Capitol Briefing Archive: House
Calling election stolen, Hoffman rescinds concession in New York
For the second time this week, Conservative Party congressional candidate Douglas L. Hoffman sought to rescind his concession in the special election in New York's 23rd district, telling supporters that new information showing the results of the election closer than believed on election night made him reevaluate his decision to throw in the towel.
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Garance Franke-Ruta
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November 19, 2009; 2:26 PM ET |
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Sparring within House intelligence panel over Fort Hood grows sharper
Democrats accuse Rep. Pete Hoekstra of playing politics with the Fort Hood investigation. (Freddie Lee/Fox News via Getty Images). By Ben Pershing The investigation into last week's deadly shooting at Fort Hood has driven a sharp split between Democrats and Republicans on the House intelligence committee, with each side drawing...
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Ben Pershing
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November 10, 2009; 4:34 PM ET |
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Multiple Hill probes of Fort Hood take shape
By Ben Pershing Less than a week after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, multiple congressional probes of the incident have already begun to take shape. The House is out of session this week and the Senate is only in town Monday and Tuesday, so many of the details will...
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Ben Pershing
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November 9, 2009; 10:15 AM ET |
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Ethics committee says Rep. Harman is not under scrutiny
By Paul Kane The ethics committee is not investigating Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), whose conversation with an Israeli operative four years ago drew scrutiny from the Justice Department and for a time from the committee. The committee's top lawmakers assured Harman that there is no investigation in a letter Wednesday,...
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Paul Kane
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November 5, 2009; 6:20 PM ET |
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Ethics committee clears Rep. Shuler
By Ben Pershing The House ethics committee has informed Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) that he has been cleared of wrongdoing and is no longer under investigation by the panel for allegations that a real estate development in which he invested may have received preferential treatment from a government agency. Shuler,...
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Ben Pershing
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November 5, 2009; 3:08 PM ET |
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House releases final bill--vote possible by weekend
House leaders released the final version of their nearly 2,000-page health package late Tuesday, clearing the way for a vote by the full chamber as soon as this weekend.
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By Lori Montgomery
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November 4, 2009; 6:37 AM ET |
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