Patrick O’Connor and John Bresnahan: Hoyer Steps in Waxman-Dingell Fight

Politico’s John Bresnahan used his Monday column to take a few shots at Human Events and Jeb Babbin: The really, really excellent “journalists” at Human Events have just found out that Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) will testify tomorrow before the select committee investigating last August’s “stolen vote” on the …

John Bresnahan: GOP Leaders Warn of Election Disaster Shellshocked House Republicans got warnings from leaders past and present Tuesday: Your party’s message isn’t good enough to prevent disaster in November, and neither is the NRCC’s money. … The double shot of bad news had one veteran Republican House member worrying …

It’s a given that money follows power in Washington. So I’m not exactly sure why this Politico piece is major news either.  [insert Bresnahan reaching] Though Nick Calio, the first White House legislative affairs director under Bush, has given more than $20,000 to Republicans so far this cycle, he has also cut …

Bres: Democrats set pro forma sessions to avoid ‘special session’ on FISA

Pershing: Convention Party Do’s and Don’ts Bresnahan: Senate splits with House on ‘lawmaker tributes’ at national conventions

Bres: Sebelius is up now And gosh, she was terrifically boring. Today, I went from Barack Obama to George Bush to Kathleen Sebelius, and I seemed like I was going downhill in rhetorical ability-o-meter. Wow. …but, he does kiss Rahm’s Ring: Rahm sums up the Bush speech pretty well

doesn’t like West Va. football The House is taking up two resolutions today to honor college-football teams, which in my opinion is at least one too many. But the assertion in the resolution that the WVU had to “overcome adversity” to win the Fiesta Bowl doesn’t really make it for …

Bresnahan: “So I think the House should reject this resolution and launch an immediate probe into Catholic schools nationwide. I will volunteer my testimony as a starting place. “Of course, I was a terrible little s*** as a child, so the nuns probably kept me out of prison. And now …

After months of speculation, arm-twisting and behind the scenes begging, Rep. John Doolittle looks like he’s calling it quits. The decision, which must have been a taxing one, is good news for the GOP and the rest of the Republican field in the CA-04 Congressional Race. John Bresnahan with Politico.com …