Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) will not be seeking reelection, according to Roll Call. The NFL quarterback turned lawmaker is currently serving his third term in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional district. Although an official announcement or explanation has not  yet been released, he is likely stepping down in response to re-districting,…

A group of Senate Democrats are pressuring the CEO of the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation to reconsider her group’s decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood.

The Senate voted 96-3 Thursday evening in favor of the STOCK  Act. Afterwards, President Obama released a statement congratulating Senators on their work: “I’m pleased the Senate took bipartisan action to pass the STOCK Act,” he said. “I urge the House of Representatives to pass this bill, and I will…

By Lily Benitez De Luna Senate Republicans are attempting to halt $127 billion in defense cuts triggered by the collapse of the Supercommittee with legislation that would allow the cuts to be made elsewhere. On Thursday, John McCain (R-Az.) and four of his Republican colleagues presented the proposal, which includes…

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) urged his colleagues on the other side of the aisle Wednesday to allow the Bush-era tax cuts for wealthy Americans to expire, citing a report from the nonpartisan CBO predicting an additional trillion dollars being added to the current debt over the next 10…

The House will vote Wednesday on a bill that would freeze congressional and federal salaries through 2013, effectively extending the current non-military pay freeze into its third year. “Congress must be willing to make the same sacrifices we’re asking of others,” Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), the bill’s sponsor, said in…

By: Lily Benitez De Luna In an effort to show that they are serious about relieving the nation’s debt, Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.) and seven of his freshmen colleagues announced today that they will be returning what’s left of their office budgets to the Treasury. “What you see today is…

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), however, weighed in on these concerns Wednesday to reporters, saying Republicans concerned about a prolonged primary battle needed to “relax.”

My opinion of Vanderbilt University just went down. Like too many other colleges, Vanderbilt has adopted a policy they claim is to ban discrimination, but in fact tramples on First Amendment rights. According to Vanderbilt officials, the Christian Legal Society cannot require that members be Christians. They not only must…

Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) expressed confidence Tuesday that the House can move forward on a plan to extend payroll relief, one of the top items on their legislative agenda. “Hopefully we can work together to do better and the first opportunity we have, of course, is to pass the…