Disgruntled Democrats finally had a chance to confront Speaker Nancy Pelosi face to face for the first time during a raucous closed-door caucus meeting Tuesday, as defeated Rep. Allen Boyd called her “the face of our defeat.” (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite suffering near-historic election losses this month, House Democrats moved closer Wednesday to keeping their leadership team intact, with Nancy Pelosi of California still on top. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski fought to save her job Wednesday, locked in a stunningly tight Republican primary race against a political novice backed by Sarah Palin and tea party activists. The outlook was far brighter for another incumbent, Sen. John McCain, who won handily in Arizona. (more)
Democrats hoped Saturday to pick up the final few votes needed to get them over the hump and solidify passage of sweeping changes to the nation’s health care system, but faced questions that developed late Friday over whether they can attract pro-life lawmakers without losing pro-choice support. (more)
John Barrow. Heath Shuler. Allen Boyd. Jason Altmire. John Tanner. Suzanne Kosmas. Lincoln Davis. Glenn Nye. (more)
Democrats appeared to be closing in Monday on achieving support from enough lawmakers in the House to pass a historic and sweeping health-care reform bill, though the outcome was still far from certain. (more)
President Obama’s health-care reform will live or die this week, and Democrats on Sunday had not yet nailed down enough votes for passage, but could see a path to doing so. (more)
