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The Rayburn House Office Building. Insiders say Dick Armey started the trend. Now, dozens of others are choosing to sleep in their Capitol Hill offices.

Mark Brush

As a way of proving how fiscally conservative they are, some members of Congress are choosing to sleep in their offices on Capitol Hill.Ashley Parker…

Fred Upton represents Michigan's 6th Congressional District

Politics & Government

Did Fred Upton move right to secure committee chairmanship?

Mark Brush

The new Congress gets started today in Washington D.C. and Michigan's 6th District Representative, Fred Upton, will chair a congressional committee with…

Map of U.S. House of Representative seats gained and lost in Census count

Politics & Government

White House not concerned about new Census numbers

Mark Brush

Officials in the Obama White House say they're not concerned about the new Census numbers.The Associated Press reports that White House spokesman Robert…

Politics & Government

U.S. House passes tax deal, bill now goes to President Obama for his signature

Zoe Clark

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend Bush-era tax breaks and extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed yesterday. The tax-deal was…

U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C.

Politics & Government

MI's Congressional delegation is full of new faces

Zoe Clark

Michigan's congressional delegation is getting a makeover. One-third of its 15 members will be new. Here's a rundown of who is in... and who is out:1st…