;s house burned down early Friday, and he broke his knee jumping from the second floor.
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Two senior Democratic lawmakers said  on Tuesday they were considering legislation to restrict risky  mortgage lending practices and protect borrowers after news  that foreclosures in the U.S. subprime mortgage sector were  rising.
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Toughening ethics laws, once a priority of Democrats, has bogged down in Congress as party leaders find their campaign promises colliding with lawmakers' re-election concerns.
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Knocked around by setbacks on three big issues, House Democrats have endured perhaps their toughest week since taking control of the chamber.
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The Democratic National Committeeâs decision to punish the state for moving up its presidential primary has provoked local party members.
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Republican state Sen. Jim Whitehead Ã¢ÂÂ already regarded by some local observers as the early front-runner for the upcoming special election to replace the late Republican Rep. Charlie Norwood in GeorgiaÃ¢ÂÂs 10th District Ã¢ÂÂ has been further boosted by the withdrawal from the race by one of his state Senate colleagues, Ralph T. Hudgens.
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A record low primary turnout and voter disgust for politics could spell trouble for Republicans trying to keep control of the House and Senate.
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They call themselves Main Street Republicans, moderates consigned to the back alleys of politics by their own party. But despite a severe bruising in the fall election, this minority within a minority finds itself with new avenues to explore, including working more closely with Democrats.
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Health insurance for children and college loan help are priorities in Congress this fall.
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A growing number of lawmakers in Congress are voluntarily giving up one of the biggest perks of office Â at the risk of alienating their constituents.