California Congresswoman Laura Richardson is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for directing her staff to use government resources for redistricting work, according to a Politico story Feb. 13.
Ranking members concerned about government overreach, call for following regular order
The Obama administration recently unveiled a string of proposals to help struggling homeowners and get the housing market back on its feet — part of the administration's "We Can't Wait" election year to-do list. Of course, the White House has made big promises before about helping homeowners, only to see them disappoint time and again.
The big Republican names were all at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., last week: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Sarah Palin.