After more than a year as the weekend host of the NPR newsmagazine All Things Considered, Andrea Seabrook returns to Capitol Hill as a congressional correspondent.
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The fight over health care has moved to the Senate, and that means the fight over abortion is there as well. Earlier this month, the House passed legislation that would ban federal funding of abortion, but most Democrats say it went too far. Can the Senate's version find a compromise?
A look at the controversial Stupak amendment and how it would affect abortion services and funding.
After a full day of rhetorical scuffles and contentious debate, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system Saturday night. The vote for the Democratic plan — 220 to 215 — had the support of one Republican, while 39 Democrats joined most Republicans in opposition. This is the furthest any such legislation has reached, and clears a key hurdle for the overhaul plan.
Democratic House leaders are keeping lawmakers in town over the weekend to work on their health care bill. President Obama is expected to rally support on the Hill on Saturday. With every step this legislation takes toward becoming law, the fervor — on both sides — gets stronger.
The Washington Post reported Friday that it has obtained an internal document outlining ethics investigations of 30 members of Congress. The paper said the document was leaked by accident, and that it contains details about the ethics investigations of several high-ranking lawmakers.
In June, as the House prepared to consider a sweeping climate bill, several lawmakers received letters seemingly from the NAACP and the American Association of University Women. The letters warned lawmakers that the organizations had serious doubts about the bill. But the letters were fake.
Advocates of an expansive health care overhaul demonstrated Thursday in Washington in front of a hotel where a large trade group of major health insurers is holding a conference. Their target was America's Health Insurance Plans, an industry trade group.
When Democrats took over the majority in the House, they promised to clean its stained reputation. They adopted a new system for investigating complaints and created a nonpartisan, independent review board. But watchdogs say the system is still broken: No one has been disciplined by the ethics committee and several investigations have dragged.
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) has sponsored a bill that would allow pet owners to deduct animal care expenses — up to $3,500 a year — from their taxes. He says the economy has forced people to give up their pets, and anything that puts cash back into Americans' hands is a good thing.
Several prominent Republicans, some courted by the Obama administration, have a message for their colleagues in Congress: When it comes to health care, you can't just say no. But will endorsements from Republicans outside Congress affect how Republicans inside Congress cast their votes?
Several prominent Republicans, some courted by the Obama administration, have a message for their colleagues in Congress: When it comes to health care, you can't just say no. But will endorsements from Republicans outside Congress affect how Republicans inside Congress cast their votes?
House Democrats have thwarted a GOP attempt to remove New York Rep. Charles Rangel as head of the powerful Ways and Means Committee. Rangel is under a House inquiry for not disclosing all of his personal assets and income. The question is how Rangel's ethics woes shake out politically.
The Congressional Black Caucus' growing power has drawn scrutiny. Several members are facing questions from the House Ethics Committee, and two are under federal investigation. Still, the CBC annual conference this week is a chance for black leaders to celebrate their power, and for a younger generation to look toward a bright political future.
Conservatives in South Carolina have singled out Rep. Bob Inglis as being a RINO, or a "Republican In Name Only," and they are vowing to purge him and others deemed not right-leaning enough from the party — even if it means alienating moderate Republicans.
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to admonish Republican Congressman Joe Wilson on Tuesday for shouting out "You lie" at President Obama's speech last week to a joint session of Congress. The 240-179 vote reflected the partisan divide over the issue.
