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Swing-district Democrats, many of whom are fighting for their political lives, have started to turn against House Speaker Pelosi.

GOP colleagues of House Minority Leader John Boehner are distancing themselves from the Ohio Republican's recent remarks that he would support President Obama's tax proposal.

The top Republican in the House said on Sunday he would support an extension of tax cuts for middle-class Americans even if tax cuts for the wealthy are allowed to expire.

House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio used a speech in Cleveland to blame Obama's spending, tax and regulatory policies for creating uncertainty and stalling economic growth. He also criticized extended jobless benefits and money for states to save the jobs of teachers, police officers and firefighters.

New York's Democratic political establishment came out in force for embattled US Rep. Charles Rangel on Wednesday, packing a sold-out fundraiser to praise Rangel's service to the city and state over a 40-year career recently tainted by ...

The House approves the measure on a largely party-line vote and President Obama swiftly signs it. It will save 161,000 teachers' jobs and sustain Medicaid funding.

Congress on Tuesday gave final approval to a $26.1-billion aid package for cash-strapped states that will keep 161,000 teachers and thousands of police, fire and other local government workers from being laid off.

The House of Representatives approved $600 million in emergency funding Tuesday to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

President Barack Obama urged the US House to pass a $26 billion measure to aid cash-strapped states that he said would preserve thousands of jobs for teachers, police officers and other government ...

The House ethics committee Monday unveiled a three-count charge against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) alleging she broke congressional conflict-of-interest rules when she helped arrange a meeting of bank officials and Treasury Department ...

A House panel finds 'substantial reason' to believe that the Democrat may have broken rules in her dealings with OneUnited Bank. She vows to fight the charges. A congressional panel set the stage Monday for an ethics trial for Rep. Maxine Waters, one of Los Angeles' most enduring liberal politicians, over her actions involving a bank with ties to her husband that received federal bailout funds.