In the race for Majority Leader, early signs are that the Republicans are taking balloting seriously:House Republicans are taking a mulligan on the first ballot for Majority Leader. The first count showed more votes cast than Republicans prese...

Today is the big day: House Republicans will vote on which version of DeLay-ism will be their new majority leader: Roy Blunt (R-MS), John Boehner (R-OH), or John Shadegg (R-AZ).If you haven't yet seen the ads on these characters, click here.M...

If you want an inside baseball account of leadership race campaigning check out this story in today's New York Times, which reports on Blunt, Boehner, and Shadegg stumping among conservative House members. There's talk--and denial--of any tr...

Over at National Review, Rich Lowry says John Shadegg is the reformer in the Majority Leader race:Underdog Shadegg, a member of the historic class of 1994, has no inside advantages whatsoever. He has only a clean image, a serious commitment to...

Our partners at Public Campaign and allies at Campaign for America's Future have teamed up to release three online videos lampooning the leadership election in the House.Watch them here.There is a need in this Congress to address systemic ref...

The State of Texas has a $330,000 contract with Todd Boulanger, who used to work closely with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and who has close ties to Rep. Tom DeLay, reports the Houston Chronicle. Boulanger now works for the lobbying firm ...