News on Tom Davis

Waxman an old master in art of the political deal

2010-04-16T11:04:05Z

Rep. Henry Waxman's skills as a negotiator put to the test by health care and climate change

The necktie, replete with Democratic donkeys, sailed toward Tom Davis, propelled in that direction by a very frustrated Henry Waxman.

"You can have your damn tie," the then-chairman of the Roger Clemens can expect to face charges soon from an investigation into whether or not he lied to US lawmakers last year, according to the former chairman of the committee that held the hearing.

Tom Davis, who retired last month after 14 years in the Barack Obama takes office, history shows they just may quiet down.

When Congress and the White House are controlled by different parties, it's a formula for vigorous and adversarial oversight by congressional committees. But when the same party ...

Capital Briefs

2010-06-26T00:42:00Z

* AFTER THE BATTLE: With Barack Obama's wrapping up the Democratic nomination last week, a just-completed Gallup Poll showed the general election a virtual tie - Obama at 45.6% and John McCain 45.4%. The same survey showed that Obama has a strong lead (59% to 36%) among voters aged 18-to-29, but that am...

House GOP Outlook 'Worst Since Watergate,' Says Rep. Davis

2010-10-23T19:06:23Z

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Good government

2010-10-26T10:01:41Z

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Gilmore announces 2008 U.S. Senate bid

2010-09-10T12:18:14Z

Former Republican Virginia Governor Jim Announces 2008 U.S. Senate Bid

Former GOP Gov. Jim Gilmore announced Monday that he will seek the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican John Warner.

Gilmore's announcement sets up a campaign with another former governor, Democrat

Humvees Last Hurrah

2010-03-27T19:39:15Z

Tom Davis sits at the kitchen table with his daughter Lylli Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, in Fremont, Ind. He was only a week into his second tour in Iraq in 2006 when a bomb exploded underneath the Humvee he was riding in, blasting the vehicle two stories ...

YE Health Care Specter

2010-06-25T21:35:23Z

FILE - US Sen Arlen Specter, right, addresses a town hall meeting as Tom Davis, left, holds up a sign in protest, in this Aug. 11, 2009 file phto, in Lebanon, Pa. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower, File)

APTOPIX Health Care Specter

2010-06-26T01:52:05Z

US Sen Arlen Specter, right, addresses a town hall meeting as Tom Davis, left, holds up a sign in protest Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 In Lebanon, Pa. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)