News Stories

TIME Magazine - Michael Grunwald

The thing about an Etch A Sketch is that the picture never looks real. Mitt Romney‘s attempt to draw one self-portrait for the Republican primaries and a different one for the general election left voters unconvinced that he knew who he was. So how could they?

The Hill - Pete Kasperowicz

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) is calling on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to speed up the process of reforming the department's internal postal service to ensure that members of the U.S. armed forces get their absentee ballots on time.

"For years our overseas service members have faced longstanding obstacles to their participation in elections," Cole wrote to Panetta in a letter he released Monday.

POLITICO - Jake Sherman

Key power-players in the House Republican Conference are lining up behind Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers for House Republican Conference chair, a spot that would cement her place as the party’s most visible woman.

Just a few weeks before her race against Georgia Rep. Tom Price, there’s no doubt where establishment is lining up in the battle for the No. 4 spot in leadership.

Roll Call - Daniel Newhauser

The House Republican Conference might have more women in its upper ranks than ever next year, and several members of the freshman class are seeking to raise their profiles, but not before a slate of contested races decides the leadership landscape.

At this point, the top three leaders of the party are safe bets. Barring electoral catastrophe, Speaker John Boehner (Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) will again head the GOP's House leadership next year.