Mississippi disaster chief tells Congress that recovery efforts need aid faster

by GILLIAN ROBERTS | Dec 5, 2012 | Politics

In a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill about recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy, Mississippi’s top emergency-management official told Congress that federal dollars need to be released to disaster relief officials sooner. Government red tape can hold up money for...

Message to dueling senators: Be good for goodness’ sake!

by GILLIAN ROBERTS | Nov 29, 2012 | Business & Tech, Politics

Congress may be back in session, but someone forgot to bring the holiday spirit. Nevada Democratic Sen. Harry Reid and Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell shouted, cried and pouted during back-to-back briefings, each griping about the behavior of the other’s...

Grover Norquist wants Democrats to ‘switch sides’ on fiscal-cliff tax debate

by GILLIAN ROBERTS | Nov 28, 2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist is on a mission: He wants Democrats to join Republicans in taking his pledge not to raise taxes. As fiscal cliff discussions on Capitol Hill heat up, several prominent Republican lawmakers have hinted...

Back to the future: Messina says campaigns in 2014 and beyond will be about door-knocking

by GILLIAN ROBERTS | Nov 21, 2012 | Politics

President Barack Obama’s campaign manager, Jim Messina, talked on Tuesday in Washington about how campaigns can win. The strategy: a ground game that uses technology to help track which doors are worth knocking on.

Pelosi will continue to lead, calls for more women to join her in Congress

by GILLIAN ROBERTS | Nov 14, 2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Flanked by 60 of her female peers, Nancy Pelosi made it official on Wednesday: The California Democrat will continue as House Minority Leader for the 113th Congress. Pelosi, who was the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives, said that she...