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Sean Lengell was a staff writer for The Washington Times.

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, criticizes Republicans as being responsible for a "do-nothing Congress" during a news conference on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

Democrats urged to tout accomplishments

House Democratic leaders, while anxious to avoid being hit by President Obama's "do-nothing Congress" verbal jabs, say they won't shy away from his record or their own during this election year.

January 26, 2012
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GOP says Obama’s agenda is designed to divide

Saying the country is down but not out, Republicans on Tuesday accused President Obama of trying to divide the country by pushing tax increases and excessive regulations, and implored voters to embrace their party's "pro-jobs, pro-growth" agenda over the program Mr. Obama offered in his State of the Union address.

January 24, 2012
"We have a big job to do, and it's one that the American people expect us to get done," said Rep. Dave Camp, the committee's chairman. (Associated Press)

Panel set to tackle tax-cut extension

A new congressional committee set up to hammer out an extension of the payroll-tax cut met publicly for the first time Tuesday, setting aside the partisan rancor that gripped similar talks late last year and expressing optimism for a bipartisan deal.

January 24, 2012
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Texas Republican, said that "regardless of the president's good intentions, his policies have failed the American people." Mr. Hensarling gave the weekly Republican address on Saturday. (Associated Press)

Boehner: Obama policies do harm

As rancorous and partisan as Congress was in 2011, Capitol Hill portends to be even more political this year, as House Republican leaders plan to ramp up their pushback on the Obama administration's domestic agenda even more.

January 22, 2012
House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks Jan. 18, 2012, on Capitol Hill as the House returned to work from its winter recess. (Associated Press)

Boehner wants oversight of Obama policies

As rancorous and partisan as Congress was in 2011, Capitol Hill looks to be even more politically charged this year, as House Republican leaders plan a sustained attack on the Obama administration's domestic agenda.

January 20, 2012
Sen. Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, is the Senate majority leader.

Backlash leads Reid to postpone anti-piracy vote

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called off a scheduled vote next week over a contentious online anti-piracy bill after several co-sponsors withdrew support amid mounting public and corporate backlash.

January 20, 2012
House Minority Whip Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, says the new Congress is likely to be just as acrimonious as last year. "The only thing that we have on this week's agenda is a charade, a pretense, an abdication of responsibility." (Associated Press)

House faces issues from last year again

The House formally opened the second session of the 112th Congress on Tuesday with a sense of deja vu, as lawmakers faced several issues they've already dealt with — albeit temporarily — in the latter months of 2011.

January 17, 2012
Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, Nebraska Democrat, who stepped down from the Senate after two terms in 2001, is considering making a comeback bid. (Associated Press)

Nebraska Democrats pin hopes on Kerrey

Sen. Ben Nelson's semi-surprising announcement last month that he wouldn't seek re-election has left Nebraska Democrats scrambling to find a replacement candidate to hold onto one of the party's most vulnerable seats this fall.

January 17, 2012
Rep. Jerry Lewis, California Republican (AP Photo)

GOP Rep. Jerry Lewis to retire

Rep. Jerry Lewis, a Republican stalwart who formerly was chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, said Thursday he won't seek an 18th term in office this year.

January 12, 2012

California redistricting seen influencing five in House not to run

While the majority party typically hangs on as long as it can in Congress, in California, where redistricting has significantly altered the congressional map, two senior Republican House members in recent days said they're calling it quits, with more reportedly mulling the option.

January 11, 2012
Joseph Kennedy III, at a campaign rally for Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (third from left) in 2010, may soon be announcing a political run of his own to replace Rep. Barney Frank, who is retiring from the U.S. House. Mr. Kennedy said he will begin "to reach out to the people of [Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District] in order to hear directly from them about the challenges they are facing." (Associated Press)

Fourth-generation Kennedy considers a House run

The first member of the Kennedy clan's so-called fourth generation is inching closer to running for Congress - a place where his family had served almost continuously for more than six decades until last year.

January 8, 2012

President ‘confident’ about recess appointments

The White House says it doesn't fear potential lawsuits challenging President Obama's controversial appointments while the Senate is on break, as Republican lawmakers and presidential hopefuls blasted the move as unconstitutional.

January 5, 2012
** FILE ** Then-Sen. Ben Nelson announces in 2011 that he will not seek a third term in Congress. (Associated Press)

Sen. Ben Nelson won’t run for re-election

Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson, one of the Senate's most moderate — and politically vulnerable — Democrats, announced Tuesday he won't seek a third term in office next year, saying it was "time to move on."

December 27, 2011