Former Obama Administration Veterans Official Tammy Duckworth still holds a commanding 42-percentage-point lead over her rival Raja Krishnamoorthi in the Democratic primary race for a northwest suburban congressional seat, according to a new campaign poll.
Their absentee records are among worst in U.S. House— U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush and Luis Gutierrez of Chicago have racked up so many absences from the House floor that their voting records are among the worst in Congress.
A reopened investigation into U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s 2009 quest for a Senate seat is not expected to put him in the hot seat, according to a Washington, D.C., watchdog group that once named the high-profile congressman to its “most corrupt members of Congress” list.
After battling over the debt ceiling, Congress went on vacation, and left some work unsettled. Without an agreement on funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency was forced to furlough more than 4,000 employees across the country.
Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) on Thursday said a Chicago Sun-Times article about his ex-wife suing him for back child support was a “hit piece” but that his financial troubles do not erode his credibility as an outspoken opponent of government spending in the congressional debate on raising the debt ceiling.
