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Dems Cut Deal on Pelosi's No. 2

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:03:00 CST

House Democrats have avoided a dogfight over their No. 2 leadership slot, announcing that Steny Hoyer would stay put while Jim Clyburn takes a to-be-determined No. 3 position. The move leaves Nancy Pelosi, who announced the deal last night, without any significant leadership battles ahead of Wednesday's caucus vote, Politico...

Dems' Supermajority: Be Careful What You Wish For

Nick McMaster — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:52:49 CST

The convergence of events that led to the Democrats getting 60 senators in their caucus must have felt like fate to Harry Reid, a sign that health care reform was meant to be. But as negotiations drag on, lucky No. 60 feels more like unlucky 13, because Reid must do...

Reid 'Optimistic' About 60 Votes

Harry Kimball — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 CST

Harry Reid is “cautiously optimistic” about the success of his frantic attempts to unite the 60 votes of his caucus behind the Senate health care reform bill. “I think we’re together,” he says. But the majority leader was positively voluble about the bill itself, notes the Washington Post : “Of all...

Lieberman Won't Sink Health Reform: Reid

Caroline Miller — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:43:52 CST

Forget all the grandstanding about joining a GOP filibuster of health care reform if it contains any kind of public option: Sen. Joe Lieberman won't do it, Harry Reid tells liberal interest groups, who tell the Hill . He has a deal with the Connecticut Independent, the majority leader claims. Lieberman...

Pelosi Willing to Deal to Win Back House Dems

Matt Cantor — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:55:00 CDT

House Democrats got whipped on health care over the August recess, and party leaders now have to win back some of their own shaky members, reports Politico. The push starts at a caucus meeting in the Capitol basement next week as Nancy Pelosi and other top leaders will try to...

Dems Go to Bat for Pelosi as Accusations Fly

Jason Farago — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:41:00 CDT

Republicans have all but slapped a bulls-eye on Nancy Pelosi over what she knew about CIA interrogation practices, but as the Washington Post reports, House Democrats have rallied behind the speaker. In a sign of the considerable unity of the party caucus, several leading Democrats said yesterday that they believe...

Reid: I Won't Be Obama Rubber Stamp

Rob Quinn — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:45:38 CST

The 111th Congress is going to be a lot more than just a rubber stamp for Barack Obama's policies, Harry Reid tells the Hill . The Senate majority leader says Democrats must take care to avoid over-reaching. "If Obama steps over the bounds, I will tell him," the Democrat says. "I...

Pelosi to Emanuel: This Is My House

Gabriel Winant — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:35:01 CST

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting clear parameters for how she expects the Obama White House to work with House Democrats now that former lieutenant Rahm Emanuel will be chief of staff, Politico reports. When Emanuel recently offered advice on a leadership race, she replied that it is “an internal House...

Now Joe Owes Barack One

Harry Kimball — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:45:59 CST

Democrats everywhere, even in the Senate, are still furious with Joe Lieberman for campaigning against Barack Obama. So pushing to allow him to stay in the Democratic caucus, and continue as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, was a savvy political move on Obama's part, Time reports: Lieberman will owe...