Women Call for Change in Caucus
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This week's congressional recess has provided a timeout for feuding members of the Hispanic Caucus, whose tempers have been simmering over issues such as the group's governance and whether the chairman labeled one of the female members a "whore."
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The first thing the new, Democratic-led Senate will do next year is meet in a closed "bipartisan caucus" to help set a more pleasant tone than the relentless backbiting of the Congress now heading home, party leaders said Friday.
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A group that helps female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights is asking a federal judge to block new campaign finance rules that it argues will cripple its ability to participate in state and local elections.
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Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are pumping money into Jenny OropezaÃ¢ÂÂs campaign, hoping that the Latina California state senator can eke out a win in the special election June 26 to replace the late Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20  /PRNewswire/ -- Calling on Congress to secure a prime national asset before it is destroyed, a group of women leaders brought their case for saving coastal Louisiana to Capitol Hill today.
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Republican and Democratic candidates issue their final appeals before tomorrow's caucus
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While Nancy Pelosi's rise to U.S. House Speaker is a milestone for women in national politics, women are still waiting their turn at the state level.
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Democratic presidential hopeful  Hillary Clinton may have shot herself in the foot trying to get  Iowa voters to pledge support to her -- she is encouraging them  to go caucus on January 14, 11 days too late.
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House Republican leaders are urging members to alter one of the chamber&#39;s fundamental ethics rules to make it harder for lawmakers to discipline a colleague.
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The Women's Business Center is sponsoring a panel discussion regarding changes in the workplace from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at the Salt Lake Chamber.  The panel will consist of six advocates of workplace flexibility from various Utah businesses.
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Each Iowa senator has the potential to chair a committee, depending on which party has the majority of seats. ALASKA: Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was appointed to her seat by her father when he was elected
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 15--Jessica Thill, a leader of the Bring Them Home Now-La Crosse group that organized the Iraq war referendum in April, has taken out papers to run against La Crosse Common Council District 13 incumbent Bernie Maney.
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Kerry campaign officials have been nervously eyeing polls that show an erosion of the senator's support among women.
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The Democratic caucus is a multi-step process. At the outset, participants indicate their support for a candidate by standing in a designated area of the caucus site. Participants then try to persuade undecideds and those backing other candidates to support their candidate. Supporters for each...
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Among the costliest decisions Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign has made this year was to largely cede caucus states to Barack Obama. It is one that, in retrospect, baffles Democratic strategists and, even more so, the operatives on Obama's team.
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Next stop: Nevada caucus on Saturday, Jan. 19.
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Nevada Republicans quietly moved up the date of their presidential caucus, hoping to gain a share of the national spotlight. Apparently they were too quiet.