Showing posts with label John Bresnahan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Bresnahan. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Steve Scalise: Damaged Goods?

John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman, Jan. 5, 2015, Politico

The scandal over Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise’s 2002 speech to a white supremacist group has so badly damaged his image inside the House Republican Conference that he faces serious questions over his political future, according to interviews with multiple aides and lawmakers — including some Scalise allies.

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Boehner Takes Revenge

Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan, Jan. 6, 2015, Politico

The reason for demoting the two Florida Republicans was simple: Webster ran against Boehner for speaker, distributing fliers outlining his candidacy and talking about how he would better adhere to the House rules than the Ohio Republican. Nugent supported his fellow Floridian in the quixotic endeavor, which garnered the support of 12 lawmakers. Webster didn’t even give Boehner a heads-up that he was running, although leadership was aware early Tuesday morning that it could happen.

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Friday, November 14, 2014

Reid Wants Warren In Senate Leadership

Manu Raju and John Bresnahan, Nov. 12, 2014, Politico

Senate Democrats have enlisted progressive firebrand Elizabeth Warren to be a member of their leadership team, giving a major platform to a liberal icon just a week after Democrats took a beating at the polls and lost control of the Senate.

Harry Reid, the incoming Senate minority leader, had engaged in private talks with the Massachusetts freshman to create a special leadership post for the former Harvard professor, and the leadership elections Thursday solidified the new Democratic team.

The title will be strategic policy adviser to the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee — a specially created position that puts Warren into a much more prominent position in the Senate hierarchy.

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