Congress

Republicans target labor

November 16, 2010 By Scott Marshall

Before the dust had settled on the 2010 elections, the Chamber of Commerce, the corporate-secret-donor political action committees and the far right began to move into attack mode against the labor movement. After all, they expect...

GOP push millionaire tax break, cut off of unemployment

November 15, 2010 By John Wojcik

Republicans want to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich, but they won't commit to extending unemployment compensation for millions of workers at risk of losing their benefits at the height of the holiday season.

Immigration reform possible in lame duck session?

November 15, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu

"No action is a vote for the way things are," said Dr. Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals. "No action is abdication of federal responsibility."

GOP control over redistricting poses challenge for Democrats

November 4, 2010 By Susan Webb

By winning control of a majority of the nation's state legislatures on Tuesday, Republicans could lock in control of the U.S. House of Representatives for another decade.

New House leaders kiss up to Wall Street

November 4, 2010 By John Wojcik

The Republican takeover of the House makes the new Congress friendlier to big business - and incoming GOP leaders are moving fast to turn those expectations into reality.