At a hearing of the antitrust subcommittee, some representatives questioned Comcast’s decision after its takeover of NBCUniversal to drop RFD-TV from cable service in two states.
Representative Mike Rogers of Michigan made the announcement just days after proposing an ambitious overhaul of electronic surveillance programs.
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Politicians and journalists who have tangled with Representative Michael G. Grimm of Staten Island have maintained for years that he is short-tempered.
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The landlord and congressman who owns the house that inspired the series “Alpha House” is retiring, and the future of the arrangement is unknown.
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C-Span2’s average daily rating shot up during Senator Ted Cruz’s speech to protest President Obama’s health care law and C-Span’s audience more than tripled on the eve of the government shutdown, data show.
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Representative Melvin L. Watt, a Democrat from North Carolina, says the measure is an effort to get payment for record companies and artists whose music is played on AM or FM radio.
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House Republicans were told that the attorney general’s Congressional testimony was “accurate and consistent.”
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Episode 10 recap, “House of Card”: After Frank Underwood is clobbered by the president for getting the vote count wrong, he realizes that Congress is not the house he needs to get in order. Ashley Parker and David Carr tease apart the episode.
“House of Cards”: Recapping episode 9. Revolt is in the air: Frank Underwood’s carefully crafted bill to prop up Peter Russo’s candidacy comes undone and it’s an inside job. The alliance of convenience between Frankand Zoe Barnes becomes an intimate battle for power.
Do reporters care about the tiny trophies of governance? Ashley Parker and David Carr review episode seven, and discuss whether the people who wield pens care about getting one with presidential pixie dust on it.
“House of Cards” has become the new D.C. social crutch, a pick-up line of sorts that guarantees ready-made conversation.
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