The 53-member California House delegation consists of 34 Democrats and 19 Republicans, unchanged from the 110th Congress (2007-09). The California delegation had a higher Democratic share (64%) in just six congresses in the past century ...

A special election will be held to replace Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), who has resigned from the House to join the Obama administration. A primary is scheduled for March 3rd and a general election is set for April 7th. ...

Pelosi, of San Francisco, faces heavy pressure from liberals who believe their concerns took a back seat in the 110th Congress, when Republicans and moderate Democrats often dictated the terms on issues including the Iraq War and the ...

Republicans offered 50 such motions in the 110th Congress. Democrats offered just 36 during the entire 12-year Republican majority from 1995-2007. (Most, I would bet, were in the 109th Congress, when the Dems, then in the minority, ...

But when the Democrats regained the majority in the 110th Congress, he did dutifully vote for Pelosi along with his fellow Democrats, who actually applauded him while he smiled sheepishly. The House also adopts its new Rules package ...

Links to the above bills go to pages on OpenCongress for their counterparts in the previous 110th Congress. Bills in their 111th format will begin appearing on OpenCongress later this week. As far as I know, the text of these four bills ...

While we made substantial progress in the 110th Congress, the partisanship of divided government too often ruled the day. “What a difference an election makes. Since 2006, Democrats have achieved a net gain of 14 Senate seats. ...

Republicans successfully used the “motion to recommit” several times in the 110th Congress, often frustrating Pelosi. The GOP’s crafty efforts on the House floor halted tax increases by forcing the legislation back to House committees. ...

Senate Republicans occupy only 41 Senate seats, a catastrophic drop of 14 seats in four years, and 7 less seats than in the 110th Congress. For the first time in almost a decade, Congress will be working with a Democratic administration ...

The 110th Congress has adjourned Sine Die. • Action on the Senate floor. A synopsis of action scheduled for consideration on the Senate floor is posted at. http://www.senate.gov/. The 110th Congress has adjourned Sine Die. ...