House Rejects Bailout Despite Pressure

By  Lagan Sebert on Sep 29, 2008

The $700 billion bailout plan came to a vote in the House of Representatives after a week of intense debate. Though both Democratic and Republican leadership called on their colleagues to support the bill, it failed by 23 votes. The debate gave those in opposition a chance to voice their opposition to this historic bill, and called for renewed negotiations on the same day the stock market plunged.

Where is Karl Rove? Part 3

By  Davin Hutchins on Jul 30, 2008

The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Karl Rove in contempt of Congress after repeated efforts to get him to testify under oath. Now the decision to take the matter to the House floor for vote lies with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Is Rove headed to jail?

Update: After the vote, on Fox News, Rove called the vote "ludicrous."

U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled that the President's Chief of Staff, Josh Bolten, and former legal counsel, Harriet Miers, are not immune from congressional subpoenas. Things aren't looking good for Karl Rove.