Sources close to Hoyer say they’ve got the votes locked down to be the next Minority Whip.
So what about that secret Pelosi letter? The one being circulated among defeated members of the Democratic caucus asking Pelosi not to run? The one obtained by Fox News?
I just spoke to a senior staffer in the office of one of those defeated Democrats. And this is a member who had been quite critical of Speaker Pelosi for some time. No one’s sent or shown the letter to them. They’ve heard about it from reporters. But not from any other congressional offices.
Makes me pretty skeptical.
House Democrats on verge of deal to resolve leadership battle and avoid protracted fight.
That Michigan assistant attorney general who launched a personal crusade against the gay student body president at the University of Michigan has now been fired.
Federal judge issues injunction blocking the Oklahoma constitutional amendment banning Sharia law.
Tom Foley, the Republican nominee for governor of Connecticut, has now conceded to Democrat Dan Malloy — and went out of his way to remove any doubt about the outcome of the election.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who is set to become chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the new Congress, has been on what appears to be a “I’m reasonable, really” offensive since the election.
Not sure this terribly surprises me. But a new poll shows that Christians are much more opposed to the Park51 (aka ‘Ground Zero Mosque’) project than Muslims (14%), atheists/agnostics (32%) or Jews (43%).
Again, not sure that’s terribly surprising. But here’s what did surprise me a bit. Catholics (60%) were significantly more opposed than Protestants (49%).
What’s coming in fmr. Pres. Bush’s interview tonight on NBC. The Libby Pardon, Bombing Syria And A Fetus In A Jar.