Congress

All Articles

November 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Harlem Democrat, who rarely sticks to a script, released prepared remarks for a House ethics committee…
November 17, 2010
OPINION - These 2010 elections have truly shaken up the political establishment, but there are some bright lights for African-Americans…
November 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -The ethics panel is investigating whether Jackson or someone acting on his behalf, offered to raise funds for…
November 16, 2010
OPINION - A proud and brilliant political mind has been reduced an unfortunate pubic spectacle...
November 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The full ethics committee will next conduct a hearing on the appropriate punishment for the former chairman…
November 15, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rangel walked out of his trial, leaving the panel's top lawyer to cite Rangel's own words from…
November 15, 2010
OPINION - Rangel now lays uneasily in a bed entirely of his own making, and should be forced to suffer…
November 15, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The ethics trial is an embarrassment for Democrats, who are still reeling from losing their majority in…
November 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A race between Hoyer, D-Md., and Clyburn, D-S.C., for the post of party whip took shape in…
November 12, 2010
OPINION - Rep. James Clyburn has been an extremely effective consensus-builder, rounding up the votes for what has been called…
November 10, 2010
VIDEO - Joyce Kauffman is West's choice, and she's a radio host considered to be an extreme conservative on issues…
November 8, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Tim Scott of South Carolina, who won endorsements by Sarah Palin and…
November 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Clyburn is the House's highest ranking African-American and his challenge sets up a contest with the current…
November 4, 2010
OPINION - How does the president work with this new crop of conservatives whose ire has been focused as much…
November 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama opened his post-election news conference by saying voters who felt frustrated by the sluggish pace of…
November 3, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao has lost the election in his New Orleans-area district, a rare…
November 3, 2010
OPINION - They now have a responsibility for governing, and will share in the credit, and the blame, for the…
November 3, 2010
OPINION - This election was not about socialism, a president who was illegitmate, or black, or any of the other…
November 2, 2010
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina voters on Tuesday elected the first black Republican to Congress from the Deep…
November 2, 2010
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Terri Sewell, who is from Selma and practices law in Birmingham, won easily in the heavily…