Rep. Allen West, a tea party Republican from Florida, said Tuesday that he did not regret describing the members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus as communists.
Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) told MSNBC's Chuck Todd Monday that he had been inspired by attending Occupy protests in Tucson over the weekend.
House Democrats are putting their mouths where their bank fees are: a group sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder demanding an investigation into the fee hikes several major banks have announced recently.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers were close to a last-ditch $3 trillion deal on Sunday to raise the U.S. borrowing limit and assure jittery financial markets that the United States will avoid a potentially catastrophic default.
