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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching a new television ad in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, highlighting how former Congressman Bobby Schilling voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. The ad comes just over two years after Bobby Schilling turned his back on the 170 Sensata workers who had their jobs […]

On CBS’s Face The Nation, Bob Schieffer asked House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy how his leadership of the House will be different from defeated former Majority Leader Eric Cantor. In response, McCarthy blamed Washington’s dysfunction on anyone but House Republicans. “Kevin McCarthy couldn’t say what will be different under his leadership, because you can change […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its latest television ad in Illinois 13th Congressional District, showing how Congressman Rodney Davis shut down the government and kept his perks, like spending $40,000 at Washington, D.C. restaurants, a taxpayer-funded gym, first class airfare and lifetime Congressional health care. The ad starts running today. Script of DCCC […]

Martha McSally claims to “stand up to her own party” – unless of course they are propping up her campaign. Renowned right-wing extremist Allen West endorsed McSally last month, and  new financial reports reveal he is spending tens of thousands of dollars on her behalf in order to rewrite her radical record. Despite West’s well-documented […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today released a new television ad in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. The ad, “Work For,” highlights how Congressman Terry forgot why Nebraskans sent him to Washington, by voting to shut down the government and keep his paycheck. The ad comes on the anniversary of Congressman Terry saying that he was […]

Despite Frank Guinta’s desperate attempts this week to distance himself from his extreme right-wing Tea Party record, the former Congressman chose to participate in a series of “Tea Party Ten” interviews with ABC News in January and August 2011, in which he spoke at length about his support for a Tea Party agenda. “Frank Guinta […]

One year ago today, the government was still shut down—and to remind House Republicans of their disastrous shutdown that cost our economy $24 billion, the DCCC is bringing them the GOP Timeflop experience: bringing you your worst memories, delivered daily. Here’s a sampling of the headlines Americans were waking up to on Day 3 of […]

Elise Stefanik will do a dress rehearsal this weekend for the role she’s seeking as a puppet for John Boehner and the far right wing.  The far right wing and the special interests have chosen Stefanik to give the weekly Republican address on Saturday and tell the whole nation about her plans to rubberstamp their […]

Politico reports that Majority Whip Steve Scalise is “rush[ing]” to embattled Congressman Steve Southerland’s defense this weekend – but Congressman Southerland’s choice of surrogates is going to cause him more heartburn than help: ON WOMEN’S ISSUES: Congressman Scalise said the Violence Against Women’s Act “promoted an extreme liberal agenda;” Congressman Southerland has come under fire […]

While Meltdown Mike Bost tries to make the case that his meltdowns in Springfield aren’t “hurting his campaign,” he’s hit a new snag: A round of troubling stories emerged that Bost didn’t report his gun was stolen and used to threaten another person’s life. In fact, police reports showed that Bost’s gun safe included a […]