House GOP tries to shrug off setbacks
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Could a Republican-controlled Congress, pass a bill to protect the words &quot;under God&quot; in the Pledge of Allegiance from court challenges?
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Back in power, the Democrats are discovering that role reversal in the House isn't all it's cracked up to be
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The GOP base, eroded by scandals and an unpopular war, appear ready to take down some of their own
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Some newly elected House Democrats find themselves in a political no-man's land back home, drawing fire from both sides
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The House of Representatives defied the White House yesterday by refusing to make an expiring surveillance law permanent, prompting a harsh exchange between Republicans and Democrats as they prepared for an extended, election-year battle over national security.
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House Republican leaders yesterday backed off a controversial proposal to allow deportation of foreign terrorism suspects to countries that practice torture, as lawmakers struggled to complete
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The House Democrats' escape to the seclusion of a resort was a short-term celebration that had all the elements of a honeymoon: optimism, hope &#151; and a disagreement that may take some time to resolve.
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House leaders today overcame GOP resistance to a major bill revamping the nation&#39;s intelligence operations, scheduling a late-afternoon vote that they predicted would pass comfortably.
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The GOP presidential hopeful has often defied his party and colleagues to chart his own course.
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After fierce criticism, House Republicans reversed a rule change that would have allowed a party leader to retain his position even if indicted.
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The ordeal could add to the GOP's woes as it tries to retain control of Congress.
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Having failed to add a single Republican vote in their latest bid for a veto-proof margin on a children's health bill, chastened House Democrats are trying a humbler tack: talking directly with the lawmakers whose support they need.
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The bitter battle for seats in Congress headed into its final showdown last night, with Republicans struggling to hang onto their threadbare
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A falling U.S. budget deficit  brought some solace on Friday to Republicans beset by a  Washington sex scandal, violence in Iraq and possible political  setbacks in the November congressional elections.
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As Democrats and Republicans disagreed on the accomplishments of the 108th Congress, one thing is certain: Hundreds of programs &#151; from highway building to welfare reform &#151; are being kept on life support through temporary measures because lawmakers failed to meet deadline after deadline for renewing them.
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House Republicans pushed through legislation Tuesday aimed at reducing frivolous lawsuits.
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House Republicans seeking to build a pre-election record for getting tough on illegal immigration plan a new vote Thursday on a border fence proposal that won House approval last December.