Michael Jackson’s rabbi is throwing his hat into the ring — in what could turn out to be a Thriller of a congressional election in New Jersey. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, a onetime spiritual adviser to Jacko and a popular author and TV personality, is seeking...
WASHINGTON — Sin is in. House Republicans have quietly dropped a provision that would prevent “sin” businesses from getting a new 20 percent tax cut — which means massage parlors, dog tracks and porn shops can take advantage of the perk. The bill, by Hou...
WASHINGTON -- The House on Thursday approved measures designed to help smaller businesses raise capital, a rare display of bipartisanship over a bill both parties hope will alleviate the difficulty such companies have in their efforts to create jobs. The...
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney said Wednesday he's "prepared to fight all the way" to become the Republican presidential nominee after a strong showing on the biggest night of the GOP presidential primary season. But Rick Santorum demonstrated enough political...
WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) endorsed Mitt Romney's presidential bid on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday morning. "What I have seen is a very hard-fought primary. And we have seen now that the central issue about the campaign n...
The House will vote this summer on continuing wide-ranging tax cuts first enacted under President George W. Bush, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday as the GOP sharpened its plans for confronting Democrats on one of the election's top issues. ...
WASHINGTON – Legislation to renew the charter of the Export-Import Bank appeared headed for approval by Congress Tuesday after months of debate over the role of the independent federal agency in aiding American exporters. The Senate is likely to vote in ...
By Mary Kissel The House voted, 330-93, Wednesday to reauthorize and expand the Export-Import Bank through 2014, a move that the Republican leadership supported and Democrats like Barney Frank cheered. The vote came a day after 16 trade associations—incl...
WASHINGTON – The House is set to extend the life of the Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency that has been a target for extinction by conservative groups who say its work is market-distorting. The vote, expected Wednesday, comes after a seni...
In the age of trillion-dollar annual deficits, Americans are looking for some sign—any sign—that Washington is serious about trimming the size of government. So here's some advice for House Republicans: Vote against the reauthorization and expansion of t...
WASHINGTON – The House will vote this summer on continuing wide-ranging tax cuts first enacted under President George W. Bush, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday as the GOP sharpened its plans for confronting Democrats on one of the election's...
Cantor is working two jobs at once Eric Cantor represents me as well as thousands of others in the House of Representatives. Yet, at the same time, he represents the Republican Party as the majority leader of the party in the House. Let's be realistic, C...
J. Scott Applewhite / AP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., speaks to reporters following a weekly strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. By Michael O'Brien, msnbc.com The distinction between legislating and politick...
In a memo to Members today, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor laid out the House GOP legislative agenda through the end of the summer, including a vote on the expiring Bush-era tax cuts in July. Sen. Scott Brown arrives in the Capitol via the Senate subw...
Startup Act 2.0 supporters envision another happy scene like this one, when President Barack Obama signed the JOBS Act as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, right, and AOL co-founder Steve Case, behind Cantor, looked on. It’s a relaunch, so Startup Act 2...
