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Nancy Pelosi Lobs Attack Ad at Colbert

Joke ad meant to drum up DISCLOSE Act support

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi is trying to drum up support for the long-languishing DISCLOSE Act, and she's found the perfect foil: Stephen Colbert. "Stephen Colbert used to be my friend," she says in a new YouTube ad. "But since the day he started his super PAC, taking secret... More »

Watered-Down Insider Trading Bill Set to Pass House

Eric Cantor takes out provisions that Senate passed unanimously

(Newser) - House legislators are almost sure to pass a bill officially banning them from insider trading today, but it will be missing a few teeth compared to its Senate counterpart. Eric Cantor has pulled out a provision that would have required K Street consultants who sell Congress' inside tips to Wall... More »

Pelosi: 'Something I Know' About Gingrich

Well 'spit it out,' retorts Newt

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi is again dropping cryptic hints about some apparent dirt she has on Newt Gingrich. Asked by CNN's John King yesterday about the prospect of him becoming president, she said flatly: "He's not going to be president of the United States. That's not going to... More »

Gabrielle Giffords Resigns

'I will recover, and will return,' resignation letter promises

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords was feted by colleagues including Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz today in her last day on the House floor. "Today I know that now is not the time. I have more work to do on my recovery before I can again serve in elected... More »

Huntsman to Romney: Who Are You?

Hammers his 'credibility gap'

(Newser) - The GOP candidates were busily piling on Mitt Romney during the Meet the Press debate , and Jon Huntsman took it a step further on State of the Union today, bashing Romney as having "morphed himself" too much for voters to know who he really is. "You run for... More »

Pelosi Daughter: Mom Wants to Retire

Alexandra says her mother 'wants to have a life'

(Newser) - In the for-what-it's-worth department: Nancy Pelosi's daughter tells the conservative Big Government website that her mom would love to leave Congress. "She would retire right now, if the donors she has didn’t want her to stay so badly," says filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi. "She’s... More »

Boehner Cancels Payroll Vote

House Republicans revolt, call for conference committee

(Newser) - House Republicans didn’t hold their expected vote on the Senate’s two-month payroll tax cut extension last night, a hairpin turn so abrupt that Politico ’s story on it is headlined, “Has John Boehner Lost Control?” The House had planned to vote down the Senate bill and... More »

Pelosi: I've Got Dirt on Newt

And says Democrats are dying to face him

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi is hoping her former climate change pal Newt Gingrich wins the GOP nomination—so she can drop a ton of dirt on him. In an interview with Talking Points Memo , Pelosi said she and other Democrats were positively giddy about the prospect of candidate Newt. “I like... More »

Pelosi: Cain Is 'Clueless'

Ridicules candidate's 'Princess Nancy' label

(Newser) - Herman Cain called her "Princess Nancy" last week, and the former House speaker is finally firing back: "Really, it’s another one of those clueless statements—clueless in that you don’t say something like that," she tells the Washington Post . "I don’t know that... More »

Pelosi Turns Down Perry's Debate Invite With Zinger

I just can't, she explained, because I have 3 things to do...

(Newser) - Say it with us: Ouch! Nancy Pelosi didn't just turn down Rick Perry's invitation to debate him on Monday—she twisted the knife a little bit. The Los Angeles Times reports that Pelosi today declined Perry's request by playing off of his "oops" moment . Her schedule,... More »

Perry Challenges Pelosi to Debate

As his fundraising and support dries up

(Newser) - You might think extra debates would be the last thing Rick Perry would want, but you’d be wrong. The Texas governor has challenged Nancy Pelosi to a mano-a-mano debate on his new part-time Congress proposal , which would halve Congress’ pay, the Hill reports. “I am in Washington Monday... More »

Pelosi to Jon Stewart: Let's Televise the Super Committee

That would make for some scintillating viewing

(Newser) - Jon Stewart had some tough issues to discuss with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi last night , such as Congress’s abysmal approval rating (“You wonder, who are these people who approve of Congress, this 9%?” she mused). But Pelosi had one inspired idea to reduce America’s debt, as... More »

Cain Regrets 'Princess Nancy' Dig at Pelosi

Probably not the best week to belittle a female politician

(Newser) - Herman Cain may have decided now wasn't the best time to potentially alienate more female voters : He expressed regret for referring to Nancy Pelosi in yesterday's debate as "Princess Nancy" for her role as speaker in blocking a GOP health care bill. "We didn't hear... More »

GOP Email Shows Obama Shot in Head

Virginia Republican Party goes ballistic over gory image

(Newser) - Conservatives in Virginia checked their email today and found an image of President Obama with a bullet through his head—courtesy of Loudon County's Republican committee. The image portrayed Obama as a zombie, with a bleeding hole in his forehead and part of his skull missing, the Washington Post... More »

GOP Dances Around Mormon Question

And the field pounces on Occupy Wall Street, as Pelosi slams Cantor

(Newser) - Republican presidential contenders would not touch the brouhaha surrounding Mormonism with a 10-foot pole today. Michele Bachmann called the issue "inconsequential" and "ridiculous." "We have religious tolerance in this country, and I have a very sincerely held belief on faith, and I think we just leave... More »

Newsweek Retracts Pelosi's Anti-Obama Quote

Reporter's notes misconstrued as quotation

(Newser) - So maybe President Obama can see around corners after all? Newsweek editors abruptly pulled a quote today they had attributed to Nancy Pelosi , about how Obama's team "can’t see around corners; they anticipate nothing." Turns out those words were written by a reporter in her notes... More »

Pelosi: Inept Obama Team 'Anticipates Nothing'

Harry Reid meanwhile reportedly upset about Obama's jobs bill

(Newser) - Is President Obama facing a revolt from his Democratic generals? Nancy Pelosi certainly doesn’t seem happy. She offered a surprisingly blunt critique of the president and his team recently, buried within this Howard Kurtz Newsweek piece on Obama’s newfound populist punch. “I think you need to talk... More »

Pelosi's 3 'Super' Picks: Becerra, Clyburn, Van Hollen

Panel charged with finding $1.5T in cuts is now complete

(Newser) - The "super committee" is complete: Nancy Pelosi filled in the final three positions of the 12-member panel today by picking James Clyburn of South Carolina, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, and Xavier Becerra of California, reports the Hill . Clyburn and Becerra are the top-ranking African-American and Latino lawmakers in... More »

Black Caucus Chair Calls Debt Deal a 'Satan Sandwich'

Progressive and black caucuses to oppose bill

(Newser) - Liberals are just a wee bit unhappy with the deal President Obama struck to increase the debt ceiling. The Progressive Caucus and the Black Caucus will hold a press conference today to announce their opposition to the deal, Raw Story reports. Black Caucus Chairman Emanuel Cleaver delivered the real money... More »

Deal Still Faces Hurdles

Hawks, libs expected to bolt—selling fine print to the rest is crucial

(Newser) - Not so fast. Is the debt ceiling agreement settled? Or could it still go down in flames? "We all may not be able to support it, or none us may be able to support it," Nancy Pelosi ominously told reporters yesterday ahead of today's Democratic caucus on... More »

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