by Rep. Robert Wexler [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

I am not willing to leave even the "slightest crack" open for this president to unilaterally set this nation down another disastrous path of war in Iran.

by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

More Members of Congress have had their computers infiltrated by hackers within China than initially suspected, a lawmaker has revealed. Reps. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), Chris...

by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

WASHINGTON — A half-million Iraqis fled their embattled country in 2007, the third consecutive year more Iraqis were displaced than any other nationality, a survey...

by Stephen Zunes [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

With a history like this, Congress should think twice before going on record in support of specific factions in Lebanon's confusing and violent political environment. But over 95% of House members disagree.

by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

WASHINGTON — Multiple congressional computers have been hacked by people working from inside China, lawmakers said Wednesday, suggesting the Chinese were seeking lists of dissidents....

by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher on Wednesday dismissed the idea that taunting terrorism suspects with women's panties is a form of torture. In a debate...

by mcjoan [courtesy of Daily Kos]

As if this wasn't bad enough:

The House had a meltdown today in the middle of the memorial service for the late Rep. Tom Lantos, a Holocaust survivor who was chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The service, in the Capitol's historic Statuary Hall, was disrupted when a Republican House member [Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart] unexpectedly called for a procedural vote.

they decided to greet Lantos's successor, Jackie Speier with another display of childish petulance during her inaugural speech on the House floor.

For a few feel-good moments on the floor of the U.S. House today, Jackie Speier basked in bipartisan applause as she was sworn in as its newest member. Her family, supporters and kids cheered as she embraced her new colleagues.

Then, in her first speech in Congress, Speier spoke out about Iraq, and the boos and hoots began from the Republican side of the aisle.

"When will we get out of Iraq?" was the most frequent question she heard, she told the House, while campaigning in the special election she won Tuesday to succeed the late Rep. Tom Lantos.

"The process to bring the troops home must begin immediately," she said, as several Republicans loudly booed. Rep. Darrell Issa, a Vista Republican, bolted from his seat and left the floor.

The hoots grew in volume as Speier, a Hillsborough Democrat, continued....

"Why are they booing my mother?" Speier's middle-school daughter Stephanie asked, according to a staffer.

Nice.

by Matt Stoller [courtesy of Open Left - Front Page]

by Deborah Orrick [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

Reversing the Global Gag Rule would signal to the rest of the world that the U.S. is determined to work with, not against, groups dedicated to progressing women's health around the world.