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GOP Leaders Disband House Global Warming Committee

WASHINGTON (Dec. 1) -- House Republicans cooled off efforts to study global warming today by killing the select subcommittee that has been investigating climate change. "We have pledged to save ...

Texas Rep. Joe Barton Invokes World War II in Touting GOP Battle With Obama

Rep. Joe Barton, who is in the running to head the House Energy and Commerce Committee, promises all-out warfare with the Obama administration if he takes the reins of the powerful panel. In a slide ...

Bible Protects Against Global Warming? Energy Chair Hopeful Tells Us So

The House's new Republican leadership will begin doling out coveted committee chairs after the Thanksgiving break, and it's unclear whether Rep. John Shimkus is helping his chances to lead the ...

Influential Climate Change Skeptic Accused of Plagiarism

(Nov. 23) -- In 2005, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, who at the time headed the House energy committee, turned to George Mason University statistician Edward Wegman to refute the work of Penn State ...

Washington in 60 Seconds: Kathleen Parker's CNN Pay Almost Doubles Spitzer's

Good morning, Capitolists! We're happy to report that the Year of the Woman continues with news this morning that Australia is getting its first female prime minister and Kathleen Parker is getting ...

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