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A new report in the Washington Post reveals that Barbara Comstock apparently “breach[ed] congressional ethics rules” when she did not disclose at least $85,000 worth of work for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee. In addition to the apparent ethics breach, the Washington Post report also raises several new questions about Comstock’s […]

As recess comes to a close, Democrats have been hard at work – turning up the heat to hold Republicans accountable for their flawed priorities. Across the country, voters organized protests, rallies and events condemning Republicans’ focus on the ultra-wealthy and corporate special interests at the expense of the middle class. The message was loud […]

On ABC’s This Week in South Florida with Michael Putney Carlos Curbelo was dogged – right off the bat – by the same questions that have dragged down his campaign for weeks: who are the clients of his lobbying firm, and why is he refusing to disclose his potential conflicts of interest with his work […]

With less than a week until the first debate in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, the DCCC is unveiling “Five Days and Five Ways” that Washington insider David Young would hurt Iowa students with his plan to eliminate the Department of Education and cut funding for schools while giving tax breaks to the wealthy. Today’s example: […]

After failing to secure a pivotal endorsement this week, Carl DeMaio desperately tried to change the subject by pretending to be on the side of California women. Unfortunately, DeMaio cannot hide his anti-women record of proposals to end health coverage for new mothers, undermining the 40-hour work week and losing Planned Parenthood’s endorsement. ‎ “Carl […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its first television ad in Michigan’s 1st Congressional District, with the story of a Michigan waitress describing how she would have to pay thousands more a year under Congressman Benishek’s plan to end the Medicare benefits for Michigan’s future retirees while giving millionaires another big tax break. The […]

Just how bad was the fallout this week from the revelation that Congressman Steve Southerland held a swanky, men’s only fundraiser with instructions to “tell the misses not to wait up” so they could discuss policy without them? See for yourself: Buzzfeed: A Florida Congressman Had A Men-Only Fundraiser Slate: Republican’s Male-Only Fundraiser Invite: “Tell […]

The government runs out of funding in just 26 days and Congress will work just 10 of them. Even as Congressman Steve King is threatening to force a shutdown, House Republicans seem to be going with a “just trust us” strategy, claiming that they don’t want to shut down the government – but without committing […]

Republicans have spent the past year and a half insisting they were really, truly, seriously going to start appealing to women this time—even creating their own version of finishing school for white men, attempting to learn how to talk to women voters. Unfortunately, charm school does not seem to have paid off for Republicans: Steve […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its first television ad in Iowa’s Third Congressional District, featuring Washington insider David Young in his own words on how he’s become so caught up in Washington that he supports plans to eliminate the Department of Education and slash funding for Iowa schools while giving tax breaks to […]