Members of the new Republican-led House of Representatives took part Thursday in an unusual event: a reading of the U.S. Constitution on the floor of the chamber.
The 112th House of Representatives reads the U.S. Constitution, a symbolic nod to the conservative Tea Party freshmen.
A House ethics panel said it is investigating allegations against three lawmakers, including Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Illinois Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Wednesday he is cooperating with a preliminary congressional ethics investigation into whether he was involved in possibly improper efforts to secure President Obama's vacant Senate seat.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who was cited in a criminal complaint against Rod Blagojevich, went to the U.S. Attorney's office about alleged wrongdoers, including the Illinois governor, a Jackson spokesman said Tuesday.
CNN's Don Lemon talks to Jesse Jackson Jr. about rumors of his connection to the Illinois corruption scandal.
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Friday that he was fighting to get "my name back" after he was identified as "Senate Candidate 5" in a criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
A law enforcement official connected to the investigation into Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich confirmed Wednesday that the person referred to in the criminal complaint against the governor as "Senate Candidate 5" is Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. rejects the pay-to-play rumors involving embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
CNN's Don Lemon talks with CNN political analyst Bill Schneider about the angry rhetoric on the campaign trail.
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has been criticizing Democratic standard-bearer Barack Obama for "palling around with terrorists," citing Obama's past associations with Bill Ayers, a founder of the radical Weather Underground, which was involved in several bombings in the early 1970s.
Following the passage of the economic bailout bill Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said congressional hearings are planned to find the causes of the crisis and to determine "where we go from here."
Sens. Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell address the media on the importance of the bailout bill.
A unified party, a harmonious convention, a powerful message -- what more do you want?
All along the hallways of Chicago's Salem Baptist Church, down the narrow corridors, past classrooms of children in Sunday school, hang pictures of the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King ...
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