Rep. Shuler to retire, faced tough 2012 race By Josh Lederman – 02/02/12 04:53 PM ET The Hill Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) will not run for reelection to the House. One of the last remaining members of the Blue Dog Coalition, Shuler was hit by congressional redistricting that made his western North Carolina district much [...]

Senate approves bill banning insider trading by lawmakers, 96-3 By Alexander Bolton and Josiah Ryan – 02/02/12 06:17 PM ET The Hill The Senate voted 96 to 3 Thursday to prohibit members of Congress from using non-public information for personal fin

Economy adds 243,000 jobs, unemployment falls to 8.3 percent By Vicki Needham – 02/03/12 09:29 AM ET The economy added 243,000 jobs in January, many more than had been expected. The unemployment rate also dropped from 8.5 to 8.3 percent. The job g

Facing Tough Primary, Veteran Rep. Burton Bows Out January 31, 2012 National Journal Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., announced Friday on the Indiana Statehouse floor that he will not run for reelection to Congress and will retire at the end of the current

Democrats see new weapon in congressional insider-trading bill By Alexander Bolton – 01/30/12 09:07 PM ET The Hill The White House and Democrats have seized on legislation barring lawmakers from making insider stock trades as a political weapon to

CBO projects $1.08T deficit, 8.9 percent jobless rate in 2012 By Erik Wasson – 01/31/12 10:00 AM ET The Hill The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday predicted the budget deficit will rise to $1.08 trillion in 2012. CBO also projected the joble

Senate kills measure to stop President Obama from raising debt limit By Alexander Bolton – 01/26/12 12:32 PM ET The Hill President Obama will raise the nation’s debt limit to $16.39 trillion after the Senate on Thursday killed a measure to stop t

Rep. Miller will not seek reelection By: Alex Isenstadt January 26, 2012 09:22 AM EST POLITICO North Carolina Rep. Brad Miller will not seek reelection in 2012, he announced Thursday. Miller, a House Financial Services Committee member who was firs

Sen. Levin predicts GOP will cave on taxes to prevent defense cuts By Jeremy Herb – 01/26/12 11:09 AM ET The Hill Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said that the threat of $500 billion in automatic cuts to defense spending will fo

Rubio gets off the 2012 bench By Alexander Bolton – 01/25/12 08:45 PM ET The Hill Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) stepped into the fight for the Republican primary vote in Florida on Wednesday, lending his star power to help Mitt Romney beat back an atta