In the end, voters seldom fire incumbents
June 29, 2014
Congress is wildly unpopular. In fact, two-thirds of Americans want their own House member booted. And the tea party is dogging longtime Republican lawmakers. So
Dave Brat stays in the background…for now
June 14, 2014
The giant slayer isn’t quite ready for his close up. For the three days since Dave Brat took down House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in
Paul backing Raul Labrador for Majority Leader
June 14, 2014
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is offering words of support for Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador, who has announced a longshot bid to become U.S. House majority
Republicans face a political mess over immigration
June 13, 2014
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor‘s startling primary loss this week to a tea party-backed opponent illustrates how the GOP finds itself paralyzed by immigration reform.
McCarthy front-runner for Cantor’s leader job
June 13, 2014
California Republican Kevin McCarthy secured a clear shot to becoming House majority leader on Thursday as his sole rival dropped his bid in a leadership
Tea party, as expected, gloats over Cantor defeat
June 12, 2014
A conservative underdog’s swift dispatch of Majority Leader Eric Cantor is feeding tea party dreams in Mississippi and beyond in the 2014 midterm elections. Deeply
White House finds no real joy in Cantor’s defeat
June 12, 2014
For years, the White House saw House Majority Leader Eric Cantor as a chief driver of Republicans’ staunch opposition to nearly all of President Barack
Obama: Cantor loss didn’t kill immigration reform
June 11, 2014
President Barack Obama weighed in on the shock election defeat of Republican Eric Cantor on Wednesday, rejecting the argument that the ouster of the House
Hillary Clinton: Brat ‘ran against immigrants’
June 11, 2014
Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor “was defeated by a candidate who basically ran against immigrants.” In Chicago to promote
Eric Cantor stepping down as House majority leader on July 31
June 11, 2014
Virginia Republican Rep. Eric Cantor says he will step down as House majority leader on July 31. He plans to stay in Congress but not