Speaker Nancy Pelosi used an address to the Democratic National Committee's winter conference on Friday to try to energize party loyalists and encourage them to get the word out about Democrats' accomplishments. Make sure the American people know that the Democratic Party knows them, Pelosi (D-Calif.) told the group. The Speaker used the forum to talk up what Democrats have done in the past
WASHINGTON – House Republicans are asking President Barack Obama to work with them to cancel already-in-place spending programs.Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and Rep.Eric Cantor of Virginia sent a letter to the White House on Thursday asking Obama to invoke a provision that lets lawmakers cut money included in past budgets.The White House didn't have immediate comment.Cantor, the No.
If the fight for campaign dollars says anything about the battle for control of the House, Democrats have less to worry about than many hand-wringers in their midst like to think. Even as the political outlook for the majority darkens, Democrats claim a cash advantage over the GOP that is shaping up to be their best bulwark against a midterm bloodbath.The stark difference in the parties' respect
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama wants $192 billion in war spending for the next year-and-a-half, a hefty sum aimed at escalating the war in Afghanistan amid waning support at home.The request reflects Obama's recent decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan to blunt a growing insurgency.Despite doubts among many Americans, including those in his own political party, Obama sees
WASHINGTON - – House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday lawmakers will move on many fronts on the stalled healthcare overhaul, and could pass smaller pieces of the bill separately.The day after President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to Congress, Pelosi said she remained determined to pass a healthcare reform package and was exploring various paths for m
President Barack Obama's collapsed poll ratings, the unpopularity of Democratic health plans, Republican polling gains and now the GOP's stunning victory in Massachusetts all send the same message -- Democrats have misread the country and pushed for too many of the wrong things. Democratic victories in 2008 did not mean that the electorate had shifted left and wanted European-style social democra
WILMINGTON, Delaware – US President Barack Obama led a high-level delegation Tuesday to the funeral of Vice President Joe Biden's beloved mother, who died last week at age 92.Catherine Eugenia 'Jean' Finnegan Biden passed away at the family home in the small eastern state of Delaware on Friday, surrounded by her family.Joining Obama on the short flight on Air Force One from Andrews Air For
One of the key items President Barack Obama campaigned on was his promise to transform government and restore Americans faith in government, which had in 2008, fallen to a historic low.He repeatedly spoke on the campaign trial about making government transparent and even proclaimed in 2007 that he would open up the health care debate, which he noted had been negotiated largely behind close doors